Sunday, February 12, 2012

12 FEB 2012, SUN: Sports & Ent

Sports


NBA-Lin launches NBA 'Linsanity' with meteoric rise with Knicks

Chicago Tribune - 
(refiling story that moved on Friday to include Lakers' game) By Larry Fine NEW YORK, Feb 11 (Reuters) - His university classmates may be thriving in law school, at brokerage houses and on the early rungs up the corporate ladder, but Jeremy Lin is ...

Tabuena on course for historic win

ABS CBN News - 
by Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines - Miguel Tabuena birdied four of his first six holes yesterday and put himself in a very strong position to become the youngest Filipino ever to win the Philippine Open golf crown.

Petron battles BGK, RoS goes up vs Alaska

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines - Petron Blaze opens its campaign against Barangay Ginebra, while Rain or Shine battles Alaska on Sunday for the PBA Commissioner's Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Argentine Fight Fans Riot

New York Times - 
Fans of Argentina's former world champion Luis Lazarte threw chairs and other objects into the ring while one supporter tried to punch the Filipino winner Johnriel Casimero at the end of an International Boxing Federation fight Friday.

PH aces complete Davis Cup sweep

Inquirer.net - 
By Marc Anthony Reyes IRIGA CITY—The Philippines labored through a first-set hiccup and hammered out a tough 6-7 (3), 7-5, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) victory over Pacific Oceania to complete a sweep of their Davis Cup tie with an insurmountable 3-0 lead.

Solid Mamat tames winds, leads by three

Philippine Star - 
By Abac Cordero (The Philippine Star) Updated February 11, 2012 12:00 AM 0 Tony Lascuna studies the contour of the green before making a chipshot.

Pacquiao set to face Timothy Bradley for WBO super lightweight title

Gant Daily - 
Las Vegas, NV, United States (AHN Sports) - Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley have agreed to a June 9 fight in Las Vegas for Pacquiao's WBO super lightweight title.

UPDATE 1-Golf-Tiger ominously on the prowl at Pebble Beach

Chicago Tribune - 
* Woods vaults into contention with six-birdie 67 * Trails by four shots going into Sunday's final round (Adds quotes, detail) Feb 11 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods evoked memories of his glory days with a blistering run of six birdies in eight holes as he ...

Ikeda slows down, Rosales climbs to fourth in Thailand Ladies Open

GMA News - 
Rookie pro Chihiro Ikeda, after a blazing start, slowed down with a two-over-par 74, paving the way for Jennifer Rosales to move up to fourth place after carding a two-under-par 70 in the second round of the Thailand Ladies Open at the Lakewood Country ...

SMBeermen wary of winless Saigon Heat

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - Although going up against the league's doormat, San Miguel Beer treats the Saigon Heat as a dangerous rival when the Beermen play on the road in tonight's third AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) at the Tan Binh Stadium in Ho ...

Sjoholm lets his game do the talking

gulfnews.com - 
By Ashley Hammond, Staff Reporter Thomas Bjorn of Denmark lines up a putt on the third day of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic golf championship at Emirates Golf Club in Dubai.

Xavier seals Tiong Lian semifinal cast

Inquirer.net - 
MANILA, Philippines—Reigning titlist Xavier School extended its mastery of host Grace Christian College, 131-62, to complete the semis cast in the Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association (MMTBA) Tournament Friday at the Uno High School gym.

Taiwanese leads by 1 shot

Tempo - 
By WAYLON GALVEZ Lu actually had the chance to take command but he bogeyed the second to the last hole, enabling Japanese Azuma Ayano, Singapore's Mardan Mamat and Americans Matthew Rosenfeld, Anthony Kang and Ben Fox to join him on top of the leader ...

Federer Blames Teammate as United States Routs Switzerland in Davis Cup: Fan's ...

Yahoo! Sports - 
By Julie Hayes, Yahoo! Contributor Network 1 hour, 36 minutes ago Count me surprised. I gave the United States little chance of defeating Switzerland in the first round of the 2012 Davis Cup.

United win overshadowed by Suarez-Evra spat

SI.com - 
LONDON (AP) - Luis Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra overshadowed Manchester United's 2-1 win over rival Liverpool that lifted the defending champions to first place in the Premier League on Saturday.

Westwood leads in Dubai, McIlroy in pursuit

TVNZ - 
Britain's Lee Westwood took charge of the Dubai Desert Classic overnight, shooting 67 to move 15 under after the third round as former frontrunners Rory McIlroy and Thomas Bjorn toiled under a searing sun.

Banal offered to fight South African for vacant IBF title

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - ALA Promotions president and CEO Michael Aldeguer yesterday said they are weighing their options carefully concerning their next career move for AJ “Bazooka” Banal after they received an offer from the International Boxing ...

AFC Challenge Cup 2012: Phillipines loose 3-0 to Uzbekistan U23

Indian Football Blog (blog) - 
The Azkals (Philippines national football team) have lost their first practice match in the Dubai training camp against Uzbekistan olympic team by a margin of 3-0.

Coke to bare what's up tomorrow

Philippine Star - 
PBA commissioner Chito Salud and Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines chairman/CEO William Schultz are meeting 2 pm tomorrow at the PBA office in Libis to discuss the status of the Tigers franchise in the pro league.

Gilligan's back on attack mode, rips Archers

Philippine Star - 
By Olmin Leyba (The Philippine Star) Updated February 12, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - Facing an opponent that came to play instead of going all defensive, Stallion Gilligan's drubbed Green Archers United, 5-2, to wrest back the lead in the ...

Entertainment


Did Vicki and Hayden break up?

Yahoo! Philippines News - 
By Chuck Smith Hayden Kho and Vicki Belo. Photo by Jerome Ascano/NPPA Images.Did celebrity doctor Vicki Belo and boyfriend Hayden Kho Jr.

Fun From The Ground Up: Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2012

Manila Bulletin - 
By DUANE ALLMAN R. DIZON Watching hot air balloons inflate is thrilling in itself, but seeing them in different shapes and size is another.

Apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes to Bernadette

Sun.Star - 
By Luci Lizares ONE of the most renowned apparitions of our Blessed Mother happened in Lourdes, France. On February 11, 1858, the Blessed Mother appeared to a girl named Bernadette Soubrious.

Actress Rooney Mara Shows Off Simple Yet Elegant Style at Oscar Lunch

Daily Glow - 
By Buffy Naillon Actress Rooney Mara looked displayed a simple and quietly elegant style as she answered questions at a recent Oscar lunch.

Foo Fighters, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, David Guetta & Deadmau5 to Lead Dance ...

Billboard - 
by Jillian Mapes, NY | February 07, 2012 3:40 EST The Recording Academy uses the two weeks prior to the Grammy Awards to announce performers and presenters and executive producer Ken Ehrlich says Thursday should yield a "major interesting" announcement ...

Sir Paul McCartney drops a lovely valentine

The Seattle Times - 
A couple of lovely CDs are out in time for Valentine's Day: Paul McCartney's "Kisses on the Bottom" and Catherine Russell's "Strictly Romantic.

'Unofficially Yours' is love undefined

Tempo - 
That's the theme - if it can be called that - of Star Cinema's “Unofficially Yours,” directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina and topbilled by John Lloyd Cruz and Angel Locsin.

The Vow – review

The Guardian - 
The Vow is a bittersweet amnesia story that begins with Paige (Rachel McAdams) unfastening her seat belt to have romantic sex with husband Leo (Channing Tatum) one snowy night in Chicago.

David Archuleta Video Blog: Trip to Singapore

modOration - 
David Archuleta was recently in Singapore and he updated his fans about what he's been up to there with this latest video blog.

The Cleansing of a Leper

Manila Bulletin - 
A Leper came to Jesus and kneeling down begged Him and said, “If You wish, You can make me clean.” Moved with pity, He stretched out His hand, touched him, and said to him, “I do will it.

Madonna Slams MIA's Middle Finger

BlackBook Magazine - 
By Mara Siegler MIA pulling out a middle finger during the Super Bowl half time performance seemed pretty shockingly non-shocking when compared to oh say, Janet Jackson, and every other thing MIA has ever done (example: banned videos, ...

Halle Berry wins legal battle against ex Aubry over daughter's custody

Zee News - 
Washington: Halle Berry has won her legal fight to prevent her former beau Gabriel Aubry from having unsupervised visits to their daughter.

NY Fashion Week: Saturday | 02.11.12

News & Observer - 
Fall 2012 fashion from Prabal Gurung is modeled during Fashion Week, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 in New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin) - AP Prabal Gurung's Fall/Winter 2012 collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 in New York.

Elizabeth Olsen can't model clothes

The Sun Daily - 
The 22-year-old actress - younger sister of fashion designer twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen - says she has always loved getting dressed up but insists she isn't a natural in front of the cameras.

Safe House - Smashing, Crashing, Nonsensical

Arizona Reporter - 
Like Dr. Richard Kimble in 'The Fugitive,' Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington) is on the run. Frost is a rogue CIA agent-turned-traitor who suddenly appears at the US Consulate in Cape Town, South Africa.

Schwarzenegger joins Stallone in 'The Tomb'

CBS News - 
(AP) LOS ANGELES - It's an action superstar reunion: Arnold Schwarzenegger is joining Sylvester Stallone for the thriller "The Tomb.

Stasi drama cheered at Berlin fest

AFP - 
BERLIN - A gripping drama about a woman plotting to flee communist East Germany who finds herself torn between love and freedom premiered to warm applause at the Berlin film festival Saturday.

Jolie: nervous, excited about premiere in Bosnia

CBS News - 
(AP) BERLIN - Angelina Jolie says she's nervous and excited about the upcoming premiere in Sarajevo of her Bosnian war movie "In the Land of Blood and Honey.

Butz prepares for 'How I Learned to Drive' in New York

STLtoday.com - 
Norbert Leo Butz accepts the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for "Catch Me If You Can" during the 65th annual Tony Awards, Sunday, June 12, 2011 in New York.

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