PBA
Higher seeded teams Petron Blaze Boosters and Rain or Shine Elasto Painters eliminated their respective opponents to arrange a semifinals faceoff against each other in the PBA Governor's Cup.
The defending champions edged GlobalPort Batang Pier, 108-106, while Petron saw its 25-point lead turn to dust in the fourth period before utilizing their auxiliary power to put away the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings, 101-94.
After the Kings caught up to within one, the Blaze Boosters unleashed a 9-0 run to distance themselves from their pursuers, 100-90. Arwind Santos was one of the bright spots for Petron as he came up with 17 points, 13 rebounds, and four blocks.
The victors will start their best-of-five encounter on September 30, while the Alaska Aces and the San Mig Coffee Mixers will go at it one more time today to determine which side will go opposite the Meralco Bolts in the semis.
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NCAA
The San Beda Red Lions notched their 12th win of this year's NCAA seniors basketball season by defeating the University of Perpetual Help Altas in overtime, 78-76, at the FilOil-Flying V Arena in San Juan.
Rome dela Rosa found Art dela Cruz underneath for an inside basket, :12.1 in the clock, for the game-winning bucket. At the other end, Juneric Baloria flubbed his three-point attempt which could have given his team the victory.
San Beda solidified its hold of the top spot in the standings, while Perpetual Help drops to 11-4.
The Lions started the contest red hot, scoring the game's first 12 points. They then led by 21 going into the final period before coach Aric del Rosario's wards fought their way back. With time winding down in regulation, Nosa Omorogbe swished a contested three-pointer from faraway to send the game into overtime.
In the first game, the Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals made sure they are still in the hunt for a final four spot as they won their seventh in 14 contests courtesy of the Lyceum Pirates, 71-63. Just like the other ballgame, EAC seized control for majority of the match before LPU staged a comeback in the fourth period only to fall short in the end.
In juniors basketball, Immaculate Conception Academy beat Lyceum, 78-76, while the Red Cubs blasted UPHSD, 98-63.
9/27/2013
9/26/2013
Chicharito goal leads Man Utd past Liverpool; Arsenal wins in penalties
Chicharito made the most of his rare appearance on the pitch with a 46th minute goal, which is enough for Manchester United to hurdle past Liverpool in the third round of the Capital One Cup this early morning, Philippine time, at the Old Trafford. His goal also eclipses the return of Luis Suarez from suspension.
In other matches, Arsenal overcame West Bromwich Albion in penalties, 4-3, after regulation and extra time ended in a 1-1 standoff. Birmingham surprised defending champion Swansea, 3-1, while Newcastle and Stoke defeated lower table clubs with similar 2-0 scorelines.
The fourth round, which will be played in the last week of October, will pit Sunderland against Southampton, Leicester City hosting Fulham, Birmingham City going up against Stoke City, Manchester United facing Norwich City, West Ham United visiting Burnley, Arsenal testing Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur meeting Hull City, and Newcastle United battling Manchester City.
In other matches, Arsenal overcame West Bromwich Albion in penalties, 4-3, after regulation and extra time ended in a 1-1 standoff. Birmingham surprised defending champion Swansea, 3-1, while Newcastle and Stoke defeated lower table clubs with similar 2-0 scorelines.
The fourth round, which will be played in the last week of October, will pit Sunderland against Southampton, Leicester City hosting Fulham, Birmingham City going up against Stoke City, Manchester United facing Norwich City, West Ham United visiting Burnley, Arsenal testing Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur meeting Hull City, and Newcastle United battling Manchester City.
San Sebastian, Letran bag NCAA chess titles
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| San Sebastian College Recoletos won the NCAA seniors chess division for the second straight year. Photo: Jan Dizon |
The San Sebastian college seniors chess team copped their second straight NCAA chess trophy on September 22 at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran Gym in Muralla, Intramuros. Letran, meanwhile, took the juniors crown.
The Stags compiled 58 points after 18 rounds, eight points clear of runner up College of Saint Benilde. Emilio Aguinaldo finished third with 43.5 points.
FIDE Master Mari Joseph Turqueza took home MVP honors and the gold medal in Board 1, while National Master Homer Cunanan of SSCR is coach of the year. Adrian Perez and Alexis Emil Maribao took the gold medal in Boards 2 and 3 to highlight San Sebastian's dominance this season.
Other gold medal awardees include Hans Christian Balingit of College Saint Benilde (Board 4), Lyceum of the Philippines University's Romy Fagon (Board 5), and Mapua Institute of Technology's Paolo Angelo Garcia (Board 6).
The rest of the schools finished in this order: LPU, 41.5; Arellano University, 41; CSJL, 38.5; MIT, 37; San Beda College, 34; University of Perpetual Help System Dalta, 8.5; Jose Rizal University, 8.
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| The Colegio de San Juan junior chess team and Fr. Vic Calvo pose with their trophy. Photo: Jan Dizon |
Over at the juniors division, Letran accumulated 64 points to take its second consecutive diadem. Arellano and SBC concluded in second and third with 59 and 46 points.
FM Paulo Bersamina of Letran is the juniors division MVP, while NM Roland Joseph Perez is the coach of the year. The Squires also took the gold medals in Boards 2 and 3, courtesy of Melwyn Kenneth Baltazar and John Fleer Donguines.
Kyz Llantada of AU and Joshov Alekhine Rosarda are co-Board 4 gold medalists, as Karl Vincent Andres (Board 5) of Immaculate Conception Academy and Ynna Sophia Canape (Board 6) of Arellano round up the individual champions.
LPU finished with 45 points, while La Salle Greenhills came up with 40. The rest of the field are as follows: SSCR, 35.5; ICA, 32; UPHSD, 28.5; Malayan High School of Science, 8; JRU, 2.
Throwback Thursday: Tams heave a sigh of relief against Bulldogs, 86-85
by JP Abcede
July 31, 2004
Edwin Asoro won the game... for the Tamaraws.
Actually, Don Yabut did. But his split freethrows coming from the gravest mistake in basketball - fouling someone with the score tied with the game virtually over - that was committed by Asoro gave Far Eastern University an 86-85 overtime victory against National University at the PhilSports Arena on the last day of July as the first round of the UAAP men's basketball eliminations nears its end.
Surviving a slow start and a resilient Bulldogs squad biting for its first win, the Tams' fourth triumph was more of a relief rather than delight for them.
"It was really a miracle. Denok (Miranda) was out late in the third quarter (due to exhaustion), lahat kami na-foul trouble. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang tumama sa amin," surmised FEU men's basketball coach Koy Banal.
It was an Arwind Santos-Rey Mendoza showdown as their whatever-you-could-do-I-could-do-better match-up was one of the sidelights of the exciting match. Both finished with 28 points but Santos won both the battle and the war by shooting better, swatting more shots, and of course, getting the all-important win.
Miranda, despite being used sparingly in the final period, still had 17 points and five assists. Jeffrei Chan picked up the slack from the struggling RJ Rizada with 12 markers and eight rebounds.
On the other hand, the game's goat, Asoro, ended up with 13 points and nine boards for the Bulldogs.
July 31, 2004
Edwin Asoro won the game... for the Tamaraws.
Actually, Don Yabut did. But his split freethrows coming from the gravest mistake in basketball - fouling someone with the score tied with the game virtually over - that was committed by Asoro gave Far Eastern University an 86-85 overtime victory against National University at the PhilSports Arena on the last day of July as the first round of the UAAP men's basketball eliminations nears its end.
Surviving a slow start and a resilient Bulldogs squad biting for its first win, the Tams' fourth triumph was more of a relief rather than delight for them.
"It was really a miracle. Denok (Miranda) was out late in the third quarter (due to exhaustion), lahat kami na-foul trouble. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang tumama sa amin," surmised FEU men's basketball coach Koy Banal.
It was an Arwind Santos-Rey Mendoza showdown as their whatever-you-could-do-I-could-do-better match-up was one of the sidelights of the exciting match. Both finished with 28 points but Santos won both the battle and the war by shooting better, swatting more shots, and of course, getting the all-important win.
Miranda, despite being used sparingly in the final period, still had 17 points and five assists. Jeffrei Chan picked up the slack from the struggling RJ Rizada with 12 markers and eight rebounds.
On the other hand, the game's goat, Asoro, ended up with 13 points and nine boards for the Bulldogs.
An upset was brewing when National started the game with all cylinders running and Far Eastern playing erratic. NU had their biggest lead in the first quarter courtesy of an Asoro three-pointer to go ahead, 17-5, more than five minutes into the game, and again later with a Cesar Estolano twinner near the end, 23-11. This later ballooned to 30-17, still in favor of the 'Dogs from Sampaloc, when Mendoza beat the shot clock with a long jumper two minutes going into the second period.
Things became worse after Jerome Villanueva sprained his foot, and with Jed Cutler and Jobim Garcia out with injuries, Banal was left with a lean bench. This was when Santos responded with seven straight points to get the bovines from Morayta back into the game, 26-32, midway of the second.
However, NU kept the Tamaraws on bay by pounding the ball inside and converting their freethrows. Behn Balijon made the tally 39-26 with a layup still with more than three minutes remaining before halftime.
It was then a series of three-point conversions, either by a shot from beyond the arc or an and-one play, or in the case of Miranda, when he made three of four technical charities that were assessed to NU coach Rico Perez, which caused his ejection, that cut the deficit to one, 38-39, a blink later.
Santos had one of his moments during this sequence when he missed a three-point attempt, went for the rebound, recovered the leather, followed it up, and added spice by incurring a foul off Marlon Mollena, something the fourth year Tam was trying to do twice before.
It took an eternity before the Green and Gold crew finally went ahead when Miranda scored on a jumper, 6:18 in the third canto, 50-49. Although they managed to increase it to 54-49 when Yabut converted a jump shot from the key, their advantage was short lived as Estolano grabbed the lead back for the Bulldogs with a fade away, 2:20 left, 58-56.
Both teams suddenly found it hard to make a shot as they went blank for three minutes in the fourth period. The lull was broken when Santos scored on a putback and Paul Flores scored his only points of the game by sandwiching a Chan layup with two shots beyond the three-point line to let the Tams be in command, 73-69, 1:57 to go.
A personal and technical foul committed by Asoro gave FEU the chance to pad the lead, 75-69. Nevertheless, Jonathan Fernandez's own five freebies sent the game into overtime.
It was during the extension when it became a Mendoza-Santos shootout. Mendoza had first strike with a three-point play off Roser Mangahas. After Mangahas started the scoring for Far Eastern, Santos made a three to regain the upper hand.
Mendoza then countered with his own power move inside to tie. A minute later, Santos faked a jumper, dribbled once towards the basket, and made an uncontested shot, 83-81, in favor of his team.
Another series of exchanges between NU's veteran center and FEU's lanky power forward turned the game into a deadlock, 85-all. Mendoza almost had one over Santos when he forced the latter to commit his fifth personal with only seven seconds left. However, he flubbed his chance to take the lead by missing both freethrows.
Bulldog pointguard Ronald King grabbed the miss and Mendoza had another opportunity to take the win. Nevertheless, he missed a point blank shot and this set up the infamous Asoro miscue when Yabut held on to the ball and the rookie 'Dog was called for holding the FEU slotman with time running out.
The Tamaraws' next face-off would be against the other winless squad, University of the Philippines, on August 5, three days before their eagerly anticipated rematch against last year's runner-up Ateneo de Manila University.
The Scores :
FEU 86 -- Santos 28, Miranda 17, Chan 12, Rizada 6, Isip 6, Flores 6, Yabut 3, Mangahas 3, Villanueva 2, Adolfo 2, Dela Cruz 1, Santiago 0, Barcellano 0, Babilonia 0.
NU 85 -- Mendoza 28, Asoro 13, D. Catamora 10, Fernandez 8, King 7, Estolano 6, Balijon 6, Mollena 4, Flor 3, Malcontento 0, Moradas 0, Malagueno 0, C. Catamora 0.
Quarters: 15-24, 42-45, 58-63, 76-76, 86-85.
However, NU kept the Tamaraws on bay by pounding the ball inside and converting their freethrows. Behn Balijon made the tally 39-26 with a layup still with more than three minutes remaining before halftime.
It was then a series of three-point conversions, either by a shot from beyond the arc or an and-one play, or in the case of Miranda, when he made three of four technical charities that were assessed to NU coach Rico Perez, which caused his ejection, that cut the deficit to one, 38-39, a blink later.
Santos had one of his moments during this sequence when he missed a three-point attempt, went for the rebound, recovered the leather, followed it up, and added spice by incurring a foul off Marlon Mollena, something the fourth year Tam was trying to do twice before.
It took an eternity before the Green and Gold crew finally went ahead when Miranda scored on a jumper, 6:18 in the third canto, 50-49. Although they managed to increase it to 54-49 when Yabut converted a jump shot from the key, their advantage was short lived as Estolano grabbed the lead back for the Bulldogs with a fade away, 2:20 left, 58-56.
Both teams suddenly found it hard to make a shot as they went blank for three minutes in the fourth period. The lull was broken when Santos scored on a putback and Paul Flores scored his only points of the game by sandwiching a Chan layup with two shots beyond the three-point line to let the Tams be in command, 73-69, 1:57 to go.
A personal and technical foul committed by Asoro gave FEU the chance to pad the lead, 75-69. Nevertheless, Jonathan Fernandez's own five freebies sent the game into overtime.
It was during the extension when it became a Mendoza-Santos shootout. Mendoza had first strike with a three-point play off Roser Mangahas. After Mangahas started the scoring for Far Eastern, Santos made a three to regain the upper hand.
Mendoza then countered with his own power move inside to tie. A minute later, Santos faked a jumper, dribbled once towards the basket, and made an uncontested shot, 83-81, in favor of his team.
Another series of exchanges between NU's veteran center and FEU's lanky power forward turned the game into a deadlock, 85-all. Mendoza almost had one over Santos when he forced the latter to commit his fifth personal with only seven seconds left. However, he flubbed his chance to take the lead by missing both freethrows.
Bulldog pointguard Ronald King grabbed the miss and Mendoza had another opportunity to take the win. Nevertheless, he missed a point blank shot and this set up the infamous Asoro miscue when Yabut held on to the ball and the rookie 'Dog was called for holding the FEU slotman with time running out.
The Tamaraws' next face-off would be against the other winless squad, University of the Philippines, on August 5, three days before their eagerly anticipated rematch against last year's runner-up Ateneo de Manila University.
The Scores :
FEU 86 -- Santos 28, Miranda 17, Chan 12, Rizada 6, Isip 6, Flores 6, Yabut 3, Mangahas 3, Villanueva 2, Adolfo 2, Dela Cruz 1, Santiago 0, Barcellano 0, Babilonia 0.
NU 85 -- Mendoza 28, Asoro 13, D. Catamora 10, Fernandez 8, King 7, Estolano 6, Balijon 6, Mollena 4, Flor 3, Malcontento 0, Moradas 0, Malagueno 0, C. Catamora 0.
Quarters: 15-24, 42-45, 58-63, 76-76, 86-85.
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Note: This originally appeared in UAAPgames.com
Sports roundup, 09/26/13
UAAP
De La Salle and National will face each other in the finals of women's basketball as the Lady Archers defeated University of Santo Tomas, 81-74, while the Lady Bulldogs had to use their twice-to-beat advantage to hurdle Adamson University. Camille Sambile of Far Eastern University is adjudged as the tournament MVP.
With National University sweeping the eliminations of juniors basketball, the Bullpups enjoy the advantage over Ateneo High School, which prevailed over Nicanor Reyes Educational Foundation in the stepladder semis. Thirdy Ravena of Ateneo is this season's MVP.
In men's beach volleyball, NU and UST are currently in the finals with the Bulldogs a game away from winning the championship. Season host Adamson won the title in the distaff side by sweeping UST in the finals. Shiela Pineda of AdU is awarded the finals MVP, Maruja Banaticla of UST took home the tournament MVP trophy, and Kyla Atienza of FEU is declared the rookie of the year.
In men's badminton, Ateneo de Manila is awaiting its opponent as NU and UST battle for the right to face the team that swept the round robin eliminations. Meanwhile, in women's badminton, it will be Ateneo and De La Salle with the Lady Eagles enjoying a one-game advantage after going immaculate in the elims.
Meanwhile, University of the Philippines was the champion in both men's and women's swimming. Individual awardees include Johansen Benedict Aguilar of De La Salle (mens' MVP), Christen Mercardo of UP (men's ROY), Anna Celiza Gonzalez of ADMU (women's MVP), and Thea Marie Caluma of Ateneo (women's ROY).
In addition, Ateneo was the champion in boys' competition, while University of the East won the girls' tournament. Gerard Christoffe Reyes (AHS, boys' MVP), Joshua Taleon (AHS, boys' ROY), Christine Jhoy Mendoza (UE, girls' MVP), and Ronalyn Joyce Lalimo (UST, girls' ROY) were the individual awardees.
Finally, UST swept the poomsae competition, winning all the gold medals at stake.
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NCAA
NCAA basketball resumes today with the Lyceum of the Philippines University Pirates battling the Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals at 4pm at the FilOil-Flying V Arena in San Juan. The second seniors game features a pivotal match up between San Beda College and University of Perpetual Help System Dalta.
In juniors basketball, LPU will go up against Immaculate Conception Academy on 12 noon, which will be followed by the San Beda Red Cubs facing the UPHSD Altalettes
In other sports, San Beda wins the men's swimming competitions for the 12th straight year and the women's swimming event for the third consecutive season. Meanwhile, La Salle Greenhills maintained its dominance in juniors swimming for its tenth successive title.
The Mendiola-based college also dominated the men's and women's table tennis competitions. This is San Beda's fifth straight championship in the men's division, while the Red Lionesses broke College of Saint Benilde's foothold in the the women's side. Colegio de San Juan de Letran, on the other hand, took its second consecutive juniors championship.
Over in badminton, CSB swept the men's and women's division, while juniors squad LSGH did the same at their end.
Finally in chess, San Sebastian College Recoletos and the Letran Squires retained the titles they won last season.
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NAASCU
Saint Clare College took Game One of their men's basketball finals series against Centro Escolar University, 70-68, on September 25 at the Makati Coliseum. Meanwhile, Our Lady of Fatima University defeated CEU, 67-60, in the first game of the juniors basketball finals. Finally, the Lady Scorpions are the only CEU squad that won their match as they crushed Rizal Technological University, 77-36. The second game of the finals will be played tomorrow.
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WNBA
The WNBA conference finals will begin on September 27, Manila time, with the Minnesota Lynx going up against the Phoenix Mercury, and the Atlanta Dream facing the Indiana Fever.
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MLB
The Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics have already clinched their respective divisions in the American League, while the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians are going at it in the Central Division. The Tampa Bay Rays have the inside track for one of the wild card slots as the Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals, and New York Yankees are in the bubble.
Over at the National League, the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers topped their divisions, while the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cincinnati Reds are on a race on which team will head the Central Division.
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NFL
After three weeks of action, seven teams remain undefeated. The New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins lead the way in AFC East, while the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs are the front runners in AFC West. In the NFC, the Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints, and Seattle Seahawks still carry clean slates going into the fourth week.
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EPL
Arsenal and Tottenham defeated their respective opponents to tie on top of the table of the Barclays Premier League with 12 points. The Gunners routed Stoke, 3-1, while the Hotspurs won, 1-0, over Cardiff last weekend.
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La Liga
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid lead the La Liga, going six-for-six to start the season. Barca put away Real Sociedad, 4-1, while Atletico won against Osasuna, 2-1, in their most recent matches.
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Bundesliga
After six matches, Dortmund and Bayern Munich share the top spot in the table with 16 points. In the latest fixtures, Bayern trounced Schalke, 4-0, while Borrusia Dortmund settled to a 1-1 draw with Nuremberg. Meanwhile, Stephan Shrock's club, Eintracht Frankfurt, had a 1-1 standoff against VFB Stuttgart.
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Ligue 1
AS Monaco essentially leads the table as the club has a game in hand over Olympique de Marseilles, who both have 14 points right now. Monaco's next match will be against SC Bastia on Thursday, Philippine time.
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AFC Champions League
Guangzhou Evergrande defeated Kashiwa Reysol, 4-1, in their first leg semis matchup in Japan, while FC Seoul won against Esteghlal, 2-0. The second leg will be played on October 2.
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AFC Cup
Al-Kuwait thrashed New Radiant, 5-0, to advance to the semis with a 12-2 aggregate. They will meet East Bengal, which advanced with a 2-1 aggregate over Semen Padang.
In the other semis bracket, Jordan club Al-Faisaly will confront Kuwaiti club Al-Qadsia. The first leg will be played on October 1 with the second leg scheduled on October 22.
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AFC President' Cup
Mongolian club Erchim will go up against Turkmen club Balkan to determine which side will go to the finals on September 29. A draw will suffice for Balkan to advance.
In the other group, KRL and Hilal Al-Quds are all even, but the Palestenian club leads the tiebreaker with more goals scored, thus forcing the Pakistani squad to go for the win. These crucial matches will be played on September 27.
De La Salle and National will face each other in the finals of women's basketball as the Lady Archers defeated University of Santo Tomas, 81-74, while the Lady Bulldogs had to use their twice-to-beat advantage to hurdle Adamson University. Camille Sambile of Far Eastern University is adjudged as the tournament MVP.
With National University sweeping the eliminations of juniors basketball, the Bullpups enjoy the advantage over Ateneo High School, which prevailed over Nicanor Reyes Educational Foundation in the stepladder semis. Thirdy Ravena of Ateneo is this season's MVP.
In men's beach volleyball, NU and UST are currently in the finals with the Bulldogs a game away from winning the championship. Season host Adamson won the title in the distaff side by sweeping UST in the finals. Shiela Pineda of AdU is awarded the finals MVP, Maruja Banaticla of UST took home the tournament MVP trophy, and Kyla Atienza of FEU is declared the rookie of the year.
In men's badminton, Ateneo de Manila is awaiting its opponent as NU and UST battle for the right to face the team that swept the round robin eliminations. Meanwhile, in women's badminton, it will be Ateneo and De La Salle with the Lady Eagles enjoying a one-game advantage after going immaculate in the elims.
Meanwhile, University of the Philippines was the champion in both men's and women's swimming. Individual awardees include Johansen Benedict Aguilar of De La Salle (mens' MVP), Christen Mercardo of UP (men's ROY), Anna Celiza Gonzalez of ADMU (women's MVP), and Thea Marie Caluma of Ateneo (women's ROY).
In addition, Ateneo was the champion in boys' competition, while University of the East won the girls' tournament. Gerard Christoffe Reyes (AHS, boys' MVP), Joshua Taleon (AHS, boys' ROY), Christine Jhoy Mendoza (UE, girls' MVP), and Ronalyn Joyce Lalimo (UST, girls' ROY) were the individual awardees.
Finally, UST swept the poomsae competition, winning all the gold medals at stake.
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NCAA
NCAA basketball resumes today with the Lyceum of the Philippines University Pirates battling the Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals at 4pm at the FilOil-Flying V Arena in San Juan. The second seniors game features a pivotal match up between San Beda College and University of Perpetual Help System Dalta.
In juniors basketball, LPU will go up against Immaculate Conception Academy on 12 noon, which will be followed by the San Beda Red Cubs facing the UPHSD Altalettes
In other sports, San Beda wins the men's swimming competitions for the 12th straight year and the women's swimming event for the third consecutive season. Meanwhile, La Salle Greenhills maintained its dominance in juniors swimming for its tenth successive title.
The Mendiola-based college also dominated the men's and women's table tennis competitions. This is San Beda's fifth straight championship in the men's division, while the Red Lionesses broke College of Saint Benilde's foothold in the the women's side. Colegio de San Juan de Letran, on the other hand, took its second consecutive juniors championship.
Over in badminton, CSB swept the men's and women's division, while juniors squad LSGH did the same at their end.
Finally in chess, San Sebastian College Recoletos and the Letran Squires retained the titles they won last season.
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NAASCU
Saint Clare College took Game One of their men's basketball finals series against Centro Escolar University, 70-68, on September 25 at the Makati Coliseum. Meanwhile, Our Lady of Fatima University defeated CEU, 67-60, in the first game of the juniors basketball finals. Finally, the Lady Scorpions are the only CEU squad that won their match as they crushed Rizal Technological University, 77-36. The second game of the finals will be played tomorrow.
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WNBA
The WNBA conference finals will begin on September 27, Manila time, with the Minnesota Lynx going up against the Phoenix Mercury, and the Atlanta Dream facing the Indiana Fever.
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MLB
The Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics have already clinched their respective divisions in the American League, while the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians are going at it in the Central Division. The Tampa Bay Rays have the inside track for one of the wild card slots as the Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals, and New York Yankees are in the bubble.
Over at the National League, the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers topped their divisions, while the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cincinnati Reds are on a race on which team will head the Central Division.
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NFL
After three weeks of action, seven teams remain undefeated. The New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins lead the way in AFC East, while the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs are the front runners in AFC West. In the NFC, the Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints, and Seattle Seahawks still carry clean slates going into the fourth week.
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EPL
Arsenal and Tottenham defeated their respective opponents to tie on top of the table of the Barclays Premier League with 12 points. The Gunners routed Stoke, 3-1, while the Hotspurs won, 1-0, over Cardiff last weekend.
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La Liga
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid lead the La Liga, going six-for-six to start the season. Barca put away Real Sociedad, 4-1, while Atletico won against Osasuna, 2-1, in their most recent matches.
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Bundesliga
After six matches, Dortmund and Bayern Munich share the top spot in the table with 16 points. In the latest fixtures, Bayern trounced Schalke, 4-0, while Borrusia Dortmund settled to a 1-1 draw with Nuremberg. Meanwhile, Stephan Shrock's club, Eintracht Frankfurt, had a 1-1 standoff against VFB Stuttgart.
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Ligue 1
AS Monaco essentially leads the table as the club has a game in hand over Olympique de Marseilles, who both have 14 points right now. Monaco's next match will be against SC Bastia on Thursday, Philippine time.
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AFC Champions League
Guangzhou Evergrande defeated Kashiwa Reysol, 4-1, in their first leg semis matchup in Japan, while FC Seoul won against Esteghlal, 2-0. The second leg will be played on October 2.
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AFC Cup
Al-Kuwait thrashed New Radiant, 5-0, to advance to the semis with a 12-2 aggregate. They will meet East Bengal, which advanced with a 2-1 aggregate over Semen Padang.
In the other semis bracket, Jordan club Al-Faisaly will confront Kuwaiti club Al-Qadsia. The first leg will be played on October 1 with the second leg scheduled on October 22.
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AFC President' Cup
Mongolian club Erchim will go up against Turkmen club Balkan to determine which side will go to the finals on September 29. A draw will suffice for Balkan to advance.
In the other group, KRL and Hilal Al-Quds are all even, but the Palestenian club leads the tiebreaker with more goals scored, thus forcing the Pakistani squad to go for the win. These crucial matches will be played on September 27.
9/25/2013
Meralco enters semis; Alaska forces sudden death playoff
The Alaska Aces recovered from 12 points down early in the final period to win, 112-105, on September 25 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum to set a date for another meeting with the San Mig Coffee Mixers.
The Coffee Mixers led 93-81 before JVee Casio targeted Wendell McKines for a transition slam dunk to cap a 17-4 rally for the Aces, midway of the fourth. Casio then canned in a four-point play for the go-ahead basket, 102-99. Another open court slam and a completed and-one play by McKines practically put the game away.
The Alaska reinforcement topscored with 38 points, while Casio had 21 markers, six assists, and three steals. Cyrus Baguio, who was one of the key players in the game for Alaska, fouled out with 17.
The Aces and San Mig Coffee will meet yet again on Friday.
Meanwhile in the first game, the Meralco Bolts upended Barako Bull Energy Cola, 86-68, to become the first team to enter the semifinals of the PBA Governor's Cup. Reynel Hugnatan was adjudged the best player of the game with 18 points, shooting 9/15 from the field, while putting in 12 rebounds and two blocks.
Games tomorrow pit the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and GlobalPort Batang Pier in the first game to be followed by the tussle between sister teams Petron Blaze Boosters and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings.
The Coffee Mixers led 93-81 before JVee Casio targeted Wendell McKines for a transition slam dunk to cap a 17-4 rally for the Aces, midway of the fourth. Casio then canned in a four-point play for the go-ahead basket, 102-99. Another open court slam and a completed and-one play by McKines practically put the game away.
The Alaska reinforcement topscored with 38 points, while Casio had 21 markers, six assists, and three steals. Cyrus Baguio, who was one of the key players in the game for Alaska, fouled out with 17.
The Aces and San Mig Coffee will meet yet again on Friday.
Meanwhile in the first game, the Meralco Bolts upended Barako Bull Energy Cola, 86-68, to become the first team to enter the semifinals of the PBA Governor's Cup. Reynel Hugnatan was adjudged the best player of the game with 18 points, shooting 9/15 from the field, while putting in 12 rebounds and two blocks.
Games tomorrow pit the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and GlobalPort Batang Pier in the first game to be followed by the tussle between sister teams Petron Blaze Boosters and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings.
De La Salle Green Archers beat FEU Tamaraws, enter finals
The De La Salle Green Archers delivered in the clutch as they defeated the Far Eastern University Tamaraws, 71-68, on September 25 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena to reach the finals of UAAP men's basketball.
Jason Perkins found Jeron Teng free for a short leaner to give the Archers the go-ahead basket, 68-66, 2:38 in the clock. Teng and LA Revilla then converted a freethrow each for a four-point lead with just 13 ticks to go. After Terrence Romeo scored in a short stab off an inbounds play, Perkins swished a charity to ice the game.
Teng, Revilla, and Norbert Torres all scored 15 points for the victors.
Carl Bryan Cruz topped FEU with 16 points, while MVP Romeo finished the season with 14 markers and three rebounds.
"I told my players to focus on what we are good at," said De La Salle men's basketball head coach Juno Sauler. "They played their hearts out in the last four minutes of the game."
The Archers await the winner of the do-or-die battle between top seed National University and upset-minded University of Santo Tomas, which will be played on Saturday.
"We just have to prepare whoever wins," Sauler shared.
Jason Perkins found Jeron Teng free for a short leaner to give the Archers the go-ahead basket, 68-66, 2:38 in the clock. Teng and LA Revilla then converted a freethrow each for a four-point lead with just 13 ticks to go. After Terrence Romeo scored in a short stab off an inbounds play, Perkins swished a charity to ice the game.
Teng, Revilla, and Norbert Torres all scored 15 points for the victors.
Carl Bryan Cruz topped FEU with 16 points, while MVP Romeo finished the season with 14 markers and three rebounds.
"I told my players to focus on what we are good at," said De La Salle men's basketball head coach Juno Sauler. "They played their hearts out in the last four minutes of the game."
The Archers await the winner of the do-or-die battle between top seed National University and upset-minded University of Santo Tomas, which will be played on Saturday.
"We just have to prepare whoever wins," Sauler shared.
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