 |
Devance takes over Regaining toughness in the crunch, Alaska Milk broke the ice in its own quarterfinals showdown with Barangay Ginebra. Joe De Vance erupted for a career-best 30 points and the Aces played tough at the finish, outfighting the Kings, 104-101, to move a win shy of the PBA Philippine Cup Final Four at the Araneta Coliseum Friday night. “It’s nice to win a game in the fourth quarter. We finally got one in this conference and it came at the right time,” said Alaska coach Tim Cone. “Best of three is a sprint. You’ve got to be ready to go and go right away. Birthday boy Pacquiao says he’s good At the age of 32, Manny Pacquiao has showed no sign of slowing down. Even at the face of his growing responsibilities as lone representative of Sarangani province, Pacquiao said he is still very much willing to fight it out in the boxing ring. “Kaya ko pa naman (I can still do it),” said the Filipino boxing hero in an interview with ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol while celebrating his 32nd birthday at the KCC Convetion Center in General Santos City (Gensan). Pacquiao merely shrugged off the request of some of his close family members, including his mother PHL Azkals unfazed despite loss to Indonesia The morning after a loss is normally one of the toughest ones to wake up to as you deal with the reality that the loss indeed happened. But the Azkals we saw Friday morning looked far from devastated. It seemed that they knew what they have in their hands now, and they are not about to let this situation and opportunity slip away. Phil Younghusband, one of the team's strikers who had 2 solid attempts early in the game that were saved by the Indonesian keeper, felt that more than the intimidation of the home crowd, it was the noise level that affected them. Triumphant Donaire mobbed in Manila Following his rousing victory over Ukrainian Wladimir Sidorenko earlier this month, Filipino boxing champ Nonito Donaire was mobbed in a triumphant motorcade in Manila Friday. Radio dzBB's Carlo Mateo reported that Donaire, dubbed The Filipino Flash, was cheered wildly when he met with city officials led by Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim at City Hall. Donaire, accompanied by wife Rachel, then boarded a white pickup truck and went around Manila's busy districts, including Binondo, Divisoria, and Moriones and Pritil in Tondo.
...
