Dennis Rodman Number Retirement Video

Rodman In Hall Of Fame?

That is what Dennis "The Worm" Rodman said to reporters yesterday, that he has received a call that he wll be part of the Hall Of Fame class 2011.

This came on the eve of the "Dennis Rodman Night" in Detroit, where Rodman's number was retired by the Pistons. In his speech, Rodman says he feels like he doesn't deserve the honor of having his number retired by the Pistons but the adoration of the Detroit crowd was loud and genuine.

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Detroit Pistons Retire Dennis Rodman's Number!

He was known as "The Worm" and "Dennis the Menace".
He was known as an NBA Champion.
Now, he will be known as one of the Detroit Pistons' greatest players.

Dennis Rodman was a rebounding machine and defensive menace who could change a game without taking a single shot.

Another NBA Fight!

Maybe we should call it "basket-brawl".
Four NBA players, 2 from the Mavs and 2 from the Lakers, were ejected for scuffling after pushing incident under the basket.

The trouble started when Jason "The Jet" Terry pushed an off balanced Steve Blake to the floor with both hands. Blake and Terry started jawing at each at which point Matt Barnes stepped in and pushed Terry away.

Gerald Anderson Trying Out For PBA D-League?

First, we had football players thinking about being actors. now we have actors thinking about being professional basketball players.

Gerald Anderson, of Kimerald fame, has been practicing with the PBA D-League team NLEX Road Warriors. A natural shooting guard, Anderson is trying to displace well known and well entrenched players like Pamboy Raymundo, former Ateneo hotshot Erik Salamat and ex-PBA player Ogie Menor.

Tac Padilla To Make 17th SEA Games Appearance!

You can't beat consistency.

And nothing in the world says consistency better than making it to 17 SEA Games competitions, which is exactly what Nathaniel "Tac" Padilla is poised to do.

At 46 years of age, the general manager of Spring Cooking Oil (which is owned by his family) recently suprassed the SEA Games gold medal criteria of 561 with a score of 574.

 He is also the only gold medalist of the RP shooting team since the SEA Games in 2007.

More of the story, here.

Azkals To Train In Middle East!

Beat the heat, then the Brave Reds.

That is what the Azkals plan to do in their first World Cup Qualifier match, which is why their thoughts now turn to which Middle Eastern country can play host to the Azkals training camp.

Philippine Football Federation chief Mariano Araneta is leaning towards holding the camp in UAE or Qatar, from June 7-17.

Heat Barely Hold Off Wiz, 123-107!

One day after the Cavs' impobable victory over the Heat, another humiliating loss seemed to be in the making for Miami.

It's a good thing John Wall got ejected. And that LeBron James scored 35 points, Dwayne Wade scored 33 points and Chris Bosh scored 26 points.

Things got hot very unexpectedly between these two teams who've never really had any rivalry to speak off.

Philippine Pool Open Draws 200 Players!

200 players. 30 countries. 1 crown.

The Philippine Open is officially one of the biggest and most star-studded ten-ball championships in the world.

The competition will have 2 stages, with Stage 1 being held from March 31 to April 4 and the Main Stage to be held from April 7 to 11 at the Star Billiards Center in Quezon City.

Philippine Sports Commission Needs 60Mi More for SEAG!

The Philippine Sports Commission has 30million in its coffers. Now, it only needs 60million more.

This is the sobering reality confronting the Filipino athlete as preparations for the 26th SouthEast Asian Games go into full swing.

The PSC is now looking into getting sponsors either for the SEAG (patron who will directly fund the training and competition expenses of the athletes) or the Philippine National Games (so that the savings can be funneled into the SEAG effort)

Azkals To Face Sri Lanka Brave Reds!

The draw for World Cup qualifiers has been made and the Azkals' opponent has been determined.

It's going to be the Philippine Azkals going up against the Sri Lankan Brave Reds.

This is good news for the Philippines, as Sri Lanka is currently ranked much lower than the Philippines by FIFA. While the Azkals sit at 151, the Brave Reds come in at 173.

Smart Gilas Nails Semifinal Seat!

Sure they had Marcus Douthit, a hulking 6'10" center.

But they also had JV Casio, Mac Baracael, Marcio Lassiter, Chris Lutz and Japeth Aguilar. And those guys came to play.

Casio had 16points, Baracael contributed 11points, Lassiter scord 15 of his 21 in the first quarter, Lutz had 15 and Aguilar scored 10points in a sterling all-around game for the Nationals.

With a record of 7-1, Smart Gilas are now sure to play in the semifinal round.

More of the story here.

More March Madness Moments! (Glory Road)

You've all seen the movie. If we were to believe Coach Don Haskins, what he did was nothing extraordinary, even if what it meant was.

Whatever the truth is, you could be sure that when small, almost unknown Texas Western played the 1966 NCAA Championship game with a  starting five who were all African-Americans against the Caucasian basketball giants of Kentucky, then coached by the legendary Adolph Rupp, history as about to be made.

Gilas Aims For Better Seeding!

Win more games than the last time it played in the PBA? Check.
Make the quarterfinal round? Check.
Book a quarterfinal seat? Working on it.

For Smart Gilas, redemption is a game or two away, as they assure themselves of a quarterfinal seat while having a great chance of earning a semifinal seat outright.

LeBron Loses Garage War, Then Loses Game!

Picture courtesy of ESPN

When Lebron James was a Cav, he had the run of the place. He was treated like royalty and his friends like a royal entourage.

How quickly times change at the Quicken Loans Arena.

Economics Trumps Basketball...Again!

Why win on the basketball court when you can win in the boardroom?

This became evident yesterday as the Philippine Basketball Association made is stand clear: it's all about the money.

With the Red Bull Barako franchise floundering, Phoenix Petroleum's bid to buy the franchise was put to a vote to the PBA Board of Governors. Phoenix Petroleum failed to get 7 out of the required 10 votes and Red Bull was, instead, granted an extension of its leave from the PBA.

Azkals Start At Bottom Of FIFA Asia Rankings!

Azkals crush Bangladesh, 3-0, in AFC Challenge Cup.
Azkals draw Myanmar, 1-1, courtesy of a miraculous Myanmar shot.
Azkals draw rough and tough Palestine, 0-0.
Azkals defeat AFF Suzuki Cup defending champion Vietnam, 2-0.
Azkals defeat Mongolia 2-0 in home game.
Azkals defeat Timor Leste 5-0.

What do those teams have in common? They are all ranked higher than the Azkals in the FIFA Asia Zonal competitions.

Smart Gilas Makes Next Round Even Without Douthit!

For those who think Smart Gilas is a Douthit-and-Others team, think again.

JV Casio took up the cudgels for the Nationals by scoring 29 big points against the big boys of the PBA, driving Smart Gilas to a 98-97 win over the Powerade Tigers. He also scored the winning basket, a driving, underhanded layup past two Powerade defenders.

Azkals Start Preparing For World Cup Qualifiers!

Make history by going to the semifinal round of the AFF Suzuki Cup? Check.
Make history by making it to the last 8 of the of the AFC Challenge Cup? Check.
Make history by making it through the World Cup Qualifiers? Working on it.

The Azkals play a home-and-away series on June 29 and July 3 in an effort to make some more headway in the Asian football scene. The opponent of the Azkals will be known only when the draw is made on Wednesday, in Kuala Lumpur.

Patrombon Loses To Whittington Anew!

History would have to wait.

Birthday boy Jeson Patrombon failed to rewrite the history books of Philippine tennis when he lost to Australian rival Andrew Whittington 6-2, 6-3 in the final of the Mitsubishin Lancer International Junior Championships.

Cuello Stops Chaiyong in 9th Round!

The excitement lasted till the ninth round. That was when "The Excitement" decided to come to a climax.

WBC International minimumweight titlist Denver “The Excitement” Cuello won against Samat Chaiyong of Thailand via 9th round technical knockout.

Patrombon In Finals!

Patrombon's pursuit of history continues.

The Pinoy junior netter had to survive cramps and a steady Padja Krstin from Serbia to eke out a 4-6, 6-2 7-6 victory and go on to the final round.

Patrombon fell prey to a series of errors in the first set before calming his nerves and finding his game in the second set.