Friday, February 24, 2012

24 FEB 2012, FRI: Sports & Ent

Sports


CCC zooms to 10-pt lead behind young parbusters

Inquirer.net - 
By Jonas Panerio DAVAO CITY - Cebu Country Club (CCC) again leaned on the hot performance of its young guns yesterday, posting a second round best 134 points to erect a 10-point lead in the premier Championship division of the 65th Philippine Airlines ...

Eagles tame Bulldogs in baseball opener

Philippine Star - 
By Olmin Leyba (The Philippine Star) Updated February 24, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - Matt Laurel led a hitting spree for Ateneo as the Blue Eagles tamed National U, 11-4, to move one win away from a first-ever UAAP baseball title yesterday ...

PBA: No Lassiter trade – for now

Tempo - 
By WAYLON GALVEZ Manila, Philippines - For now, Powerade will not entertain trade talks involving one of its prized rookies Marcio Lassiter after the PBA Commissioner's Office thumbed down the initial deal between the Tigers and the Petron Blaze ...

Nick Watney eliminates Tiger Woods

ESPN - 
AP MARANA, Ariz. -- Tiger Woods couldn't buy a putt and won't be sticking around at the Match Play Championship. With a chance to send his match against Nick Watney into overtime, Woods missed a 5-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole and failed to get out ...

Jeremy Lin not expected to play for US in London

Herald Sun - 
USA Basketball executive director Jerry Colangelo says New York Knicks star Jeremy Lin is not in US plans for the London Olympics but could be invited to train with the team, reports said.

Salud mulls more games, possibly playoff, in Dubai

Philippine Star - 
By Nelson Beltran (The Philippine Star) Updated February 24, 2012 12:00 AM 0 DUBAI - PBA commissioner Chito Salud said it's not a remote possibility the league will bring even bigger games to Dubai in the future, possibly a quarterfinals series or a ...

Pacquiao feels pressure at home to fight Mayweather

TVNZ - 
Besides the urgings of boxing fans around the world eager for Manny Pacquiao to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr., Pacman said today he was feeling pressure closer to home to settle the argument over who is the world's best pound-for-pound boxer.

Softball, baseball bets lose PSC pool berths

Inquirer.net - 
By Marc Anthony Reyes MANILA, Philippines—Some 600 athletes are expected to be dropped from the national pool and lose their monthly allowances as the Philippine Sports Commission implements its new policy of prioritizing support for 10 sports and ...

Striking distance

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - Dottie Ardina salvaged two pars at the back and closed out with a 72 as she remained three strokes off new leader Aretha Pan of Malaysia in the second round of the Kuala Lumpur Amateur Open in Malaysia Wednesday.

PH U-21 football squad up vs tough teams in Brunei meet

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Under-21 (U-21) football team will be grinding it out with tough squads when the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy (HBT) invitational kicks off on Friday.

Andre Villas-Boas: Roman Abramovich 'asked questions' over Napoli team selection

Telegraph.co.uk - 
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas insists he retains the full backing of Roman Abramovich despite an admission that the club owner asked questions about team selection in the wake of the defeat to Napoli.

Soccer-United outplayed but still scrape through

Yahoo! Eurosport UK - 
Manchester United scraped into the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday, narrowly avoiding a humiliating elimination after being outplayed and losing 2-1 at home to Ajax Amsterdam.

IBF champ Casimero pays courtesy call to VP Binay

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines - Newly crowned IBF interim junior flyweight king Johnriel Casimero has paid a courtesy call to Vice President Jejomar Binay on Wednesday.

England's Stuart Broad takes positives from Twenty20 loss

BBC Sport - 
Captain Stuart Broad says he will "take positives" from England's eight-run Twenty20 defeat by Pakistan because his side showed "a lot of character" at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Dana White On Floyd Mayweather's Jeremy Lin Tweet: UFC President Says 'Yes ...

Huffington Post - 
During his most recent "Presidential Address," UFC President Dana White called out boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. for his racist tweet about Knicks guard Jeremy Lin.

Triathlon set for boost in Arab world

Gulf Times - 
International Triathlon Union (ITU) President Marisol Casado has given her strong endorsement to the sport's development in the GCC during a recent visit to the region.

NBA: Knicks cruise to win

Coos Bay World - 
NEW YORK -- Jeremy Lin had an easy night ahead of his toughest opponent yet, and the New York Knicks tuned up for their trip to Miami by beating the Atlanta Hawks 99-82 Wednesday night.

Lakers' Andrew Bynum: Mavericks' sweep 'was in the back of our minds'

Dallas Morning News (subscription) - 
In their first trip back to American Airlines Center since getting swept by the Mavericks in the second round of the playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers had some extra motivation.

Tibayan caps N Ecija reign in CLRAA boxing

Philippine Star - 
A Bataan spiker (right) gets a point at the net against San Jose del Monte in yesterday's volleyball hostilities in the Central Luzon Athletic Associaton in Iba, Zambales.

Lobaton's two goals give Army win over Navy in UFL

Philippine Star - 
By Joey Villar (The Philippine Star) Updated February 24, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - Jeffrey Lobaton came to Army Fritz & Macziol FC's rescue by scoring two clutch goals in the second half as it downed fierce rival Navy Red Juice in a ...

Entertainment


David Wain's 'Wanderlust,' With Jennifer Aniston

New York Times - 
Poking fun at the beard-wearing, meat-abstaining neo-hippie hordes is, as the director David Wain shows in his mostly funny comedy “Wanderlust,” about as hard as shooting tofu in a barrel.

JK Rowling signs on for new novel

Brisbane Times - 
British writer JK Rowling has signed a deal for a new book - this one for adults. The author of the mega-selling Harry Potter series has an agreement with Little, Brown in the United States and Britain to publish her first novel for grown-ups.

'Bourne' star leaves 'legacy' in Palace visit

Inquirer.net - 
'BOURNE' AGAIN President Aquino shakes hands with “Bourne Legacy” lead actor, Jeremy Renner, during Wednesday's courtesy call of the “Bourne” cast and production staff in Malacañang.

Newsday critic Rafer Guzman's Oscar picks

Newsday (subscription) - 
Movies Newsday > Entertainment > Movies Newsday critic Rafer Guzman's Oscar picks Originally published: February 23, 2012 5:52 PM Updated: February 23, 2012 5:55 PM You'll see plenty of famous faces at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony, ...

Lily Allen Defends Adele, Calls Brit Awards Interruption 'Industry Sexism'

Huffington Post - 
Adele's decision to flip the bird when her acceptance speech was cut off during the Brit Awards was a perfectly appropriate reaction -- just ask Lily Allen.

Jessica Sanchez joins American Idol Top 24

Zeibiz - 
There's no stopping to Jessica Sanchez as she sails through to the top 24 on American Idol Season 11! Having no doubts of her talent, Jessica Sanchez' final song “The Prayer” proved her versatility showing off the unique blend of power and warm tone of ...

Franklin says Houston's mother raised her well

Albany Times Union - 
Singer Aretha Franklin leaves the Ritz Carlton Hotel on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012 in New York. Franklin says Cissy Houston raised her daughter Whitney Houston well and that an interview where Franklin said parents need to make sure children "leave home ...

Excitement in the air for Kapamilya stars

Philippine Star - 
Changes and more changes seem to be the battle cry of the ABS-CBN Network nowadays for its Channel 2 programming even as contract stars start moving in and out of the picture, which can only be interpreted as good a sign as any in the Year of the ...

37th International Bamboo Organ Festival

Tempo - 
MANILA, Philippines - The 37th International Bamboo Organ Festival (IBOF) pays tribute to Giovanni Gabrieli on his 400th death anniversary.

Girls' Generation Taeyeon's Dress Is Priced in the $10000 Range

Soompi - 
Girls' Generation's Taeyeon is garnering a lot of attention for her stunning dress at the “1 st Gaon Charts K-Pop Awards,” held yesterday, February 22 at the Hanam Blue Square Samsung Card Hall.

What will Sacha Baron Cohen wear to the Oscars?

Globe and Mail - 
The day's top showbiz news and headlines including Conrad Murray requests to leave jail, Sacha Baron Cohen's Oscar attendance is in question, and Jennifer Aniston gets a Walk of Fame star.

2012 London Olympics Sparking a New Fashion Trend: Women's Perspective

Yahoo! Sports - 
By Deborah Braconnier, Yahoo! Contributor Network 9 hours, 33 minutes ago How many of you ladies love to wear those comfortable hoodies and sportswear?

Frida Giannini: Rewriting History

Wall Street Journal - 
By TINA GAUDOIN Frida Giannini is the woman who out-Tom-Forded Tom Ford. I intend this as a compliment to both designers. When Ford left Gucci in 2004 after a dispute with owner PPR over creative control, many doubted that his like—and his unique take ...

Simon Cowell confirms 'X Factor' will have co-hosts, mum on judge reports

Reality TV World - 
By Elizabeth Kwiatkowski, 02/23/2012 The X Factor creator and judge Simon Cowell and fellow judge LA Reid are anticipating their Fox reality singing competition's second season, which will feature many new changes and kick off with its live auditions ...

Catalytic Paint a Pollution Solution For Manila Street Artists

Huffington Post - 
Manila is one of the five most polluted cities in the world, and a paint company recently decided to try a unique approach to combatting airborne toxins; in the video above, Tara Cleary at Reuters reports that Boysen commissioned a group of artists to ...

Lindsay Lohan passes probation progress hearing

National Post - 
By Miranda Furtado Three is a magic number for Lindsay Lohan. On Wednesday, the troubled actress passed her third progress hearing, TMZreports, marking the third time in a row she's met the terms of her probation.

Leo DiCaprio Helps 'Oz' Ruby Slippers Find Home

Cleveland News - Fox 8 - 
By Breeanna Hare, CNN (CNN) - Leonardo DiCaprio is known to use his wealth to help save the environment, but the actor has also used it to help conserve a piece of Hollywood history.

Other Movies

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THIS ADAM SANDLER comedy is declared “rotten” by review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes which had only three “fresh” reviews among a total of 98.

Tinker, Tailor, 'Charlie Rose'; Hyundai Gets the Wes Anderson Treatment

The Atlantic Wire - 
We realize there's only so much time one can spend in a day watching new trailers, viral video clips, and shaky cell phone footage of people arguing on live television.

Alberta Ferretti Fall 2012: Powerfully Sexy Dresses Get Us Excited for ...

Fashionista - 
By Hayley Phelan Thursday, Feb 23, 2012 / 12:42 PM MILAN–Alberta Ferretti is surely best loved for her dresses. And it's easy to see why: The designer manages to make gowns that are both striking and subtle at the same time, which is certainly no easy ...
Runway in Review
Alberta Ferretti shows elegant MFW line

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