Gilas Pilipinas National Team Training Camp in Miami Day 4

Practice continues for Gilas Pilipinas while in Miami, Florida. A monster dunk by Japeth Aguilar over naturalized center Andray Blatche. Andray Blatche one-on-one with Marcus Douthit and Pinoy Food bonding for Gilas Pilipinas in Day 4 of their Training Camp in Miami, Florida. Watch the Gilas Pilipinas Training Camp in Miami Day 4 video.

In case you missed the video of Training Camp in Miami Day 1, 2 and 3:

Training Camp Day 1

Training Camp Day 2

Training Camp Day 3

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Throwback Thursday: 1996 Alaska Milkmen Grand Slam Season

1996 PBA Season - In their 11th season in the league, the Alaska Milkmen won all three conferences to become the third franchise in PBA history to capture the Grand Slam. The Alaska Milkmen won all three conferences in the season to become the fourth team in league history to capture the Grandslam, joining the 1976 and 1983 Crispa Redmanizers and the 1989 San Miguel Beermen. Johnny Abarrientos bag the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. Sean Chambers was voted the Governor's Cup Best Import. Edward Juinio was the season's Most Improved Player. Three players of Alaska; MVP winner Johnny Abarrientos, Rene Hawkins and Jojo Lastimosa made it to the Mythical first team selection.

Roster
Position	Jersey No.	Player
G	4	Merwin Castelo
G	5	Gilbert Reyes, Jr
G	6	Jojo Lastimosa
G	7	Roehl Gomez
C	12	Richard Bachmann
G	14	Johnny Abarrientos
F	16	Rene Hawkins
C	17	Kevin Ramas
F	22	Jeffrey Cariaso
C	24	Cris Bolado
C	31	Giovanni Pineda
C	32	Edward Juinio
F	3	Derrick Hamilton (C)
G	20	Sean Chambers (C/G

Position    Name/s
Head coach:     Tim Cone
Assistants:    Joel Banal / Aric Del Rosario
Commissioners Cup import - (C), Governors Cup import - (G)   

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Gilas Pilipinas 2 Naturalized Players Marcus Douthit and Andray Blatche

 

 

Our 2 Naturalized Players Marcus Douthit and Andray Blatche are going to Spain for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup but only 1 will be in the 12-man line-up for Gilas Pilipinas since FIBA allows only 1 naturalized player per tournament. Who do you think should play in the FIBA World Cup, Douthit or Blatche?

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15 World's Highest-Paid Athletes of 2014

Once again Floyd "Money" Mayweather tops the worlds highest-paid athletes of 2014. Two blockbuster fights made Money Mayweather only the second athlete ever to earn more than $100 million in a year, fights against Canelo Alvarez and Marcos Maidana. See the list of biggest names in global sports from the Boxing, NBA, Soccer, Football, Golf and Tennis.

   

Rank	Name	Pay	Salary/Winnings	Endorsements	Sport
#1	Floyd Mayweather	$105 M	$105 M	$0	Boxing
#2	Cristiano Ronaldo	$80 M	$52	$28	Soccer
#3	Lebron James	$72.3 M	$19.3 M	$53 M	Basketball
#4	Lionel Messi	$64.7 M	$41.7 M	$23 M	Soccer
#5	Kobe Bryant	$61.5 M	$30.5 M	$31 M	Basketball
#6	Tiger Woods	$61.2 M	$6.2 M	$55 M	Golf
#7	Roger Federer	$56.2 M	$4.2 M	$52 M	Tennis
#8	Phil Mickelson	$53.2 M	$5.2 M	$48 M	Golf
#9	Rafael Nadal	$44.5 M	$14.5 M	$30 M	Tennis
#10	Matt Ryan	$43.8 M	$42 M	$1.8 M	Football
#11	Manny Pacquiao	$41.8 M	$41 M	$0.8 M	Boxing
#12	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	$40.4 M	$36.4 M	$4 M	Soccer
#13	Derrick Rose	$36.6 M	$17.6 M	$19 M	Basketball
#14	Gareth Bale	$36.4 M	$25.4 M	$11 M	Soccer
#15	Radamel Falcao	$35.4 M	$32.4 M	$3 M	Soccer

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Nick Diaz is Back in the UFC

UFC superstar Nick Diaz has come out of retirement and has signed a multi-fight contract extension in hopes of returning to the Octagon in early 2015. Diaz, who has been out of action since March 2013, has hinted at a return in recent months if either a road to a title shot or a super fight opportunity presented itself. The Gracie jiu-jitsu black belt said the time off has helped him reenergize, and he is now ready to fight.

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Gilas Pilipinas National Team Training Camp in Miami Day 3

Watch the Gilas Pilipinas Training Camp in Miami Day 3 video.




In case you missed the video of Training Camp in Miami Day 1 and 2:
Training Camp Day 1
Training Camp Day 2

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Floyd Mayweather Hitting the Heavy Bag While Training in Preparation for Maidana Rematch

Undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd "Money" Mayweather recently released video footage from training camp as he continues preparations for his upcoming September 13 rematch with former welterweight champion Marcos Maidana. Watch how Mayweather looks as he hits the heavy bag.

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Andray Blatche Gilas Pilipinas Jersey # 11

New naturalized player Andray Blatche will wear #11 as seen in his new Gilas Pilipinas jersey. The Gilas Pilipinas players including Blatche is in Miami for a training camp and expected to join the team in Miami.

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Gilas Pilipinas National Team Training Camp in Miami Day 2

Gilas Pilipinas strength “Speed and Quickness” according to Team Consultant Tab Baldwin in the Gilas Pilipinas Training Camp in Miami Day 2. Watch the Training Camp in Miami Day 2 video.




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PINOY PRIDE XXVII goes International in DUBAI

The 27th edition of the very successful PINOY PRIDE series had its official press launching today at the Rajah Park Hotel. ALA boxers Genesis “Azukal” Servania, “King” Arthur Villanueva and Rey “BoomBoom” Bautista will see action at the Dubai World Trade Center on September 5. This will be the first PINOY PRIDE event held outside the Philippines.

The unbeaten Servania (24-0,10KO's) will put his WBO Intercontinental super bantamweight title on the line against Jose “Matador” Cabrera (22-4-2,10KO's) of Mexico. Cabrera once fought for a world title and has held the NABF and Mexican titles. Villanueva, another unbeaten world ranked boxer, will be pitted against Henry “El Crespo” Maldonado (19-3,14KO's) of Nicaragua for the IBF International jr. bantamweight title. Villanueva (25-0,14KO's) last saw action in March, winning a hard fought battle against Fernando Aguilar of Mexico by unanimous decision at the Solaire Resort and Casino. Bautista (35-3,25KO's), who maintains his popularity with fight fans, will face Mexican Juan Jose “Piquet” Martinez (19-1,15KO's) in a ten round non-title superfeatherweight bout. Last May, BoomBoom got a hard fought unanimous victory against Sergio Villanueva at the Mall of Asia Arena.

ALA Promotions Pres and CEO Michael Aldeguer talked about the long road to building an audience and promoting big fights here in the Philippines. He talked about his vision of what Philippine boxing should be. Dubai has registered high TV ratings for the PINOY PRIDE series and more than 3000 fans are expected to attend the event. The fights will be shown here in the Philippines on ABS-CBN.

The last PINOY PRIDE event here in Cebu, FISTS OF THE FUTURE, had a 16.6 percent national TV rating, with the main event, Jason Pagara vs Mario Meraz peaking at 19 percent. The boxers for PINOY PRIDE 27: DUEL IN DUBAI will also have scheduled public workouts here in Cebu this August.

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2014 USA Basketball Men's National Team Roster Photo

Check out the latest 2014 USA Basketball Men's National Team Roster Photo.

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Gilas Pilipinas National Team Training Camp in Miami Day 1

Gilas Pilipinas players in Miami, Florida for Training Camp Day 1. First time to join Gilas Pilipinas new naturalized player Andray Blatche. Watch the Training Camp in Miami Day 1 video.




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UFC P4P Fighter Rankings

Who do you think is the top pound for pound UFC fighter, regardless of weight class? Do you think your favorite MMA fighter is on the top? Let's see the latest list of the top pound for pound rankings.

 

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Peñalosa Brothers Keep Winning Streak After KO Wins

Brothers Dodie Boy Jr. and Dave Peñalosa both impressed and maintained their undefeated records in front of a packed crowd at Mandaluyong City Gym on Saturday.

Dodie Boy Jr. (13-0, 12KOs) started the fight against Indonesia's Dicky Amtiran with agile lateral movements and reaching jabs to the body. His ring generalship allowed him to catch Amtiran by surprise, dropping the visiting opponent in the last 30 seconds of the first round.

Despite hurting Amtiran, Dodie Boy Jr. exercised patience with calculated attacks in round two. The southpaw Dodie Boy Jr. started throwing hard right hooks to the body which were visibly felt by Amtiran.

Dodie Boy Jr. cleanly landed repeated left straights and right hooks both to the top and body in round three. It was getting obvious at this point that Amtiran doesn't stand much of a chance, Dodie Boy Jr. gladly ended the Indonesian's misery with a right hook to the liver that sent him kneeling to the canvass.

Amtiran would not get up from that body shot, earning Dodie Boy Jr. his 12th knockout in 13 professional fights. The official time was 1:14.

Dave Peñalosa (9-0, 6KOs) won his first eight-round bout by knockout against Danilo Gabisay but not without a trip to the canvass for the first time in his promising career.

Dave cautiously gauged his opponent with jabs and movement in round one. As soon as Danilo started letting his hands go, he got caught by a patented Peñalosa right hook counter followed by a left uppercut.

Dave started working the body in round two. Hard hooks from both hands to the mid section made Gabisay look helpless at one point as he asked the referee to call for a low blow when there was none. Gabisay landed a couple of right hands but not without getting countered with right hooks from Dave.

Dave was working the body and even stunned Gabisay with a right hook on top in round three. A brutal exchange in the center of the ring saw Dave getting dropped by a clean straight right.

Gabisay soon found out that Dave meant business in round 4. A hard left straight from Dave sent Gabisay sitting on the ropes and got called for a knockdown. Smelling blood, Dave continued his attack and managed to drop Gabisay again, this time with a right hook in the last 10 seconds of the round.

Gabisay never seemed to have recovered from the last round. Dave's well timed left straight to the stomach reduced Gabisay to a knee and was counted out. The official time was 1:23 of round five.

Paul Millsap Added to USA Men's National Team Roster

Forward Paul Millsap has been added to the 2014-16 USA Men's National Team roster, it was announced today by USA Basketball National Team Managing Director Jerry Colangelo. He joins Hawks teammate Kyle Korver on the men's national team, making the Hawks just one of three teams (Golden State and Washington) with more than one player on the current national team roster. In his first season with Atlanta during the 2013-14 season, Millsap had a career best season, being selected to the Eastern Conference All-Star Team and posting highs in scoring (17.9), assists (3.1), total steals (129), three-point field goals made (76) and percentage (.358) and double-doubles (30). He also recorded his first career triple-double with 19 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists against Toronto on March 18th. He was the only player in the NBA during the 2013-14 season to average at least 17.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.0 steal and 1.0 block.

In the Hawks' first round series against the Indiana Pacers, Millsap pushed his averages to 19.4 points, 10.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 38.1 minutes per game. The 6-foot-8 forward from Louisiana Tech signed with the Atlanta Hawks on July 10, 2013 following seven seasons with the Utah Jazz. Over his eight-year career, he has averages of 13.1 points on .507 shooting and 7.2 rebounds in 28.2 minutes in 614 games.

The U.S. team begins its preparation for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup tomorrow in Las Vegas. Millsap previously was a member of the USA Men's National Team roster for the 2009 mini-camp, and he played in the 2009 USA Basketball Showcase in Las Vegas.

 

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Gennady Golovkin demolishes Daniel Geale in just 3 Rounds

WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (30-0, 27 KOs) scored a third round demolition of former world champion Daniel Geale (30-3, 16 KOs) Saturday night before 8,572 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Golovkin dropped Geale in round two with a barrage of punches. The end came in round three when Golovkin dropped Geale again with a huge right hand. Time was 2:47. Making the win all the more impressive is Geale had connected with a hard punch just a fraction of a second before Golovkin’s punch landed and Golovkin’s blow still carried KO power.

In the post fight interview, Golovkin stated that he was ready for anyone in the division, but made special note of one fighter. When asked who he wanted next, he made his choice clear, as he called out reigning Middleweight champion of the world, Miguel Cotto. Golovkin vs. Cotto would certainly be a PPV attraction, pitting the two best middleweights against each other to end any doubt as to who is the best in the weight class. With Cotto having beaten Sergio Martinez so easily in his last bout, this fight would be very intriguing to see, but with Golovkin looking so devastating with his power, you have to wonder if Cotto will take the risk. Gennady Golovkin again showed why he is one of the most avoided fighters in the sport, but with his star continuing to rise, they might not be able to avoid him much longer. Watch the highlights between Golovkin versus Geale.

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Byron Scott the new Head Coach of Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers have waited nearly three months to hire a new coach, and they're apparently making Byron Scott wait a few more days. Byron Scott has accepted terms to become the next head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. According to ESPN, Scott's deal is for four years and $17 million with the Lakers holding the option for the final year. Scott played 11 of his 14 years in the NBA as a Los Angeles Laker, winning three championships during the Showtime era spearheaded by Magic Johnson. Scott amassed 15,077 points and 2,279 assists in his decorated career.

Scott last coached with the Cavaliers in Cleveland, where he was relieved of his duties in April 2013. He guided the New Jersey to the NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003, losing to the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs respectively.

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NBA issues statement on The Gilas Last Home Stand

The following statement has been issued by the NBA regarding the ‘The Gilas Last Home Stand’:

Under the terms of the NBA's Collective Bargaining Agreement, players are allowed to participate in offseason basketball games or exhibitions when requirements for those events are met, including ensuring that appropriate safeguards be in place, and the promoter seeks the proper exemptions from the NBA and the player’s team. The promoter of this proposed event, East-West Private LLC, was informed of this process several months ago but did not take the required steps. Filipinos are among the most passionate basketball fans in the world and we are committed to bringing them more access to our game and supporting the ongoing Typhoon Haiyan rehabilitation efforts.

 

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Kevin Love withdraws from Team USA Basketball

Barely 24 hours after losing Blake Griffin comes news that USA Basketball will be playing in the FIBA World Cup without Kevin Love, too. Kevin Love will not play for Team USA this summer, USA Basketball national team managing director Jerry Colangelo announced in a statement. Kevin Love still doesn't know where he will play next season, his NBA future hanging in the air while a seldom-used league rule complicates a potential trade to Cleveland. Anthony Davis, DeMarcus Cousins, Andre Drummond, and Kenneth Faried are the only remaining, true frontcourt candidates for Team USA. Griffin and Love withdrew from consideration after LaMarcus Aldridge did the same almost two weeks ago – all three players were considered locks to make the FIBA World Cup Team.

 

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Lebron James Decides to Wear His Former Jersey No. 23

Sixteen days after he decided to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James has finally picked his number. At around 1 p.m. ET Sunday on his Instagram account, James announced he would go back to wearing No. 23. He also shared the link on his Twitter account.

“23 it is! It’s only right I go back. 2·3=6 We still family 6. #HomeTeam #StriveForGreatness”\

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Kobe Paras Receives Offer from US NCAA Division I school in 2016

Just a few months after arriving in the United States to pursue his budding basketball dream, former La Salle Greenhills star and current Cathedral High School student Kobe Paras has been offered a varsity scholarship by an NCAA Division I school. 16-year-old Kobe Paras is still two years away from entering the college basketball scene but has already received an offer from US NCAA Division I school UC Irvine, according to a report.

Although Paras has yet to play in a regular season high school game, since the opening of the new academic year in the US is still a few weeks away, the 6’6” son of PBA great Benjie Paras has made a good account of himself while suiting up for the Phantoms in several pocket tournaments during the course of the summer break.

This includes his stellar performance against Long Beach Polytechnic High during the recent DeMar DeRozan tournament, in which he displayed remarkable marksmanship from the perimeter en route to a 22-point outing, highlighted by three triples.

Given his promising game and tremendous potential, Kobe Paras has caught the eye of the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) Anteaters.

California-based recruiting analyst Neal Nieves posted on his Twitter account that the university had expressed interest in Paras, the son of PBA legend Benjie Paras. UC Irvine offered 2016 6-foot-6 Wing Kobe Paras out of Cathedral HS (CA) today according to a source.

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Kobe Paras takes his Talent in LA High School Game

The 16-year-old son of two-time PBA Most Valuable Player Benjie impressed for LA Cathedral in a high school game against Long Beach Poly in the Dermar Rozen tournament on Thursday, scoring 22 points while hitting three crucial three-pointers. Although Paras fouled out with 48 seconds to go in a game LA Cathedral eventually lost, 50-57, he made quite an impression to merit a story from the Varsity Times issue of the Los Angeles Times titled, 'There's another player named Kobe ready to star in LA.'

Kobe starred for La Salle Greenhills in the NCAA and won the slam-dunk title when he played for the Philippines in last year's Fiba World 3x3 championship in Jakarta.

 

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