Saturday, August 31, 2013
PBA: Tony Mitchell Alley Oop Reverse dunk from Jayson Castro pass (VIDEO)
PBA: Talk N text import Tony Mitchell Alley Oop Reverse dunk from Jayson Castro pass (VIDEO)
Meanwhile, Here are the top five plays from the PBA Governors’ Cup from August 16 to 23 featuring Danny Seigle, Cyrus Baguio, Alex Cabagnot, Elijah Millsap, and Markeith Cummings.
2013 FIBA Americas Day 1: Canada, Argentina win their opening games
Canada, Argentina, Puerto Rico and Mexico all started their campaign at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship on the right foot on Friday.
In the day's opening game, a more experienced team and much more training time together proved decisive for Team Canada as they cruised to an 85-64 win over Jamaica.
2013 FIBA Americas Championship Live Streaming
The 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Men is the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. The tournament is being held in Caracas, Venezuela, from August 30 to September 11, 2013.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT: The ten teams are split into two groups. The best four teams of each group advance to the second round, where the teams play against the four teams from the other group; each team carries over all points earned during the first round, except for those earned in the match against the team that was eliminated. The best four teams of this group advance to the semifinals and are qualified for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The United States, which won the Olympic Gold Medal in 2012, automatically qualifies for the 2014 FIBA Tournament and does not have to participate as a result.
Chot Reyes on Gilas PH chances vs Africans: "Very slim"
National coach Chot Reyes considers Gilas Pilipinas the underdog while ranged against all four teams that made the semifinal round of the 2013 FIBA AfroBasket in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
The host team, Angola, Egypt and Senegal won their respective quarterfinals matches to advance to the Final Four.
It’s Cote d’Ivoire versus Angola and Egypt against Senegal in the semifinals Friday with the winners automatically clinching spots in the 2014 FIBA World Cup. The losers dispute the third and last slot “WC” allotted for the African region
PBA: Barako's import Mike Singletary declares "We're no joke"
Barako Bull import Mike Singletary was full of energy after his team’s win against Barangay Ginebra San Miguel on Friday night, their third straight victory in the PBA Governors’ Cup.
“They think we’re a joke?” Singletary asked rookie point guard Emman Monfort as they hugged and exchanged high fives.
Singletary finished with 38 points — the third time in four games that he scored at least that much — and grabbed 17 rebounds, completely outplaying Ginebra counterpart Dior Lowhorn. The victory gave Barako Bull a tie for the top spot in the team standings along with Petron.
Anderson Silva: "I no respect Floyd Mayweather Jr."
Former middleweight champion Anderson Silva said he has no respect for undefeated American boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.
“Mayweather is a good boxer. But he talks too much. The guy no respect me,” the Brazilian mixed martial artist said in an interview with DJ Sway Calloway at Sirius XM Radio.
Silva is a future MMA hall of famer who enjoyed a 17-win streak in the UFC before losing his middleweight title to Chris Weidman last July.
Friday, August 30, 2013
Philippines labeled 'legend' by FIBA Africa officials says coach Reyes
Philippine national men’s basketball coach Chot Reyes was back in the country on Thursday morning after a scouting trip to the FIBA Africa Championship in the Ivory Coast.
And even though he went into the trip thinking he would have a low profile, the brains behind Gilas Pilipinas was surprised to find out that he was well-known among officials in the tournament because of the Philippines’ hosting of the FIBA Asia Championship earlier this month.
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