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Morales faces stiff penalty if he comes in overweight
LOS ANGELES — A weighty issue involving Mexican Erik Morales surfaced on Friday after Manny Pacquiao’s American trainer Freddie Roach bared that “Morales will be slapped at least 0,000 if he comes in overweight” against the heavy-handed Filipino southpaw in their megabuck Jan. 21 battle in Las Vegas.
Viloria sees El Terrible’s downfall
LOS ANGELES — World light-flyweight king Brian Viloria, who several months ago shared the spotlight alongside Manny Pacquiao, predicted on Friday the 13th the downfall of Mexican Erik Morales on Jan. 21 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Barakos gore Aces
Games Today (Araneta Coliseum)
4:10 p.m. — Air21 vs Talk ’N Text
6:35 p.m. — Red Bull vs Alaska
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Granny Goose fuels twice-to-beat bid
GRANNY GOOSE Tortillos leaned on a fiery third quarter performance yesterday to clobber Far Eastern Insurance, 88-66, and boost its bid for a twice-to-beat privilege in the quarterfinals of the 2006 PBL Heroes Cup at the San Andres Gym in Manila.
Campbell, Furyk on top
HONOLULU (AP) — Chad Campbell and Jim Furyk each shot 3-under 67 on Friday and were tied for the lead at the Sony Open going into a weekend that again will not include Michelle Wie.
Canoe-kayak paddlers see rosy Asiad campaign
THE NATIONAL canoe-kayak team seeks to make an impact in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar despite a crew composed mostly of teenage paddlers.
2 Toyota cars up for grabs in Konica Minolta Pro-Am
ALREADY AWASH in cash due to its record P1.7-million pot, the Konica Minolta National ProAm on Feb. 7-11 will yet offer two Toyota cars as hole-in-one prizes at Riviera.
Arcilla, Moncera in Andrada final
TOP FAVORITES Russell Arcilla and Leyan Moncera breezed past separate rivals yesterday to arrange a showdown for the premier boys’ 18 years and under title in the 17th Andrada Cup Age-Group Tennis Championships at the Rizal Memorial Tennis center.
Cycling Search fires off
CRITERIUM RACING takes center stage beginning today when the Cycling Search Invitational (CSI) kicks off its 10-leg circuit in Tarlac City with a promise of slam-bang action among the country’s top and upcoming riders.
TUP tossers thump EARIST
HOST TECHNOLOGICAL University of the Philippines (TUP) showed readiness in ending its six-year title drought, blasting Eulogio Amang Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology (EARIST) yesterday at the start of the 18th State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association National Capital Region (SCUAA-NCR) Season men’s volleyball tournament at the TUP Ground in San Marcelino, Manila.
Movies and politics
Just what is it with the local movie industry that is always plagued with controversy? Af- ter every Metro Manila Film Awards, there emerge a number of disgruntled movie directors, even as this year, there were movie producers, including movie personalities. Haven’t we got enough bickering among politicians? Tama na! Sobra na!
Fix for the F1 junkie
IT’S TOUGH being an F1 junkie these days. As we write this, there’s still 57 days, 9 hours, 13 minutes, and 53 seconds to go before the ultimate motorsport event in the world begins in Bahrain.
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