ALLAN THE MAN

WITH Barangay Ginebra fighting for position as the playoffs draw near, superstar Mark Caguioa said he can no longer afford to go on a shooting funk like he did against San Mig Coffee a couple of games ago.

“I just can’t shoot for 0-of-11,” Caguioa told SPIN as he recalled his awful shooting performance in an 86-89 loss to San Mig last September 8. “That was just my main thing, I mean, I’m not that type of player (who’ll just shoot woefully).

Two of the top title contenders at EuroBasket 2013 will face off in the Semi-Finals as two-time defending champions Spain and France each won their Quarter-Finals Wednesday - with the French also qualifying for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in the process.

Sergio Rodriguez and Rudy Fernandez combined for 41 points in Spain's 90-60 blasting of Serbia in the first Quarter-Final at Stozice Arena. (read full story and watch Spain vs Serbia game highlights video here)

France will have a chance for revenge of the EuroBasket 2011 final as they knocked off hosts Slovenia 72-62 to reach the semi-finals of EuroBasket 2013.

Tony Parker scored 27 points to lead the way for France, who also booked a spot in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup with the victory.

Far Eastern University’s star guard Terrence Romeo is the Most Valuable Player of the UAAP Season 76 tournament, beating out National University forward Bobby Ray Parks for the league’s top individual award.

Romeo, who led the Tamaraws to a 10-4 record, collected 75.2857 statistical points (SPs) over the course of the season. He averaged a league-high of 22.2 points per game to go along with 6.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists.

Embattled judge C.J. Ross has stepped down from her job scoring professional boxing matches in the aftermath of criticism over the way she handled the Floyd Mayweather/Canelo Alvarez title fight.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Wednesday that Ross emailed Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer on Tuesday to request an indefinite leave of absence.

Reigning champions Spain looked at their very best on Wednesday in Ljubljana as they outclassed a youthful Serbia 90-60 to clinch the first semi-final berth at FIBA EuroBasket 2013.

Spain did not speculate and did not waste time in making use of their full arsenal in the first quarter-final clash of the tournament.

After five years, there will be a new champion in the UAAP, after the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigers defeated the Ateneo Blue Eagles, 82-74, to claim the last spot in the Final Four of the UAAP Season 76 men's basketball tournament.

The two teams who faced off for the UAAP crown in Season 75 battled for the last Final Four berth Wednesday at the Araneta Coliseum, and this time, it was the Growling Tigers who came out on top.