ALLAN THE MAN

PETRON big man June Mar Fajardo hasn't faced top pick rival Greg Slaughter in a league game since they battled each other inside the court in Cebu four years ago.

Fajardo, however, is making sure he'll be ready the next time they meet.

The 6-foot-10 sophomore center admitted he has no firm grasp on how big Slaughter has improved since they squared off in the 2009 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) Finals between University of Cebu and University of Visayas.

Mario Chalmers finds LeBron James with a sweet between through the legs pass for the post shot and the foul.

Like any other rookie, Justin Melton had butterflies in his stomach in his first practice game with his new PBA team.

What made it worse was that he was joining the San Mig Coffee Mixers, a team stacked with star power from its lineup led by superstar James Yap to its coaching staff, which includes legends such as Johnny Abarrientos.

Filipino fight icon Manny Pacquiao is dedicating his November 24 ring comeback to victims of super typhoon “Yolanda” that ravaged the Philippines last week.

Pacquiao will face dangerous Mexican-American fighter Brandon Rios in Macau in his first fight since being knocked out by rival Juan Manuel Marquez last year.

The fighter, who also serves as congressman of Sarangani province, said his training prevented him from personally getting involved in relief efforts.

Bull Bullard is definitely one of the most exciting players on the team. At 6'4, he's insanely athletic and physically, a freak of nature. That's what got him to the finals of American Ninja Warrior without training for it a day in his life. That's also what led to one of the most terrifying moments of his career.

Two weeks into the NBA season, Houston Rockets guard James Harden found himself in violation of the league's anti-flopping rule by being whistled for a second such violation.
The league fined Harden $5,000 on Monday for his second flopping violation of the young campaign, one called with four minutes to play in the final quarter of the Rockets' 107-94 home loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.

La Salle Greenhills junior Kobe Paras rises for a slam dunk over the San Beda Red Cubs in the finals of the NCAA juniors basketball tournament.