Reports from the US reveal that while the proposed Dec. 6 showdown between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao is not a heartbeat away from being signed, indications point towards a possible compromise agreement.

Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) Chief Executive Officer Richard Schaefer told the Los Angeles Times in a story that came out Tuesday that “he (Pacquiao) sort of realized that 30% of the big pie is better than 100% percent of the small pie.” Read the rest of this entry »

Will it be the championship experience of Barangay Ginebra or the hunger of Air21 which will make the big difference?

This will be answered tonight when the Gin Kings and the Express collide in a winner-take-all Game 7 of the Smart-PBA Fiesta Cup Finals at 7 p.m. at the Araneta Coliseum.

Ginebra forced the do-or-die game last Sunday when the Gin Kings hammered a come-from-behind 80-75 victory to tie the best-of-seven series at three games a piece. Read the rest of this entry »

Barangay Ginebra will continue to deal with player injuries but is spared of suspension to key personnel as the Kings battle the Air21 Express in a deciding Game Seven in their Smart PBA Fiesta Conference title showdown at the Araneta Coliseum tomorrow. Read the rest of this entry »

A four-game bill will usher in the seventh Universities and Colleges Athletic Association men’s basketball tournament today at the Blue Eagle gym in Katipunan Ave., Quezon City.

Host Philippine School of Business Administration battles Emilio Aguinaldo College at 10 a.m., while Olivarez College takes on La Salle-Dasmariñas at 11:30 a.m. in the first two games.

Later in the day, the defending champion St. Francis of Assisi College Doves will begin their title-retention bid against newcomer Colegio de Sta. Monica at 1 p.m., while Trace College of Laguna debuts with a 2:30 p.m. showdown with Universal College of Nursing. Read the rest of this entry »

Former world No. 1 Francisco “Django” Bustamante absorbed a 9-8 decision from former world 9-ball titlist Johnny Archer of the United States yesterday to bow out of the 2008 Turning Stone Classic XI 9-Ball tournament in Verona, New York.

Bustamante, the 2002 World Pool Championship runner-up, had earlier lost to Raj Hundal of United Kingdom, 4-9, in the sixth round to slide down to the losers’ bracket.

The RP bet, who racked up five straight wins before bowing to Hundal, crushed America’s No. 1 player Shane Van Boening, 9-3, before bowing to Archer.

With the loss, Bustamante joined early Filipino casualties Jose “Amang” Parica and Mhet Vergara.

Archer, meanwhile, extended his winning run and nipped Hundal, 9-8, for the finals berth against Korean-American Charlie Williams in the $ 25,000 tournament.

Fil-Kuwaiti Rabeh Al-Hussaini stepped up when Chris Tiu struggled as Ateneo pummeled Adamson, 78-59, yesterday and clinched the first Final Four berth in the 71st UAAP basketball tournament at the Philsports Arena.

The 6-foot-6 Al-Hussaini bulldozed his way to 29 points, including 14 in the first quarter, and set the tone for the rout as the Eagles notched their ninth win in 10 outings and gained entry into the Final Four. Read the rest of this entry »

Barangay Ginebra turned the game around on a decisive run in the third quarter and the Kings pressed on in the final period to stop the Air21 Express, 80-75, and force a deciding Game Seven in their Smart PBA Fiesta Conference title playoff at the Araneta Coliseum last night.

Chris Alexander churned out a PBA career-best performance with 37 points and 24 rebounds, and the Kings lived to fight a do-or-die game to the delight of the predominantly Ginebra crowd of over 18,000 at the Big Dome. Read the rest of this entry »

Will Air21 deliver today Sunday?

Air21 goes for the first of its two chances for a first-ever PBA crown as the fired-up Express battle the Barangay Ginebra Kings in Game Six of the PBA Fiesta Cup finals at the Araneta Coliseum. Read the rest of this entry »

As the possibility of a Manny Pacquiao-Oscar dela Hoya fight remained, trainer Freddie Roach has once again assured a victory by the Filipino superstar — if the fight ever takes place.

“I hope this fight happens. Manny should take the fight. It’s the best fight out there,” Roach told Boxing Herald a day after negotiations for the dream showdown came to a halt. Read the rest of this entry »

Francisco “Django” Bustamante and Jose “Amang” Parica hurdled separate rivals to remain undefeated in the 2008 Turning Stone Classic XI 9-Ball tournament yesterday at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York.

The West Covina, California-based Parica clobbered in succession former world 9-ball champion Finnish Mika Immonen, 9-2, and American Tom Mcgonagle, 9-1 to stay unscathed. Read the rest of this entry »