Archive for December, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton are close to finalizing a deal to meet in a 140-pound (63.5-kilogram) bout on May 2, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer told The Associated Press on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

TAGAYTAY – La Salle put on another solid start in its pursuit of a fourth straight title in the La Salle-Ateneo Match Play, seizing an 8-4 lead over Ateneo in Day One of the Ryder Cup-style event at the Tagaytay Midlands here yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – Jayjay Helterbrand scored 24 of his team-high 34 points in the three-point area to help Barangay Ginebra escape with an 87-82 win over San Miguel Saturday in the KFC PBA Philippine Cup’s road game in Batangas City. Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney lauded San Francisco Giants pitcher Geno Espineli for his efforts in promoting baseball in the Philippines. Read the rest of this entry »

World number one pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao became the first individual to reach the semifinal round of ESPN STAR Sports’ Champion of Champions competition, an online poll that will decide the Sports Personality of the Year who made the biggest impact in the world of sports. Read the rest of this entry »

After his shocking first round exit in the Beijing Olympics last August, light flyweight Harry Tañamor thought it would be the end of his amateur career.

So frustrated was Tañamor with his performance that he decided to take a much-needed vacation in his hometown in Zamboanga City. Read the rest of this entry »

San Francisco Giants pitcher Geno Espineli believes that Filipinos has an opportunity to produce great ballplayers in the coming years.

Espineli, who threw the ceremonial first pitch of the finals between the Cebu Dolphins and the Dumaguete Uni-Bikers dressed in his #43 Giants jersey, mentioned that it will take some time for the sport to get back to the glory days of the 1950s until the 1970s. Read the rest of this entry »

Ricky Hatton wants Manny Pacquiao so bad, but if you ask some members of Team Pacquiao they want Floyd Mayweather Jr. better.

“Floyd is the wise fight. Why? Because even if we lose to Mayweather, the Hatton fight will still be there,” said a very reliable insider who requested anonimity.

“But if we fight Hatton first, and we lose, do you think the Mayweather fight will still be there? No. That sets up a Hatton-Mayweather rematch,” he added. Read the rest of this entry »

Sta. Lucia Realty pounded, pummeled and powdered a badly-depleted Coca-Cola side, scoring a lopsided 90-69 victory to move back to the upper half of the chart in the KFC PBA Philippine Cup elimination round at the Araneta Coliseum last night.

The Realtors took advantage of the absence of injury-hit Asi Taulava, Nic Belasco and Alex Cabagnot, as they cruised to their second straight win that boosted their bid for at least an outright quarterfinals entry in the playoff phase. Read the rest of this entry »

Nacho Beristain thought he had whipped Oscar De La Hoya into the tried and tested Golden Boy of old.

After spending eight full weeks with De La Hoya in isolation up in mountains of Big Bear, California, Beristain was confident he had done enough to bring back the pride and the menacing form that once was the trademark of De La Hoya. Read the rest of this entry »

Though La Salle will go all out for a fourth straight win, the Archers remain wary of the Ateneo Eagles when they renew their golfing rivalry in the fifth La Salle-Ateneo Match Play unfolding Dec. 19 at the Tagaytay Midlands. Read the rest of this entry »

Nine months after he was diagnosed with nasal pharynx cancer and underwent several chemotherapy sessions, Rommel Adducul returns to action tomorrow when Purefoods meets Talk ’N Text in the KFC-PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.

The 32-year-old Adducul, who had six sessions of chemotherapy, has been reactivated by the Giants after missing the team’s campaign in the previous Fiesta Cup as well as the first 15 games this conference where they sport a 7-8 record. Read the rest of this entry »

Manny Pacquiao, in the eyes of his trainer Freddie Roach, is unbeatable at the moment.

“He’s on top of his game right now,” Roach, just days after guiding Pacquiao to a sensational eight-round stoppage of Oscar dela Hoya, told Steve Kim of maxboxing.com from his Wild Card Gym. Read the rest of this entry »

LOS ANGELES — Floyd Mayweather Jr. looks like he’s turning green with envy over Manny Pacquiao’s eight-round demolition of Oscar De La Hoya that he has sounded off to his family members that he’s planning to come out of his retirement. Read the rest of this entry »

Manny Pacquiao returned to a hero’s welcome yesterday and told his legion of followers that he found refuge and strength in God.

“Before the fight, many people asked me why I accepted the fight. Malaki daw ang problema ko kasi malaki daw siya (De La Hoya). Nung fight night yung iba namumutla,” recalled Pacquiao during a thanksgiving mass at the Quiapo Church shortly after his return from the United States. Read the rest of this entry »