March 22, 2010 (Part 3); Lakers hands Wizards 11th straight loss, and more!

The Washington Wizards suffered their 11th straight defeat at the expense of the team which has the best record in the Western Conference, the Los Angeles Lakers, via a 99-92 scoreline.

The first three quarters showed the Lakers' dominance on offense and defense, even leading by more than 20 points.

But just when you thought the game was over, something made it special.

The Wizards, a team without a single superstar on their lineup right now, relied on Andray Blatche, Nick Young and Al Thornton to boost their chances. But it wasn't enough as Pau Gasol proved too much for the Wizards frontcourt.

Even the loss of Andrew Bynum to injury never prevented the Lakers to execute their run and gun offense against the hapless Wizards, who are now on a 11 game slump, with 21 wins and 47 losses overall.

Pau Gasol led the Lakers with 26 points and 12 rebounds, while Kobe Bryant had 24 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

The Wizards on the other hand, were led by Nick Young with 22 points. Al Thornton chipped in with 18 markers and 3 assists, while Blatche had 16 points and 12 rebounds.

Now here are the results from all of today's games from the NBA!

Washington 92 (21-47)
LA Lakers 99 (52-18)
STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, California
WSH: Nick Young- 22 pts, 1 reb, 1 stl.
LAL: Pau Gasol- 28 pta, 12 rebs, 3 assts.

Houston 116 (36-32)
New York 112 (25-45)
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
HOU: Kevin Martin- 28 pts, 3 rebs, 1 stl.
NYK: David Lee- 27 pts, 20 rebs, 6 assts, 1 stl.

Oklahoma City 101 (42-26)
Indiana 121 (24-46)
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
OKC: Jeff Green- 20 pts, 6 rebs, 3 assts.
IND: Danny Granger- 32 pts, 7 rebs, 2 assts, 3 stls.

Sacramento 102 (24-46)
LA Clippers 89 (26-44)
STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, California
SAC: Carl Landry- 24 pts, 6 rebs, 1 stl.
LAC: Eric Gordon- 24 pts, 4 rebs, 4 assts, 2 stls.

Detroit 79 (23-47)
Cleveland 104 (56-15)
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
DET: Jason Maxiell- 16 pts, 9 rebs.
CLE: Leon Powe- 16 pts, 7 rebs, 1 stl.

San Antonio 114 (41-27)
Atlanta 119 (45-24)
Final/OT
Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
SAS: Manu Ginobili- 38 pts, 1 reb, 6 assts, 1 stl.
ATL: Marvin Williams- 26 pts, 9 rebs, 2 stls.

Portland 87 (42-29)
Phoenix 93 (44-26)
US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
POR: Brandon Roy- 23 pts, 8 rebs, 2 assts.
PHX: Amar'e Stoudemire- 18 pts, 14 rebs.

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

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

Comments, questions and suggestions are highly appreciated! :)

March 22, 2010 (Part 2); Man Utd back on top of the leaderboard!

The draw forced by Blackburn Rovers against Chelsea and the win by Manchester United against Liverpool last night made things clear, that the Red Devils are again at top of the Barclays Premier League table! Glory Man United!

Here are the results from this weekend's action!

March 20, 2010
Aston Villa 2
Wolves 2
from the Villa Park

Everton 2
Bolton Wanderers 0
from Goodison Park

Portsmouth 3
Hull City 2
from Fratton Park

Stoke City 1
Tottenham Hotspur 2
from Brittania Stadium

Sunderland 3
Birmingham City 1
from the Stadium of Light

Wigan Athletic 2
Burnley 1
from DW Stadium

Arsenal 2
West Ham United 0
from the Emirates Stadium

March 21, 2010
Manchester United 2
Liverpool 1
from Old Trafford
MANU: Rooney (11"), Park (59")
LIV: Torres (5")

Fulham 1
Manchester City 2
from the Craven Cottage

Blackburn Rovers 1
Chelsea 1
from the Ewood Park

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! :)

March 22, 2010 (Part 1); The big STOREY in Ginebra right now!

Guys, behold of the guy named Awvee Storey.

He is the newest member of the Brgy. Ginebra Kings, serving as their import for this Fiesta Conference, and his debut sent a loud and clear message to the entire league. That he is a prolific scorer, and big rebounder, a presence in the paint, and that's he is here to stay for the entire duration of the conference for the Kings.

He scored 33 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as he led the Kings to their first victory, beating the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters to the tune of 97-90, from the Araneta Coliseum.

Mark Caguioa, the best player of the game, scored 19 points and added 2 assists for the Kings. What made it more special is that in just the first quarter of play, he already has 3 personal fouls, but yet, he still finished the game without fouling out.

Ronlad Tubid finished the game with 16 points and 4 rebounds, while Jayjay Helterbrand rounded out the double digits converter of the Kings with 11 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

Texters' import Shawn Daniels poured in 19 points and added 16 boards. Mark Cardona also had 19 points and had 2 rebounds, while Ranidel de Ocampo muscled his way to 14 markers and 3 boards.

In the first game, the Barako Energy Coffee Masters, formerly Barako Bull, defeated the Sta. Lucia Realtors, 97-93.

Import Sammy Monroe led the Coffee Masters with 39 points and 11 rebounds, while Sta. Lucia's reinforcement Anthony Johnson scored the game and night high 41 points and had 13 rebounds.

1st Game
Barako Coffee 97 (1-0)
Sta. Lucia 93 (0-1)
BAR: Sammy Monroe- 39 pts, 11 rebs, 3 assts.
SLR: Anthony Johnson- 41 pts, 13 rebs, 1 asst.

2nd Game
Brgy. Ginebra 97 (1-0)
Talk 'N Text 90 (0-1)
BGK: Awvee Storey- 33 pts, 16 rebs, 2 assts, 1 stl.
TNT: Shawn Daniels- 19 pts, 16 rebs, 3 assts, 2 stls.

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! :)

March 11, 2010 (Part 1); The richest of the rich!

Good evening guys!

Upon surfing the net, I saw this news, and I thought of sharing it to each and everyone of you :)

And it's all about one of the basic necessities of life, MONEY! :))

For the third time in three years, we have a new richest man in the world!

And his name is Carlos Slim Helu. He is the Manny Pangilinan of Mexico since he owns the telephone company down there.

His net worth is now at an astonishing $53.5 billion. He came in third place last year.

Ranking second this year is the most perennial name on the list, American Bill Gates, who, as we all know, the owner of software company, Microsoft.

His net worth is now at $53 billion, half a billion short of Mr. Slim's money in the bank.

Third in the list is American Warren Buffett, CEO of Burkshire Hathaway investment company, who has a net worth of $47 billion. He also has investments in General Electric, Goldman Sachs, Geico (insurance), Dairy Queen, MidAmerican Energy and BYD.

The top three alone would have a cumulative net worth of around $150 billion! Whew, that's a royalty if it would be converted to Philippine peso! Ika nga, bayad na ang utang ng lahat ng Pilipino! Haha!

For more of the said list, just log-on to http://finance.yahoo.com :)

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! :)

March 9, 2010 (Part 2); Noynoy, Villar to close to call

The latest Social Weather Station (SWS) survey showed Senators Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III and Manuel Villar, Jr. statistically tied, since their margin went inside the +-2.2 percent of error.

Aquino got 36% while Villar got 34%. Noynoy declined by 6 percent compared to his January result of 42%, while Manny went down by one, from 35% last January.

The survey was done last February 24-28, 2010, during which Villar was all over our television screens and radios with his campaign jingle and video.

Here is the rundown of the survey done by SWS!

AQUINO, Benigno III- 36%
VILLAR, Manuel Jr.- 34%
ESTRADA, Joseph- 16%
TEODORO, Gilberto Jr.- 6%
VILLANUEVA, Eddie- 3%
GORDON, Richard- 2%
ACOSTA, Vetellano- 0.4%
PERLAS, Nicanor- 0.2%
MADRIGAL, Jamby- 0.1%
DE LOS REYES, JC- 0.1%
UNDECIDED- 4%

What can you say about the results? Does a survey spell a big difference on a candidate's chances of winning in the upcoming elections?

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

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

Comments, questions and suggestions are highly appreciated! :)

March 9, 2010 (Part 1); PBA trade rumors!

In the past few days, news are circulating around the league, and the trade is the utmost issue. This is another way for those players who aren't being utilized that much to reinvent themselves and make a brand new start.

Trades are so important for teams who would like to improve their performance from last conference, and for them to have a balanced lineup. Remember, the reinforcements a.k.a. the imports are coming for this conference!

Here are the players who are, according to rumors, headed to another team for the Fiesta Cup, which will start on March 21st!

Air 21- Ren Ren Ritualo (from Talk 'N Text), Doug Kramer and Rich Alvarez (from Ginebra) and Mike Cortez (from San Miguel)

San Miguel- Alex Cabagnot (from Air 21)

Ginebra- Yancy De Ocampo (from Talk 'N Text) and the return of the H-Bomb, Rudy Hatfield!

Talk 'N Text- Aaron Aban, Mark Yee and J.R. Quinahan (from Air 21)

Another rumor swirling around is a change of team name! The team once known as Purefoods, will, according to some reports will be named Derby Ace!

What are your reactions to these changes guys?

Or do have any more suggestions on whom to be traded? Let's all talk about it! :)