August 31, 2009 (Part 1); Tigers, Eagles win anew

Here are the results from yesterday's action from the 72nd season of the UAAP, coming from the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan City!

1st Game
UST 79 (6-5)
NU 58 (2-10)
UST: Dylan Ababou- 20 pts, 7 rebs, 3 assts.
NU: Joseph Hermosisima- 14 pts, 2 rebs, 4 assts, 2 stls.

2nd Game
ADMU 61 (11-1)
AdU 52 (3-9)
ADMU: Rabeh Al-Hussaini- 19 pts, 13 rebs, 4 assts.
AdU: Jerick Canada- 10 pts, 8 rebs, 3 assts, 1 stl.

And now, here are the results from the Barclays Premier League! And FYI, the teams listed first are the home teams :)

August 22, 2009
Arsenal 4
Portsmouth 1

Birmingham City 0
Stoke City 0

Hull City 1
Bolton Wanderers 0

Manchester City 1
Wolves 0

Sunderland 2
Blackburn Rovers 1

Wigan Athletic 0
Manchester United 5

August 23, 2009
West Ham United 1
Tottenham Hotspur 2

Burnley 1
Everton 0

Fulham 0
Chelsea 2

August 24, 2009
Liverpool 1
Aston Villa 3

August 29, 2009
Chelsea 3
Burnley 0

Blackburn Rovers 0
West Ham United 0

Bolton Wanderers 2
Liverpool 3

Stoke City 1
Sunderland 0

Tottenham Hotspur 2
Birmingham City 1

Wolves 1
Hull City 1

Manchester United 2
Arsenal 1

August 30, 2009
Portsmouth 0
Manchester City 1

Everton 2
Wigan Athletic 1

Aston Villa 2
Fulham 0

And now, here are the results from UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira from the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon!

Preliminary card

Lightweight bout: Marcus Aurelio vs. Evan Dunham
Dunham defeated Aurelio via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27).

Middleweight bout: Nick Catone vs. Mark Muñoz
Muñoz defeated Catone via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28).

Heavyweight bout: Tim Hague vs. Todd Duffee
Duffee defeated Hague via KO (punches) at 0:07 of round 1. Duffee sets the new record for the UFC's fastest knockout beating the previous record of 8 seconds held by Don Frye and James Irvin.

Heavyweight bout: Justin McCully vs. Mike Russow
Russow defeated McCully via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-27).

Heavyweight bout: Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Chris Tuchscherer
Gonzaga defeated Tuchscherer via TKO (punches) at 2:27 of round 1.

Middleweight bout: Ed Herman vs. Aaron Simpson
Simpson defeated Herman via TKO (injury) at 0:17 of round 2.

Main card

Light Heavyweight bout: Brandon Vera vs. Krzysztof Soszynski
Vera defeated Soszynski via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt
Rosholt defeated Leben via submission (arm triangle choke) at 1:20 of round 3.

Middleweight bout: Nate Marquardt vs. Demian Maia
Marquardt defeated Maia via KO (punch) at 0:21 of round 1.

Light Heavyweight bout: Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva
Silva defeated Jardine via TKO (punches) at 1:35 of round 1.

Heavyweight bout: Randy Couture vs. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
Nogueira defeated Couture via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).

And now, the results from the F1 Belgian Grand Prix!

1 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 10 pts.
2 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 8 pts.
3 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 6 pts.
4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 5 pts.
5 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 4 pts.
6 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 3 pts.
7 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 2 pts.
8 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1 pt.
9 Mark Webber RBR-Renault
10 Timo Glock Toyota
11 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes
12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari
13 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota
14 Luca Badoer Ferrari

Fernando Alonso, Jarno Trulli, Jenson Button, Romain Grosjean, Lewis Hamilton and Jaime Alguersuari weren't classified because of car failure.

So there you have it! You guys have just been fed!

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

Prelims week starts tomorrow for me! Wish me luck! :) pray for me as well :P

Comments, questions and suggestions are highly appreciated! :)

August 20, 2009; Tams tame Bulldogs, Tigers overcome Maroons

Here are the results from this afternoon's games from the 72th season of your UAAP, live from the Araneta Coliseum in the heart of Cubao, Quezon City!

1st Game
UP 88 (2-7)
UST 93 (5-4)
UP: Woody Co- 24 pts, 5 rebs, 1 asst, 1 stl.
UST: Dylan Ababou- 23 pts, 6 rebs, 3 assts, 1 stl.

2nd Game
NU 66 (2-7)
FEU 76 (8-1)
NU: Joseph Hermosisima- 24 pts, 8 rebs, 2 assts.
FEU: Reil Cervantes- 14 pts, 11 rebs, 2 assts, 2 stls.

With the win, FEU are now tied up at first place with the Ateneo Blue Eagles with a 8-1 win-loss record, while UST are tied up with the UE Red Warriors at the third spot with a 5-4 win-loss record.

Meanwhile, the Bulldogs from Sampaloc and the Maroons from Diliman are tied for sixth place, along with the Falcons from San Marcelino at 2-7.

Here are the games for Saturday!

August 22, 2009
FilOil Flying V Arena
San Juan City

1st Game
Adamson Soaring Falcons (2-7) vs. NU Bulldogs (2-7)
2:00 PM

2nd Game
UP Fighting Maroons (2-7) vs. DLSU Green Archers (4-5)
4:00 PM

And now, here are the results from the Barclays Premier League!

August 15, 2009

Chelsea 2
Hull City 1

Aston Villa 0
Wigan Athletic 1

Blackburn Rovers 0
Manchester City 2

Bolton Wanderers 0
Sunderland 1

Stoke City 2
Burnley 0

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0
West Ham United 2

Everton 1
Arsenal 6

August 16, 2009

Manchester United 1
Birmingham City 0

Tottenham Hotspur 2
Liverpool 1

August 18, 2009

Sunderland 1
Chelsea 3

Wigan Athletic 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1

August 19, 2009

Birmingham City 1
Portsmouth 0

Burnley 1
Manchester United 0

Hull City 1
Tottenham Hotspur 5

Liverpool 4
Stoke City 0

So there you have it! You guys have just been fed!

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

Comments, questions and suggestions are highly appreciated! :)

May you guys have a happy, long weekend! :)

August 9, 2009 (Part 2); Tamaraws, Eagles end first round with a bang

The first round of eliminations of the UAAP Season 72 ended tonight as both FEU and ADMU secures victories over their counterparts.

In the first game, FEU defeated the UE Red Warriors, 76-72. And on the second game, ADMU defeated their rivals the DLSU Green Archers with the same score at overtime, 76-72.

In the process, FEU and ADMU are tied for first place at 6-1, but ADMU has a superior quotient over FEU so they are at top.

On the other hand, three teams are jammed at the third spot, with UE, DLSU and UST tied at 4-3 win-loss record.

And now, here are the games for Thursday, as the second round of elimination starts!

UAAP Season 72
August 13, 2009
Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City

1st Game
DLSU Green Archers (4-3) vs. Adamson Soaring Falcons (1-6)
2:00 PM

2nd Game
ADMU Blue Eagles (6-1) vs. UE Red Warriors (4-3)
4:00 PM

So there you have it! You guys have just been fed!

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

Comments, questions and suggestions are highly appreciated! :)

August 9, 2009 (Part 1); Team Pilipinas succumbs to Korea

The South Korean national team got our number as they defeated our Powerade-Team Pilipinas last night, 69-56, as they stay undefeated at the FIBA-Asia Championships in Tianjin, China.

Our team tried to stay close up until the midpoint of the 4th period, but the outside shooting of the Koreans were the difference, as they stroked it from rainbow country several times, preventing any Philippine run to happen.

Cyrus Baguio had a game-high 16 points despite the loss, along with 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block. Mick Pennisi finished the game with 9 points, while team captain Asi Taulava made 7 points and 7 rebounds.

Yang Hee-Jong led the Koreans with 14 points, while Kim Min-soo and Oh Sekeun both had 11 points.

In the process, the Koreans are still undefeated after 3 games, while the Philippines finished with a 2-1 record in the group classification.

The top 3 teams from the 4 groups will move on to the crossover classification round, wherein the top 3 teams of Group A (Korea, Philippines and Japan) will face the top 3 team from Group B (Iran, Chinese Taipei and Kuwait). They will all be forming Group E.

On the other hand, the top 3 teams from Group C (China, Qatar and Kazakhstan) will face the top 3 teams from Group D (Jordan, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates). They will all be forming Group F.

Our next opponent will be Chinese Taipei tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 PM. It will be shown LIVE on C/S9 and BTV. Let's pray and support our team, the Powerade-Team Pilipinas towards our goal to reach the FIBA World Championships next year in Istanbul, Turkey. And of course, the ultimate goal, to be part of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England.

Powerade-Team Pilipinas 56 (2-1)
South Korea 69 (3-0)
PHI: Cyrus Baguio- 16 pts, 4 rebs, 2 stls, 1 blk.
KOR: Yang Hee-jong- 14 pts, 7 rebs, 1 asst, 1 stl.

And now, for the college hoops action from the UAAP!

Here are the results from yesterday's action!

August 8, 2009
Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City

1st Game
AdU 70 (1-6)
NU 76 (2-5)
AdU: Leo Canuday- 16 pts, 2 rebs, 2 assts, 1 stl.
NU: Melvin Baloran- 13 pts, 10 rebs, 1 asst, 1 stl.

2nd Game
UST 95 (4-3)
UP 85 (1-6)
UST: Dylan Ababou- 23 pts, 7 rebs, 2 assts, 1 stl.
UP: Woody Co- 23 pts, 4 rebs, 2 assts, 1 stl.

Later on today, the FEU Tamaraws will face the UE Red Warriors at 12:00 noon. And for the main game, the moment they've all been waiting for, the rivalry of all rivalries in college basketball, it's the Ateneo Blue Eagles going up against the De La Salle Green Archers at 4:00 PM.

ADMU and DLSU players will support a yellow jersey as a tribute to Former Pres. Corazon Aquino, who peacefully passed away last Saturday.

So there you have it! You guys have just been fed!

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

Comments, questions and suggestions are highly appreciated! :)

August 5, 2009 (Part 1); NBA 2009-10 Season Schedule revealed!

Ladies and gentlemen! Especially to all you NBA fans! Here yea, here yea!

Just last night, the NBA released the schedule for the 2009-10 season, which will start on October 28th. And I'm here to bring it to you guys!

Here is the schedule for the first week of action for the 2009-10 season of the NBA!

For the complete schedule, just log on to http://NBA.com :)

NBA 63rd Season
October 28, 2009
Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers- 7:30 AM
Washington Wizards @ Dallas Mavericks- 8:30 AM
Houston Rockets @ Portland Trail Blazers- 10:00 AM
L.A. Clippers @ L.A. Lakers- 10:30 AM

October 29, 2009
Indiana Pacers @ Atlanta Hawks- 7:00 AM
Philadelphia 76ers @ Orlando Magic- 7:00 AM
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Toronto Raptors- 7:00 AM
Charlotte Bobcats @ Boston Celtics- 7:30 AM
New York Knicks @ Miami Heat- 7:30 AM
Detroit Pistons @ Memphis Grizzlies- 8:00 AM
New Jersey Nets @ Minnesota Timberwolves- 8:00 AM
Sacramento Kings @ Oklahoma City Thunder- 8:00 AM
New Orleans Hornets @ San Antonio Spurs- 8:00 AM
Utah Jazz @ Denver Nuggets- 10:30 AM
Houston Rockets @ Golden State Warriors- 10:30 AM
Phoenix Suns @ L.A. Clippers- 10:30 AM

October 30, 2009
San Antonio Spurs @ Chicago Bulls- 8:00 AM
Denver Nuggets @ Portland Trail Blazers- 10:30 AM

October 31, 2009
New York Knicks @ Charlotte Bobcats- 7:00 AM
Milwaukee Bucks @ Philadelphia 76ers- 7:00 AM
Washington Wizards @ Atlanta Hawks- 7:30 AM
Chicago Bulls @ Boston Celtics- 8:00 AM
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Detroit Pistons- 8:00 AM
Miami Heat @ Indiana Pacers- 8:00 AM
Toronto Raptors @ Memphis Grizzlies- 8:00 AM
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Minnesota Timberwolves- 8:00 AM
Orlando Magic @ New Jersey Nets- 8:00 AM
Sacramento Kings @ New Orleans Hornets- 8:00 AM
L.A. Clippers @ Utah Jazz- 9:00 AM
Golden State Warriors @ Phoenix Suns- 10:00 AM
Dallas Mavericks @ L.A. Lakers- 10:30 AM

November 1, 2009
New Jersey Nets @ Washington Wizards- 7:00 AM
Charlotte Bobcats @ Cleveland Cavaliers- 7:30 AM
Philadelphia 76ers @ New York Knicks- 7:30 AM
Portland Trail Blazers @ Houston Rockets- 8:30 AM
Detroit Pistons @ Milwaukee Bucks- 8:30 AM
Sacramento Kings @ San Antonio Spurs- 8:30 AM
Dallas Mavericks @ L.A. Lakers- 10:30 AM

November 2, 2009
Orlando Magic @ Toronto Raptors- 1:00 AM
New Orleans Hornets @ Boston Celtics- 6:00 AM
Chicago Bulls @ Miami Heat- 6:00 AM
Portland Trail Blazers @ Oklahoma City Thunder- 7:00 AM
Memphis Grizzlies @ Denver Nuggets- 8:00 AM
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Phoenix Suns- 8:00 AM
Atlanta Hawks @ Los Angeles Lakers- 9:30 AM

November 3, 2009
New Jersey Nets @ Charlotte Bobcats- 7:00 AM
New Orleans Hornets @ New York Knicks- 7:30 AM
Houston Rockets @ Utah Jazz- 9:00 AM
Memphis Grizzlies @ Sacramento Kings- 10:00 AM
Minnesota Timberwolves @ L.A. Clippers- 10:30 AM

And for all you RP team fanatics out there, tomorrow is the start of the Olympic journey for our Powerade Team Pilipinas as they compete for the FIBA-Asia Championship in Tianjin, China.

They will face the Sri Lankan national team tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM, which will be shown LIVE on BTV.

So there you have it! You guys have just been fed!

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

President Cory, may you rest in peace...

Comments, questions and suggestions are highly appreciated! :)

August 4, 2009 (Part 1); Extension Day Sunday!

It was indeed a day full of surprises.

Nobody inside the Araneta Coliseum thought that the games would be that intense. They really got their money's worth, as both games went into double overtime. Never had that happened for the longest time in UAAP history.

Now here are the scores from that historic day!

1st Game
UE 95 (3-2)
Adamson 91 (1-5)
Final/2OT
UE: Paul Lee- 23 pts, 12 rebs, 8 assts.
AdU: Roider Ross Cabrera- 19 pts, 6 rebs, 1 blk.

2nd Game
UST 92 (3-2)
DLSU 101 (4-2)
Final/2OT
UST: Dylan Ababou- 19 pts, 11 rebs, 1 asst, 1 blk.
DLSU: Arvie Bringas- 21 pts, 8 rebs, 1 asst.

De La Salle now sits at solo third place, with a 4-2 win-loss record. They are the hottest team in the league right now with four consecutive wins (UP, AdU, NU, UST). While UST and UE are tied for fourth place at 3-2.

Ateneo still leads the league with their 5-1 win-loss record, while FEU is at second with 4-1.

UP is at sixth with 1-4, while Adamson and NU round out the competition with 1-5, tied for seventh place.

Here are the games for Thursday, August 6, 2009!

UAAP Season 72
Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City

1st Game
UP Fighting Maroons (1-4) vs. UE Red Warriors (3-2)
2:00 PM

2nd Game
UST Growling Tigers (3-2) vs. FEU Tamaraws (4-1)
4:00 PM

Expect another great game day on Thursday guys! Support your school, all the way, win or lose!

And now, for all you PBA fans, here are the players who will make their way as rookies for the 35th season of the PBA! This is the Rookie Class of 2009! The draft was held last Sunday at the Market! Market! Activity Center in Taguig City.

1 Burger King- Japheth Aguilar
2 Shell (forfeited)
3 Purefoods- Rico Maierhofer
4 Burger King- Chris Ross
5 Rain or Shine- Jervy Cruz
6 Alaska- Michael Burtscher
7 Barako Bull- Ogie Menor
8 Brgy. Ginebra- Chris Timberlake
9 Burger King- Ronnie Matias
10 San Miguel- J.R. Sena
11 Sta. Lucia- Mark Benitez
12 Barako Bull- Benedict Fernandez
13 Barako Bull- Edwin Asoro
14 Coca-Cola- Francis Allera
15 Rain or Shine- Marcy Arellano
16 Alaska- Sean Co
17 Sta. Lucia- Charles Waters
18 Brgy. Ginebra- Orlando Daroya
19 Talk 'N Text- Kevin White
20 Coca-Cola- John Walsham

So there you have it! You guys have just been fed!

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

Comments, questions and suggestions are highly appreciated! :)

August 1, 2009 (Part 2); Eagles down Bulldogs; Tamaraws survives Maroons

Here are the final scores from today's UAAP doubleheader from the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City!

1st Game
ADMU 75 (5-1)
NU 47 (1-5)
ADMU: Eman Monfort- 12 pts, 5 rebs, 4 assts.
NU: Melvin Baloran- 17 pts, 9 rebs, 1 asst, 1 stl.
NU: Held to just 12 points after halftime, the lowest since the UAAP computerized the statistics in 2003.

2nd Game
FEU 77 (4-1)
UP 65 (1-4)
FEU: RR Garcia- 15 pts, 1 reb, 3 assts.
UP: Alvin Padilla- 15 pts, 1 reb, 1 asst.

With the win, Ateneo claimed the solo lead in the standings once more, followed by FEU and UST.

While NU goes down to the cellar with just a solitary win in six outings.

Tomorrow, another doubleheader will be featured. Here are the games!

August 2, 2009
Araneta Coliseum
Quezon City

1st Game
AdU Soaring Falcons (1-4) vs. UE Red Warriors (2-2)
2:00 PM

2nd Game
UST Growling Tigers (3-1) vs. DLSU Green Archers (3-2)
4:00 PM

It will be shown LIVE on Studio 23 and on Sky Cable Channel 166 on high-definition, with replays on Balls Channel 33 starting 8:00 PM.

There you have it! You guys have just been fed!

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

Comments, questions and suggestions are highly appreciated!

August 1, 2009 (Part 1); R.I.P. Former President Cory Aquino

At exactly 3:18 this morning, our country and probably the whole world learned the shocking news that our country's first female president Corazon Cojuangco Aquino succumbed to cardio-pulmonary arrest due to her fight against colon cancer. She was 76 years old (1933-2009).

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had already shown her sympathy for the fallen former president, as well as our present president, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who's in the United States as this very moment due to her state visit to the White House as per the invitation of US Pres. Barack Obama.

She said in her statement earlier that starting today, the entire nation will observed a 10-day period of mourning for the democracy icon.

Thanks for everything President Cory, you'll always be remembered. You are a hero. And now, may you rest in peace as you join our Creator :)

The Wizard sympathizes with the entire nation...