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Volleyball: RUMOR OR FACT: Tabulation mix-up leads to proclamation of UAAP volleyball co-MVPs
RUMOR: La Salle's Abi Marano and Mark Gil Alfafara of University of Santo Tomas should have won the MVP awards at the conclusion of the UAAP volleyball tournament and not shared…
FACTS: Even though two of his players shared the MVP award in the women’s volleyball tournament, La Salle coach Ramil De Jesus made an intriguing remark during an interview after…
Tabulation mix-up leads to proclamation of UAAP volleyball co-MVPs Read »
By Reuben Terrado
March 12, 2013 11:39 am -
Basketball: P50,000 per seat? NBA official sheds light on issue amid fears of 'ridiculous' ticket prices
RUMOR: Tickets for the seats behind the bench of the two teams seeing action in the NBA preseason game at the Mall of Asia Arena on October 10, as well…
FACTS: The NBA's highest official in the Philippines said ticket prices for the historic preseason game between the Houston Rockets and Indiana Pacers have yet to be set amid reports…
NBA official sheds light on issue amid fears of 'ridiculous' ticket prices Read »
By Snow Badua
March 06, 2013 05:06 pm -
Basketball: Arwind, Lassiter would've made Gilas pool had they been made available
RUMOR: Arwind Santos and Marcio Lassiter should have been in Gilas Pilipinas' pool for the Fiba-Asia Men's Basketball Championship had they been made available to Chot Reyes.
FACTS: Arwind Santos and Marcio Lassiter, both of Petron, are the glaring omissions from the 17-man pool named on Thursday by Chot Reyes. But multiple sources from the country's basketball…
Arwind, Lassiter would've made Gilas had they been made available Read »
By the staff
February 07, 2013 02:36 pm -
Basketball: Trades for Jay-Wash, Aguilar, Kerby aborted by San Miguel at the last minute. But why?
RUMOR: Petron and Barangay Ginebra were supposed to be major players in the multi-team transactions consummated in Singapore, until a top official stepped in and pulled the plug on deals…
FACTS: Petron and Barangay Ginebra were supposed to figure prominently in the blockbuster PBA deals on Thursday, but ended up holding empty bags at the end of the trading frenzy.…
Deals for Jay-Wash, Aguilar, Kerby aborted at last minute. But why? Read »
By Snow Badua
January 31, 2013 01:44 pm -
Basketball: 'The Boss' delivers
RUMOR: UAAP champion Ateneo had the inside track on Bacolod sensation Kib Montalbo until tycoon Eduardo 'Danding' Cojuangco stepped in and tilted the recruitment war in De La Salle's favor.
FACTS: Roger Montalbo was a former player of the University of Saint La Salle basketball team in Bacolod City, so it made perfect sense that his son, Kib, followed suit…
Danding personal visits a 'big plus' as Archers land Bacolod sensation Read »
By Reuben Terrado
January 09, 2013 04:53 pm -
Basketball: Simple dinner started chain of events that led MVP back into Eagles' nest
RUMOR: It took "whirlwind negotiations" lasting no more than two weeks to mend what initially appeared to be a permanent break in the relations between Ateneo and top patron Manny…
FACTS: Things happened so fast even Pangilinan couldn’t hide his surprise over the sudden turn of events that led him back into the arms of Ateneo, the same school he…
Dinner started chain of events that led MVP back into Eagles' nest Read »
By Reuben Terrado
November 27, 2012 03:23 pm -
Basketball: The P25-million question
RUMOR: After cutting ties with Ateneo and withdrawing support for the Eagles, Manny Pangilinan is shifting his support to University of the Philippines’ Maroons in the UAAP.
FACTS: We’ve been pursuing leads to this story since late September, or shortly after a falling-out with Ateneo officials led Pangilinan to cut his ties with the school as well…
Will MVP's pledge to help UP lead to all-out support for the Maroons? Read »
By the staff
October 11, 2012 03:05 pm -
Basketball: Mikee denies ‘dummy’ claim
RUMOR: Global Port owner Mikee Romero was only used as a dummy by Ramon Ang in the acquisition of the Powerade franchise, making the PBA’s newest team a part of…
FACTS: The question was thrown Romero’s way in the middle of a wide-ranging interview. The businessman-sportsman leaned back on his chair, let out a laugh and quickly brushed off a…
Global Port owner says Ang partnership doesn't extend to PBA team Read »
By Dodo Catacutan
September 20, 2012 02:16 pm -
Billiards: Reason behind Pagulayan switch
RUMOR: Former world champion Alex Pagulayan got so fed up with the politics in Philippine billiards that he stopped carrying the country's colors and went back to playing for Canada…
FACTS: IT has been a while since the man they call 'The Lion' competed in local tournaments. So it came as a surprise when several Filipino players saw Pagulayan quietly…
Politics blamed as world pool star Pagulayan stops carrying PH colors Read »
By Reuben Terrado
September 04, 2012 07:57 pm -
Basketball: Inside story on mega-deal
RUMOR: Alaska owner Wilfred Uytengsu blamed the PLDT group for ‘poisoning’ LA Tenorio’s mind with trade rumors that when he finally decided to trade his star player, the Aces’ owner…
FACTS: Noli Eala was perhaps the last person in the PBA who felt he had a shot at getting Tenorio when the week started. In a revealing tweet at the…
SMC group becomes unlikely beneficiary of Uytengsu's 'generosity' Read »
By Dodo Catacutan
September 01, 2012 03:19 pm
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