Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop (Willis) is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others’ surrogates.
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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio – The lights abruptly shut off at the Cleveland Cavaliers’ practice facility Monday afternoon, leaving LeBron James(notes) to navigate the hallway in the dark. James wasted no time in assessing blame.
“That’s never happened in all these years,” James said. “Shaq comes and the lights are out.”
Electrical outage or not, there was no denying that James and the rest of the Cavaliers spent their first day of training camp standing in Shaquille O’Neal’s(notes) shadow. Even James, for all of his greatness, can’t eclipse Shaq’s mammoth personality.
“Shaq,” James said, “definitely brings that excitement.”
Electronic Arts announced today that a playable demo of NBA LIVE 10 is now available for download on Xbox LIVE™ Marketplace for all Xbox LIVE Gold Subscribers. Play as the Orlando Magic or the Los Angeles Lakers and re-write, or relive, last year’s NBA Finals match-up. The demo will be available to Xbox LIVE Silver members and on the PLAYSTATION® Network™ on September 17th, 2009.
With a renewed focus on creating an authentic 5 on 5 basketball videogame experience, NBA LIVE 10 introduces a myriad of gameplay improvements to the long running franchise. Computer controlled players will now move and react like their real life counterparts with enhanced player A.I. (artificial intelligence), and authentic, team-specific playbooks. In addition, all new dribbling, passing and shooting systems now give users more control over individual players than ever before seen in the franchise. Gamers can now control every movement as they break down a defender on the perimeter, drive to the basket, and finish at the basket using their left or right hand. From dishing no look passes to releasing a step back shot early or late to avoid a block from a defender, NBA LIVE 10 lets you to create highlight reel plays on your terms.
Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao (pronounced /ˈpækjaʊ/, /pa'kjaw/ in Cebuano and Tagalog; born December 17, 1978) is a Filipino professional boxer. He is the former WBC Lightweight world champion, WBC Super Featherweight world champion, IBF Super Bantamweight world champion, and WBC Flyweight world champion. He has also held the Ring Magazine titles for Featherweight, Super Featherweight, and Light Welterweight divisions. For his achievements, he became the first Filipino and Asian boxer to win five world titles in five different weight divisions. He is currently the IBO and Ring Magazine Light Welterweight champion and is rated by the Ring Magazine as the #1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world. He is also the first boxer to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. Aside from being a boxer, he has also participated in politics, acting and music recording..
When Bernard Hopkins fought Roy Jones Jr. in 1993, the young middleweight contender was known only to hardcore fans.
Casual fans watching Hopkins on HBO for the first time expected Jones, considered the sport's most talented prospect, to knock out the Philadelphia product as he had 20 of his first 21 opponents.
Jones won a unanimous 12-round decision but Hopkins forced the normally explosive 1988 Olympian to box cautiously and he won four rounds on all three official scorecards, serving notice that he might also be a fighter worth watching. They both were.
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Vitali Klitschko pounded Cris Arreola almost at will Saturday night, retaining his heavyweight title when the referee waved the fight to a close after the 10th round.
Klitschko dominated from the opening bell, landing punches from almost every angle against Arreola, who was trying to become the first Mexican-American to win a piece of the heavyweight title. It was his third win since returning to the ring last year after a four-year retirement.
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Arreola pressed the action nearly the entire fight against the bigger and
more versatile Klitschko, but paid a price. He landed an occasional punch, but
took plenty of punishment every time.
Klitschko moved to 38-2, while Arreola lost for the first time in 28 fights.
The official NBA 2K10 cover athlete reveal commercial released during Game One of the NBA Finals between the Orlando Magic and the Los Angeles Lakers, crowning the new face of the NBA 2K10 franchise... Kobe Bryant!
LOS ANGELES -- Heavyweight contender Cristobal Arreola has heard all the jokes and questions about his weight and conditioning, and he's the first to admit that he's never going to win a Mr. Universe contest.
But Arreola is also a good sport about it. He'll talk about his love of Oreo cookies and joke about how one of the ways he took off some of the excess pounds during his training camp was by cutting out beer drinking.
"I don't have a muscled body. I'm not a bodybuilder, and I'll never have a chiseled body," Arreola said. "That's not me. Some guys are built like Adonis. I look like I just came off the field from picking oranges."
Although he's gotten some laughs with his self-deprecating humor, Arreola also appears to have put in the hard work necessary to get himself into good condition for a daunting task. He's a significant underdog for his heavyweight title challenge against Vitali Klitschko at the Staples Center on Saturday night (HBO, 10 ET, along with a taped replay of last Saturday's Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Juan Manuel Marquez fight).
A closer look into the latest collaboration between boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao and Nike offers even further excitement into their continued partnership. As previewed before, both parties linked up for a second sneaker design, this time focusing around a “Lights Out” theme on the Air Trainer 1, which pays tribute to his May 2nd knockout of British star Ricky Hatton. The sneakers, featuring a glow-in-the-dark motif and cultural references, look to release on September 25th, 2009 via Nike Park Fort in the Philippines.
New Movie In My Life by Vilma Santos
Vilma Santos, the star for all seasons is finally going to have a new movie with son Luis Manzano, John Lloyd and Dimples Romana. In My Life movie is surely a great comeback for the well known governor in Batangas as this is her comeback after a long time.
In this movie, John Lloyd will also portray a challenging, controversial and a first time role as the gay lover of Luis Manzano. In My Life movie is where you’ve probably heard a lot of times that the controversial kissing scene between Luis Manzano and John Lloyd happened. Dimples Romana, one of my showbiz crushes among Angel Locsin and Marian Rivera is playing the sister of Luis here.
Watch out for this movie because I assure you that this will take you to another level of entertainment being a film fanatics. I am also sure that this will be the subject of many criticisms both positive and the reverse because of the controversies we are hearing then on from the shooting to the actual full movie scoops.
I'm still waiting to hear from the Guinness Book of World Records regarding the actual title of this video clip, but if the guys from Dude Perfect claim this hail mary off the third deck of Texas A&M's football stadium down to the field below is the "World's Longest Basketball Shot," so be it. These dudes are professionals.
Ron Artest
NBATV's Andre Aldridge, Steve Smith and David Aldridge discuss what will Ron Artest bring to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Artest: My fault if Lakers titleless in '10
SAN DIEGO -- Pardon Ron Artest if he's a bit geographically challenged and had no idea that San Diego has a big league baseball team, even though he was wearing a Padres cap.
This much he's sure of -- If his Los Angeles Lakers don't repeat as NBA champions, fans can point their fingers at him.
"They should. That's exactly what should happen if we don't repeat," the star forward said during a visit to promote the Lakers' exhibition game against the Denver Nuggets at the San Diego Sports Arena on Oct. 23.
UFC 103 Play-by-Play & Results
Sherdog.com reports from the American Airlines Center in Dallas with live play-by-play of UFC 103. In the main event, former UFC champions Vitor Belfort and Rich Franklin will collide in a three-round bout.
Additionally, Jake Rossen will provide a live UFC 103 blog. Also, don't forget to check out the MMA Forums to discuss tonight's event. Rafael dos Anjos vs. Robert Emerson Round 1
Dos Anjos, from a southpaw stance, lands a nice leg kick to open the fight. He shoots but Emerson defends well and gets back to the center to the cage. Emerson fighting more of a counter-striking style while dos Anjos is initiating more of the action. Dos Anjos lands a nice left hook to the jaw of Emerson but he shakes it off. Emerson defends another shot by pushing dos Anjos head down and retreating from danger. Dos Anjos is in on a single but Emerson grabs a whizzer trying to stave off the attempt but this time dos Anjos gets it. With only a few seconds left in the round, dos Anjos grounds and pounds to the bell. Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9 for dos Anjos.
Note: Results through Sept. 14. In an effort to provide the most up-to-date rankings, ESPN.com's division-by-division boxing rankings will be updated every Monday.
1. Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2)
Pacquiao has already claimed titles in six weight divisions (including a record four lineal championships). If he beats Miguel Cotto for a welterweight belt in the year's biggest fight, Pacquiao would claim a title in a record seventh division. There may be a lot of belts around these days, but nobody has ever done that, so it means something.
Next: Nov. 14 vs. Cotto.
2. Timothy Bradley Jr. (24-0)
After working out the split of promoter Gary Shaw's winning $575,000 purse bid in Bradley's favor, he has agreed to make his mandatory defense against interim titlist Lamont Peterson in a fight that will headline a Showtime card. The original date of Dec. 5, however, has been bumped by one week for a variety or reasons.
Next: Dec. 12 vs. Peterson.
LAS VEGAS – The sleepless city was its usual brash and unapologetic self Saturday evening, but this was not the kind of super-charged fight night to electrify Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS -- Money came back with a guarantee. Floyd Mayweather Jr. told the world he was still its best boxer despite taking 21 months off, and he backed up every boast with every jab in an impressive victory.
Of all the wacky words of the past week -- including Kanye West's stomping on Taylor Swift's Video Music Award, Serena Williams' threat to ball-stuff a line judge and Rep. Joe Wilson's disrespecting President Obama in the middle of a congressional address -- the only ones I can defend came during Michael Jordan's Hall of Fame induction speech. Jordan spoke from the heart. The thing is, his heart's as cold as liquid nitrogen.
Reporting from Baguio City, trainer Buboy Fernandez said the City of Pines and the facilities available up there is suited for Manny Pacquiao’s training camp for the Nov. 14 fight with Miguel Cotto.
“I have inspected the gym and discovered a perfect running area that Manny will use once he begins training here soon,” said Fernandez, who was sent there by Pacquiao last Friday to see if Baguio is ideal to host his training camp.
Can the Atlanta Dream pull a "Shock" and go from worst to first, the way Detroit did in 2003? Speaking of Motown, can the defending champs overcome the loss of longtime head coach Bill Laimbeer (he's in the NBA now) and the opening-day, season-ending injury to Plenette Pierson to win a fourth title?
Is Seattle going to get Lauren Jackson back, and could that be enough to end the Storm's streak of losing four years in a row in the first round? Can "Team ACC" -- the Washington Mystics -- make that franchise's second appearance in the conference finals, let alone first in the league finals?
Might Indiana, which won the East title despite the worry that its franchise may be in jeopardy, win its first WNBA championship?
NEW YORK -- As soon as Jorge Posada bumped Toronto reliever Jesse Carlson after crossing home plate, almost everyone at Yankee Stadium knew a fight was coming.
Posada and Carlson got into a scrap near the New York dugout, leading to a frenzied, bench-clearing brawl during the Blue Jays' 10-4 victory over the Yankees on Tuesday night.
Supporting the Ace
Michael Jordan arrives at Symphony Hall for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony. (Brian Cassella, Chicago Tribune / September 11, 2009)
Michael Jordan-related Internet traffic spiked around the time of his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame, and not just because of his blistering induction speech
Of the four Jordan-related searches in Google's Hot Trends list for Friday, three involved his date to the ceremony, Yvette Prieto. According to Hot Trends, which measures searches that experience a boost in popularity, the term "Yvette Prieto" was No. 19, "Michael Jordan girlfriend" was No. 21 and "Michael Jordan's girlfriend" was No. 38.
Jordan's mother, Deloris, sat on his right during the ceremony while Prieto sat on his left in a hard-to-miss red dress.
Prieto has previously been spotted with the Bulls legend at NBA All-Star weekend in Phoenix in February and again in May, when she and Jordan wore color-coordinated outfits to the Kentucky Derby.
The Cuban model once dated singer Julio Iglesias Jr. In January 2003, Iglesias opened up about his relationship with Prieto in a cover story for Spanish publication ¡Hola!, saying "what I like most about her, besides her beauty, which jumps out at you, is her humbleness. ... I'm happy when I'm at her side."
According to The Palm Beach Post, Jordan, 46, and Prieto, believed to be in her early 30s, bought a three-bedroom house together in suburban Miami late last year.
They took out a 30-year mortgage worth $196,000. Prieto filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2002.
Jordan was married to Juanita Jordan for 17 years before the two divorced in December 2006.
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eMANILA - Striking back at his father's accuser, Sen. Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada on Tuesday accused Sen. Panfilo Lacson of fabricating lies against former President Joseph Estrada and of being an agent of the Arroyo administration.
Dubbing Lacson's statements as based on "gutter talk, hearsay and fishwives' tales," Estrada said Lacson was using his parliamentary privilege to lie about the former president and absolve himself from the twin murders of publicist Salvador "Bubby Dacer and Emmanuel Corbito.
"The bottomline here is - Mr. Lacson in desperation is using the Senate floor to divert attention to president Estrada and away from himself in connection with the forthcoming non-bailable double murder charge that will be filed against him in the Dacer-Corbito murder case. To top it all, he is using his parliamentary privilege so he can lie through his teeth without being held to account to anyone," he said in a privilege speech at the Senate.
In his speech, Estrada said Lacson should have resigned as chief of the Philippine National Police if it was true that he uncovered massive corruption being perpetrated by then president Estrada.
He said that if the former president indeed profited from the illegal numbers game jueteng, he would not have pushed for the legalization of the game through Bingo 2-Ball.
"If ever President Estrada did not bear down on jueteng at that time, he was deeply concerned with those who depended on it for their livelihood. Anong trabaho ang ibibigay sa kanila? Hahayaan ba natin silang pumunta sa mas masamang mga gawain? President Estrada was concerned that those who depended on jueteng would be deprived of income and it was necessary to find an alternative for them," he said.
He said the former president was never in cahoots with smugglers who brought illegal rice and dressed chicken shipments into the country since he himself formed Task Force Aduana to go after smugglers.
He said Estrada later abolished the task force and placed the responsibility of going after smugglers to the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force, which was headed by Lacson.
"If President Estrada was indeed involved in smuggling, why did he not relieve PAOCTF and Mr. Lacson of the authority to act against smuggling and assigned this to another unit which will be more cooperative?" he asked.
He also denied Lacson's allegation that the former president used the PNP to harass tycoon Alfonso Yuchengco to sell his shares in Philippine Telecommunications Investment Corporation (PTIC) to Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC).
Instead of answering the claim directly, Estrada questioned Yuchengco's integrity. "How can we trust the word of someone who was one of the first beneficiaries of GMA when the [Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation] floated the infamous PEACe bonds? How can we trust the word of someone like Mr. Yuchengco who has betrayed the trust of thousands of Pacific Plan holders?" he asked.
Sought endorsement 3 times
The younger Estrada revealed that Lacson approached his father three times to endorse his senatorial bids in 2001 and 2007, and his failed presidential bid in 2004.
"If president Estrada is the devious criminal that Mr. Lacson would now portray him to be, why did Mr. Lacson go to great lengths to seek his endorsement, not once, not twice, but three times in the elections of 2001, 2004 and 2007?" he said
Estrada said Lacson's insistence on running in 2004 was the reason why the opposition candidate with the best chance of winning against President Arroyo, Fernando Poe Jr., lost in his bid.
He added: "I send this warning to all presidentiables. Beware of those persons with wicked dispositions. Be wary of those who come to you and promise uncompromising allegiance and unwavering loyalty. They may last only while convenient and compatible with their own selfish interests and self-serving agenda."
Lacson: Who's lying now?
In response to Jinggoy's privilege speech, Lacson denied he was an agent of the Arroyo administration, and denied he lied in his privilege speech.
"I will never be an administration ally. To aver that I am with the administration is just farthest from the truth," he said. "I never lied in my privilege speech."
Lacson also pointed out that three people have confirmed a number of the accusations in his privilege speech on Monday:
businessman Alfonso Yuchengco said he was pressured and harassed to sell his shares in PLDT;
former armed forces chief and now Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes said there were policy differences between Lacson and then President Estrada over the illegal numbers game, jueteng;
former Ilocos Sur Governor Luis Singson said Estrada was involved in protecting the illegal numbers game, jueteng.
Lacson also told Estrada's son that the Dacer family has filed an amended complaint, which also accuses the former President of ordering the hit on the late publicist in November 2000.
"It is not true that I'm the only one being complained of by the Dacer family," he said.
On Jinggoy's denial of Estrada's involvement in rice smuggling, Lacson said he received word from former police agent Glen Dumlao, co-accused in the Dacer-Corbito double murder, that he personally received an order from President Estrada to release a shipment of smuggled rice.
Richard Gutierrez takes to the skies and dives under the sea for GMA News and Public Affairs' environmental documentary titled Planet: Philippines.
Planet Philippines points to the connections between human activities and the state of the environment, and provides practical solutions on how we can help save what is left. It is an important, must-see television event
Manny Pacquiao interview:
Manny Pacquiao met the NYC media after the Yankee Stadium press conference for his showdown with Miguel Cotto. RingTV's Bill Emes was there.
We merely ranked the 10 finest dunkers we saw over the last 10 years, based on how much they made us squeal and/or mug in our own living room(s) over the last decade. No stats, no documentation besides a sordid past and lots of YouTube'ness, no way to prove that I'm wrong or right.
I'm right, though. You'll see. Click the jump for the 10 finest dunkers of the last decade.
History remembers Joe Dumars as one of the best defenders of his generation, strong and sturdy, swift and sure. As soon as the Detroit Pistons drafted him, Dumars understood his division dictated the most arduous job in basketball would belong to him for a long, long time: Defend Michael Jordan. Over and over.
Everyone has his stories of defending Jordan. Mostly, they are nightmares. Mostly, they never end well. Jordan wasn’t so much a basketball player, but a force of nature. He had a relentless resolve. On his way to his Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction, Jordan treated every game as a referendum on his greatness. From preseason to the playoffs for 14 years, Dumars’ was among the most thrilling and thankless job in the game. All M.J., all the time.
“The thing that I always felt was that I could never get discouraged,” Dumars said. “He could mentally and emotionally wear down a lot of guys, and it was so easy to let that happen when a guy is dominant, and can score with such ease. The thing was: You were going to witness phenomenal plays up close against him. And you could never drop your head or show any kind of emotion. Related
“You had to just turn back and go down the other end of the court, even though, in the back of your mind, you’re saying to yourself, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me. There’s no way he just made that play.’ ”
Only, Jordan did. Over and over. Until Jordan had a complete supporting cast, Dumars and the Pistons made life hell for him. They were the late ’80s hurdle to the Bulls’ championship cusp. Chuck Daly transformed the NBA with the Jordan Rules, the defensive alignment that delivered help to Dumars on Jordan everywhere on the floor. From Bill Laimbeer to Dennis Rodman, Rick Mahorn to John Sally, the Bad Boys treated Jordan with a collaborative contempt.
The Pistons ended the Bulls’ season twice in the Eastern Conference playoffs late in the decade, and did it with a physicality and tenacity that began an era of brutish basketball born out of a belief that it was the way to stop Jordan.
“Wherever he caught the ball, I knew where the help [defense] was going to be,” Dumars said. “I wouldn’t have to look around, or call for it, or force him one way or another. When you were defending him, it was a big deal that you didn’t have to look around and call for help. When you have to turn around and start pointing to spots for guys to go, you had no chance.
“For me, you had to put yourself out there against Michael. You couldn’t play conservatively. You had to take some chances if you were going to have any success. He’s still going to make spectacular plays on you, and yet you have to be willing to not just sit back and play it safe and think, ‘Well, I’m going to play off him and just give up shots.’ That’s not going to work.
“If Michael was ever frustrated against us, he never showed it. He would never let anyone see it.”
Once the Bulls had a fully bloomed supporting cast around Jordan, the Pistons could no longer hold them off. Jordan would own the Eastern Conference. Indiana would rise and fall. So would the New York Knicks. “You could beat him in a game, and maybe stretch him to the limit in a series, but at the end of the day, you couldn’t conquer Mt. Jordan,” former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy says now.
Funny thing, too: Dumars would watch those series with the Knicks and Indiana Pacers, watch Jordan get into vicious trash-talking episodes with John Starks and Reggie Miller, and it amazed him. With Dumars and Jordan, that never happened. “Not in 14 years was there ever a negative word said between us,” Dumars said.
In fact, Jordan would ask about Dumars’ wife and kids, and Dumars would ask about Jordan’s, and there wouldn’t be much else for the next 2½ hours of basketball. “I would take a tough screen and get hit hard by another player and he would walk by under his breath, ‘You OK?’ And I’d do the same with him. But for us, that was it.”
Through it all, Michael Jordan had a way of testing and trying defenders like no one else. Now, he goes to the Hall maybe they can all take a deep, deep breath. Finally, the ball is out of his hands.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- Michael Jordan, maybe the greatest of them all, has taken his place alongside basketball's other greats.
And he never forgot anyone who motivated him to get there.
Jordan was enshrined in the Hall of Fame on Friday night, a final honor that followed all the championship rings and MVP trophies he collected during his career.
From the high school coach who cut him to the last player to defend him in the NBA finals, Jordan remembered everyone who did something to bring out the competitiveness that carried him to the top of basketball.
"I'd do anything to win," he said.
He joined David Robinson and John Stockton, a pair of his 1992 Dream Team teammates, and coaches Jerry Sloan and C. Vivian Stringer in a distinguished class. Jordan insisted during a morning press conference that the weekend wasn't just about him, but he was clearly the star Friday night before a crowd that included former teammates Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman.
"He makes one big shot and everybody thinks he's kind of cool," Stockton joked. "I don't get it."
Jordan cried before beginning his acceptance speech, then entertained the crowd with memories of any slights that inspired him to get to Springfield:
• The coach who cut him from the varsity as a North Carolina schoolboy.
"I wanted to make sure you understood: You made a mistake, dude."
• Isiah Thomas, who allegedly orchestrated a "freezeout" of Jordan in his first All-Star game.
"I wanted to prove to you, Magic (Johnson), Larry (Bird), George (Gervin), everybody that I deserved (to be there) just as much as anybody else, and I hope over the period of my career I've done that without a doubt."
• Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy, who accused Jordan of "conning" players by acting friendly toward them, then attacking them in games.
"I just so happen to be a friendly guy. I get along with everybody, but at the same time, when the light comes on, I'm as competitive as anybody you know."
• The media who said Jordan, though a great player, would never win like Bird or Johnson.
"I had to listen to all that, and that put so much wood on that fire that it kept me each and every day trying to get better as a basketball player."
• Lastly, Utah's Bryon Russell. Jordan recalled meeting Russell while he was retired and playing minor league baseball in 1994 -- and with Sloan looking on in horror -- told of how Russell insisted he could have covered him if Jordan was still playing. Russell later got two cracks at Jordan in the NBA Finals, and he was the defender when Jordan hit the clinching shot to win the 1998 title.
"From this day forward, if I ever see him in shorts, I'm coming at him."
Robinson was enshrined first on Friday before a large San Antonio contingent that included teammates Tim Duncan and Avery Johnson, and coaches Larry Brown and Gregg Popovich. Stockton told the Spurs that his running mate, Karl Malone, was the best power forward, not Duncan.
The enshrinement ceremony took place at Springfield's Symphony Hall, because Jordan was too big for the Hall of Fame. The move to the other building allowed for a crowd of about 2,600, more than double what the Hall can accommodate.
Most of the attention was on Jordan, the five-time NBA MVP, but the others in the class are some of the most accomplished in the sport. Stockton is the career leader in assists and steals, Robinson won an MVP trophy and two titles in San Antonio, Sloan is the only coach to win 1,000 games with one team, and Stringer was the first woman's coach to lead three different schools to the Final Four.
"Unique, unique competitors," Stockton said during the morning press conference.
Fiery ones, too. Sloan, Stockton's longtime coach, told two different tales of fights he was in as a hard-nosed player for Chicago.
Jordan remembered scoring around 20 points in a row late in a game to pull out a win, which was followed by a conversation with Bulls assistant Tex Winter.
"Tex reminded me that there's no 'I' in team," Jordan said. "And I looked back at Tex, I said, 'There's 'I' in win.' So whichever way you want it."
Jordan and Robinson were All-American college players who entered the NBA with high expectations. Sloan acknowledged he wasn't so sure about Stockton at first -- and turns out, neither was Stockton.
"I thought they'd figure me out pretty quickly. I thought the Jazz would figure out that they'd made a mistake, so first paycheck I saved every cent," Stockton said. "I was pretty sure I was a one-year-and-out guy."
He ended up playing 19 seasons in Utah, while Robinson spent 14 with the Spurs. He is still an enormous presence in San Antonio through his charitable work.
"That's one of the things I think I loved most about San Antonio. When you get out in the community, you really feel like you're making a difference. You feel like you're impacting people there and families there," Robinson said. "So anybody who has followed my career, it's been as important as what we did on the court, being involved in the community, making a difference."
Stringer also talked of making a difference in the lives of others, such as the pride she feels watching women's basketball grow into a sport in which her former players can now earn a living playing professionally in the United States. Those contributions to the game, along with her 825 wins, had her sharing a stage Friday with Jordan, whose family she developed a friendship with when they did Nike tours together.
"I once paid to come into the Naismith Hall of Fame," she said, "and now here I am."
What happens when 'Pound-for-Pound' King Manny Pacquiao team up with the Queen of Primetime TV Marian Rivera? The result - a totally hilarious show that is sure to tickle the hearts of Filipinos anywhere.
GMA Network brings back their forte in comedy with 'Show Me Da Money- featuring no less than world-renowned boxing champ Manny Pacquiao - who will be delivering his punch lines in his first-ever comedy show - and primetime queen Marian Rivera, who is out to unveil her funny side.
Sure to add more fun and excitement are Paolo Contis, Benjie Paras, John Lapus, Rochelle Pangilinan, Lovi Poe, Kevin Santos, Tuesday Vargas, Mike 'Pekto' Nacua, AJ Dee, Lito Camo, Karl Acosta, and 1996 Olympics silver medalist Onyok Velasco, together with Dionisia 'Pacmom' Pacquiao in a very special role.
'Show Me Da Manny' tells the hilarious yet heartwarming story of amateur boxing champ Manny Santos (Manny Pacquiao) who runs his own boxing gym, Gym Santos.
All is well with Manny and his gym until the opening of the classy and modern Gym Paredes Fitness Center owned by the beautiful Ella Paredes (Marian Rivera), who is the only person in their community who dares to challenge the boxing champ. Helping Ella manage her gym are her two brothers - Eric (Paolo) and Oscar (Benjie) - who have been knocked out by Manny inside the ring.
Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao (pronounced /ˈpækjaʊ/; born December 17, 1978), known as Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao is a Filipino professional boxer, part-time actor and recording artist. He is the former WBC Lightweight world champion, WBC Super Featherweight world champion, IBF Super Bantamweight world champion, and WBC Flyweight world champion. He has also held the Ring Magazine titles for Featherweight, Super Featherweight, and Light Welterweight divisions. For his achievements, he became the first Filipino and Asian boxer to win five world titles in five different weight divisions. He is currently the IBO and Ring Magazine Light Welterweight champion and is rated by the Ring Magazine as the #1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world. He is also the first boxer to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes.
Personal life
Pacquiao was born in Kibawe, Bukidnon, Mindanao and currently resides in his home town General Santos City, South Cotabato, Philippines. He is married to Jinkee Pacquiao and they have four children.
Early career
Pacquiao started his professional boxing career at the age of 16 at 106 lbs (Light Flyweight). His early fights took place in small local venues and were shown on Vintage Sports' Blow by Blow, an evening boxing show. His professional debut was a 4-round bout against Edmund "Enting" Ignacio on January 22, 1995, which Pacquiao won via decision, becoming an instant star of the program. Close friend Mark Penaflorida's death in 1994 spurred the young Pacquiao to pursue a professional boxing career.
His weight increased from 106 to 113 lbs before losing in his 12th bout against Rustico Torrecampo via a third-round knockout (KO). Pacquiao had not made the weight. So he was forced to use heavier gloves than Torrecampo, thereby putting Pacquiao at a disadvantage.
Shortly after the Torrecampo fight, Pacquiao settled at 112 lbs, winning the WBC Flyweight title over Chatchai Sasakul in the eighth round only to lose it in his second defense against Medgoen Singsurat, also known as Medgoen 3K Battery, via a third-round knockout on a bout held at Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. Technically, Pacquiao lost the belt at the scales as he surpassed the weight limit of 112 lbs (51 kg).
Following his loss to Singsurat, Pacquiao gained weight anew. This time, Pacquiao went to the Super Bantamweight division of 122 lbs (55 kg), where he picked up the WBC International Super Bantamweight title. He defended the title five times before his chance for a world title fight came.
Pacquiao's big break came on June 23, 2001, against IBF Super Bantamweight champion Lehlohonolo Ledwaba. Pacquiao stepped into the fight as a late replacement and won the fight by technical knockout to become the IBF Super Bantamweight champion on a bout held at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada. He defended this title five times and fought to a sixth-round draw against Agapito Sánchez in a bout that was stopped early after Pacquiao received 2 headbutts.
Meet Kimmy and Dora. Mga anak ni Luisito Cacanindin-Go Dong Hae. Kambal. Oo, kambal. Si Kimmy ang panganay. Ambisiyosa, maabilidad at dominante. Hard-working si Kimmy, at ramdam yan sa Go Dong Hae Group of Companies. Kaya lang, may ugali. Maldita, hindi tuloy ganun kalapit sa kanyang papa. ‘Di gaya ni Dora. Si Dora, maaaring hawig ni Kimmy sa hitsura (kambal nga diba?). But that’s where their similarities end. Dahil kung anong ikinataray ni Kimmy, siya namang ikinasweet ni Dora. Kimmy is driven, sandamakmak ang accomplishments in life at katakot-takot ang pagka-smart. Samantalang si Dora… well… hindi siya ganun ka-smart. Ubod ng inosente, happy-go-lucky at madaling magtiwala sa tao. Walang sumiseryoso sa kanya, though everyone likes her more than her twin sister. Kimmy may be extraordinary, pero walang dudang special din si Dora… very special indeed. Labis ang pagmamahal ni Luisito kay Dora. Okay na lang sana yun kay Kimmy, pero pati si Johnson – and lalaking matagal na niyang pinagpapantasyahan (to the max) – kay Dora nahuhumaling! At kahit ano pang effort ang gawin ni Kimmy para siya’y mapansin, wa’ epek… dahil Johnson’s heart belongs to none other than...Dora. Sundan ang riot ng magkapatid, sa Kimmy Dora!
Starring: Dingdong Dantes and Zanjoe Marudo, kasama sina Miriam Quiambao, Baron Geisler, Ariel Ureta at marami pang iba! Ipinagmamalaking ihandog ng Spring Films in her first – and second – starring roles, Eugene Domingo as Kimmy… and Eugene Domingo as Dora.
Fresh from their visit to South Korea, the NBA Legends were presented to the media prior to their September 11 game versus the PBA All-Stars. Coach Yeng Guiao and San Miguel's Arwind Santos talk about their preparations. Video taken by INQUIRER.net's Izah Morales at Fiamma Restaurant in Makati City.
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