Sunday, September 8, 2013
Cafe France to make Chris Banchero first-ever D-League top pick
Cafe France intends to make Fil-Italian guard Chris Banchero the no. 1 overall pick in the maiden Rookie Draft of the PBA D-League on Sept. 19.
And coach Egay Macaraya said he doesn’t plan to trade the 6-foot-1 guard out of Seattle Pacific University.
“After ng management meeting kahapon, ang no. 1 option namin is to draft Chris Banchero. So if na-draft na namin siya, we don’t plan to trade him,” Macaraya told Spin.ph on Saturday.
Tokyo wins bid to host 2020 Olympics vs Istanbul, Madrid
Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Olympics on Saturday, capitalizing on its reputation as a "safe pair of hands" and defying concerns about the Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Tokyo defeated Istanbul 60-36 in the final round of secret voting by the International Olympic Committee. Madrid was eliminated earlier after an initial tie with Istanbul.
Rafa Nadal books US Open finals duel with Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal comfortably dealt with France's Richard Gasquet 6-4 7-6(1), 6-2, on Saturday (Sunday, PHL time) to move into the final of the U.S. Open where he faces a highly anticipated clash with world number one Novak Djokovic.
After Djokovic needed five sets to deal with a determined Stanislas Wawrinka in their earlier semifinal, second-seed Nadal's task was almost routine against an opponent he has now beaten in all 11 meetings between the pair.
Saturday, September 7, 2013
NBA Top 10 Alley Oops: Gary Payton to Shawn Kemp (VIDEO)
NBA. Check out the Top 10 Alley Oops from the Dynamic Duo that was Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp!
Air21 'open' to talk to Barangay Ginebra about Asi Taulava
Is Asi Taulava joining Barangay Ginebra? Air 21′s team manager and representative to the PBA board, Lito Alvarez told InterAKTV in an exclusive interview that the former Most Valuable Player will be staying with the Express – at least until the Philippine Cup of next season.
“Yung second conference kasi, unlimited height yung import, so open ako,” Alvarez said.
San Miguel Beermen to pullout in Asean Basketball League (ABL)
The Asean Basketball League (ABL) is bracing for a major blow with reports that reigning champion San Miguel Beermen is no longer planning to field a team next season.
Team insiders bared that company officials have already prepared a report calling for the pullout of San Miguel Corp.'s team from the league, with the papers now awaiting the final approval of big boss Ramon S. Ang.
PBA approves trade of Asi Taulava, Mike Cortez, two other players
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has approved on Saturday the four-player trade involving comebacking Asi Taulava and veteran guard Mike Cortez.
The former PBA Most Valuable Player Taulava, alongside swingman Mark Borboran, will be headed to the Air 21 Express while Cortez and forward James Sena are set to join the Meralco Bolts.
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