Monday, September 23, 2013
Philippines edge Holland to win World Cup of Pool title (VIDEO)
Dennis Orcollo and Lee Van Corteza brought the World Cup of Pool title back to the Philippines after trouncing the Dutch pair of Neils Feijen and Nick Van den Berg in the race-to-10 final in London early Monday morning (Manila time).
The Filipino pair won it by a score of 10-8, winning the last two racks to put away what until then had been a tight contest.
NU's Ray Parks on UST, Kevin Ferrer: "They'll play me dirty"
National University forward Ray Parks chose a legendary NBA team when discussing his match-up against Kevin Ferrer, the lanky swingman of the University of Santo Tomas.
"Michael Jordan had Detroit," Parks said, referring to the Pistons teams of the 1980s that were known as the "Bad Boys." "This is my Detroit. That's just the easiest way to say it. This is my Detroit right here."
James Yap half naked in sports store ad campaign
Don't be surprised if you see ‘provocative’ pictures of James Yap in your favorite malls in the next few weeks.
Yap, Azkals goalkeeper Neil Etheridge and De La Salle volleyball star Michele Gumabao have been tapped to display their well-chiseled bodies as models of a bold ad campaign by top sports apparel store Toby's.
Tony Parker named EuroBasket 2013 MVP (VIDEO)
Tony Parker, France's leader over the past decade, was named as the EuroBasket 2013 MVP following his team's victory over Lithuania in the gold medal game on Sunday, a historical first title for the Gallic nation.
The 31-year-old point guard finished as the tournament's top scorer with 19.7 points-per-game on an amazing 52.6% field goal percentage and also dished out 3.3 assists-per-night on average.
EuroBasket: Spain beats Croatia to secure bronze medal (VIDEO)
Two-time European champions Spain pulled away from Croatia in the second half and prevailed comfortably 92-66 in the battle for third place on the podium at EuroBasket 2013.
With the exception of the opening stretch in the second quarter, Spain never left any doubts that they had taken to the court at Stozice Arena on Sunday absolutely determined to win bronze.
France wins their first-ever EuroBasket crown (VIDEO)
France finally captured their elusive first continental crown by beating Lithuania 80-66 to win EuroBasket 2013 and will head to the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup as European champions.
Nicolas Batum led the way for the French with 17 points, six rebounds and two steals while Boris Diaw added 15 points, six rebounds and four assists and Tony Parker finished with 12 points.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
UAAP 76: UST stuns NU to force do-or-die game
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigers built a huge lead in the third quarter, then relied on veteran guard Jeric Teng in the endgame to defeat the National University (NU) Bulldogs, 71-62, in their Final Four clash Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.
With NU breathing down their necks, 58-63, with 3:40 to go in the game, Teng drilled a cold-blooded triple over the out-stretched arms of Ray Parks to give the Tigers a 66-58 lead.
With NU breathing down their necks, 58-63, with 3:40 to go in the game, Teng drilled a cold-blooded triple over the out-stretched arms of Ray Parks to give the Tigers a 66-58 lead.
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