ALLAN THE MAN

Nararamdaman daw ni Charice na "free as a bird" na siya ngayon. Ito ay sinabi ng controversial singer sa panayam sa kanya ng ninong niyang si Bum Tenorio, Jr., na lumabas ngayong araw, May 28, sa The Philippine Star. 

Ang artikulo ay pamagat na "You're the man, Charice!". Nakausap daw ni Bum si Charice sa selabrasyon ng ika-21 kaarawan ng singer noong May 10 sa isang resort sa Laguna, kung saan nagkaroon ito ng mini-concert para sa kanyang malalapit na kaibigan.

Arnold Clavio has had enough of Vice Ganda. The GMA-7 anchor lashed out against the ABS-CBN comedian for making vulgar jokes about GMA vice president for News and Public Affairs Jessica Soho during his recent concert at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

“Papatulan ko na siya kasi pag di natin siya sinita, hindi natin alam sino pa’ng isusunod niyang biktimahin. Si Nancy Binay noon, tapos si Jessica Soho,” Arnold said Tuesday on his daily morning radio show on DZBB with Lala Roque.

Calvin Abueva might have a shot at becoming only the second player in PBA history to win MVP honors in his rookie year should he sustain his searing pace in the season-ending Governors Cup slated to start Aug. 14.

Abueva, the season’s second draft pick behind Petron Blaze’s Junmar Fajardo, is on track to making the official candidates list, being a strong runner-up in the Best Player of the Conference derbies in the Philippine Cup and in the Commissioner’s Cup.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez made quick work of challenger Antonio "Big Foot" Silva to successfully defend his title belt in the main event of UFC 160 in Las Vegas.

Velasquez caught Silva coming in with a straight left, and then landed a short right hand that connected on Silva's chin, dropping the Brazilian challenger to the canvas.The champion followed it up with vicious ground-and-pound as Silva tried in vain to defend himself. The referee stopped the fight at the 1:21 mark of the very first round.

The Indiana Pacers bounced back from a heart-breaking game one defeat to edge LeBron James and the Miami Heat 97-93 on Friday and level the NBA Eastern Conference finals at one game apiece.

With the win in Miami, the Pacers seized home court advantage in the best-of-seven series from the reigning league champions, and they will try to maintain the momentum when they host game three on Sunday.

The winner of the series advances to the NBA finals to take on the Western Conference champions for the league crown. San Antonio lead Memphis 2-0 in the Western finals.

Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva is anxious to go toe-to-toe against current heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez in this weekend’s UFC 160.

Silva said he is already envisioning himself as the next UFC heavyweight champion. Silva lost in his UFC debut against Velasquez in May 2012, but bounced back with sensational victories over Travis Browne and Alistair Overeem. Meanwhile heavy favorite UFC champion Cain Velasquez refuses to underestimate the slower but bigger Brazilian. Velasquez, who is making his first title defense since reclaiming his crown from Junior Dos Santos, said every fighter is dangerous, including Silva.

The Philippine team, a four-man squad composed of former national youth team stalwarts Arvin Tolentino and Prince Rivero as well as second-generation players Kobe Paras and Thirdy Ravena, clinched the gold medal in the FIBA Asia 3×3 Under-18 Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Filipinos rattled off six straight wins, including a win over a much taller, unbeaten Chinese squad in the semifinals and a tight decision over India in the finals to win the championship.