via philstar.com – The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Hoopla Inc. today announced that the first-ever NBA Café in Asia will be coming to Manila at the soon-to-open SM Aura Mall in the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. Scheduled to open in September this year, the NBA Café will feature Read more »
By Musong R. Castillo/Philippine Daily Inquirer – Renaldo Balkman, Petron Blaze’s talented but temperamental import, has promised to reform himself. But he will have to turn a new leaf on another court, in another country. Philippine Basketball Association commissioner Chito Salud yesterday dropped the axe on the NBA veteran, Read more »
By Joey Villar/The Philippine Star – The NBA will hold a historic first pre-season game in the Philippines with the Houston Rockets, led by All-Star James Harden and Jeremy Lin, and the Indiana Pacers clashing at the MOA Arena in Pasay City in what could well break all turnouts Read more »
Referee Kenny Bayless holds back Juan Manuel Marquez (right) as Manny Pacquiao lies face down on the mat after being knocked out by Juan Manuel Marquez on December 8, 2012, at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada. / JOHN GURZINSKI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES LAS VEGAS No need for Juan Read more »
By Artemio T. Engracia Jr. – It was Rene Herrera’s 14 minutes of fame. He performed on the biggest stage in the sporting world and got the biggest ovation he will ever get in his career, all for finishing last. Herrera, one of only two Filipinos left competing in Read more »
By Renee Fopalan, GMA NEWS – Filipino boxer Mark Barriga capitalized on a strong first round to emerge victorious against Italian foe Manuel Cappai of Italy, 17-7, to advance to the final 16 of Men’s Light Fly 49 kgs in the 2012 London Olympic games, Tuesday. Barriga was effective Read more »
