ALLAN THE MAN

NBA superstar Kobe Bryant will return to the Philippines on August 12 as part of a promotional tour for Lenovo Mobile.

The Chinese technology giant made its announcement on its Facebook page for Lenovo Mobile Philippines.

“Kobe Bryant is coming back NBA superstar Kobe Bryant returns to the Philippines on August 12to Manila! Mark this date, August 12, 2013! Watch this space for more updates,” the page said.

RUMOR HAS IT: Siot Tanquingcen and Ato Agustin are high on the list of replacements being eyed by Barangay Ginebra after head coach Alfrancis Chua's shock resignation.

Tanquingcen, sources said, is being considered for a return to the Ginebra bench, just months after sliding down to assistant coach to give way to Chua who went on to lead the Kings to the Commissioner's Cup Finals.

Sorry, Ladies! Adam Levine is officially off the market. The Maroon 5 singer is engaged to Victoria's Secret model Behati Prinsloo, according to People.

The 34-year-old "The Voice" judge and the 24-year-old Namibian model have been spotted together since last July, though since then rumors of a relationship with model Nina Agdal have also swirled.

If Filipino boxing icon Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao gets knocked out by hard-hitting slugger Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios when they fight in November, then his career is over.

Pacquiao's trainer, Hall-of-Famer Freddie Roach, said so himself in an interview with Yahoo! Sports. 

"It's over, 100% (if Pacquiao is knocked out by Rios)," the respected trainer told Kevin Iole.

San Miguel Corporation executive Noli Eala took to Twitter to address the criticism he has been receiving online regarding recent developments involving the conglomerate’s PBA teams.

“Certainly don’t appreciate all the hate I’m receiving, mostly unfair. Frankly, many haters are barking up the wrong tree. Still, life goes on,” said Eala.

Pacific Rim is a 2013 American science fiction film directed by Guillermo del Toro, written by del Toro and Travis Beacham, and starring Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Rob Kazinsky, Max Martini, and Ron Perlman. The film is set in the 2020s, when Earth is under attack by Kaiju, colossal monsters which have emerged from a portal on the ocean floor.

SYNOPSIS: As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse.

Smart Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes is happy about the progress of the squad as it completed the first half of its training tour in New Zealand just 18 days from the opening of the FIBA Asia Championship.

After three games in Napier, the SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national team has a 2-1 record. It won back-to-back matches against club team Hawkes Bay Hawks before dropping a close result to an all-star selection from the National Basketball League on Sunday.