Sunday, September 15, 2013
EuroBasket: Slovenia, Croatia clinch Quarterfinal spots (VIDEO)
Slovenia made sure another night at EuroBasket 2013 finished in thrilling fashion by holding off Greece to win and seal a place in the Quarter-Finals.
Slovenia arrived in Ljubljana as the third-place team from Group C but have now reeled off two straight victories.
UAAP 76 Standings: NU takes top seed; DLSU, FEU to battle for 2nd
De La Salle University (DLSU) Green Archers created a three-way logjam at the top of the UAAP standings via a 69-64 win over University of Ssto. Tomas (UST) Growling Tigers at the tournament’s penultimate match on Saturday.
La Salle is now tied with National University (NU) Bulldogs and Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws with 10-4 win-loss slates.
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Canelo Alvarez (Weigh-in Video)
The 36-year-old Floyd Mayweather Jr. weighed in at 150.5 pounds — just under the mutually decided catch weight of 152 pounds.
Canelo Alvarez (42-0-1) hasn’t weighed 152 or less for a fight since 2011, while Mayweather has fought above 147 just twice — for the Oscar de la Hoya and Miguel Cotto wins.
Yeng Guiao on controversial loss to Ginebra: "We were robbed of a win"
“We felt we were robbed of a win.” This was the bold statement of Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao following his team’s controversial 101-100 loss to Barangay Ginebra San Miguel on Saturday night at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.
“We’ll file a protest for whatever is worth,” said Guiao. “We will file a protest before 12 noon tomorrow (Sunday).”
UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2013 Live Streaming
The end of the elimination round of the men’s seniors basketball action signals the mounting of one of the most anticipated events of the season – the UAAP Cheerdance Competition. Mostly in the background of games, the pep squads of the eight member schools of the league are set to take to centerstage their cheerdancing prowess come Sunday.
Despite seeing most of the same teams finishing at the top positions, it has become clear that other teams are stepping up their game.
EuroBasket 2013: Ukraine, Lithuania victorious (Highlights Videos)
There's no such thing as a sure-bet in international hoops this summer as teams try to qualify for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Time and time again, national sides have sprung upsets. It's happened in Asia, Africa, the Americas and on Friday, another major surprise happened in Ljubljana, Slovenia, at EuroBasket 2013.
Tony Parker’s France holds off Latvia Rally in EuroBasket (VIDEO)
France bounced back from their 14-point defeat to Lithuania by beating Latvia, 102-91.
Les Bleus punished Latvia for their weak interior defending in the first quarter by opening a 31-15 advantage with Alexis Ajinca pouring in eight of his game-high 25 points.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)