Monday, March 5, 2012

05 MAR 2012, MON: Sports & Ent

Sports


'The Spark' outpoints Gary David to lead Barangay Ginebra Kings over Powerade ...

Cebu Daily News - 
By Calvin Cordova Mark “The Spark” Caguioa outgunned Gary David in a duel of two prolific scorers as the Barangay Ginebra Kings tripped the Powerade Tigers, 105-96, last night in the 37th PBA Commissioner's Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City.

Fight-marred ABL Duel: Beermen nip Patriots five

Inquirer.net - 
By Jasmine W. Payo MANILA, Philippines—A bench-clearing brawl marred another heated showdown between the two Philippine squads in the Asean Basketball League Sunday.

Etheridge, Caligdong cleared to rejoin Azkals in Nepal

Inquirer.net - 
By Cedelf P. Tupas MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine campaign in the AFC Challenge Cup got a shot in the arm with goalkeeper Neil Etheridge getting clearance to join the squad in Kathmandu, Nepal for the March 9 to 19 tournament.

Bautista easily dismantles wrong Mexican opponent

Philippine Star - 
TAGBILARAN CITY, Philippines - Bohol's pride Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista easily dismantled “fake” Mexican rival Genaro Garcia, who was in poor form and had no fighting style, to the dismay of the fans in the “Pinoy Pride XII: Bakbakan sa Bohol” Saturday ...

Pacquiao shows up at awards

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - He was not supposed to attend the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Awards at the Manila Hotel on Saturday night but everyone was thrilled when he gate-crashed the annual gathering of the country's sporting heroes.

McIlroy holds off Tiger, goes to No. 1

Fox News - 
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Rory McIlroy won the Honda Classic with a performance worthy of the new No. 1 player in golf. Right when it looked as though McIlroy had no serious challenge Sunday, Tiger Woods put some color into that red shirt with a ...

Lakers punish enemy Wade, Heat in emotional victory

Reuters - 
LOS ANGELES, March 4 (Reuter) - Kobe Bryant came back from a broken nose to score a game-high 33 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat Miami Heat 93-83 in an emotion-charged victory at the Staples Center Sunday.

Azkals' members accused of sexual harassment

gulfnews.com - 
By Gilbert P. Felongco, Correspondent Manila: A complaint has been filed before the regional sporting body against two members of the Philippine national football team for alleged sexual harassment.

PBA: Sweet-shooting Blaze Boosters survive Rain or Shine rally

GMA News - 
(Updated 9:27pm) Arwind Santos turned in a career-best performance and towed the Petron Blaze Boosters to a 110-103 win over the struggling Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in Sunday's second game of the PBA Commissioner's Cup at the Ynares Center in ...

College scouts, fans flock to first HS All-Star game

GMA News - 
With a tip of the hat to the McDonald's All-American Game, fans and scouts alike went in droves to the Ynares Sports Arena on Sunday to witness the White All-Stars beat the Blue All-Stars, 87-81, in the first-ever Seaoil High School All-Star Game.

PBA fans clamoring for dominant 'imports'

Cebu Daily News - 
By Manolo R. Iñigo With the kind of problems confronting him, PBA Commissioner Chito Salud is not expected to turn things around so quickly, especially with a roster of so-so “imports” he has right now.

Davao college, EAC-Manila dispute title in 64th NSBC in Dagupan City

Gold Star Daily World News - 
JOSE Maria College-Davao and Emilio Aguinaldo College- Manila whipped their respective semifinal opponents Thursday night to arrange a titular showdown in the collegiate division of the 64th National Students Basketball Championship (NSBC) at the CSI ...

Bombers top MBL cage tilt

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - The Jose Rizal Heavy Bombers showed they are ready for this year's NCAA season when they won the MBL Invitational Basketball title by beating University of Santo Tomas, 75-72, yesterday at the Aquinas School gym in San Juan.

Champion Klitschko warns challengers to think twice

AFP - 
DUSSELDORF, Germany - World champion Wladimir Klitschko has issued a warning to any fighters looking to step up to the heavyweight division to think twice after he knocked out Jean-Marc Mormeck.

Ian Thomsen: Rondo's value to Celtics, in trade market on display in win over ...

SI.com - 
BOSTON -- How could the Celtics ever justify trading Rajon Rondo after he produced an outrageous triple-double of 20 assists, 18 points and 17 rebounds?

An impossible job even for Europe's best young coach as player power wins the day

Sydney Morning Herald - 
As the background picture on his BlackBerry messenger account, Andre Villas-Boas had a photograph of some of the Chelsea players celebrating with him on the touchline during the 2-1 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers in January.

Pongsaklek Wants Direct Rematch With Sonny Boy Jaro

BoxingScene.com - 
By Edward Chaykovsky Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (83-4-2, 44KOs) is demanding a direct rematch with Filipino banger Sonny Boy Jaro (34-10-5, 24KOs).

Rosales falls to 20th with 73

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines -- Jennifer Rosales struggled with a one-over-par 73 and slid to 20th place, eight shots off the pace after the second round of the inaugural World Ladies Championships at Mission Hills in Haikou, China yesterday.

Football win caps UST's UAAP romp

Inquirer.net - 
By Cedelf P. Tupas MANILA, Philippines—University of Santo Tomas nipped La Salle, 1-0, in the women's football finals at the Ateneo field Sunday to cap its overall championship romp in UAAP Season 74.

Young at heart of victory but it's same old story for Spurs

The Independent - 
Celebrities from the angling world have put their weight behind a petition to get the government to ... ESPN America's Michael Kim examines the impact New York Knicks' new star Jeremy Lin has had on the b... While clearly there's the potential for egg ...

Entertainment


'John Carter' 10 minute preview: Hey, it's Bryan Cranston! On Earth! -- VIDEO

Entertainment Weekly - 
by Adam B. Vary If all you know about John Carter has come from the various teasers and trailers for Disney's $250 million sci-fi adventure, it may likely come as a bit of a surprise to learn that the film's titular hero (Taylor Kitsch) is a washed-up...

Wako Wako stars share personal wishes

Philippine Star - 
By Nathalie Tomada (The Philippine Star) Updated March 05, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - With their tandem having had proven to work box-office magic on the big screen, Ai-Ai delas Alas and director Wenn Deramas are joining forces anew.

'American Idol': Do you agree with Jimmy Iovine that Top 24 singers should get ...

Entertainment Weekly (blog) - 
by Annie Barrett Dungeoness crab Jimmy Iovine brought a much-needed reality check to last night's American Idol with his frank and succinct few-second reviews of season 11′s Top 24 contestants.

Rashid Irani: Extremely loud and incredibily close

Hindustan Times - 
Best Picture nominated Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is about a nine-year-old amateur inventor. A francophile and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade ...

Reality drama in afternoon serye

Philippine Star - 
Once in a great while, a concept comes around that tastes familiar yet is different, that excites those involved, that is alien even as it is comfortable.

'Goin' Bulilit' star launches music video

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines -- “Goin' Bulilit” star Cha-Cha Cañete is ready to showcase her 'noisier' side - as a kiddie rockstar.

Richard Gutierrez dares 'Challenge me'

Manila Standard Today - 
Challenge me, Richard Gutierrez dares the GMA creative team when they were brainstorming on his next soap. The actor wants out of his comfort zone and is willing to take a role he's never done before.

'The Lorax' makes $70.7M debut

Newsday (subscription) - 
Entertainment Newsday > Entertainment 'The Lorax' makes $70.7M debut Published: March 4, 2012 6:51 PM "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax" raked in all kinds of green, earning $70.7 million in its first weekend to score the biggest box-office debut of the year by ...

My Big Mouth: Eurovision - why do we still love it?

South West Londoner - 
By Freddy Mayhew The Eurovision Song Contest looms large, once again inspiring Britons to ponder our continuing involvement in what is unmistakeably the most flamboyant, and yet culturally vapid event, to be broadcast to over 120 million viewers ...

Sexy stars dare to bare almost all

USA TODAY - 
For sexy stars such as Jennifer Lopez and Angelina Jolie, showing some skin on the red carpet is nothing new. But, lately, frocks with plunging necklines and nearly NC-17, cleavage-exposing details are becoming the norm.

Joan Collins: Hollywood men are vain

Yahoo! Philippines News - 
The showbiz diva has compared leading men to their counterparts from outside the industry, claiming they are more narcissistic than most.

Titanic star Sophie Winkleman tells of her cosy nights in with Lord Freddie ...

Daily Mail - 
By Lara Gould He was the playboy aristocrat with a string of celebrity girlfriends who once dabbled in cocaine - but he has been tamed by marriage to Titanic star Sophie Winkleman.

Smithsonian Magazine's Photo Contest Finalists Announced

clusterflock - 
The finalists for Smithsonian Magazine's 9th Annual Photo Contest were just announced and voting for the Readers' Choice selection is currently open.

An Art Affair to Remember

Manila Bulletin - 
By HANNAH JO UY MANILA, Philippines - Under the shade of the trees still sprinkled with the lights of the previous holiday, was an affair to remember, that is, an affair with art.

Brad Pitt keeps his eyes on the prize in 'Moneyball'

Manila Bulletin - 
By ANNIE S. ALEJO MANILA, Philippines - More than a story about baseball, “Moneyball”— Best Picture nominee in this year's Oscars—is at its heart, a tale of taking chances and finding value in the things we do.

James Beard Foundation releases 'Best of the Best' cookbook

Yahoo! Philippines News - 
The James Beard Foundation is set to publish a compendium cookbook that features recipes from some of the top chefs in the US over the last 25 years.

Website lets people shine light on dark secrets

The Age - 
Many secrets sent to Frank Warren's website involve loneliness, self-harm, or eating disorders. Photo: AFP/File LONG BEACH, California - People around the world share their deep secrets with Frank Warren and he, in turn, reveals them to all.

'This Means War'– When the leading men have more chemistry with each other ...

Malaya - 
By MARIO E. BAUTISTA AFTER "Legally Blonde" (2001) and "Sweet Home Alabama" (2002) Reese Witherspoon hasn't done any new comedy that is as endearing.

Carrie Brownstein: the Northwest's funny girl

The Seattle Times - 
In her music and on television, she takes a quizzical and quirky look at who we, and she, are. By Paul de Barros Carrie Brownstein moved to Portland in 2001 and now lives in the Hollywood District.

'Mind Museum' Fosters Science Learning

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Learning and understanding science can be fun and engaging, especially if done within the confines of a museum.

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