Archive for February, 2010
Game this Sunday (Astrodome, Pasay City)
6 p.m. — San Miguel vs Purefoods
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs hopes to arrange a championship showdown with Alaska Milk when it tries to close out its best-of-seven semifinal series against San Miguel Beer in Game 6 of the KFC-PBA Philippine Cupplayoffs this Sunday at the Astrodome in Pasay City.
The Giants and the Beermen clash in the lone game at 6 p.m.
The men’s volleyball finals in the 72nd UAAP season will be a repeat of the 2007 edition after top seed University of Santo Tomas and season host Far Eastern U dispatched separate rivals in the Final Four round Saturday at The Arena in San Juan City.
UST, aiming to win its third straight title, made quick work of fourth ranked University of the Philippines, 25-, 25-19, 25-21 while second seed FEU recovered from an opening set loss to escape with an 18-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-17 triumph over No. 3 Ateneo.
MANILA, Philippines – Interim WBA super flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. yesterday ruled out a rematch with Armenian Vic Darchinyan and expressed his desire to move up in weight to get a crack at reigning WBO bantamweight titlist Fernando Montiel.
MANILA, Philippines – Billiards great Jose “Amang” Parica edged Sal Butera of the US in a come-from-behind 13-12 win to clinch the 14th Annual Jay Swanson Memorial 9-Ball Tournament in Hollywood, California.
According to a report by BilliardsMagazine.com, Parica topped the 192 player field that gathered in the February 13 to 14 event. Read the rest of this entry »
Nonito Donaire has a heart of gold.
Touched by the plight of fallen fighter Z Gorres, who will never box again after suffering a near-fatal injury last year in Las Vegas, Donaire said Friday that he is lending him a helping hand.
Appearing before the media during victory luncheon hosted by GMA 7, Donaire said he “could feel what he is going through” being a fellow fighter and that he is “planning to see him and offer him something for a few months.” Read the rest of this entry »
Alex Ariza, Manny Pacquiao’s strength and conditioning coach believes the Mayweather-Pacquiao axis could be irretrievably split. Ariza, for the past two and a half years the head strength and conditioning coach at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Gym, in Hollywood, told Telegraph Sport that the schism between the two sets of promoters has left a bitter taste in the two camps.
MANILA, Philippines – A bill of $560,000 covering stricken fighter Z Gorres’ hospital expenses remains unsettled but Dr. Ben Calderon, president of the Philippine Medical Association of Nevada, said yesterday the University Medical Center (UMC) in Las Vegas allowed his release from confinement because there was simply no money to pay.
HOLLYWOOD — Tucked away in a Hollywood strip mall, the best boxer in the word is hard at work in a small gym, preparing for his next fight.
But while Manny Pacquiao gets ready for a Texas duel with Josh Clottey, the biggest questions surround who he’s not fighting, Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
After nearly reaching an agreement, the mega-fight fell apart because of questions about different types of drug testing.
Pacquiao didn’t want his blood taken because of personal preferences and beliefs, giving Mayweather a chance to walk away from the fight. Read the rest of this entry »
Irish Valenzuela outsprinted five other veteran riders, including defending champion Baler Ravina, in the last 300 meters to crown himself as the champion of the 2010 National Open Monday in Tagaytay City.
The 23-year old native of Tabaco, Albay finished the grueling massed start race in four hours and 45.93 seconds, the same time given to the other five riders in the lead group. Read the rest of this entry »
For Sta. Lucia Realty board representative Manuel “Buddy” Encarnado, the idea of Meralco or the Manila Electric Company joining the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) will be a good development to the league.
That is if indeed, Meralco is planning to join the league.
A wheelchair-bound but thankful Filipino boxer Zeta Celestino Oliveros “Z” Gorres a.k.a. “The Dream” arrived home before dawn on Tuesday, three months after suffering a traumatic brain injury as he fought Luis Melendez in Las Vegas in November last year.
Filipino Davis Cuppers are poised to shock host Japan when they tangle in the first round of the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Zone Group on Mar. 5-7 at the Namihaya Dome in Osaka, Japan.
The Philippines and Japan have faced each other in 25 Davis Cup ties overall, with the latter prevailing 16 times.
The Japanese team has also scored victories in the last two meetings, including a 5-0 sweep in 2008 at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.
But despite the unfavorable head-to-head results, Filipino tennis officials see the brighter side in the country’s drive for a possible return trip to the World Group Playoffs.
“We got swept by Japan in 2008 but we gave them a tough fight in the first three singles. We also competed against them with Eric Taino sick,” aid RP Davis Cup administrator Randy Villanueva. [read more]
MARK Jason Melligen will stay as a Top Rank fighter after impressing his promoter with a sixth-round stoppage victory against erstwhile undefeated Raymond Gatica last Sunday in the “Latin Fury 13/Pinoy Power 3” boxing event at the Las Vegas Hilton.
“I haven’t seen his fight but Top Rank was pleased by his performance. They would be bringing him bigger fights,” said ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer in an interview by Sun.Star Cebu. Read the rest of this entry »
John Robert Celski gave the Philippines another reason to cheer about when he won the bronze medal in the 1,500-meter short-track speed skating event of the Vancouver Winter Olympics last Sunday.
While he’s representing the United States in the event, Celski would like to spread the word that he’s proud to have a Filipino blood. Read the rest of this entry »
DALLAS — New York’s Nate Robinson is the NBA’s first three-time slam dunk champion.
Robinson barely won another title during Saturday night’s All-Star festivities, garnering 51 percent of the fan vote to hold off Toronto rookie DeMar DeRozan, who advanced to the final round after getting a perfect score of 50 on his second dunk of the first round.
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