Coming Up Roses For Derrick Rose!

Rookie of the Year? Check.
Number 1 seed in the playoffs? Check.
MVP? Check!

22 year old Derrick Rose became the youngest MVP in NBA history, defeating luminaries like Dwight Howard, Lebron James, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant.

Rose led the Chicago Bulls to a 62-20 regular season record and the top seed in the East with averages of 25 points, 7.7 assists and 4.1 rebounds a game.

He joins Michael Jordan as the only Bulls to ever win an MVP. Jordan won it 5 times, the last being in 1998.


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FIBA-Asia Champions Cup Down To 8 Teams?

Two slots left to fill.

That's the monumental task the organizers of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup are facing after Japan, Afghanistan and Kazakhstan all withdrew from the tournament, citing financial reasons.

The organizers are now eyeing South Korea and India as replacement teams, giving them until Friday to confirm.

Smart Gilas Pilipinas will be playing in Group A, with Malaysia, Syria and the United Arab Emirates. Group B is composed of Iran, Qatar, Lebanon and Jordan.

If both South Korea and India confirm their participation, South korea will be joining Group A and India, Group B.

Either way, the Smart Gilas squad are confident of their chances in the tournament especially as they will be reinforced by PBA stars Dondon Hontiveros and Asi Taulava.

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Heat Beats Celtics Again!

In the first half of Game 2, the Heat were Dwayne Wade's team.
In the second half, it became Lebron James' team.

James scored 24 of his 35points in the second half, including an 8 point flurry in the third quarter built around 2 consecutive threepointers and a breakaway dunk to leade Miami past Boston 102-91.

USLS Lady Stingers Down FEU Lady Tams!

And the Lady Stingers just keep on coming.

The Southern belles proved to be too much to handle as they defeated the Lady Tams of FEU 19-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-10, in the Shakey’s V-League quarterfinal round.



Once again, it was former national youth standout Patty Orendain who led the Stingers' onslaught by socring 17points. Kay Aplasca matched her output while April Hingpit added nine points. The Stingers now have a 2-0 record in the quarterfinal round.

FEU was led by Maica Morada, who scored 15points.

Suzuki U-23 PFF Cup Q'Finals Set To Start!

Two provincial football hotbeds lead a scintillating cast vying for the right to be called the best young footballers in the country.

Bacolod City was named top seed of its group, which is includes NCR2, Dipolog (the Mindanao leg runner up) and Masbate, the Luzon elimination round top bet. Their games will be held at the Panaad pitch in Bacolod City.

Upsets Galore In NBA Playoffs: Mavs Surprise Lakers!

Let me be the first to say it...the NBA Playoffs have been exciting, and unpredictable, as hell!

There's the unexpected beatdown the supposedly soft Hawks gave to the Magic, despite the magnificent series Dwight Howard had.
There's the yawner of a series between the Celtics and the Knicks, which was supposedly a match up made in heaven.
There's the rough-and-tumble series between the Bulls and the feisty Pacers, who made every game a fight to the death.
And there's the Cinderella Grizzlies totally demolishing the top seeded Spurs, dominating basically every game of that series.

And now, in the second round, another set of upsets.