Ardina, Puyat win in Florida

DOTTIE Ardina picked up her second win in the Future Collegians World Tour this season, topping the storm-hit Plantation Inn Open, while fellow International Container Terminal Services Inc. scholar Marcel Puyat ruled the boys’ side at the Plantation Inn and Golf Resort in Florida Monday.

RP quintet gets P10-m boost

By Rey Joble
POWERADE, the newest energy drink under Coca-Cola Bottlers Inc., has approved a P10-million funding for the all-pro Philippine men’s basketball team handled by coach Yeng Guiao.

Marquez still challenging Pacquiao

By Ronnie Nathanielsz
RING Magazine lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez, who scored a ninth-round technical knockout of International Boxing Organization champion Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz  to also win the vacant World Boxing Organization and International Boxing Federation titles, continues to seek a trilogy with Manny Pacquiao.

Batista aching to return to the mat

By Peter Atencio
FIL-AMERICAN professional wrestler David Michael Bautista Jr. wants to make a comeback this year.

Hamilton impresses Gregorio

PUREFOODS coach Ryan Gregorio didn’t give Brian Hamilton a second look at first. He was not fascinated by the credentials of Hamilton, a National Basketball Association veteran, who played for the New Jersey Nets.

Donaire continues to train

INTERNATIONAL Boxing Federation/International Boxing Organization champion Nonito Donaire continues to train despite the decision of his manager Cameron Dunkin to pull him off the double-championship fight card “Fast and Furious,” which was reportedly reset from March 22 to April 19, at the Araneta Coliseum.

Nietes defies odds to keep title

By Ronnie Nathanielsz
WORLD Boxing Organization minimumweight champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes bucked a couple of hometown shenanigans designed to favor Mexico’s Eric Ramirez in Oaxaca, Mexico, on Sunday to retain his title after dropping the challenger four times.

Precious Pacquiao

BY RONNIE NATHANIELSZ
WE were just about ready to wade into a newly appointed sports official for his obvious ignorance of the Constitution, which guarantees that Fil-foreigners, without exception, are Filipinos, and enjoy all the rights and privileges of Filipinos.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009
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