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[Title] => Spurs' Parker could miss Manila Olympic qualifier
[Summary] => San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker could miss the Olympic qualifying tournament in Manila because of the expected birth of his second son.
[DatePublished] => 2016-02-02 19:30:13
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[ArticleID] => 1546793
[Title] => Olympic qualifying system to be revised
[Summary] => The qualifying system to determine the last three entries in men’s basketball at the Rio Olympics will be applied for the last time by FIBA with a new format in place starting the 2020 Tokyo Games.
[DatePublished] => 2016-01-26 09:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1804869
[AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson
[SectionName] => Sports
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[ArticleID] => 1544776
[Title] => FIBA lifts suspension from Mexico
[Summary] => Basketball's world governing body has ended a ban on Mexico that threatened its place in a 2016 Olympics men's qualifying tournament.
[DatePublished] => 2016-01-20 07:10:00
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[Title] => USCIS publishes draft policy manual on ‘extreme hardship’
[Summary] => If a person commits certain immigration violations (such as fraud, or overstaying in the US for over six months and then departing, etc.),
[DatePublished] => 2015-10-24 10:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1805111
[AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel
[SectionName] => Opinion
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[Title] => Sanction likely if Gilas opts out
[Summary] => There is no categorical ruling on a FIBA sanction if a country declines to participate in any of the three Olympic qualifying tournaments set in different countries on July 5-10 next year to determine the last three entries for basketball at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
[DatePublished] => 2015-10-11 10:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson
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[ArticleID] => 1508741
[Title] => FIBA revises global formats
[Summary] => FIBA has transformed the qualifying process for the Olympics and World Cup into a home-and-away system starting in 2017, relegating the continental championships – which used to be held every two years – into a quadrennial event with only prestige at stake.
[DatePublished] => 2015-10-08 10:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1804869
[AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson
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[Title] => Philippines may not bid as host of Rio elims
[Summary] => SBP executive director Sonny Barrios said yesterday there is no definite decision on whether the Philippines will participate in one of three Olympic qualifying tournaments that FIBA is staging on July 5-10 next year to determine the last three entries for the 2016 Rio Summer Games.
[DatePublished] => 2015-10-07 10:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1804869
[AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson
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[Title] => Clarkson expresses interest to play for Gilas in Olympic qualifiers
[Summary] => After Gilas Pilipinas fell to China in the 2015 FIBA Asia Men's Championship gold medal match, Los Angeles Lakers' Fil-Am guard Jordan Clarkson quickly consoled Filipino basketball fans by voicing out his plan to suit up for the national team in 2016.
[DatePublished] => 2015-10-03 21:01:49
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[AuthorID] => 1114268
[AuthorName] => Alder Almo
[SectionName] => Sports
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[Title] => Three Olympic qualifying tourneys up after Fiba Asia
[Summary] => While the winner of the FIBA Asia Championships here is assured of a ticket to represent the region at the 2016 Rio Olympics, it’s not a lost cause for the three other semifinalists.
[DatePublished] => 2015-09-27 10:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson
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[Title] => Philippines may bid for Olympic qualifier
[Summary] => The Philippines will seriously consider to bid for one of three Olympic qualifying tournaments on July 5-10 next year if Gilas fails to win the gold medal and finishes 2nd, 3rd or 4th at the FIBA Asia Championships in Changsha on Sept. 23-Oct. 3.
[DatePublished] => 2015-08-25 10:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson
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