Saturday, February 18, 2012

18 FEB 2012, SAT: Sports & Ent

Sports


Import turns zero to hero, lifts TnT

Philippine Star - 
By Nelson Beltran (The Philippine Star) Updated February 18, 2012 12:00 AM 0 SQUEEZE PLAY: Meralco's Gabby Espinas tries to squeeze himself out TnT's double-teaming defense by Larry Fonacier and import Omar Hassan Samhan during their PBA Commissioner's ...

Luisita now up by 14

Tempo - 
By REY BANCOD DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Iggy Clavecilla and Seve Roxas-Chua each carded 51 points as Luisita Golf Club padded its overnight lead to 14 points halfway through the Philippine Airlines Interclub seniors golf championship Friday.

Azkals cap short training camp, lose to Aussies, 0-1

Journal Online - 
THE Philippine Azkals gave Qantas Australia's under-23 squad a big scare before dropping a 0-1 decision at the end of their training camp Thursday (early yesterday morning in Manila) at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai.

Ateneo spikers go for first ever UAAP finals stint

Journal Online - 
ATENEO tries to clinch its first-ever finals stint in the UAAP women's volleyball tournament when it plays a dangerous University of Santo Tomas side today in the stepladder semifinals at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan.

Pinoys wiped out in World 8-ball

Cebu Daily News - 
By Marlon Bernardino There will be no Filipino in the semifinal round of the 2012 World 8-Ball Championship at the Fujairah Tennis and Country Club in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.

NBA Commissioner David Stern needs to go

San Francisco Chronicle - 
(02-17) 16:15 PST -- It's certainly not the intention of this column to pound on David Stern to the point of tedium. It's just that the NBA commissioner keeps providing reasons why he should be shown the door.

Powerade Tigers ready to growl with Jones

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - Whether Powerade will be sold or not isn'ta concern of Tigers coach Bo Perasol who said the team is sharply focused on making a splash against Rain Or Shine with 6-11 import Dwayne Jones in the PBA Commissioner's Cup at the Cuneta ...

Pacquiao, Mayweather taking opposing views on NBA star Jeremy Lin

DigitalJournal.com - 
By Leo Reyes By Leo Reyes. Boxing stars Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather are taking opposing views on the soaring popularity of NBA's new discovery—New York Knick's guard Jeremy Lin—who is an American of Chinese descent.

IBF Bans Boxer Luis Lazarte For Inciting Riot During Fight In Argentina

BallerStatus.com - 
By Randall Stevens ♦ Published 02/17/2012 The International Boxing Federation (IBF) banned former junior flyweight titlist Luis Lazarte from participating in any fight associated with the organization on Thursday (February 16), following a riot he is...

Arsenal going nowhere fast

Yahoo! Eurosport UK (blog) - 
By Eurosport | Jim White - 7 hours ago Robin van Persie and Aaron Ramsey shell-shocked at San SiroThat was without question the most chastening week of Arsene Wenger's tenure at Arsenal.

Patriots seek No. 6; Beermen duel Warriors

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - The AirAsia Philippine Patriots shoot for the first round pennant as they slug it out with the Chang Thailand Slammers tonight in the AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) at the Thai Japanese Association Gym in Bangkok, Thailand.

No Arce fight for Donaire in June

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines - WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. is scheduled to action in June, but would be unlikely against Mexico's Jorge “Travesio” Arce.

Powerade PBA governor Baylon resigns

GMA News - 
Long-time PBA governor JB Baylon resigned Friday as Coca-Cola Export Company's Director for Corporate Communications. As a result, Baylon will no longer represent Powerade, the Coca-Cola franchise's PBA team, in the PBA board.

Abano Shines In PGT Q-School

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Amateurs Banny Abaño and Clyde Mondilla underscored their readiness for big-time golf as they took the top two spots after two rounds of the Philippine Golf Tour Qualifying tournament at Tat Filipinas Golf Club in Laguna late ...

MoU on non-convention ships

New Straits Times - 
KOTA KINABALU: The Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines-East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) is expected to endorse a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on non-convention sized ships (NCSS) next month.

Chiefs make semis

Journal Online - 
Former NCAA junior MVP Keith Agovida and Rocky Acidre starred as the Arellano University Chiefs upended the University of the East Warriors, 80-71, yesterday in the quarterfinal round of the the eighth Fr.

Mickelson shoots 1-over to lead at Riviera

Vancouver Sun - 
LOS ANGELES -- Phil Mickelson wasn't at his best Friday at Riviera. Two shots at least helped him stay in the lead. Despite having only two birdie chances inside 15 feet, Mickelson holed out from the eighth fairway for eagle and chipped in for birdie ...

How prepared are the Azkals after their Mideast tour?

GMA News - 
For a National team it's often difficult to get regular training time together and camps are essential to success. The Azkals have often been criticized for a lack of cohesion, defensive shape and teamwork, all of which stems from a lack of time ...

Rose appears close to returning from back problem

CBSSports.com - 
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Derrick Rose appears to be close to returning to the Chicago Bulls' lineup after missing the past four games because of back spasms.

Entertainment


Franklin, Wonder to sing for Houston

Sky News Australia - 
Franklin, Wonder to sing for Houston Updated: 11:35, Saturday February 18, 2012 Preparations are underway in New Jersey for the private funeral of pop diva Whitney Houston, which will contain performances from Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder.

Outstanding singer of her generation whose vocal range spanned five octaves

Irish Times - 
WHITNEY HOUSTON: WHITNEY HOUSTON died last Saturday in Beverly Hills, California; she was 48. The multimillion-selling singer emerged in the United States in the 1980s as one of her generation's greatest R&B voices, only to deteriorate through years of ...

Clooney's career best fuses humor and heartbreak

Inquirer.net - 
GEORGE Clooney delivers the finest performance of his career in “The Descendants,” Alexander Payne's exquisite fusion of heartbreak and humor—and one of last year's best films.

Avril Lavigne rocks Manila with her 'Black Star Tour'

GMA News - 
A jampacked Araneta Coliseum rocked along with Avril Lavigne in her Black Star concert tour last Thursday night, February 16. This is the second to the last show of the Black Star Tour Asia leg, which began on February 4 in Tokyo, Japan, ...

'This Means War' Stars Debate Love Triangles

MTV.com - 
By Kara Warner (@karawarner) Woe is the woman entangled in a complicated, messy love triangle - particularly one that involves easy-on-the-eyes actors Chris Pine ("Star Trek") and Tom Hardy ("Warrior," "Inception").

Biggest floating book fair arrives in Manila

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines - The world's largest floating book fair arrived at Pier 15 of the Manila South Harbor on Friday. Book lovers trooped to the Manila pier to aboard MV Logos Hope, which features more than 5000 book titles.

LFW – Antoni & Alison show AW 2012 collection

The Upcoming - 
Antoni Burakowski and Alison Robert's 'models walking up and down in dresses' kick-started London Fashion Week in undemanding style.

Review: This motorcycle-riding 'Ghost Rider' quickly runs out of gas

Salt Lake Tribune - 
By Vince Horiuchi Like the fiery demonic torch he plays in “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance,” the Oscar-winning Nicolas Cage once burned bright.

Lamb of God drummer speaks up for animals

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - With hardcore metal group Lamb of God playing at the World Trade Center next week, I thought you might be interested to know that the band's drummer, Chris Adler, has a soft spot for animals.

Jay Park Enters Billboard Chart

Manila Bulletin - 
By JONATHAN M. HICAP Jay Park on “M! Countdown” on Feb. 16 (Photos courtesy of M! Countdown, Jay Park's me2day and www.newsen.

Robin Thicke busted on suspicion of pot possession in New York

Los Angeles Times (blog) - 
Robin Thicke caught a little heat in New York City on Thursday, as the R&B crooner was busted on suspicion of smoking and possessing marijuana.

Mocking survivors of assault

Ottawa Citizen - 
By Bailey Reid, Citizen reader February 17, 2012 6:09 PM Bailey Reid says while we should support men who seek help in ending their abusive behaviour, the Grammy Awards sent the wrong message with its grossly self-indulgent affair featuring artist ...

Hugo, I Went

Moviefone - 
I have been trying to figure out how a movie reportedly costing close to two hundred million dollars has failed to find a paying audience.

Nick Cannon Didn't Give Himself Time to Recover: Source

People Magazine - 
By Jessica Herndon and Marla Lehner The 31-year-old star, who has been helming two radio shows out of New York, as well hosting America's Got Talent in LA - not to mention being the father of twins!

Robert Pattinson worries hell be too old for new Twilight sequels

Houston Chronicle (blog) - 
Actor Robert Pattinson fears he will be “too old” to star in another Twilight movie if author Stephanie Meyer ever decides to add a new installment to the hit vampire series.

Nicki Minaj launches own make-up for cause

Hindustan Times - 
Nicki Minaj in the most daring makeup and hair of the evening. Photo by AFP/Frederic J. Brown Rapper Nicki Minaj has launched her own make-up range in association with Viva Glam Mac, along with singer Ricky Martin.

Xi waves off China economy fears, triggers deals

Reuters - 
By Chris Buckley and Edwin Chan | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping on Friday dismissed worries of a hard landing for his country's economy and turned to courting American companies and states hungry for a slice of Chinese ...

Kristen Bell - Kristen Bell Not Marrying Dax Shepard Until Same-Sex Marriage ...

Contactmusic.com - 
The Forgetting Sarah Marshall star accepted Shepard's marriage proposal at the end of 2009, but the couple has yet to make it official - and Bell, who counts gay actor Zachary Quinto as one of her best friends, reveals there's a reason why its nuptials ...

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