Tuesday, December 6, 2011

06 DEC 2011, TUE: Sports & Ent't

Sports


Ateneo routs UCebu; fight mars SSC-SBC

Philippine Star - 
Nico Salva (8) of Ateneo drives into the heart of UC defense to underscore the Eagles' superior game over the visiting team that led to a one-sided contest.

PA dons Lt. Col. rank on Pacman

Journal Online - 
THE Philippine Army yesterday donned Sarangani Representative Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao to Lieutenant Colonel rank in a simple ceremony held at the Headquarters in Fort Bonifacio shortly after the flag raising ceremony.

Painters arrest 4-game skid

Manila Standard Today - 
RAIN or Shine ended a monthlong slump of four losses by picking up an important 88-81 victory over woeful Shopinas.com in the 2011 Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum Sunday.

Top-flight kiteboard action on

Inquirer.net - 
World champion Aaron Hadlow of Great Britain leads the powerhouse international cast of riders fighting for the overall crown in the Wind or No Wind Board Jam kite boarding competition now ongoing at the Camsur Watersports Complex in ...

Close shaves for NLEX, Boracay Rum

Inquirer.net - 
MANILA, Philippines—RR Garcia and Cliff Hodge combined for all but two of NLEX's last 24 points as the Road Warriors slipped past Blackwater, |75-73, for their third triumph in four games in the PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup Monday at ...

Will H-Bomb make cut-off?

Philippine Star - 
Rudy Hatfield won't be available to play for Barangay Ginebra until next month. If the Kings make it to the semifinals of the Philippine Cup, the H-Bomb might still be able to catch up and play this conference.

Green Water Meadows, Ultra Flite golfers up

Inquirer.net - 
Gary Puckett led the charge with 27 points while brothers Larry and Jack had 23 and 22, respectively, behind the 25 of Rey Palaganas as Green Water Meadows took a slim two-point lead over Baguio Ventures II and five over Guam Kool Swingers.

Clutario, Rivera make top 24 in BWC

Journal Online - 
JOHANNESBURG - Filipino bowlers Liza Clutario and Biboy Rivera played consistently to easily advance to the top 24 of the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup competition here.

Azkals to start training for AFC Cup in January

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine national football team will begin its training camp for a tough AFC Challenge Cup campaign early January, with the hope of joining the squad for the tournament.

Talk 'N Text eyes top 2 incentive

Inquirer.net - 
MANILA, Philippones—Talk N' Text guns for a top two slot Tuesday when the Tropang Texters, walking wounded and all, battle nemesis Petron Blaze as the elimination round of the PBA Philippine Cup nears its homestretch at the Smart ...

Filipino Pagunsan wins merit title

ABS CBN News - 
HONG KONG - Juvic Pagunsan became the first ever Filipino to win the Asian Tour Order of Merit on Sunday when he finished in 10th place at the UBS Hong Kong Open.

Committee formed to probe NCAA fracas

Manila Standard Today - 
NATIONAL Collegiate Athletic Association Management Committee Chairman Dr. Ramon Cercado of the University of Perpetual Help System Dalta said Sunday that the Management Committee is doing its job to resolve the issue regarding Friday's melee, ...

Adamson spikers top UST in thriller

Journal Online - 
ADAMSON needed more than two hours to wear down University of Santo Tomas in a five-set thriller on Sunday to notch its second straight win in UAAP Season 74 women's volleyball action at the Arena in San Juan.

Laguna bags 10 golds in athletics

Journal Online - 
Sta. Cruz, Laguna -- Laguna stamped its class in athletics by bagging 10 of the first 11 gold medals disputed on Monday in the Southern Luzon qualifying leg of Batang Pinoy 2011 here at the Laguna Sports Complex.

Bata, Amit prevail

Manila Standard Today - 
EFREN “Bata” Reyes pushed back the passage of time and pulled off some magical shots, teaming up with inaugural World Women's 10-ball champion Rubilen Amit to win the World Mixed Doubles Championship at the Liberation Shopping Center in Hangzhou, ...

Segura going for KO win against Viloria

Inquirer.net - 
The manager of former WBC-WBO junior flyweight champion Giovanni “El Guerrero Azteca” Segura is convinced that the title fight between his boxer and WBO flyweight champion Brian “The Hawaiian Punch” Viloria will not go down the wire and ...

Valencia coach Unai Emery backs Andre Villas-Boas to turn things around at Chelsea

Goal.com - 
By Livio Caferoglu Valencia coach Unai Emery has backed under-fire Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas to come good after a difficult start to live in west London.

Captain keeps his ship afloat

Indian Express - 
West Indies captain Darren Sammy walks back with a stump after winning the third ODI against India by 16 runs in Ahmedabad on Monday.


Entertainment


Mo Twister Video: DJ Apology for Rhian Ramos Abortion Controversy (Video)

Gather Celebs News Channel - 
Radio DJ Mo Twister "leaked" a video expressing his grief at Rhian Ramos and her alleged abortion in Singapore. In the video, the DJ said that his ex-girlfriend would get an abortion due to pressure from GMA-7.

Congratulations Miss Earth 2011

Bangstyle - 
This year's theme for the contest was “The Earth is Crying, Let the Earth Smile Again”, with the slogan “Celebrating Forests for People” in an effort to raise awareness of the effects of climate change.

Foreign athletes, singers need permits

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has asked professional foreign athletes and entertainers to secure a special work permit (SWP) from the BI before they could play or perform in the Philippines.

Madonna Knows What She Wants from Cirque du Soleil for Super Bowl Number

Montreal Gazette (blog) - 
The Cirque du Soleil's upcoming collaboration with Madonna for her first Super Bowl half-time show promises an exciting convergence of talents.

Aditya Sinha: Tintin in the land of Big Bazaar

Daily News & Analysis - 
Intrepid reporter Tintin finally got a by-line. It wasn't for a story on his latest most exciting adventure, nor was it related to the recently released Steven Spielberg film; it was for his interview of Cutts the butcher, in the tabloid Paris Flash, ...

What Michael Crichton's Last Book Tells Us About Scientists

Slate Magazine - 
What the Jurassic Park author's posthumous novel Micro tells us about how scientists talk to the public. By David Guston|Posted Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, at 10:34 AM ET Knowledge can be threatening, and technologies risky.

Big Bang's G-Dragon apologizes for marijuana scandal

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Two months after his marijuana use became public, Big Bang leader G-Dragon finally spoke about the incident and apologized.

Teditorial: What is wrong with Piolo

ABS CBN News - 
Rumors and speculations keep swirling a week after KC Concepcion bared the real score about her relationship with Piolo Pascual. In tonight's Teditorial Teddy Locsin Jr.

Matteo, Maja still together

Sun.Star - 
MANILA -- Kapamilya actress Maja Salvador clarified all is well between her and boyfriend Matteo Guidicelli. In a television interview, Maja dismissed rumors about their supposed break up after her meaningful posts on micro blogging site Twitter.

Brooke Mueller to return to rehab?

Winnipeg Free Press - 
Brooke Mueller has been instructed by medical professionals to enter rehab for "at least nine months". The reality TV star - who was arrested and charged with assault and intent to distribute drugs after being found in possession of cocaine on Friday ...

DGCA plans to spend Rs 300 cr on automation

Livemint - 
Mumbai: India's aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), plans to spend some Rs 300 crore on an e-governance and office automation project after non-profit National Institute for Smart Government (NISG) files a detailed report.

Entertainment and content in one

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - A couple of weeks back, my family were treated with a nice accomodation in one of the hotels in Manila by Samsung Philippines to try out their latest television.

Global crisis just a 'blip': Freakonomics author

AFP - 
NEW DELHI - No matter how bad the global financial turmoil seems, don't worry -- there's no doomsday looming on the horizon, says Freakonomics author Steven Levitt.

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries No Longer Speaking After Blindsiding...

Wetpaint - 
When it comes to Kim Kardashian's divorce from Kris Humphries, we don't know what - or who - to believe! Despite rumors that Kim was shocked when K. Hump filed for annulment last week, sources for NY Daily News say it was actually the celebutante who ...

Blind French eaterie expands to US

Updated News - 
A French restaurant where diners cannot see what they are eating, often spill their wine and must conduct conversations while staring into pitch darkness has proved such a success in Europe that it is making a foray into the Americas.

'Sexy goddess' Kristen Stewart

Winnipeg Free Press - 
The 25-year-old actor - who is dating his 'Twilight Saga' co-star off-screen - admitted Kristen looked "amazing" when her alter-ego Bella Swann turned into a blood-sucking "vampire queen" during the latest film in the franchise.

Parable of the Lost Sheep

Manila Bulletin - 
Jesus said to His disciples, “What is your opinion? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills and go in search of the stray?

Coke die-hards set to have a smile again

NASDAQ - 
Order in the soft drink world will be restored this week as special holiday-issue white cans of Coca-Cola ( COKE ) will be pulled from store shelves and replaced by the traditional red cans after company's campaign to advocate for polar bears drew ...

Superman comic fetches record price

Sky News Australia - 
A copy of the first issue of Action Comics, in which Superman makes his debut, has sold for a record US$2.16m. The comic, graded a 9.0 for its condition, was auctioned online with a reserve price of US$900000.

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