Wednesday, January 25, 2012

25 JAN 2012, WED: Sports & Ent

Sports


TNT to inspire Tigers?

Philippine Star - 
Here's an ironic twist. Powerade will draw inspiration from Talk 'N' Text in hoping to come back from a 0-2 series deficit in their PBA Philippine Cup best-of-seven finals.

Freego, Big Chill stun favorites

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - Roider Cabrera hit a triple as time expired as Freego Jeans stunned Cebuana Lhuillier, 57-56, yesterday in a day of reversals in the semifinal round of the PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup at the San Juan Arena.

Mexican ready for war vs Melindo

Philippine Star - 
By Abac Cordero (The Philippine Star) Updated January 25, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - Juan Esquer's ring record does not suggest that he's a worthy opponent for Milan Melindo.

St. John continues romp in SBP

Sun.Star - 
By Roderick Osis HOST University of Baguio (UB) suffered another setback in its campaign after faltering against St. Bridget College, 75-60, in the 2012 Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas National under-16 at the UB gymnasium.

Barbosa sparks 1-2 romp in Delhi chess

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - GM Oliver Barbosa outwitted IM Shyam Nikil with the black pieces to capture the 10th Parsvnath International Grandmasters chess crown and lead a 1-2 finish by the Filipino bets in New Delhi, India last Monday.

Will Pacquiao drag Cotto down to 147 to fight him?

BoxingNews24.com - 
By Chris Williams: If Miguel Cotto wants the big money rematch with Manny Pacquiao that he's been after since getting thrashed by him in 2009, Cotto will likely have to play it by Pacquiao's rules by coming all the way down to 147lbs rather than the ...

In Talk With Team, Manning Emphasizes Focus

New York Times (blog) - 
By SAM BORDEN EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - Being part of an event like the Super Bowl encompasses much more than just playing in a football game, and Giants quarterback Eli Manning addressed the team Tuesday to essentially warn his teammates about the ...

Azkals call off Dubai training

Philippine Star - 
By Olmin Leyba (The Philippine Star) Updated January 25, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Azkals will no longer get to play Serbian powerhouse FK Partizan Belgrade in their 12-day training camp next month in the UAE after the ...

Perpetual tests EAC in NCAA volley Final Four

Inquirer.net - 
By Cedelf P. Tupas MANILA, Philippines—Undefeated Perpetual Help braces for a tough duel against Emilio Aguinaldo College when the Final Four of the NCAA women's volleyball tournament rolls off at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila.

Artadi-Lanete OK; Kerby's still hangs

Business Mirror - 
PHILIPPINE Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner Chito Salud has approved the Paul Artadi-Chico Lanete swap, but another one—a “bigger trade” involving B-meg superstar Kerby Raymundo—hangs in the balance.

Federer into his 30th grand slam semi

TVNZ - 
The first significant milestone of Roger Federer's Australian Open quarter-final came when he walked on to Rod Laver Arena yesterday.

Nonito Donaire Will Take His Time Before Going To 126

BoxingScene.com - 
By Dennis "dSource" Guillermo With a new test and weight class waiting for him to conquer, "The Filipino Flash" Nonito Donaire, Jr.

Orlando hits rock bottom against Celtics

Hurriyet Daily News (press release) - 
The injury-depleted Boston Celtics forced the Orlando Magic into a franchise-worst offensive performance in an alarming 87-56 rout on Monday.

Barcelona's Pep Guardiola tells fans to leave Real Madrid's Pepe alone in Copa...

Goal.com - 
By Luis Mira Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has told the club's fans not to give Real Madrid's Pepe a heated reception in the second leg of the Copa del Rey quarter final on Wednesday.

Australian Open: Wozniacki dispatched and dethroned

The Express Tribune - 
By AFP The Dane's reign at the top attracted a lot of criticism as she tried to justify her ranking while searching for the elusive grand slam.

Bulls' Luol Deng out indefinitely with torn wrist ligament

Chicago Sun-Times - 
BY NEIL HAYES Twitter: @bynhayes January 24, 2012 3:50PM Luol Deng has a torn ligament in his left wrist and although he will not undergo surgery, at least right away, the versatile forward will be out for an extended period and his absence could make ...

Cricket: India under tons of misery

The Express Tribune - 
By AFP Australia's Ricky Ponting celebrates reaching 100 runs during the first day of the fourth test cricket match against India in Adelaide.

A requiem for the Baltimore Ravens

Yahoo! Sports (blog) - 
By MJD By MJD | Shutdown Corner - 3 minutes 21 seconds ago Today, we say goodbye to the Baltimore Ravens, a team that has many players who are not Billy Cundiff, though it's been easy to forget that over the past couple of days.

Entertainment


Oscar nominations 2012: 'Hugo', 'The Artist' among Best Picture contenders

Washington Post - 
The 2012 Academy Award nominations were announced Tuesday, with Martin Scorsese's “Hugo” leading the way with 11 nominations and the silent, black-and-white film “The Artist” collecting 10.

What Secrets Do Katy Perry Have that Russell Brand Could Reveal in Tell-All?

Gather Celebs News Channel - 
Katy Perry's ex-husband Russell Brand is supposedly writing a tell-all book about his marriage to the famous singer, the divorce and his former addictions to sex, drugs and alcohol.

Roman Romulo & Shalani Soledad: Love, finally!

Philippine Star - 
By Erwin Romulo (The Philippine Star) Updated January 25, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - "You may now take over.” With those words, spoken by Guadencio Cardinal Rosales, the ceremony was concluded.

Jaipur Literature Festival: No entry for even Salman Rushdie video

Economic Times - 
JAIPUR: Controversy surrounding the Jaipur Literature Festival refused to die down even after it ended on Tuesday. Threat of violence by fringe Muslim groups forced the cancellation of a video address by author Salman Rushdie, exposing the limitation ...

'Bourne' starts shooting at Navotas

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines - The "Bourne Legacy" cameras have started rolling at the Navotas Fish Port for the filming of some action sequences of the Hollywood movie.

DOST pushes research into indigenous fabrics

GMA News - 
President Aquino has declared January Philippine Tropical Fabrics Month. This was made official with the signing of Proclamation No.

Single and silent Heidi Klum shies away from spotlight after ex Seal's ...

Daily Mail - 
By Kirsty Mccormack Her husband Seal has been issuing forth platitudes about the breakdown of their marriage but besides the official statement, Heidi Klum has remained resolutely silent.

A photographic tour of UST

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
One need not walk through the vast 22-hectare campus of University of Santo Tomas (UST) or read old published articles about it to get an idea of the 400-year-old academic institution's splendor and culture, thanks to a photo exhibit which compresses ...

'Contraband' an entertaining escape

Gateway - 
"Contraband," the new Mark Wahlberg film, works best if you go in with low expectations. I wasn't expecting much when I sat down in the theater.

DiCaprio at his best in J. Edgar

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - Funny how this writer regularly find interesting tidbits of regular, random conversation between stars and their handlers when I review my recording before I start transcribing my interviews.

Online Holocaust Curriculum Lets Students View Survivors' Testimonies

NY1 - 
Holocaust studies in the classroom are going high-tech and interactive, thanks to the new online "iWitness" curriculum from the USC Shoah Foundation Institute.

The Rock washes up on The Mysterious Island

Canada.com - 
By Bob Thompson, Postmedia News January 24, 2012 HONOLULU - The always affable Dwayne Johnson is lounging in a deluxe suite at the exclusive Kahala Hotel and Resort, far from the bustle of downtown Waikiki Beach.

Golden Globes Trial Begins: Attorneys Clash Over TV Rights

Reuters - 
By Brent Lang & Pamela Chelin at TheWrap The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) and Dick Clark Productions (DCP) squared off in Los Angeles federal court on Tuesday morning to determine who controls the television rights to the Golden Globe ...

David Archuleta agrees that Pinoys make visits of guests to the Philippines...

Philippine Entertainment Portal - 
Prior to accepting TV5's offer to headline the network's newest soap opera, American Idol alumnus and season seven runner-up David Archuleta had visited the Philippines three times.

Channing Tatum must win his wife back in 'The Vow'

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - One of Hollywood's most sought-after young actors who have established themselves among the next generation of leading men, Channing Tatum (“GI Joe,” “Dear John”) now stars opposite Rachel McAdams in Columbia Pictures' inspiring ...

Greeks 'Fell Trees for Warmth' Amid Economic Chill

Greek Reporter - 
By A. Papapostolou on January 24, 2012 in Economy, News Rising oil prices and chilly economic times are prompting increasing numbers of Greeks to chop down trees for winter warmth, a group of forest engineers warned Tuesday.

SGPC asks US govt to take legal action against NBC channel

IBNLive.com - 
PTI | 02:01 AM,Jan 25,2012 Amritsar, Jan 24 (PTI) The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee today asked the US government to take legal action against NBC channel for airing TV host Jay Leno's "scornful" remarks on the Golden Temple, the holiest Sikh ...

Katy kisses a boy, not a girl

Philippine Star - 
Pinoy Big Brother graduate Ivan Dorschner has his 15 minutes of fame when Katy Perry invited him shirtless onstage and pinched his nipple before before kissing him and proceeding to sing I Kissed A Girl.

Justin Bieber: Half a decade on YouTube

GMA News - 
It's been 5 years since Justin Bieber's mother Patricia Lynn "Pattie" Mallette uploaded to YouTube two videos of her then 13-year-old son singing Neyo's 'So Sick' and Lil Bow Wow's 'Basketball' in a local singing competition.

My Cactus Heart defies movie archetypes

Philippine Star - 
By Gian Carlo Vizcarra (The Philippine Star) Updated January 25, 2012 12:00 AM 0 My Cactus Heart director Enrico Santos (second from left) with the film's stars (from left) Xian Lim, Maja Salvador and Matteo Guidicelli.

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