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Oh what fun it is to wtach these Mavs
He doesn't have the rock star appeal of a Kobe Bryant. And he doesn't play for the Los Angeles Lakers, a glitzy franchise jaded with 17 NBA championships. But I like Dirk…
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Paquiao-Mayweather look for year-ending thriller
With clever agility that took the sting out of Shane Mosley's feeblish challenge, Manny Pacquiao is back in his homestead awaiting word on who to fight among those in his short list…
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INSIDE SPORTS – ‘PACQUIAO, SMART A PERFECT MATCH’
When ring announcer Jimmy Lennon of ?Showtime? did the introductions for the WBO welterweight title fight of pound of pound king Manny Pacquiao against former three time world champion Shane Mosley, we…
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BULLS GORE HAWKS, THE HEAT IS ON
UP 3-2 in their Eastern Conference semifinals, the Chicago Bulls invaded Philips Arena Thursday night expecting bitter resistance from the pesky 5th-seeded Atlanta Hawks. It was a false alarm. Game 6 was…
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James, Wade conquer Mt. Celtics
FANS inside the American Airlines Arena went nuts Wednesday night. Drowning in euphoria, they got almost unbearably loud and waved white towels with unsuppressed frenzy. Tears fell, happy tears, And there were…
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Mosley’s famous last words
Before Sugar Shane Mosley took on WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas last Saturday night, he exuded confidence in defying the odds to score…
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Ref admits error, vows recheck
LAS VEGAS ? In a gesture of humility, referee Kenny Bayless admitted his mistake in calling a knockdown on Manny Pacquiao in the 10th round of his WBO welterweight title defense against…
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Master of retirement
It?s getting to be a habit for WBO welterweight champion and the world?s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Manny Pacquiao to send opponents into retirement. Last Saturday night, Pacquiao virtually wrote the final…
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Cuff him if you can
SHACKLED to a 12-of-32 shooting performance in Game 4, Derrick Rose bounced fabulously well in Tuesday night's Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, leading his Bulls to a 95-83 win over…
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The thorn in Derrick’s rose
It was supposed to be a given, the No.1 seed, the Beast in the East who won 62 of 82 regular games, taking on a lowly No.5 seed that barely made the…
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Following in Manny’s footsteps
LAS VEGAS ? Who?s next in line to follow in Manny Pacquiao?s footsteps? Nonito Donaire is a possibility as he?s now a two-division world champion with a huge upside. Donaire, 28, has…
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Pacman’s security chief bats for GK
LAS VEGAS ? Not too many fans know that WBO welterweight champion and the world?s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Manny Pacquiao?s American security chief Rob Peters has a strong advocacy for social…
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Manny’s frightened stalker
LAS VEGAS ? No doubt about it, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. was a keen observer of the action in WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao?s win on points over Sugar Shane Mosley at the…
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Et Tu, Manny?
After that dull and unexciting championship fight Saturday whose main highlights were the knockdowns scored by both boxers - one real, the other dubious - there was no longer any doubt that…
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Barrera called it right
LAS VEGAS ? Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera knew it all along ? that Sugar Shane Mosley would go the full route but lose a decision by a wide margin to WBO…
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Buboy wary of lucky punch
LAS VEGAS ? WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao?s assistant trainer and boyhood pal Buboy Fernandez said even if he knew Sugar Shane Mosley couldn?t win, there was always the danger of a…
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Pacquiao-Mayweather after Mosley
Las Vegas, Nev -- Three-time champion Sugar Shane Mosley battles Manny Pacquiao's tonight in a fierce stab at snaring Pacman's WBO welterweight crown at the MGM Grand Arena.. Sarangani's boxing congressman is…
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A day of a united Philippines behind one boxer, behind one color, behind one cause
I remember a professor of mine in Sociology back in my college days when he mentioned that the lives of Filipinos revolved around politics. We are involved in politics in all shape…
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TAPALES WILL GO TO BATTLE WITHOUT A CUTMAN
Las Vegas, NV:- Marlon Tapales, the super flyweight prospect from Lala, Lanao del Norte who is making his US debut tomorrow night at the Mandalay Bay against Alejandro Solorio of Huntington Park,…
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PINOY BOXERS FIGHT IN VEGAS, FLOYD AS CARNIVAL BARKER
Unless you've been to places like Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Glan,Sarangani or Dalaguete, Cebu chances are you've never seen Marlon Tapales in action. He did appear in a couple of fight cards…
