Alaska wins uneventful Game 1 of PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals

source: newsinfo.inquirer.net

What was expected to be a feisty battle turned into a one sided-match as the Alaska Aces dismantled the Barangay Ginebra Kings, 87-70, at the start of their best-of-five championship series of the 38th PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Araneta Coliseum, last night.

The outcome was the most lopsided opening game of a championship series since Talk ‘N Text defeated Ginebra, 102-83, in the Finals of the 2011 Commissioner’s Cup.

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Alaska seen as finals favorite, but crowd, hunger big factors for Ginebra

source: interaksyon.com/interaktv

Meralco coach Ryan Gregorio said Alaska is the favorite to win the PBA Commissioner’s Cup crown but it’s hard to count Barangay Ginebra San Miguel out because of what the Gin Kings have gone through in the tournament.

“Very interesting series. New faces in the finals. Tough call and hard to predict,” Gregorio told InterAKTV when asked about his thoughts on the best-of-five championship series.

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No hype needed: Alaska, Ginebra meet in finals after 16 years

source: By Nelson Beltran, philstar.com

MANILA, Philippines – As the league commissioner says, this is a championship series that needs no hype.

The storyline is thick – the drama dripping -- as Barangay Ginebra and Alaska Milk face off in an intriguing showdown for the PBA Commissioner’s Cup crown beginning Wednesday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

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Floyd Mayweather faces Robert Guerrero in May return

source: supersport.com

Floyd Mayweather has started promoting his return to the ring after a year's absence.

The undefeated American said in Las Vegas on Monday Robert Guerrero did not have a ghost of a chance of winning their fight on May 4.

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Petron Blaze continues to search for replacement import following ban on Balkman

source: Calvin D. Cordova | newsinfo.inquirer.net

The Petron Blaze Boosters have yet to find a replacement for Renaldo Balkman, who was recently meted a lifetime from the PBA and fined P250,000 for his outburst in a PBA Commissioner’s Cup game against Alaska last Friday.

“Petron has no import replacement yet. Events happened so fast, no one prepared for or expected this situation,” said Noli Eala, sports director of San Miguel Corp., in a post on his Twitter account.

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Ricky Rubio's triple-double leads Wolves over Spurs

source: KENT YOUNGBLOOD, Star Tribune | startribune.com

The worst three-point-shooting team shooting the Target Center lights out? The best team in the Western Conference – albeit a banged-up one – looking so rattled, so tentative? A Timberwolves team that had lost consecutive games by more than 20 points beating the absolute tar out of the San Antonio Spurs 107-83?

For one night, yes, in Minnesota’s 107-83 victory.

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Marquez wants Rios, not Pacman

source: Ronnie Nathanielsz | manilastandardtoday.com

World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Juan Manul Marquez is reportedly interested in fighting Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios, instead of Manny Pacquiao, over whom he scored a crushing sixth-round knockout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas last Dec. 8.

Trainer Ignacio “Nacho” Beristain claims to have discussed the options with Marquez, with boxingscene.com reporting that both the Mexican and his Hall-of-Fame trainer are interested in facing a fighter like Rios, who has a record of 30-0-1, with 23 knockouts.

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