Thursday, March 1, 2012

01 MAR 2012, THU: Sports & Ent

Sports


Challenge Cup 2012: Team Watch – Philippine Azkals to leave early for Kathmandu

Goal.com India - 
For a place which is elevated about 4600 feat above sea level, the coach of the debutant side requested to set off early in order to get acclimatized to the altitude... By Anselm Noronha The Philippine Football Federation president Nonong Araneta has ...

DLSU Bags Women's Crown, FEU Men's Volley Title In UAAP

Manila Bulletin - 
By JONAS TERRADO MANILA, Philippines - De La Salle University produced its sharpest performance Wednesday and got a well-deserved reward - another championship.

The fazekas show

Cebu Daily News - 
By Calvin Cordova Nick Fazekas scored a whopping 45 points to lead the Petron Blaze Boosters to a, 102-88 bashing of the Air21 Express last night in the 37th PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.

ABL: SMB wins in OT

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - San Miguel Beer rallied from a 12-point deficit in the payoff period to beat the Indonesian Warriors, 81-77, in overtime in the AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League last night at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig.

All-Pinoy TNT Stuns B-Meg 5

Manila Bulletin - 
By WAYLON GALVEZ MANILA, Philippines - Talk 'N Text survived playing without an import and the ejection of coach Chot Reyes to eke out a 102-96 victory over B-Meg and grab the solo lead in the PBA Commissioner's Cup Wednesday night at the Smart-Araneta ...

Pinoy Biado collars Bali 9-ball title

Inquirer.net - 
Carlo “The Black Tiger” Biado beat Bugsy Promotions stablemate Roberto “Pinoy Superman” Gomez, 11-5 in an-all Filipino final to rule the 2012 Green Garden 9-Ball Open held last Feb. 23 to 26 at the Green Garden Hotel in Kuta Beach in Bali, Indonesia.

Bryan Armen Graham>INSIDE BOXING

SI.com - 
While promoting his May 5 fight against Miguel Cotto, Floyd Mayweather Jr. spoke with SI.com's Maggie Gray about the trouble putting together a possible date with Manny Pacquiao and Mayweather's looming prison time.

Arum advises Manny to ignore Mayweather

BoxingNews24.com - 
By John F. McKenna (McJack): Top Rank CEO Bob Arum is advising Filipino icon World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO's) to ignore anything undefeated superstar WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Ouch! Smalling injured in nasty clash of heads with Huntelaar at Wembley

Daily Mail - 
By Nick Metcalfe Chris Smalling's clash with Klaas-Jan Huntelaar as the Dutchman scored a second goal for the Netherlands against England led to both players lying prostrate on the Wembley pitch.

Guevarra, Dy host PSA awards

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - The Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) goes novel in its Annual Awards Night Saturday as it taps not just one, but two young, lovely ladies to host the formal dinner at the Manila Hotel.

Patriots-Beermen reset

Journal Online - 
The big showdown between league-leading AirAsia Philippine and San Miguel Beer has been moved from Saturday to Sunday to allow media people covering the regional cagefest the time to celebrate with fellow Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) ...

Novak Djokovic, Federer into Dubai quarters

Stuff.co.nz - 
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer each won in straight sets today to advance to the quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships.

Books adds to pressure on Woods

Irish Times - 
US TOUR: AS RORY McIlroy lay stretched out on a couch during a weather delay, like Huckleberry Finn in spikes, Tiger Woods was embroiled in another exhausting battle with his old adversaries just yards away in the press room.

Roman Gonzalez Will Now Face Ramon Garcia on 3/17

BoxingScene.com - 
By Pablo Pletes, notifight.com As we previously reported on Tuesday, WBO strawweight champion Moises Fuentes suffered a right hand injury and withdrew from this Saturday's fight with Filipino contender Michael Landero in Tijuana, Mexico.

Hatton cried after getting knocked on his backside by a sparring partner ...

BoxingNews24.com - 
By William Mackay: Former two division world champion Ricky Hatton is still going over the trauma of his loss to Manny Pacquiao and how he felt he was overtrained for the fight.

Rose shows he's back at his best with 32 points

Malaysia Star - 
LOS ANGELES: Chicago's Derrick Rose showed he is back to full fitness by grabbing 32 points and nine assists to help the Bulls beat the New Orleans Hornets 99-95 on Tuesday.

Viloria vs. Romero on April 1 to be shown on Integrated Sports PPV

Pro Boxing Fans - 
Integrated Sports Media, announced today that it will distribute "Island Assault 4: The Battle," featuring the World Boxing Organization ("WBO") Flyweight Championship between defending champion Brian "Hawaiian Punch" Viloria and challenger Omar Nino ...

Kobe Bryant may play against Minnesota Timberwolves

Chicago Tribune - 
It's still possible Kobe Bryant could play Wednesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He has remained symptom-free for a concussion since Tuesday afternoon after a neurologist said he sustained the head injury Sunday during the 2012 NBA ...

Allen, Garnett lead Celtics to 86-83 win over Cavaliers

Hamilton Spectator - 
Celtics edge Cavs Cavaliers' Ramon Sessions (3) shoots over Boston Celtics' Chris Wilcox in the fourth quarter in an NBA game Tuesday night in Cleveland.

Entertainment


Monkees singer Jones dies aged 66

Irish Times - 
DAVY JONES, former lead singer of the 1960s made-for-TV pop band The Monkees, died yesterday after suffering a heart attack in Florida.

FHM Philippines scraps cover in racism storm

BBC News - 
In the Philippines, the men's magazine FHM has scrapped the cover of its March issue after accusations it was racist. It featured actress Bela Padilla standing in front of two black models with the caption "stepping out of the shadows".

Obnoxious protagonist sinks 'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close'

Manila Bulletin - 
By MAUREEN MARIE BELMONTE MANILA, Philippines - "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" is supposed to make you feel poignant and lost yet at the same time curious about and appreciative of life.

Lady Gaga lends star wattage to youth empowerment

GMA News - 
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Pop diva Lady Gaga brought her star power, her mom and some of her famous friends, including Oprah Winfrey, to Harvard University on Wednesday to launch a new foundation aimed at empowering young people and stamping out ...

Jean Dujardin's Teeth: Will The Oscar Winner Get The Hollywood Fix?

Huffington Post - 
Whiter than white teeth often seem to be a requirement when it comes to the Hollywood set. But now, after winning an Oscar for his role in "The Artist," is French star Jean Dujardin proving that celebrities can shine even if their teeth don't?

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck welcome son: report

GMA News - 
LOS ANGELES - Star couple Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have welcomed their third child, a baby boy, People magazine said on Tuesday, without giving further details.

Charo Santos-Concio

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
This is not the first time I will be writing about someone from ABS-CBN, a company that I have gotten to know and admire for the longest time.

God Listens To Our Prayers

Manila Bulletin - 
Jesus said to His disciples, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

Wilma Galvante: Yes, there's life after GMA

Philippine Star - 
Galvante was Senior Vice President for Entertainment Group of GMA until her mandatory retirement effective Feb. 24 when she turned 60.

'Fashion Police' expanding this March

Malaya - 
Divas, debutantes and fashionistas alike - you've been warned. This March, E! Entertainment Television is expanding the popular weekly series "Fashion Police" to one hour.

Lindsay Lohan Could Play Callista Gingrich on SNL

Slate Magazine (blog) - 
By Ben Johnson and Slate V Staff MySlate is a new tool that you track your favorite parts Slate. You can follow authors and sections, track comment threads you're interested in, and more.

American Idol Spoilers: 2012 Top 12 Girls Song Picks

American Idol Net - 
American Idol spoilers here for you on tonight's Top 12 girls song picks. Last night TIP, this season's excellent spoilers provider, did pretty well in their leaks, so tonight we'll share with you their predictions.

'Dancing with the Stars' announces celebrity and professional pairings

Reality TV World - 
By Reality TV World staff, 02/28/2012 Dancing with the Stars' six female fourteenth-season celebrities are actress and former Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert, opera singer Katherine Jenkins, singer Gladys Knight, entertainment reporter ...

Fil-Am takes aim at Top Shot title

Philippine Star - 
By Kap Maceda Aguila (The Philippine Star) Updated March 01, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - Despite his all-American name, Billy Rogers - all 6'3”, 225 pounds of him - will proudly admit he is half-Filipino.

Does Oscar Winner Octavia Spencer Have the Write Stuff?

E! Online - 
But making movies is not the only thing the freshly minted Oscar winner has going on... The Help star tells me she's shopping around for a publishing deal for a series of children's books.

American supermarket giant Target withdraws offensive card mocking Whitney...

Daily Mail - 
By Mike Larkin And now a US supermarket has been forced to pull a greetings card from the shelves that poked fun Whitney Houston's relationship with her ex-husband Bobby Brown after a public outcry.

2012 OSCARS MYSTERIES SOLVED

Yahoo!7 News - 
You watched. And you wondered. Now those nagging questions from the red carpet and the Academy Awards show will be answered. Did Jean Dujardin get away with cursing onstage?

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