Friday - July 30, 2010

 

NCAA: Cardinals blast Knights, 66-51

1. Mark Acosta scattered 20 points to lift Mapua to a 66-51 win over Letran in the 86th NCAA men's basketball tournament on Friday at The Arena in San Juan City.

 

RP bet Bondoc trails Brunei open leader by six shots

1. Gene Bondoc opened with a three-under-par 68 to be among the early contenders in the $300,000 Brunei Open in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.

 

Bosh says he always played hard with Raptors

1. TORONTO - After being called out as a quitter by his former general manager, Chris Bosh says he "put his heart and soul" into the Toronto Raptors organization and never gave up on his team.

 

1 in 40 of London's roads to form Olympic route

1. LONDON - Olympic organizers will create designated routes across 2.5 percent of London's roads to help athletes, officials and dignitaries get around the congested city during the 2012 Games.

 

Bolt thinks 9.4 in the 100 is possible

1. DENVER - Usain Bolt says that his biggest goal at the London Olympics in two years' time will be simply to win the 100 meters gold medal again, even though he believes the distance can be run in a record breaking 9.4-second range.

 

ESPN.com removes article on LeBron James in Las Vegas

1. NEW YORK - ESPN.com removed an article chronicling Lebron James' activities during a weekend in Las Vegas.

 

Police: Ex-NBA player Lorenzen Wright shot to death

1. MEMPHIS, Tennessee - Former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose body was found in the woods outside Memphis, was shot to death and the case is being investigated as a homicide, police said Thursday.

 

Lady Pirates, Lady Tams hurdle past rivals in V-League

1. Guest player Mary Jean Balse scored 21 points, including 20 hits as she led Lyceum of the Philippines past newcomer University of Perpetual Help in straight sets, 26-24, 25-16, 25-21 Thursday in the ongoing Shakey's V-League Season 7 second conference eliminations at The Arena in San Juan City.

 

Beermen go for the kill vs Llamados; Texters, Aces go for broke

1. Siot Tanquingcen, the San Miguel coach, knows very well Derby Ace is one team his Beermen can't take for granted even if his team holds a commanding 3-1 lead in their PBA Fiesta Cup semifinals series.

 

Cage execs show mixed reactions on PBA's current state

1. Is the PBA a dying league? Has the league lost its luster? Cage executives have mixed reactions on the current condition of the Asia's first professional league.

 

UAAP: Tigers slip past Bulldogs

1. UST squeezed out a thrilling 59-58 win over NU in the second game of the 73rd UAAP men's basketball tournament on Thursday at the Araneta Coliseum.

 

Resilient Tams outlast Archers to remain on top

1. FEU outlasted La Salle in double overtime, 84-80, to remain unbeaten in the 73rd UAAP men's basketball tournament on Thursday at the Araneta Coliseum.

 

The Final Score: Chot Reyes, Tim Cone PBA rivalry goes way, way back

1. "We grew up actually hating each other on the court because we used to play against each other on the Dasmariñas Village court and we were always on opposite sides," Alaska coach Tim Cone recalls Talk 'N Text coach Chot Reyes.

 

Former PBA MVPs Agustin, Meneses renew rivalry as Stags, Bombers clash

1. Former Most Valuable Players Ato 'The Atom Bomb' Agustin versus 'The Aerial Voyager' Vergel Meneses.

 

Meteors rip Niños in fight-marred TOP game

1. All hell broke loose in the finals preview between Misamis Oriental Meteors and ML Kwarta Padala-Cebu Niños in the 8th leg of the Tournament of the Philippines at the Xavier University Gym in Cagayan de Oro City.

 

Pinoy champ Lopez to use height advantage vs Thai challenger

1. Having a four-inch edge in height gives Sylvester Lopez a huge advantage against his 5-foot-2 Thai challenger Wandee Singwancha.

 

A farewell to bullfights in northeastern Spain

1. BARCELONA, Spain - Lawmakers in the region of Catalonia thrust a sword deep into Spain's centuries-old tradition of bullfighting, banning the blood-soaked pageant that has fascinated artists and writers from Goya to Hemingway.

 

Beermen zap Llamados to move a win away from PBA finals

1. San Miguel Beer is now within arm's reach of returning back to the PBA Fiesta Cup Finals.

 

After Optimist win, Unson aims for podium finish in US amateurs

1. Andrea Unson may not be a veteran campaigner among her peers but she's making the best of the opportunities given to her in numerous international golf tournaments.

 

Pinay golfers strike in Women's Trans Amateur Championship

1. The crack six-player squad from the Philippines came away with a three-title romp at the close of the 36-hole stroke play event of the 80th Women's Trans Amateur Championship held at The Country Club of Lincoln in Nebraska.

 

World champs returning in Ironman CamSur event

1. Former world champion and last year's Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines winner Terenzo Bozzone of New Zealand and 2000 Sydney Olympics silver medalist Michellie Jones of the United States are the top favorites when the grueling triathlon competition returns to Camarines Sur on August 22.

 

Daniels sparks Texters' rout of Aces with possible replacement watching

1. Shawn Daniels scored a team-high 13 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and outplayed counterpart Diamon Simpson in an 83-62 Tropang Texters blowout win of the Aces on Wednesday to level their best-of-seven affair at 2-2.

 

San Sebastian battles Adamson with V-League q'finals berth in mind

1. San Sebastian tries to clinch the first quarterfinals berth when it battles Adamson on Thursday in the main event of another triple header in the Shakey's V-League Season 7 second conference at The Arena in San Juan City.

 

Lopez hopes to end Pinoy tormentor's winning ways on Saturday

1. Sylvester Lopez hopes to end Thai challenger Wandee Singwangcha's string of victories against Filipino fighters when he stakes his World Boxing Council (WBC) international super flyweight crown on Saturday at the Ynares Sports Center in Pasig City.

 

Longtime sports scribe Tagle writes 30

1. Former sportswriter Emmanuel Perez de Tagle died early Sunday morning in his residence at Pacita 2 Subdivision in San Pedro, Laguna. He was 82.

 

NCAA: Red Lions devour Altas for 5th straight win

1. San Beda dominated University of Perpetual Help at both ends of the floor to complete a 101-77 rout in the second game of the 86th NCAA men's basketball tournament on Wednesday at The Arena in San Juan City.

 

Meteors, Niños set up titular showdown in TOP's 8th leg

1. Host Misamis Oriental and M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala Cebu used their experience to the hilt in pulling off similar hard-earned overtime victories in the 8th leg of the Tournament of the Philippines at Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro City.

 

Fully-rested Que plunges back to action in Brunei Open

1. After taking a self-imposed break, Angelo Que of the Philippines came out fully recharged and excited in the sixth $300,000 Brunei Open in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.

 

EAC edges St. Benilde to end NCAA skid

1. Emilio Aguinaldo College ended its three-game slide on Wednesday as the Generals pulled off a 76-71 win over the St. Benilde Blazers in the 86th NCAA men's basketball tournament at The Arena in San Juan City.

 

Ikeda, 2 others shadow Trans Amateur leader by one stroke

1. Chihiro Ikeda shot a one-under-par 71 to tie Arizona's Kristen Schelling and Australian Alison Whitaker at second in the 80th Women's Trans Amateur Championship in Lincoln, Nebraska.

 

Donaire aims for undercard spot in Pacquiao November bout

1. A boxing match that would feature ring superstar Manny Pacquiao in the main event and Nonito Donaire Jr. as one of the undercard bouts is sure to be a blockbuster event among Filipino fight fans.

 

Donaire eyes top boxers in higher weight classes

1. Nonito Donaire Jr. may be enjoying the fame and glamour like most world champion boxers do. Except for one thing - a big paycheck.

 

London celebrates 2-year countdown to 2012 Games

1. LONDON - London marked the two-year countdown to the 2012 Summer Games on Tuesday by having star athletes test its Olympic venues, issuing a call for 78,000 volunteers and opening the first official Olympic souvenir store.

 

 

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