Tuesday, January 17, 2012

17 JAN 2012, TUE: Sports & Ent

Sports


Message sent: Alapag is back

Philippine Star - 
TnT's Jimmy Alapag eludes Joseph Yeo for a drive in Game 6 of their PBA Philippine Cup Final Four showdown Sunday. The Tropang Texters won, 111-108, to force a sudden death.

Blackwater, RnW Pacific Pipes dispute quarterfinal slot

Inquirer.net - 
THE BLACKWATER Elite and the RnW Pacific Pipes aim for a spot in the quarterfinals today as they close out their elimination round campaign in the PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup at the Arena in San Juan.

Guiao: To win, Rain or Shine has to stay aggressive

Tempo - 
By WAYLON GALVEZ Manila, Philippines - Rain or Shine mentor Yeng Guiao has a simple plan to win Game 7 against Powerade. “If we can keep the energy up, keep the pressure, I think we'll be ok,” Guiao said moments after the Painters staved off ...

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: The WBO Speaks

Bad Left Hook - 
Manny Pacquiao is currently the WBO welterweight champion, a belt he earned from beating Miguel Angel Cotto in 2009. I would assume that Manny Pacquiao and Top Rank have to give the WBO some heads up about whom Manny is fighting next.

Bitter loss to Dragons bared flaws in Beermen

Philippine Star - 
By Olmin Leyba (The Philippine Star) Updated January 17, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - Their cloak of invincibility torn to shreds by an upset-conscious Westports Malaysia Dragons, the fancied San Miguel Beermen go back to the drawing board to ...

Recap: LA Clippers vs. New Jersey

MiamiHerald.com - 
By Sports Network Blake Griffin had a double-double with 23 points and 14 rebounds as the Chris Paul-less Los Angeles Clippers took down the New Jersey Nets, 101-91.

Cebuanos back NCFP

Sun.Star - 
By Rommel C. Manlosa THE plan by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) to have all local tournaments be sanctioned and get all chess playing groups be under one roof got a positive reaction from Cebu clubs and luminaries.

Green Archers remain unbeaten in UAAP tennis

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines -- The De La Salle Green Archers continued their unbeaten run in the UAAP Season 74 tennis tournament after defeating the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons, 4-1, last weekend at the Rizal Memorial.

Arellano spikers stay in race, edge Pirates

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - Arellano University outlasted guest team Lyceum, 25-13, 25-19, 21-25, 25-20, yesterday to stay in the hunt for one of the two remaining berths in the Final Four in the 87th NCAA women's volleyball tournament at the Ninoy Aquino ...

Giants defeat Packers, Fans go home happy

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog) - 
By Kristin Tullo, NJ.com fan blogger Five bus loads of bundled up Giants fans made their way to Lambeau, meeting a lot more fans along the way.

Elway begrudgingly sticks with Tebow in 2012

Yahoo! Sports - 
By Les Carpenter, Yahoo! Sports 1 minute ago The trick in Denver is to parse the words of John Elway when the subject turns to Tim Tebow.

PH Memory team feted in Mandaluyong City Hall

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines -- Six of the nine members of the Philippine Memory Team were honored Monday at the Regular Monday Program in the Mandaluyong City Hall.

Australian Open 2012: Nikolay Davydenko blasts 'perfect' Roger Federer as row ...

Telegraph.co.uk - 
Nikolay Davydenko became the second man to object to Roger Federer's non-interventionist stance over players' grievances in his role as president of the Player Council yesterday.

Patriots preparing for Ravens in AFC title game

Boston.com - 
By Howard Ulman AP Sports Writer / January 16, 2012 FOXBOROUGH, Mass.—The New England Patriots are preparing for probably their toughest opponent this season.

Business of Boxing: Marquez's Demands Aren't Unreasonable

BoxingInsider.com (blog) - 
by Charles Jay Indications are that Juan Manuel Marquez would be happy to fight Manny Pacquiao a fourth time. Of course, the money would have to be right, but that's nothing different than any fight.

Wagner rallies for win at Sony Open

Beloit Daily News - 
HONOLULU (AP) - Johnson Wagner was bursting with so much excitement about his game at the start of the year that his father jokingly asked if he was on speed.

In Tennis, You Don't Get Better With Age

Wall Street Journal - 
At this year's Australian Open, Serena Williams will try to become the first 30-year-old woman to win a Grand Slam title since 1990, when Martina Navratilova, then 33, won her last Wimbledon.

Even at 70, The Greatest is still fighting the good fight

Daily Mail - 
By Jeff Powell Every one of the 350 people who gathered at the Muhammad Ali Center for the great man's 70th birthday dinner party had a personal story to tell.

Xavier's Teng will play for La Salle

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines -- Xavier's star player Jeron Teng, one of the top high school players in the Philippines, is suiting up for the De La Salle University next year.

Bombers keep win run

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - Jose Rizal U hacked out a 96-93 win over Wang's Ballclub in the MBL Invitational Cup basketball championship at the JRU gym in Mandaluyong City recently.

Entertainment


Gervais says he's done hosting Golden Globes

Fox News - 
Ricky Gervais, who has hosted the Golden Globes three times, has ruled out the possibility of returning for a fourth. He took to his blog to make the announcement saying, "I've told my agent to never let me be persuaded to do it again though.

Pinoy netizens go gaga over a mention about PHL in Simpsons episode

Manila Bulletin - 
By NEIL RAMOS MANILA, Philippines - A gaggle of Filipinos are reacting wildly after the country received an apparent rare mention in an episode of The Simpsons.

'The Bourne Legacy' cast planning courtesy call on PNoy

GMA News - 
The cast of the upcoming spy thriller movie “The Bourne Legacy” is planning to pay a courtesy call on President Benigno Aquino III, Malacañang said over the weekend.

TV5 signs AI runner-up David Archuleta

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
After getting some of the most popular local showbiz celebrities leave their long-time networks to transfer into its fold, Pangilinan-led TV5 has pulled yet another surprise.

Maja sees herself settling down with Matteo

Malaya - 
AT the presscon of their first film together, "My Cactus Heart," Maja Salvador finally confirmed reports that she and Matteo Guidicelli have been a couple for nearly three years.

The Top 5 Red Carpet Trends at the Golden Globes

Fashionista - 
By Alaina Hernandez Monday, Jan 16, 2012 / 6:42 PM Notice any trends on the red carpet of the Golden Globes last night? Yeah, us too.

Vintage models: Former Bond Girls among the guests as 50 of the spy's original ...

Daily Mail - 
By Daily Mail Reporter James Bond is renowned for his girls, his gadgets and his one liners. But he wouldn't have got very far without his famous selection of cars.

Furnish fires at Madonna

The Province - 
By Miranda Furtado, Postmedia News January 16, 2012 Singer Madonna poses on the red carpet as she arrives at the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California Jan. 15, 2012.

Thank YouTube for our big break

AsiaOne - 
They are promising young artistes who bypass bigname record labels and go straight to their audience on social media. YouTube, Facebook and Twitter lead the way for budding musicians to advertise song covers and showcase their own material, ...

LOVE-RIFT RUSSELL BRAND IS 'WELL'

Daily Star - 
By Daily Star Reporter COMIC Russell Brand insists he is doing well after the collapse of his marriage to pop babe Katy Perry. Russ, 36, is about to relaunch himself in the US with a major new talk show called Strangely Uplifting.

Cirque du Soleil dances to MJ music

Philippine Star - 
This was to be expected but still quite a surprise. Love featuring the music of the Beatles and Viva Elvis with the songs popularized by Elvis Presley became huge successes.

Golden Globe Winners

Vancouver Sun - 
By Jay Stone, Postmedia News January 15, 2012 Michelle Williams, winner of the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for 'My Week with Marilyn ' poses for a portrait backstage at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards held ...

Boy band JYJ achieves concert ticket sales record in Peru

Manila Bulletin - 
By JONATHAN M. HICAP MANILA, Philippines - Korean boy band JYJ is set to conquer South America in March with concerts in Peru and Chile.

Kate Beckinsale is a box office hit

TheCelebrityCafe.com - 
While Kate Beckinsale had not been behind the camera for two years before filming last weekend's box office hit Contraband, she is now starring in two more upcoming films.

Snoop Dogg Drops Out of Austria's Snowbombing Festival

Artistdirect.com - 
Snoop Dogg was set to be the main headliner at the Snowbombing event in Mayrhofen, Austria alongside Fatboy Slim, The Vaccines and Example.

The people voted and they chose teen superstar Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth ...

BSCkids - 
Miley and Liam are giving Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez quite a run for the coolest teen couple right now even though I doubt that is their goal.

Miss Oklahoma was fan favorite at 2012 Miss America pageant

NewsOK.com - 
BY LINDA MILLER Comments Miss Oklahoma Betty Thompson competes Saturday during the 2012 Miss America Pageant at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

Tourism ambassador promotes Vietnam's image in Taiwan

VietNamNet Bridge - 
Vietnam's tourism ambassador Ly Nha Ky has left for Taiwan, China, to advertise the national culture and call for foreign investment into the country.

Alberto Burri: Form and Matter, Estorick Collection, London

The Independent - 
It's a pity that Dr Richard Woolfson's research for Cow and Gate, published this week, didn't includ... In the current musical climate, finding a band that can truthfully say they've done everything thems... In case you're suffering from the January ...

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