ALLAN THE MAN

Several times last week after Oscar De La Hoya announced in a statement that he had relapsed and had entered a rehab facility to treat an alcohol addiction, Floyd Mayweather Jr. made public statements supportive of De La Hoya and wished him well.

He even did so Saturday at the post-fight news conference after he routed Canelo Alvarez (I don't care what C.J. Ross thought) in their super welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand.

The controversial judge who penned an even score after the 12-round bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has defended her contentious scorecard.

Boxing judge CJ Ross told the Las Vegas Review Journal that she had Alvarez winning that much round noting that the Mexican had actually worked effectively inside and had connected the more telling jabs.

The Ateneo Blue Eagles and UST Growling Tigers will find themselves in a battle that will set their fate in stone in the UAAP Season 76 men's basketball tournament.

Ateneo and UST slug it out at 4PM tomorrow at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum in a win-or-go-home match for the last Final Four berth, while the University of the East and University of the Philippines try to end their season on a winning note in the 2PM tussle.

FIL-AM guard Jared Dillinger is finally set for a return after a five-month injury layoff, a development that augurs well for the rejuvenated Meralco Bolts in the PBA Governors’ Cup.

Dillinger was acquired by the Bolts from sister team Talk 'N Text in a three-team trade also involving Barako Bull last June but has yet to suit up for the team owing to a pelvic injury suffered in a car accident last April.

Italy stunned two-time reigning champions Spain on Monday as the four quarter-final match-ups were set with Serbia and Croatia as the two top seeds at the 2013 EuroBasket Championships.

Alessandro Gentile poured in 25 points and Marco Belinelli collected 16 points and eight rebounds in Italy’s 86-81 overtime defeat of Spain.

But despite his prolific offensive output, the Tropang Texters have lost three straight games and are on the verge of elimination in the Governors’ Cup. Talk ‘N Text decided to replace Mitchell with former North Carolina State wingman Courtney Fells.

With guests dining on a five-course dinner, prefaced by plenty of appetizers and all done under incredibly tight security, the Miami Heat star married his longtime partner Savannah Brinson on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) night at a posh resort in San Diego.