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Harbour forces sudden death
HARBOUR CENTRE shut down Reed Juntilla in the payoff period and Edwin Asoro and Dylan Ababou reintroduced themselves big time yesterday as Batang Pier defeated the Hapee Toothpaste Complete Protectors, 73-59 and set up a big Sunday showdown for the PBL V-Go Extreme Energy Drink Cup at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
Boxing out in Laos SEAG?
OWING TO the ruckus that happened during the 24th Thailand Southeast Asian Games, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Jose "Peping" Cojuangco Jr. expressed the belief that boxing might even be scrapped when Laos plays host to the biennial event in 2009.
Cañaleta on trading block
HIGH-FLYING FORWARD Niño Cañaleta is rumored to be on the trading block and that Air21 is negotiating with several teams.
Rejuvenated Celtics expect happy new year
BOSTON (Reuters) — The Boston Celtics will hit the new year with the NBA’s best record and a belief that more is still to come.
Wade’s magic not enough for Heat to beat Orlando
MIAMI (AP) — Even a supreme scoring effort by Dwyane Wade wasn’t enough for the Miami Heat to beat the Orlando Magic.
Torre, Antonio set to renew rivalry
GRANDMASTERS EUGENE Torre and Joey Antonio, fierce rivals in tournaments and not the best of friends in the politics of their sport, are ready to renew their rivalry next year.
Golden Slam beckons for Federer, Henin
PARIS (AFP) — It will be the year of the Golden Slam for tennis in 2008 and realistically only two names are in the running.
US netters off to a good Hopman start
PERTH (Reuters) — The United States made light of the temporary absence of Serena Williams as they took an unassailable 2-0 lead over India in their opening Group A match at the Hopman Cup on Saturday.
Patriots look for perfect ending
NEW YORK (Reuters) — The New England Patriots will look to pen the perfect ending to a magical season on Saturday when they take on the New York Giants in a regular-season finale that could land them in the NFL record books.
Colts make Sanders highest-paid NFL player
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time National Football League all-star safety Bob Sanders signed a five-year contract extension Friday, a deal that will keep him with the Indianapolis Colts through 2012 and makes him one of the league’s highest-paid players at his position.
All but one Olympics venues complete
BEIJING (AP) — Competition venues for next year’s Beijing Olympics have been completed according to plan, an official said Friday, with the only outstanding project – the 91,000-seat National Stadium _ scheduled to be finished by March.
Pierce dominates as Celtics down Sonics
SEATTLE, Washington (AFP) — Paul Pierce scored 37 points and Kevin Garnett added 23 to lead the Boston Celtics to a 104-96 National Basketball Association triumph Thursday over the Seattle Supersonics.
Danger is part of race’s allure
WITH 49 deaths in 29 years, the annual Dakar Rally off-road race has been panned by the Vatican newspaper as "the bloody race of irresponsibility."
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