Monthly Archives: November 2008

Ball Hog: Manny Pacquiao – De La Hoya News Links

Roach: Hoya is not going to last “(I told Manny that) in the first round, I want you to go out there and make (De La Hoya) feel that it’s a f*cking fight right away,” Roach revealed. “A lot of people tell me that if Manny’s past four, he’s okay. (But) if you give Oscaraaa

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Nike & Team Pilipinas Quest For Basketball Glory Starts

Last night (Nov. 25, 2008), I am the soldier of HooPh sent to cover the launch of Team Pilipinas and the Nike’s launch of outfits in support of the Philippine team. Last May 2007, it was also Nike who outfitted the Philippine Team. Call time for this event is 6pm, but as expected, it didn’taaa

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SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN THE PBL

They are talents… … Talents that are being put to the test this season. Their entry kind of reminds me of Don Allado’s entry. The DLSU Archer vowed to help his school in winning a UAAP crown, sacrificing a Rookie of the Year citation for the greater glory of the DLSU faithful. Back then, theaaa

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The Rise of Manny Pacquiao (ESPN Video)

Related poll… For a minute, let’s pretend you’re not PINOY, do you honestly believe that PACMAN can beat De La Hoya? Yes (67%) No (33%) Total Votes: 93

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Poll: To Hire or Not To Hire an International Coach

Chot Reyes, Ryan Gregorio, Boyet Fernandez and Jong Uichico all say, YES to SBP’s hiring of Serbian RAJKO TOROMAN . Yeng Guiao says no to Toro! How about you? Answers No. Of Votes Answer 1:   No 26 Answer 2:   Who cares? 8 Answer 3:   Yes 66 Total Votes: 100 Poll is closed by you may still send youraaa

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SYDMAN’S POWER RANKINGS WEEK 6 (NOV 12 – 16)

There’s a new player up top the rankings. I think you know the guy but who are the other players that made the most superb cream of the crop grading system in all of internet-land! SIDEDISH: TOP ROOKIES Gabe Norwood (1) and Solomon Mercado (2) were the only rookies that made the Power Ranks. Although,aaa

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HooPH MMA: Weighing in on Brock Lesnar

On the night of UFC 91, Brock Lesnar did what seemed to be impossible to say for us fight fans 9 months ago when he got submitted by Frank Mir at UFC 91. Yes, Brock is now the UFC Heavyweight Champion. And he did it by knocking out the five time UFC Champion in brutalaaa

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Ball Hog: Sports Mirror & New RP Five

Sports Mirror Check out Business Mirror’s sport section if you like fresh basketball write-ups. They got correspondents/contributors the do blog-type articles. Today, Mirror posted that Elasto Painters are getting fan’s attention. I very much agree on this. That’s expected, as the team plays fast (and hard), they are young (with equally young coaching staff) andaaa

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POWER RANKINGS (NOV 5 – 9) – MAN OF THE WEEK, RANKINGS, ETC.

MAN OF THE WEEK: Yes, Hoops fans, we adore Richard del Rosario. Our favorite benchwarmer-turned-analyst is getting rave marks for his really cool humor. His latest annotation with Jude Turcuato seriously helped the debacle that turned out to be the Alaska versus Purefoods match. Sure, Mr. Kaboom was a great commentator to begin with, butaaa

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National Billiards League Is A Go

The National Billiards League (NBL) has found a home for its much-awaited inaugural season next year. The AMF-Puyat Bowling Inn and Billiards in Malate, Manila is undergoing a P2.5-million renovation to make it a state-of-the-art venue for the world’s first season-long professional league. Located on Taft Ave., between Quirino and Remedios, Bowling Inn, as itaaa

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