Friday, September 6, 2013
Asi Taulava invited to join Air21 practice, but no official trade yet
Asi Taulava’s return to the PBA has yet to be finalized, but the former PBA Most Valuable Player has been invited to join the Air 21 Express practice sessions.
“Since wala naman siyang PBA team so far, we invited him to come over so we can take a look at him,” Air 21 coach Franz Pumaren told InterAKTV in a telephone interview.
2020 Olympics: Istanbul, Tokyo or Madrid? (Campaign Videos)
The host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics will be voted on by the 100+ International Olympic Committee (IOC) members in Buenos Aires next Saturday (September 7).
Agence France-Presse runs the rule over the 3 candidates strengths and weaknesses (in the order they make their final presentations to the IOC members):
Pau Gasol, Rafa Nadal support Madrid's bid to host 2020 Olympics
A host of Spain’s biggest sports stars have lent their weight to Madrid’s bid to stage the 2020 Olympics with the final decision in Buenos Aires on Saturday.
Tokyo and Istanbul stand in the way of a first ever Olympiad in the Spanish capital and with fears over the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant and the fall-out from the ongoing Syrian civil war overshadowing their bids respectively, Madrid has gained significant ground in recent months.
How to get FREE tickets to adidas Derrick Rose Manila tour?
NBA star Derrick Rose will be participating in various activities in Manila as the last stop of his world tour.
He arrives in the afternoon of September 14 and will make his way to the Marriott Hotel. On the September 15th, he will make an appearance at the Smart Araneta Coliseum for the adidas 3x3 Basketball Grand Finals, which is between the top high school teams in Southeast Asia.
FIBA EuroBasket 2013: Slovenia upsets Spain (Highlights Video)
Goran Dragic scored 18 points to lead host Slovenia to a 78-69 upset victory over defending champion Spain on Thursday night in the European basketball championship.
Dragic, a guard for the Phoenix Suns, also had six rebounds, seven assists and two steals and scored the last four points of the game in Celje.
PBA: Tim Cone accepts suspensions on Marc Pingris, Joe Devance
San Mig Coffee coach Tim Cone knows that the sanctions meted by the PBA to his key players Marc Pingris and Joe Devance is beyond the team’s control.
With the league handing a two-game ban on Pingris and a one-game suspension on Devance for their roles in the melee that broke out between the Mixers and the GlobalPort Batang Pier last Wednesday, Cone remained positive about San Mig Coffee’s chances in their upcoming matches.
PBA suspends Marc Pingris, Kelly Nabong for 2 games
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) on Friday rained down sanctions on players involved in the melee between San Mig Coffee and GlobalPort last Wednesday at Cuneta Astrodome. (watch full brawl video here)
San Mig Coffee star forward Marc Pingris and GlobalPort rookie Kelly Nabong, who figured in a fight during the melee, were both suspended for two games. The two men were also slapped a fine of P60,000 each.
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