August 31, 2008; Maybe the best! UE vs. UST!

The 71st Season of the UAAP is stil on-going. And things are looking great for the league. The quality of the games are now being compared to those in the United States. The games a while ago were really good, especially the main game between UE and UST. The score was 74-52 after the third quarter, with the UE Red Warriors leading. After some possessions, UST was still trailing. But, on the halfway mark of the final chapter, UST head coach Pido Jarencio complained on a no-call on the Clark Bautista shot, en route of him being thrown out of the game. So, it was time for Assistant Coach Beaujing Acot to take over. And fortunately for the Tigers, mybe the departure of their head coach was what they needed. They catapulted on a huge run, even cutting down the lead of the Warriors to just two points. Even the commentators cannot believe what they were seeing. After being down but as much as 24 points, UST made a run! Outscoring UE 35-15 in the final quarter. 35 points is a season-record, as the highest scoring quarter for any team this season. But indecisions made by Clark Bautista and Francis Allera in the end game made the difference as the UST Tigers bowed out to the UE Red Warriors, 89-87. The Warriors now hold the 4th and final spot for the playoffs. UST doesn't a chance to be part of the Final Four for this year. In the first game, De La Salle defeated Adamson U, 84-79 in overtime to tie with FEU for second place.

1st Game
DLSU 84 (10-3)
AdU 79 (2-11)
Overtime
DLSU: Tied with FEU with 10-3 win-loss slate in 2nd place.
AdU: Tied with NU with 2-11 win-loss slate in 7th place.

2nd Game
UE 89 (8-5)
UST 87 (5-8)
UE: Locking the fourth spot to join the playoffs.
UST: Not making the Final Four for the first time in 3 years.

Games on Thursday
September 4, 2008
Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City

1st Game
Adamson Soaring Falcons (2-11) vs. NU Bulldogs (2-11)
2:00 PM

2nd Game
UE Red Warriors (8-5) vs. FEU Tamaraws (10-3)
4:00 PM

Now here are the picks from the recently concluded PBA Annual Draft from the Market! Market! Activity Center in Taguig City!

1st: Gabe Norwood (Rain or Shine)
2nd: Jared Dilinger (Talk 'N Text)
3rd: Jason Castro (Talk 'N Text)
4th: Rob Reyes (Talk 'N Text)
5th: Solomon Mercado (Alaska)
6th: Mark Borboran (Air21)
7th: Beau Belga (Purefoods)
8th: Bonbon Custodio (Magnolia)
9th: Larry Rodriguez (Red Bull)
10th: Kelvin Gregorio (Sta. Lucia)
11th: Pong Escobal (Talk 'N Text)
12th: TY Tang (Rain or Shine)
13th: Cholo Villanueva (Air21)
14th: Chito Jaime (Sta. Lucia)
15th: Kelvin Dela Pena (Alaska)
16th: Jonathan Fernandez (Purefoods)
17th: Jeff Chan (Red Bull)
18th: Mark Cuevas (Red Bull)
19th: Christian Cabutu (Sta. Lucia)

So there! The next PBA season will start on October and will be broacasted through Solar Sports and C/S Sports on RPN.

What a day! Haha! Hope you guys had a good one! Stay safe! God bless! Peace out! The Wizard was here...:)

August 29, 2008; Just in the nick of time!

From the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, here are the results from the 2nd round of eliminations of the UAAP Season 71!

1st Game
NU 60 (2-10)
FEU 64 (9-3)*
NU: Jonathan Jahnke- 15 pts, 3 rebs, 3 assts, 3 stls, 1 blk.
FEU: Mark Barroca- 22 pts, 7 rebs, 5 assts, 3 stls.
*- clinched Final Four

2nd Game
UST 79 (5-7)
DLSU 81 (9-3)*
UST: Jervy Cruz- 28 pts, 20 rebs, 1 stl.
DLSU: JVee Casio- 29 pts, 6 rebs, 3 assts, 1 stl.
*- clinched Final Four

Games tomorrow
August 30, 2008
PhilSports Arena
Pasig City

1st Game
UP Fighting Maroons (3-9) vs. FEU Tamaraws (9-3)
2:00 PM

2nd Game
Ateneo Blue Eagles (11-1) vs. NU Bulldogs (2-10)
4:00 PM

And the rumors are confirmed! The Manny Pacquiao-Oscar De La Hoya fight will be pushing through! It will be on December 6, 2008, from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada, USA! They will fight at 147-lbs, at the Super-Welterweight division. This will be the "Golden Boy"'s last fight before he retires! This will be a clash of two of the most recognized names in boxing's history! Don't miss it!

There you go! Hope you had a great day, like I had! Stay safe! God bless you guys! Peace out! The Wizard was here...:)

August 23, 2008; No medals for us, again!

The Beijing Olympics will conclude tomorrow evening, and unfortunately, Team Philippines doesn;t have any medal to bring home to, simply because of the poor performance of the athletes. Guys like Harry Tanamor, Tshomlee Go and Marie Antoinette Rivero bowed out on just their qualifying matches. Needless to say, this Olympics is another failure for the Philippines. But even though it was a flop, some of our athletes broke their own records and the Southeast Asian records in swimming and weightlifting. Those were the likes of Miguel Molina and Daniel Coakley for swimming and Hidalyn Diaz for weightlifting. I hope that come the next Olympic Games which will be held in beautiful London, England come 4 years time in 2012, our team would do better and could take even a bronze for that matter. So there. Enough with that!

And now, from the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City, here are the results from today's doubleheader from the 71st season of the UAAP!

1st Game
NU 58 (2-9)
UST 68 (5-6)
NU: Edwin Asoro- 12 pts, 10 rebs, 1 asst, 1 stl, 4 blks.
UST: Francis Allera- 14 pts, 3 rebs, 2 stls, 2 blks.

2nd Game
FEU 83 (8-3)
DLSU 75 (8-3)
FEU: Mark Barroca- 26 pts, 7 rebs, 2 stls.
DLSU: Rico Maierhofer- 18 pts, 13 rebs, 3 assts, 1 stl, 1 blk.

Games tomorrow
UAAP Season 71 2nd Round
August 24, 2008
Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City

1st Game
Ateneo Blue Eagles (10-1) vs. UP Fighting Maroons (3-8)
2:00 PM

2nd Game
Adamson Soaring Falcons (2-9) vs. UE Red Warriors (6-5)
4:00 PM

Tomorrow will also be the Gold Medal Game for the Mens' Basketball Tournament in the Beijing Olympics. It will be against the reigning World Champions Spain and the undefeated USA "Redeem Team". It will be shown LIVE on Solar All-Access and BTV at 2:30 pm. The Bronze Medal Game between Lithuania and Argentina will be shown LIVE before the Gold Medal Game at 12:00 nn.

Our Preliminary Exams will start on Tuesday! Wish me all the best! I can do it! One test at a time!

So there. Such a long day. Hope you guys had a blast. God bless you guys! Stay safe! Peace out! The Wizard was here...:)

August 18, 2008; My longest so far!

Before you think of something else, I will tell you guys the thing. Since my dad can't drive because of an injured ankle, I was the one who drove from our house (Cainta, Rizal) to my mom's province at Bataan. That was a 120-kilometer drive, including the North Luzon Expressway. We stayed there until 6 pm. We attended the wedding of my cousin. I was a secondary sponsor, while my dad was a principal sponsor. I was also the one who drove from there back here. So that makes an almost 300-km drive for me yesterday. Which was fun! My dad was on the passenger seat, while my mom was at the back seat. My dad was giving me advises while driving. I was going full throttle, even reaching 140 km/h along the Expressway, and mind you guys, I'm driving our Pajero! Haha! So my driving is so controlled because one mistake would lead to something bad. So there!

And now, here are the results from the Sunday Showdown from the UAAP Season 71 from the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City!

1st Game
AdU 59 (2-8)
ADMU 78 (9-1)
AdU: Jerick Canada- 12 pts, 8 rebs, 5 assts, 3 stls, 1 blk.
ADMU: Rabeh Al-Hussaini- 29 pts, 6 rebs, 2 assts, 1 stl, 1 blk.

2nd Game
UST 69 (4-6)
FEU 74 (7-3)
Overtime
UST: Jervy Cruz- 30 pts, 13 rebs.
FEU: Reil Cervantes- 20 pts, 4 rebs, 1 asst.

Games on Thursday
August 21, 2008
Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City

1st Game
UP Fighting Maroons (2-8) vs. Adamson Soaring Falcons (2-8)
2:00 PM

2nd Game
Ateneo Blue Eagles (9-1) vs. UE Red Warriors (6-4)
4:00 PM

And for the PBA. The Brgy. Ginebra Kings won yesterday on Game 6 against the Air21 Express, to force a deciding Game 7 for the PBA Fiesta Conference Championship. The decider will be held on Wednesday, August 20, at the mecca of sports-entertainment, the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.

So there! Hope you had a great one! God bless you guys! Thanks for visiting! Stay safe! Peace out! The Wizard was here...:)

August 16, 2008; Exciting!

From the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City, here are today's results from the 71st Season of the UAAP!

1st Game
DLSU 79 (8-2)
NU 67 (2-8)
DLSU: JVee Casio- 22 pts, 2 rebs, 5 assts, 2 stls.
NU: Edwin Asoro- 19 pts, 10 rebs, 4 assts, 3 stls.

2nd Game
UE 95 (6-4)
UP 65 (2-8)
UE: Marcy Arellano- 23 pts, 5 rebs, 6 assts.
UP: Jay Agbayani- 17 pts, 5 rebs, 1 asst.

Games on Sunday
August 17, 2008
PhilSports Arena
Pasig City

1st Game
Adamson Soaring Falcons (2-7) vs. Ateneo Blue Eagles (8-1)
2:00 PM

2nd Game
UST Growling Tigers (4-5) vs. FEU Tamaraws (6-3)
4:00 PM

In the mean time, the Air21 Express won against the Brgy. Ginebra Kings yesterday, 90-77, to grab the 3-2 series lead in the PBA Fiesta Conference Finals. They are one win away from their first-ever PBA title. Game 6 will be tomorrow evening, 6:30 pm at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.

There you go! Spain and USA are currently playing in a basketball game in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. God bless you guys! Stay safe! Peace out! Have a blessed weekend! No classes on Monday! Woo! And also on Tuesday for people studying or working in QC! The Wizard was here...:)

August 15, 2008; Kung kelan pa!

From the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City, its the 71st Season of the UAAP! Fyi guys, I watched the game LIVE! Haha! Super happy because the half of my block went! Roadtrip! Haha!

1st Game
FEU 70
AdU 62
FEU: Marlon Adolfo- 18 pts, 10 rebs, 1 asst.
AdU: Michael Galinato- 12 pts, 3 rebs, 1 asst, 1 blk.

2nd Game
UST 76
ADMU 85
UST: Jervy Cruz- 23 pts, 18 rebs, 1 asst, 1 blk.
ADMU: Chris Tiu- 29 pts, 4 rebs, 2 assts.

Games on Saturday
August 16, 2008
PhilSports Arena
Pasig City

1st Game
De La Salle Green Archers (7-2) vs. NU Bulldogs (2-7)
2:00 PM

2nd Game
UP Fighting Maroons (2-7) vs. UE Red Warriors (5-4)
4:00 PM

What a day yesterday! One of the happiest so far! Had fun with my blockmates! Woo! Haha! God bless you guys! Stay safe! Peace out! The Wizard was here...:)

August 10, 2008; Man! Olympics and more!

Here are all the happenings today!

UAAP Results
August 10, 2008
PhilSports Arena
Pasig City

1st Game
UP 61 (2-7)
DLSU 81 (7-2)
UP: Martin Reyes- 21 pts, 5 rebs, 1 asst.
DLSU: Rico Maierhofer- 19 pts, 13 rebs, 1 asst, 3 blks.

2nd Game
UE 67 (5-4)
NU 50 (2-7)
UE: Elmer Espiritu- 13 pts, 10 rebs, 3 assts, 2 stls, 4 blks.
NU: Raymond Aguilar- 17 pts, 5 rebs.

Games on Thursday
August 14, 2008
PhilSports Arena
Pasig City

1st Game
FEU Tamaraws (5-3) vs. Adamson Soaring Falcons (2-6)
2:00 PM

2nd Game
UST Growling Tigers (4-4) vs. Ateneo Blue Eagles (7-1)
4:00 PM

China and US are now going at it inside the Beijing Olympic Basketball Auditorium! Who will win it? Let's all find out!

God bless you guys! Stay safe! Peace out! Olympic fever is on! The Wizard was here...:)

August 9, 2008; Oh please!

From the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City, here are the results from the 71st Season of the UAAP!

1st Game
AdU 83 (2-6)
UST 97 (4-4)
AdU: Jan Colina- 20 pts, 10 rebs, 3 assts, 1 stl, 3 blks.
UST: Jervy Cruz- 29 pts, 15 rebs, 2 assts, 2 blks.

2nd Game
FEU 74 (5-3)
ADMU 78 (7-1)
FEU: Reil Cervantes- 14 pts, 6 rebs, 1 stl, 1 blk.
ADMU: Eric Salamat- 18 pts, 2 rebs, 3 assts, 2 stls, 1 blk.

Games tomorrow
UAAP Season 71 2nd Round
August 10, 2008
PhilSports Arena
Pasig City

1st Game
UP Fighting Maroons (2-6) vs. De La Salle Green Archers (6-2)
2:00 PM

2nd Game
UE Red Warriors (4-4) vs. NU Bulldogs (2-6)
4:00 PM

Tomorrow will be Game 3 of the PBA Fiesta Conference Finals series between the Air21 Express and the Brgy. Ginebra Gin Kings. The game will start at 6:30 pm from the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.

And now for the 2008 Beijing Olympics update. Here is the medal tally after Day 1 of competition. The United States lead the way will 3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), China is tied with South Korea in second with 2 medals (2 golds for China while 1 gold and 1 silver for South Korea). Those are the top 3 countries. Hopefully soon enough, Team Philippines will get its first Gold Medal! Go for it!

So that's about it! Hope you guys had a blast! God bless! Stay safe! Peace out! Have a blessed weekend! The Wizard was here...:)

August 8, 2008; Talo Ginebra!

Here is the result from the Game 2 of the PBA Fiesta Conference Finals from the Ynares Center in Antipolo City!

Ginebra 90
Air21 124
GIN: Mark Caguioa- 29 pts.
AIR: Arwind Santos- 20 pts.
GIN: JayJay Helterbrand- PBA Best Player of the Conference
GIN: Chris Alexander- PBA Best Import of the Conference

Game on Sunday
6:30 pm
Araneta Coliseum
Game 3 PBA Finals
Ginebra vs. Air 21

August 8, 2008; Once every 100 years...

08/08/08 happens once every 100 years. So this must be special.

Today marks the start of the 29th Olympiad from Beijing, China. The opening ceremonies are currently on-going. The Olympics will be going until the 24th of this month. I went All-Access for this! No commercial breaks! With 2 channels to choose from!

Go Team Philippines! Go for the Gold!

Hope you had a great one guys! God bless! Stay safe! Peace out! The Wizard was here...:)

August 7, 2008; One day to go!

From the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, here are the results from the 71st Season of the UAAP!

1st Game
NU 72 (2-6)
UP 59 (2-6)
NU: Jonathan Jahnke- 21 pts, 4 rebs, 1 asst.
UP: Woody Co- 14 pts, 4 rebs, 4 assts, 1 stl.

2nd Game
DLSU 70 (6-2)
UE 61 (4-4)
DLSU: JVee Casio- 25 pts, 8 rebs, 2 assts, 2 stls.
UE: Marcy Arellano- 13 pts, 4 rebs, 3 assts, 3 stls, 1 blk.

Games on Saturday
August 9, 2008
PhilSports Arena
Pasig City

1st Game
Adamson Soaring Falcons (2-5) vs. UST Growling Tigers (3-4)
2:00 PM

2nd Game
FEU Tamaraws (5-2) vs. Ateneo Blue Eagles (6-1)
4:00 PM

PBA Results

1st Game
Batlle for Third
Magnolia 90
Red Bull 102
MAG: Ken Bono- 15 pts, 11 rebs.
RBB: Adam Parada- 33 pts, 11 rebs, 4 assts, 1 stl, 4 blks.

2nd Game
Game 1 Finals
Ginebra 105
Air21 96
GIN: Mark Caguioa- 22 pts, 7 rebs, 4 assts.
AIR: Ranidel de Ocampo- 22 pts, 7 rebs, 2 assts.

So there. Tomorrow will be the start of the 2008 Beijing Olympics! Go Team Philippines! Go for Gold! God bless you guys! Stay safe! Peace out! The Wizard was here...:)

August 3, 2008; It's all good guys!

Fresh from the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, here are the results from today's UAAP doubleheader, ending the 1st round of eliminations!

1st Game
FEU 61 (5-2)
NU 69 (1-6)

2nd Game
ADMU 64 (6-1)
UST 57 (3-4)

The first round of eliminations ended in this manner.
Team/School W L
ADMU 6 1
DLSU 5 2
FEU 5 2
UE 4 3
UST 3 4
AdU 2 5
UP 2 5
NU 1 6

And here are the games for Thursday, August 7, 2008, still from the mecca of sports-entertainment, the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City!

1st Game
UP Fighting Maroons (2-5) vs. NU Bulldogs (1-6)
2:00 PM

2nd Game
De La Salle Green Archers (5-2) vs. UE Red Warriors (4-3)
4:00 PM

And for all you guys waiting for the PBA Finals between Air21 and Ginebra, don't despair, it's only 3 days away, on Wednesday, from the Araneta Coliseum.

The 29th Olympics from Beijing, China is fast approaching! I can't wait! Especially, the basketball tournament! It's 5 days away! On the 8th of August, 2008!

Nice day! God bless you guys! Stay safe! Peace out! The Wizard was here...:)

August 2, 2008; Work hard!

Here are the results from today's UAAP action from the mecca of sports-entertainment, the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City!

1st Game
UP 76 (2-5)
AdU 68 (2-5)
UP: Jay Agbayani- 20 pts, 8 rebs, 1 asst.
AdU: Jerick Canada- 16 pts, 8 rebs, 3 assts, 2 stls.

2nd Game
UE 68 (4-3)
DLSU 62 (5-1)
UE: James Martinez- 19 pts, 7 rebs, 6 assts.
DLSU: James Mangahas- 14 pts, 8 rebs, 1 asst.

Games tomorrow
August 3, 2008
Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City

1st Game
NU Bulldogs vs. FEU Tamaraws
2:00 PM

2nd Game
UST Growling Tigers vs. Ateneo Blue Eagles
4:00 PM

Games for PBA
August 6, 2008
Cuneta Astrodome

1st Game
Battle for Third
Magnolia Beverage Masters vs. Red Bull Barako
4:50 pm

2nd Game
Game 1 of the PBA Fiesta Conference Finals
Air21 Express vs. Brgy. Ginebra Kings
7:20 pm

And so it is! Hope you guys had a great day! And while you're in it, please watch the video with the tag name "aboborocket" on YouTube. Just type in that tag and for the next 7 seconds, you will surely laugh your heart out! :) Haha! God bless you guys! Stay safe! Have a nice weekend! The Wizard was here...:)

August 1, 2008; Just what I've expected!

Here are the results from the 71st season of the UAAP from the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City!

1st Game
UST 88 (3-3)
NU 77 (0-6)
UST: Clark Bautista- 18 pts, 2 rebs, 3 assts.
NU: Edwin Asoro- 17 pts, 7 rebs, 3 assts.

2nd Game
FEU 72 (5-1)
ADMU 66 (5-1)
FEU: Reil Cervantes- 14 pts, 13 rebs, 2 assts.
ADMU: Rabeh Al-Hussaini- 33 pts, 20 rebs.

Games tomorrow
August 2, 2008
Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City

1st Game
UP Fighting Maroons vs. Adamson Soaring Falcons
2:00 PM

2nd Game
UE Red Warriors vs. De La Salle Green Archers
4:00 PM

And now, the result of the PBA semi-final game from the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City!

Magnolia 91
Air21 99
MAG: Olsen Racela- 14 pts, 1 reb, 2 assts.
AIR: Arwind Santos- 24 pts, 10 rebs, 2 assts, 1 stl, 1 blk.
Air21: First Finals appearance since entering the league in 2002.
Air21: Will face Ginebra in the best-of-seven Finals series.

And that was the day! Hope you guys had fun! God bless! Stay safe! The Wizard was here...:)