Monday, February 3, 2014
Chot Reyes not shocked China wasn't picked as FIBA wildcard
Gilas coach Chot Reyes said yesterday it was almost expected that despite its mass market clout, China wouldn’t be awarded one of four wildcard tickets to the FIBA World Cup to be played in six Spanish venues on Aug. 30-Sept. 14.
There were 15 countries that applied for wildcard slots and paid the corresponding donation, reportedly 500,000 Euros or about P30 Million, to the FIBA coffers. London Olympic third placer Russia, 2016 Olympic host Brazil, Turkey (the Turkish appliance and consumer electronics company Beko is a major sponsor) and China were early favorites to join the 20 outright qualifiers. But last Saturday, the FIBA Central Board met here and chose No. 7 Turkey, No. 10 Brazil, No. 5 Greece and No. 39 Finland to play in the World Cup. Aside from Russia and China, left out were Germany, Italy, Canada, Venezuela, Israel, Poland, Nigeria, Qatar and Bosnia-Herzogovina.
There were 15 countries that applied for wildcard slots and paid the corresponding donation, reportedly 500,000 Euros or about P30 Million, to the FIBA coffers. London Olympic third placer Russia, 2016 Olympic host Brazil, Turkey (the Turkish appliance and consumer electronics company Beko is a major sponsor) and China were early favorites to join the 20 outright qualifiers. But last Saturday, the FIBA Central Board met here and chose No. 7 Turkey, No. 10 Brazil, No. 5 Greece and No. 39 Finland to play in the World Cup. Aside from Russia and China, left out were Germany, Italy, Canada, Venezuela, Israel, Poland, Nigeria, Qatar and Bosnia-Herzogovina.
Bruno Mars Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show Performance VIDEO
The 48th Half-Time show of the Super Bowl features no less than Filipino-PuertoRican pop star Bruno Mars. Watch the electrifying performance!
The Grammy Award-winning artist performed his greatest hits “Billionaire,” “Locked Out of Heaven,” “Treasure,” “Runaway,” “Just the Way You Are” and for “Give It Away,” his guest Red Hot Chili Peppers joined him on stage.
The Grammy Award-winning artist performed his greatest hits “Billionaire,” “Locked Out of Heaven,” “Treasure,” “Runaway,” “Just the Way You Are” and for “Give It Away,” his guest Red Hot Chili Peppers joined him on stage.
Don’t miss the last part, it’s heartwarming!
Watch Bruno Mars’ on the Super Bowl XLVIII 2014 Halftime Show:
Super Bowl 48: Seahawks won its first NFL title; stuns Broncos
Seattle’s Russell Wilson threw for two touchdowns and the Seahawks’ ferocious defense overwhelmed Denver’s record-setting offense, forcing four turnovers on the way to a stunning 43-8 victory Sunday in Super Bowl 48.
The Seahawks, owned by Microsoft co-founding billionaire Paul Allen, captured their first National Football League crown. Seattle lost to Pittsburgh in 2006 in the team’s only prior Super Bowl visit.
“It’s such an amazing feeling to be able to take the Lombardi trophy back to Seattle,” Allen said.
“It’s such an amazing feeling to be able to take the Lombardi trophy back to Seattle,” Allen said.
LIVESTREAM: Draw of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Here is the procedure for the Official Draw of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup taking place on February 4 at 2:00am Philippine time.
• Pot 1: Argentina, Lithuania, Spain and USA. This pot consists of the top four teams in FIBA’s Men Ranking (#1 USA; #2 Spain; #3 Argentina; #4 Lithuania).
For the next five pots, the sequence does not reflect the strength of the teams:
• Pot 2: Angola, Egypt, Senegal and Finland.
• Pot 3: Iran, Korea, Philippines and New Zealand.
• Pot 4: Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and Ukraine.
• Pot 5: Brazil, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
• Pot 6: Australia, France, Greece and Turkey.
The 24 teams have been classified on the basis of the FIBA Ranking Men as well as geographical principles with teams from the same continent being evenly distributed in six teams pots. Teams will be picked from these pots and placed into the four Preliminary Round groups – A, B, C and D.
For the next five pots, the sequence does not reflect the strength of the teams:
• Pot 2: Angola, Egypt, Senegal and Finland.
• Pot 3: Iran, Korea, Philippines and New Zealand.
• Pot 4: Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and Ukraine.
• Pot 5: Brazil, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
• Pot 6: Australia, France, Greece and Turkey.
WATCH THE OFFICIAL DRAW LIVESTREAM BELOW:
PBA 2014: San Mig Coffee vs Ginebra (Semis Game 3) REPLAY VIDEO
Game Three’s battle among basketball royalty, the Coffee Prince stood tallest against the towering Gin Kings. Mark Barroca scored 25 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and handed out five assists to power the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers to a 97-89 victory over Barangay Ginebra San Miguel on Sunday at Mall of Asia Arena. “We deserved a good game. Last game was a blowout,” said San Mig Coffee coach Tim Cone. The win gave San Mig Coffee a 2-1 series lead in their Manila Clasico semifinals series in the PLDT Home DSL Philippine Cup
GINEBRA 89 – Slaughter 29, Caguioa 21, Tenorio 14, Aguilar 12, Baracael 7, Ellis 3, Helterbrand 2, Mamaril 1, Ababou 0, Monfort 0.
THE SCORES:
SAN MIG SUPER COFFEE 97 – Barroca 25, Simon 19, Pingris 15, Yap 13, Devance 8, Reavis 7, Melton 6, Mallari 2, Sangalang 2, De Ocampo 0. GINEBRA 89 – Slaughter 29, Caguioa 21, Tenorio 14, Aguilar 12, Baracael 7, Ellis 3, Helterbrand 2, Mamaril 1, Ababou 0, Monfort 0.
WATCH FULL REPLAY VIDEO BELOW:
Procedure for Official Draw of 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
(FIBA Basketball World Cup) - Here is the procedure for the Official Draw of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup taking place on Monday February 3 at 7pm CET (February 4, 2014 / 2:00AM Manila time).
- The 24 teams have been classified on the basis of the FIBA Ranking Men as well as geographical principles with teams from the same continent being evenly distributed in six teams pots. Teams will be picked from these pots and placed into the four Preliminary Round groups – A, B, C and D.
• Pot 1: Argentina, Lithuania, Spain and USA. This pot consists of the top four teams in FIBA’s Men Ranking (#1 USA; #2 Spain; #3 Argentina; #4 Lithuania).
For the next five pots, the sequence does not reflect the strength of the teams:
• Pot 2: Angola, Egypt, Senegal and Finland.
• Pot 3: Iran, Korea, Philippines and New Zealand.
- The 24 teams have been classified on the basis of the FIBA Ranking Men as well as geographical principles with teams from the same continent being evenly distributed in six teams pots. Teams will be picked from these pots and placed into the four Preliminary Round groups – A, B, C and D.
• Pot 1: Argentina, Lithuania, Spain and USA. This pot consists of the top four teams in FIBA’s Men Ranking (#1 USA; #2 Spain; #3 Argentina; #4 Lithuania).
For the next five pots, the sequence does not reflect the strength of the teams:
• Pot 2: Angola, Egypt, Senegal and Finland.
• Pot 3: Iran, Korea, Philippines and New Zealand.
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Brazil, Finland, Greece, Turkey earn wildcard spot to FIBA World Cup
The cast is complete.
Brazil, Finland, Greece, and Turkey will be joining 20 other teams to complete the 24-team delegation in the FIBA World Cup slated from August 30 to September 14, 2014 in Spain.
The 4 countries earned the nod of the FIBA Central Board, emerging as the 4 awardees from 15 wildcard candidates on Saturday, February 1.
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