Air21 ships Yancy to Ginebra for Alvarez, Kramer
Air21, a team always busy on shipping one player to another, will have a reunion of Ateneo and La Salle players on its team for the coming Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Fiesta Conference.
The Express got half of the job done when they dealt recently-acquired 6’9 center Yancy de Ocampo and their second-round draft pick in next season’s Rookie Draftto the Ginebra Gin Kings in exchange for 2004-05 Rookie of the Year Rich Alvarez and bruising forward Doug Kramer.
10 teams to compete in V-League
THE seventh Shakey’s V-League women’s volleyball tournament opens on April 11 at the Arena in San Juan City with a 10-team cast including three provincial schools from the Visayan region. Moying Martelino, Chairman of the organizing committee of Sports Vision Management Group Inc., said it will not only be a clash of the finest and brightest teams from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) but also from best teams in Visayas.
James Yap starts rehab, delays surgery
MANILA, Philippines – Purefoods top gun James Yap, enduring a sore back in the recent KFC PBA Philippine Cup finals, intends to rest for four more days before starting a rehabilitation procedure to get back in top shape and be ready for their Fiesta Conference grind starting April.
Also with a polyp problem giving him little discomfort in breathing, Yap wants this cured too, but he is willing to wait till the end of the season before undergoing surgery.
Pacquiao vs. Clottey: Fight Preview (video)
Hear from experts and the fighters as they discuss The Event. Pacquiao vs. Clottey takes place Sat., March 13 (March 14 in Manila). Watch the video below..
Air21 takes 2nd place in Dubai caging
Dubai – Air21 (formerly Burger King) demolished Al Nasr Club 84-73 to capture second place honors in the 2nd Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Basketball Tournament Saturday (Sunday morning in Manila).
The Express led the entire match, opening the game with a 5-0 lead and erecting a commanding 17-point advantage with still eight minutes to go in the second quarter.
Two promising Filipinos on Pacquiao-Clottey Undercard
Two promising Filipinos, featherweight Michael Farenas and bantamweight Eden Sonsona get a chance to prove their worthiness as future world title prospects when they see action on the undercard of “The Event” headlined by pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and Ghana’s tough Joshua Clottey at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium on March 13.
Happy 50th Birthday, coach Freddie Roach!
Happy 50th Birthday, coach Freddie Roach!
Air21, Coca-Cola drop opening day assignments in Dubai
Dubai, UAE – Bad officiating and jet lag were the reasons why Air21 and Coca-Cola dropped their opening day assignments at the start of the 2nd Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Basketball Tournament Thursday at the Al Nasr Sports Club in Oud Metha.
Rubilen Amit falters but stays in contention
After pounding out consecutive victories, Rubilen “Bingkay” Amit hit a snag Friday, bowing to Taiwan’s Yuan Chun-Lin, 7-5, in the 2010 Amway World Pool Association (WPA) Women’s World 9-Ball Open at the Core Pacific Living Mall Hotel in Taiwan.
PACQUIAO TIME: A short documentary
Don’t miss this brand new exclusive short documentary by Ron Gabriel that takes Fight Fans behind the scenes in Manny Pacquiao’s training camp!
Watch the legendary Manny Pacquiao as you’ve never seen him before in this brand new exclusive short documentary by Ron Gabriel. Fight Fans get an intimate look at Pacquiao in training, candidly interacting with members of Team Pacquiao while hard at work preparing to face Joshua Clottey on March 13.
See Pacquiao’s thoughts about his top rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. and be a fly on the wall inside his training camp as he works with head trainer Freddie Roach and strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza. Read Full Story >>
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