ALLAN THE MAN

He's not sure about Kobe Bryant.

In a video promoting the NBA 2K14 video game that was released Tuesday (Wednesday, Manila time), Jordan said there's a long list of players he would've liked to have played one-on-one — Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Julius Erving, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Bryant and James, who dons the cover of this year's game.

The Philippines survived India’s torrid three-point shooting as it hacked out a 78-67 victory to clinch the top seeding in Group F and arrange a quarterfinal showdown with fancied Iran in the third FIBA-Asia Under-16 Championship in Tehran, Iran yesterday.

Hope Christian School’s Jolo Go exploded with a game-high 26 points, highlighted by six triples, as the Nationals forged a three-way tie with Japan and Chinese Taipei on 4-1 (win-loss) record. The Phl emerged the top team after the tiebreak.

The UST Growling Tigers outlasted the DLSU Green Archers 73-72 in Game 1 of the best-of-three UAAP Finals.

UST raced off to a 21-4 jackrabbit start, but La Salle caught up in the second quarter and took the lead, 40-38, at the start of the third.

It’s confirmed: basketball heartthrob and television host Chris Tiu tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend in a private wedding ceremony in Vancouver.

A reliable source, who refused to be named, made the confirmation to ABS-CBNnews.com on Wednesday.

Paul Pierce won plenty of Atlantic Division titles during his days with the Boston Celtics, but at the end of the seasons when he exited the playoffs without lifting the Larry O'Brien trophy, none of those six divisional titles didn't carry any weight.

The only one that mattered was the one he captured during the 2008 season, en route to his first and only NBA title.

LeBron James is not saying much of anything about next season. The second edition of ''The Decision'' is still nine months away, and the four-time NBA MVP is all too aware of the already-incessant buzz about what uniform he will be wearing a year from now.

He's not interested in talking about that. There's more important matters to tend to first, he said Monday (Tuesday in Manila), on the eve of the formal start to his fourth training camp with the Miami Heat. 

The Meralco Bolts figured in another defensive slugfest against the San Mig Coffee Mixers, but this time came out on top with a 73-69 victory on Tuesday at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.

With the win, the Bolts tied the series at 1-all. Meralco used a balanced attack to win its first final four game in franchise history, with five players finishing in double-figures. Mario West struggled from the field anew, scoring 17 points but going just 8-of-36 (22 percent) from the field.