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Despite a heartbreaking exit for the San Sebastian Stags in the semifinals of NCAA Season 88, Ian Sangalang has made his mark in Philippine basketball.

He is set to win the league’s Most Valuable Player award after teammate Calvin Abueva was rendered ineligible for the award due to a disqualifying foul earlier this season. Sangalang topped the rest of the league in statistics and was an awesome force in the middle for the Stags all season.

RIO DE JANEIRO – Neither size nor toughness could save Stephan Bonnar from Anderson Silva. 

Silva, who stepped up to light heavyweight to save the injury-rattled UFC 153, brazenly took Bonnar's best shots before launching a knee that crumpled "The American Psycho" in the first round. 

MANILA, Philippines – Fighting congressman Manny Pacquiao has extended his fight contract with Top Rank Inc., giving the firm the exclusive rights to promote his fights until 2014.

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum said they have reached a deal with Pacquiao while the latter was in the US last September for a promotional tour of his fourth fight against Juan Manuel Marquez.

MANILA, Philippines – Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire solidified his status as one of the top boxers in the super bantamweight division after beating Japanese boxer Toshiaki Nishioka in their title unification bout Saturday at the Home Depot Center in California (Sunday in Manila).

Donaire outclassed Nishioka with superior speed and timing and negated the Japanese’s attacks with his counter-punching.

Nonito Donaire is ready to rumble. So is Toshiaki Nishioka.

Donaire and Nishioka face off Saturday night (Sunday noon in the Philippines) at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California with the mythical title of world’s best 122-pounder more important that the Filipino-American’s World Boxing Organization crown.

Donaire weighed in at 121.6 lbs during the official weighin at the Manhattan Beach Marriot, while Nishioka came in at 121.8 lbs.

Justin Bieber's laptop and camera were stolen last Tuesday and now an alleged "Justin Bieber naked photo scandal" has been leaked online.

According to Justin Bieber himself on Twitter, his laptop and cam were stolen Tuesday night while he was having a show with fellow Canadian, "Call Me Maybe" singer Carly Rae Jepsen at the Tacoma Dome in Washington, USA. 

MANILA, Philippines - The Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles made sure that there will be no repeat of 2006 as they defeated the University of Sto. Tomas Growling Tigers, 65-62, in Game Two of the UAAP Season 75 Finals to win their fifth straight men's basketball championship.

Over 20,000 fans trooped to the Araneta Coliseum Thursday to watch Game Two, with the Growling Tigers looking to pull off their most epic comeback yet and force a do-or-die Game Three.