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Friday, January 31, 2014

Settling for the All-Star Reserves - West


The All-Star starters have been named. That is the 1st step of completing the All-Star roster. Fans did their work.

The next step is to determine the reserves. That is the work of the coaches, who have to pick two guards, three frontcourt players and two more players of any position.

So, how can we distinguish the field? Let's comb things through the Western Conference:

Northwest Division:

Oklahoma City: Russel Westbrook, Serge Ibaka
Portland: LaMarcus Aldridge, Damian Lillard, Wesley Matthews, Nic Batum
Denver: Ty Lawson
Minnesota: Kevin Martin, Nikola Pekovic
Utah: Gordon Hayward

Pacific Division:

Los Angeles C: Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan, Jamal Crawford
Golden State: David Lee, Klay Thompson
Phoenix: Goran Dragic
Los Angeles L: Pau Gasol, Nick Young
Sacramento: DeMarcus Cousins, Isaiah Thomas

Southwest Division:

San Antonio: Tony Parker, Tim Duncan
Houston Rockets: James Harden, Dwight Howard, Chandler Parsons
Dallas Mavericks: Dirk Nowitzki, Monta Ellis
Memphis Grizzlies: Mike Conley, Zach Randolph
New Orleans Pelicans: Anthony Davis

As such:

Guards: Russ, Lill, Wes, Ty, KMart, CP3, JCraw, Klay, Dragon, Swaggy P, Isaiah, TP9, Beard, Monta, Conley

Frontcourt: Serge, LMA, Nic, Pek, Hayward, DJ, Lee, Pau, Boogie, TD, Dwight, Chandler, Dirk, Z-Bo, Brow

Which leads me to this:

Reserve Guards: Lillard, Paul
Reserve Forwards: Aldridge, Dwight, Nowitzki
Reserve Wildcards: Harden, Parker

Will wait for Adam Silver's call: Davis, Dragic, Lee
Should be stewing: Cousins, Conley, Randolph

Settling for the All-Star reserves - East



The All-Star starters have been named. That is the 1st step of completing the All-Star roster. Fans did their work.

The next step is to determine the reserves. That is the work of the coaches, who have to pick two guards, three frontcourt players and two more players of any position.

So, how can we distinguish the field? Let's comb things through the Eastern Conference:

Atlantic Division:

Toronto: DeMar DeRozan, Kyle Lowry
Brooklyn: Joe Johnson
New York: n/a
Boston: Jeff Green
Philadelphia: Michael Carter-Williams, Evan Turner, Thaddeus Young

Central Division:

Indiana: Lance Stephenson, David West, Roy Hibbert
Chicago: Joakim Noah, Carlos Boozer, Taj Gibson
Detroit: Brandon Jennings, Andre Drummond, Josh Smith
Cleveland: Luol Deng
Milwaukee: n/a

Southeast Division:

Miami: Chris Bosh
Atlanta: Paul Millsap, Jeff Teague
Washington: John Wall, Bradley Beal
Charlotte: Kemba Walker, Al Jefferson
Orlando: Arron Afflalo, Victor Oladipo 

As such:

Guards: DeMar, KLOE, IsoJoe, MCW, Kidet, Lance, Jennings, Teague, Wall, Beal, Kemba, AAA, Oladipo
Frontcourt: Green, Thad, West, Hibbert, Noah, Boozer, Gibson, Drummond, J-Smooth, Deng, Bosh, Millsap, Jefferson

Based on that, here are my choices:

Reserve Guards: Stephenson, Wall
Reserve Froncourt: Hibbert, Noah, Bosh
Reserve Wildcards: Johnson, Millsap

Waiting for Adam Silver's call: DeRozan, Drummond, Deng
Should be stewing: Jefferson, Afflalo, Lowry

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

CLEAR-Manchester United Football Camp officially announced


Following the footsteps of Chelsea and Barcelona, Manchester United is seeking to make a footprint in the development of the sport of football in the Philippines.

It was announced on Monday that the Red Devils, along with CLEAR, will hold the first CLEAR-Manchester United Training Camp this April. This will involve the top 32 youngsters that will be sifted through from the regional tryouts scheduled in March at Cebu, Iloilo, Davao and Metro Manila.

The 3-day camp in Manila will have UEFA-accredited coaches from the Manchester United Soccer Schools help instill the skills that helped hone talents like David Beckham, Ryan Giggs and CLEAR endorser Cristiano Ronaldo.

CLEAR has made it a priority to develop grassroots football as its mission, something that was reiterated by Unilever VP for Personal Care, Gina Lorenzana on Monday. She envisioned that football will be as big as basketball here in the country, and in line with that thrust, the brand launched numerous projects to aid in attaining that vision.

CLEAR has been involved with the national aspirants camp held last year, as well as with different football clinics, in conjunction with the United Football League. However, they are best known for their two CLEAR Dream Matches, featuring the Younghusband brothers in an interesting on-the-field debate as to which is the better brother. Brand manager Drew Copuyoc adds that the third edition of the Dream Match is in the pipeline, and it established the possibility that some of the participants from the camp could make it to the game. He also says that the second edition of the National Aspirants Camp is in the planning stages.

Lorenzana believes that the camp satisfies CLEAR's desire to inspire the next generation of young footballers in the country, which is something shared by the Premiership side.

Jamie Reigle, Manchester United's Managing Director for Asia-Pacific operations, is delighted for the upcoming CLEAR-Manchester United camp and what it can do to help affect and enhance the physical and social well-being of the participants.

Interested applicants can apply, staring on February 1, by going to www.cleardreammatch.com.ph or by calling 0999-768-4551.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Gatorade-Chelsea Blue Pitch now in the Philippines

 

The fabled blue pitch of Chelsea has officially made its way to the Philippines, to become the newest addition of the Chelsea FC Soccer School Philippines (CFCSSPH), joining Tribeca along Sucat, the Alabang Country Club and the King's School Manila.

Last week, Ayala Land and The Younghusband Football Academy, led by the brothers James and Phil Younghusband, opened the Gatorade-Chelsea Blue Pitch inside The Circuit in Makati. It's the fourth pitch of its kind in the region.

The concept of the "blue pitch" is to allow communities to have a place where they can have access to high-quality facilities in order to train and play football, which then allows for the promotion of education, health and social inclusion, something that Chelsea FC focuses on with its Here to Play Here to Stay initiative. The pitch illustrates that kind of long-term commitment for the club.

The state-of-the-art 11-a-side facility is equipped with floodlights for games and trainings being held at night. The full size pitch dimension is 64.5m x 105m from line to line with 2m pitch allowance on each side. It also has additional markings that allow it to become two 7-a-side pitches, which is handy for kids and recreational clubs.

On the opening of the facility, Chelsea FC Asia Managing Director Adrian New says that "Chelsea FC is delighted to be opening yet another facility in Asia.  We have been involved in the Philippines for over 18 months now and this highlights our commitment to the region. Chelsea FC has a huge fanbase in Asia and our Soccer Schools and Blue Pitches enable us to teach aspiring footballers the club's footballing ethos through professional coaching."

James adds, "It's a dream come true to have another Football Pitch for Chelsea FC Soccer School Philippines (the first being in Tribeca).  With more pitches, we are looking forward to developing more kids, and have football prosper and grow in the country."

"We are very happy that more stakeholders are supporting football.  With the Blue Pitch, there will be more opportunities to promote and develop the sport and have more people participate, and hopefully become the sport for all.  This is another big step for Philippine Football and on behalf of The Younghusband Football Academy and CFCSSPH, we are thankful to Gatorade and Ayala for the tri-partnership," Phil opines.

The Blue Pitch will provide a high-quality training facility for youngsters to enjoy in a fun and safe environment, with coaching sessions led by local coaches, who have been fully certified and supported by the Chelsea Foundation.

CFCSSPH will have scheduled weekend sessions at 3-5pm, starting February 1. On February 2, they will have an "Open House" Free Training Session at the Gatorade-Chelsea FC Blue Pitch at 7-9am. That will also be the venue for the CFCSSPH Summer Sessions in April / May.

They will also hold 4 Tournaments this year with the following dates: March 22-23 / May 31-June 1 / Aug 30-31 / Oct 25-26

Inquires about sessions and enrollment at Chelsea FC Soccer School Philippines can be made through email info@chelseafcssph.com or by telephone 8427000, +639188378019, +639175387589.

Meanwhile, those interested in using the field can course it through Ayala Land via Rita Cristobal at 0917.534.9948

Monday, January 20, 2014

United Football League Div II rosters

Italicized names = foreigners

However, Manila All-Japan FC and Nomads FC have opted to play the League under the two-year option of not abiding by the Foreign Player Rule, an option provided for UFL founding clubs. Thus, the names of foreigners on both lineups are not italicized.

Agila FC

Goodluck Stanley Ajah
Olayemi Victor Bakare
Franklin Eloundou
Gabriel Gonzalez
Michael Manejero
Marco Poli
Benito Rosalia, Jr.
Ben Traore
Dimeji Tunde
Godwin Ugedi
Wanyou Vagbe
Laureno Vasquez III
Dexter Versario
Diallo Baboubacar
Kim Bardaje
Gabriel Borja
Daniel De Jesus
Earl Dela Cruz
Jerry Patrick Sinsoi
Philip Zemen
Stefano Abad
Paolo Alilam
Jose Roberto Andres
Renko Gaudiel
Jin Daniel Montemayor
Julian Vincent Roxas
Eirik Stroem
Moustapha Diarra
Abel Gboko
Kerim Raies

Ceres-La Salle FC

Hanesin Prince Antony
Joshua Beloya
Louie Michael Casas
Jason Cordova
Jin Ho Kim
Jae Hun Hyoun
Samson Olaniyi
Angelo Marasigan
Oladipo Okunaiya
Jayson Panhay
Guen Hyeong Park
Hwa Seo Park
Jalsor Soriano
Camelo Tacusalme
Lemuel Unabia
Younousse Yaogo
J Baguioro
Thomas Booth
Kyum Son Cho
William Espinosa
Hyeok Gyu Goo
Kevin Rob Hartmann
Jae Jin Lee
Tristan Robles
Yong Chan Son

Cimarron FC

Tyrone Caballes
Yves De-Luis
Albert Francisco
Matthew Jaucian
Jerome Leung
Michael Liao
Francis Liza
Jon Manlunas
Andrei Mercader
Enrico Paolo Misa
Ralph Stephen Permanes
John Rubio
Jason Soong
Eric Yosse
Jan Michael Benedicto
Jon Mari Casey Casem
Miguel Antonio Cruz
Nathaniel De Guzman
Miguel Gutierrez
Vincent Leobrera
Robert Maronilla
Evan James Mendoza
Juan Miguel Roy
Jose Andoni Santos
Carlos Vitriolo

Dolphins United FC

Karim Abdul
Juncel Atuel
Bryan Baleos
Jerald Baron
Jeremiah James Clemente
Michael Concepcion
Jerome Cuyos
Anthony Delante
Romnick Echin
Lambert Elat
Rex Eupena
Bernard Lelis
Enow Lewis
Jhonel Leyco
Abdou Moussa Obono
Alain Nkem
Abednego Varquez
Mark de Castro
Jericho Desalisa
Allan Dumago
Gerrick Eviota
Rachy Gunda
Clifford Mboma Ositadinma
Randy Salisad - still not yet cleared
Joshua Saluria
Mark John Amor
John Paul Dela Paz

Forza Alabang

David Adebanjo
Allan Auman, Jr.
Ruben Bioumla
Stephen Burda
Elle Cagayanan
Ronie Espinosa
Arvin Gaspe
Foday Johnson
Jangobah Johnson
Nico Patrick Laluces
Elvin Marcellana
Armadou Ngom
Gerald Pacquiao
Tano Dibi Pascal
Joseph Salvador
Jun Mark Saraga
Roald Tamsi
Martin Villaflor
Jayson Galarrita
Daddy Karnga
Nor Azlan Mohamad Nasir
Mahamadou Sissako

Laos FC

Jhomar Almento
Michael Atienza
Jemson Ayuban
Ryan Buenaflor
Jhonny Dalman
Michael Diano
William Diaz
Badreldin El-Habib
Austin Emeson
Vincent Gambana
Mohammad Ghasemi
Finn Gumela
Reginald Roel Jukes Jr.
Rolly Lear
Ryan Lytoll
Maverick Madayag
Lexter Maravilla
Oliver Moreno
Ernani Regis
Diego Sandoval Vera
Remi Serge-Alain Sery
Rezziel Villaespin
Saba Sadeghi Garmaroudi
Ange Tressor Guisso
Abou Toure
Patrik Franksson

Manila Jeepney FC

Jaymile Conmigo
Paolo Enrile
Severino Floresta
Juan Carlos Miguel Golez
Sean Iliff
Ronnel Lagrimas
Michael Mabanag
Guy Herve Ndem a Kiyeck
Ricardo Padilla, Jr.
Divino Regis, Jr.
John Relova
Mamadou Sangare
Masood Shadideh
Yannick Tuason
Mark Valeroso
Mark Villon
Javier Atayde
Paolo Atayde
Abdoulaye Coulibaly
N'gnan Koffi Desmos Kouassi
Thomas Liao
Alvin Perez
Joel Pontillas Jr.
Khosro Safarian Siahmazgi
Vasseba Toure
Joshua Longa
David Mariano

Manila All-Japan FC

Nino Azanes
Juan Pablo Babilonia
William Dizon
Nelson Gasic
Yoshifumi Ida
Ryo Kono
Renando Mantua
Lendon Marcojos
Jeffrey Orada
Naoya Shiratori
Eiji Sugisaki
Yuki Tanaka
Russel Vena
Akio Yamashita
Shigeo Zenki
Tomoo Abe
Yuji Itoyama
Yuta Nakagaito
Genki Nakamura
Tatsuya Nakamura
Chichiro Noda
Hirofumi Okada
Mark Kevin Riconalla
Yohei Tanaka
Jenno Aquino
Jomar De Jesus

Nomads FC

Nico Bolzico
Mickael Cardoso das Neves
Attuquaye Joshua Clottey
Philip Patrick Connolly
El-Hadji Diouff
Mortiz Gastl
Abdalla Ahmed Hwedi
Luis Infante
Kristian Joergensen
Randy Musters
Adrien Semblat
Loic Toullec
Daniel Williams
Reza Abassi
Christian Dahl
Nicolas Hacker
Lewis Keens
Jamal Lord
Bondzie Sekum
Enrique Ortiz

Philippine Air Force

Antonio Albor Jr.
Ian Araneta
Joel Ballo-Allo, Jr.
Herbert Bayona
Rodolf Bebanco
Randy Bela-ong
Joebel Bermejo
Vince Braga
Glenn Bulaquina
Kenneth Dolloso
Francis Gustilo
Neckson Leonora
Nicolas Erwin Leonora, Jr.
Romeo Martinez, Jr.
Jalor Soriano
Winnie Subere
Erl Tomodos
Jezruel Tonog
Jimmy Vergara, Jr.
Paul Concepcion
Clifford Dacera
Mark Ferrer
Jake Hugo
Neil Lirio
June Trasporto

Philippine Navy

Lynnard Bautista
Roberto Cabural
Bern Calumpang
Jose Caminos
Arnold Carino
Genevic Claridad
Mohammed Diallo
Jimmy Dimzon
Andres Dormento
Alain Inquig
Richard Leyble
Arnold Montana, Jr.
Friday Okoro
Perzeus Parong
Adolfo Solatorio, Jr.
Gary Viliran
Bon Didier Richmond Yapi
Lyndon Zamora
Renan Bag-o
Princeton Josue
Promise Lobar
Christopher Somoza
Zana Traore
Rockclint Viliran

Union Internacional - Manila

Mahmoud Ali
Juan Bertotto
Raymund Buensuceso
Norman Delos Reyes
Muhamed Hassan
Jan Hodreal
Everett Jacobs
Shayan Jafari Dastjerdi - still to be cleared
Ivan Klaric
Majid Mahdavi
Rory Mansbridge
Mark McMahon
Ivan Meilan
Heinz-Wilbur Neubauer
Fidelis Nnabuife
Jeremy Theuer
Friday Uche
Alejandro Baldo, Jr.
Jon Aaron Carlos
Rafael Castro
Curt Dizon
Gerald Orcullo
Peter Sajko
Abdulazziz Dibeh
Lorenzo Rodriguez

United Football League Div I rosters

Italicized Names = foreigners. 

Green Archers United:

Ronnie Aguisanda
Patrick Bocobo
Emelio Caligdong
Patrick Deyto
Tommy Escoltero
Raymark Fernandez
Ivan Fraire
Diego Garcia
Lawrence Obinna Ikegwuruka
Shag Shapay Johnson
Sean Lee
Robert Lopez Mendy
Jesse Martindale
Jesus Melliza
Gabriel Olowoyeye
Floriano Pasilan, Jr.
Arnie Pasinabo Jr.
Jovanie Simpron
Reynald Villareal
Jun Soo Park
Gregory Yang

Pachanga Diliman

Reza Amirkhizan
Ernest Appiah
Nathaniel Burkey
Randolfo Paolo Clarino
Davide Cortina
Jayson Cutamora
Jay Eusebio
David Franz Fornea
Daniel Gadia
Andres Gonzales
Payam Goodzari
Alu Kigbu
Nathan Octavio
John Rances
Andrew Santiago
Deo Seguinal
Gerardo Valmayor III
Kim Versales
Steve Yambou
Ariel Zerrudo, Jr.
N'Dri Joachim Amari
Bismark Frimpong
Christopher Pedimonte

Global FC

Aaron Altiche
Marwin Janver Angeles
Misagh Bahadoran
Jerry Barbaso
Jeffrey Christiaens
Mark Angelo Cortes
Jason de Jong
Izzeldin El-Habib
Angel Guirado
Mark Hartmann
Yu Hoshide
Valentine Kama
Nino Ochoterena
Roland Sadia
Rufinho Sanchez - remains disputed (he has since signed with PTT Rayong in Thailand)
Ben Starosta
Patrick Delon Yao
Marvin Janwer Angeles
Milad Behgandom
Hamed Kakavand
Papiniano Macayan
Carlos de Murga
Mojtaba Miromohammadi
Jose Paolo Pascual
Charles Pettys
Amani Aguinaldo
John Kanayama
Junell Bautista
John Regis

Kaya FC

Matias Alvarez
Jovin Bedic
Kenshiro Daniels
Anton del Rosario
Dominic del Rosario
Christopher Greatwich
Toshiya Hosoe
Andrew Liauw Soen-Tjoen
Leo Carlo Liay
Edward Mallari
Daniel Matsunaga
Emmanuel Mbata Ameachi
Nicholas O'Donnell
Masanari Omura
Jose Elmer Porteria
Janrick Soriano
Antonio Ugarte
Luis Cesar Abadia - will be reclassified as Filipino once proof is provided
Christian Ayew Egba
Alexander Borromeo
Richard Greer
Alfred Osei
Mark Sorongon
Miguel Tanton
Thomas Taylor

Pasargad FC

Belinga Blanchard
Promise Jolomi
Jahambakhsh Taher
Kalilou Toure
Charles Ujam
Shaheen Ahmed
Simon Bayemeg
Steve del Castillo Jr.
Dolph Delos Reyes
Jean Claude Delos Reyes
Paulie Dumagan
Bahaeldin El-Habib
Hamed Fateh
Reymart Glaccio
Patrick Juanengo
Ali Memari Sohi
Willie Mendiola
Fils Steve Minyem
Peyman Nejad Safavi
Iyke Prince Ogochukwu
Seung Seok Seo
Jay Torres
Okoro Ubiam
Martin Weidmar
Ignacio Casino III
Aboubacar Diabyra
Russel Pierson
Cynold Retuya
Benny Saligan

Army GTI FC

Ricardo Becite
Lauren Bedua
Rodrigo Betita
Relan Bretana
Luisito Brillantes
John Cain
John Cilez
Wilson dela Cruz
Eduardo Gempisaw, Jr.
Roel Gener
Ronel Gener
Jeoffrey Lobaton
Nolan Madali
Nestorio Margarse Jr.
Erwin Silvestre
Victorino Troyo
Romano Vestal
Gil Villanueva
Yong Ok Choi
Seong Wook Hong
Dae Han Kang
Gi Won Nam
Eduard Sacapano
Jeon Shin Seok
Woo Song 

Team Socceroo

Rowell Abello
Filsan Akut
Fernando Anton Amistoso Jr.
Jose Antonio Avellana III
Rolando Cabaniero Jr.
Maurice De Leon
John Philip Dinglasan
Ikecukwu Duruachazie
Sajad Khodarahmi
Martin Larsen
Jeong Woo Lee
Glen Malu
Danstin Hideo Muraoka
Yi Young Park
Andres Lorenzo Pinga
Joannes Paulus Reyes
Michael Reyes
Mark Rivera
Richard Talaroc
Cleopas Beleu-Ebi Timi
Guilherme Hasegawa
Seung Yeon Min
Luis Juan Miguel Montelibano
Shanin Seyfolmoloki

Loyola Meralco Sparks

Arnel Amita
Yves Ashime
Samuel Bonney
Paolo Bugas
Joaquin Canas Garcia
Robert Canedo
Ref Cuaresma
Bongbong Roxy Dorlas
Alexandro Elnar
Peter Fadrigalan
Alfredo Gonzalez
Simon Greatwich
Matthew Hartmann
Joo Young Lee
Won Hyung Lee
Jake Morallo
Rodrigue Nembot
Baba Sampana
Chy Villasenor
James Younghusband
Phil Younghusband
Mariano Armand del Rosario
Bo Bae Park

Stallion FC

Joevic Albino
Nathaniel Alquiros
Carl Amisola
Milan Arends
David Basa
Nathaniel Boblo
Mario Janver Clarino
Ruben Doctora, Jr.
Bervic Italia
Jose Luis Lozano
Pedro Marenco Melero
Jim Junior Munoz
Matthew Nierras
Milad Behrozi Aghapour
Fitch Arboleda
Napoleon Bustillo
Pablo Calles
Mohammed Camara
Ousseynou Diop
Naser Dourodian
Rafael Gomez
Hamed Hajimahdi
Wilson Munoz
Meliton Pelayo
Simone Rota
David Angelo Diamante
John Douglas McArtor

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Jr NBA returns to the Philippines



The Jr. NBA program returns for a seventh straight year to the Philippines this weekend.

On January 18, the 2014 edition of the Jr. NBA, presented by Alaska, will tip off at The British School in Taguig (for the Metro Manila leg), with this edition being more special with the inclusion of the Jr. WNBA program.

The Jr. WNBA program is designed exclusively for girls, which is good news for those who aspire to be the future national team aspirants like our silver-medal winning women's squad in the SEA Games.

Of course, the Jr. NBA & Jr. WNBA Program will once again go to the provinces to help grow the sport of basketball, teach kids and adults, as well as discover new talent. This year, they will travel to Cebu, Puerto Princesa and Dagupan, as well as make their first-ever trip to Surigao and Iloilo to share their skills and know-how to over 500 schools and communities through school clinics and coaching seminars.

This clinics and seminars will culminate in the Regional Selection Camps in March and April. The camps will determine the top 50 boys and top 24 girls who will participate in the April 25-27 Jr. NBA / Jr. WNBA National Training Camp in Manila.

Interested participants can check out the Jr. NBA / Jr. WNBA website. They can also check out their Facebook page.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

The United Football League on Aksyon TV kicks off today


The United Football League's season kicks off this afternoon at the Emperador Stadium, with the newly-minuted UFL Cup winner Loyola Meralco Sparks opening the league campaign against Global FC in the nightcap.

Loyola's core remains intact, with Chad Gould's departure being the only major loss on this squad. Attempting to fill up that hole will be Bo Bae Park and Freddy Gonzalez, who is almost fully recovered from his injury. The Younghusbands, along with erstwhile Stallion stalwarts Joo Young Lee, Won Hyung Lee and Joaco Canas, form a solid offensive and defensive force that puts them as one of the favorites to topple Stallion FC from its perch.

Meanwhile, Global FC hired a new coach, as Leigh Manson steps in to replace Brian Reid. The former league champions are seeking to reclaim lost glory a trophy-less campaign last year with a core lineup of the likes of Filipino internationals Misagh Bahadoran, Angel Guirado, Jeffrey Christiaens and Jason de Jong.

The opening match of the doubleheader will have Pachanga Diliman attempt to make it two wins in a span of four days, as they face Kaya FC.

Nate Burkey scored both goals for the Cup finalists in their 2-0 victory over Socceroo in their opening match on Saturday and the former Kaya frontman aims to score against his old team.

Meanwhile, David Perkovic remade the club during the break, notoriously dropping keeper Saba Garmaroudi from the roster amongst his many changes, while still keeping the likes of Anton del Rosario, Chris Greatwich and OJ Porteria.

Both matches will be aired live on AksyonTV starting at 5:00PM.

TV telecasts will be on Tuesdays, with the Thursday matches to be televised starting March. Encore telecast of the televised games will be shown on HYPER. Those based overseas can catch up on the games on AksyonTV International.

Friday, January 10, 2014

NCAA Season 89 Football schedule

Games will take place at ASCOM in Taguig. Opening ceremonies will take place at 7am.

First Round will be from January 20 to February 12, with a single round-robin. Top four team will advance to the second round, where they play a single round robin.

January 20 (Seniors)

8am - San Beda vs Lyceum
10am - EAC vs Mapua
1pm - CSB vs Perpetual

January 22 (Juniors)

8am - San Beda vs EAC
10am - Arellano vs Letran
1pm - Perpetual vs Lyceum

January 23 (Seniors)

8am - Mapua vs Arellano
10am - Lyceum vs Perpetual
1pm - EAC vs CSB

January 25 (Juniors)

12nn - Letran vs CSB
2pm - EAC vs Lyceum
4pm - Arellano vs Perpetual

January 27 (Seniors)

8am - Arellano vs EAC
10am - CSB vs San Beda
1pm - Perpetual vs Mapua

January 29 (Juniors)

8am - CSB vs Arellano
10am - Perpetual vs San Beda
1pm - Lyceum vs Letran

January 30 (Seniors)

8am - Lyceum vs CSB
10am - Perpetual vs Arellano
1pm - San Beda vs Mapua

February 1 (Juniors)

12nn - EAC vs Perpetual
2pm - Lyceum vs CSB
4pm - San Beda vs Letran

February 3 (Seniors)

8am - EAC vs Perpetual
10am - Mapua vs Lyceum
1pm - Arellano vs San Beda

February 5 (Juniors)

8am - Arellano vs Lyceum
10am - Letran vs EAC
1pm - CSB vs San Beda

February 6 (Seniors)

8am - CSB vs Mapua
10am - San Beda vs EAC
1pm - Lyceum vs Arellano

February 8 (Juniors)

12nn - Perpetual vs Letran
2pm - San Beda vs Arellano
4pm - EAC vs CSB


February 10 (Seniors)

8am - Perpetual vs San Beda
10am - Arellano vs CSB
1pm - EAC vs Lyceum

February 12 (Juniors)

8am - Lyceum vs San Beda
10am - CSB vs Perpetual
1pm - Arellano vs EAC

February 16
8am & 10am - Juniors
1pm & 3pm - Seniors

February 18
8am & 10am - Juniors
1pm & 3pm - Seniors

February 20
8am & 10am - Juniors
1pm & 3pm - Seniors

February 23 - Championship

UAAP Season 76 Juniors Football Rosters

* Rookies are denoted as italicized.

Ateneo de Manila University

Xavier Carlos Alvaro Alcuaz
Zach Banzon
Christian Michael Castillo
Francisco Luis Domingo
John Michael Drilon
Ferdinand Dulatre II
Alfonso Jose Escalona
Javier Augustine Gayoso
Leonard Jason Gusilatar
Karlos Lorenzo Gutierrez
Jose Rinaldi Layug
Crisostomo Malabanan III
Jin Daniel Montemayor
Timothy Caleb Perdigon
Gavin Nicholo Rosario
Julian Vincent Roxas
Felino Sanchez III
Kenneth Gerard Soriano 
Alain Tanchuan

De La Salle University

Patrick Louis Baui
Jaime Ricardo Bunyi
Eugenio Carlos III
Javier Fernando Coscolluella
Marco Paul Hillerstam
Marco Enrico Ibana
Joshua Longa
Eduardo Miguel Lopez
Andreas Maniquis
David Rafael Mariano
Rafael Luis Montelibano
Lance Jermaine Montenegro
Rafael Luis Narciso
Enrique Alfonso Pedrosa
Enzo Miguel Rebote
Rae Elner Reyes
Jeremiah Raphael Rocha
Trent Joseph San Diego
Jason Davy Tabberrah
Lukas Sebastian Wintermahr

Far Eastern University

Kieth Absalon
Reyangel Agan
Mark Joseph Arranguez
Christian Bacara
Janryl Balanueco
Geno Bryan Beruela
Christian Betanio
Jason Edward Blanco
Dominique Canonigo
Dave Deloso
Marvin Gadaingan
Earl Real Laguerta
Gilbert Mendoza, Jr.
Audie Menzi
Chester Gio Pabualan
Dave Parac
John Renz Saldivar
Orlan Joseph Togores
Jay Ugdamina
John Roy Villasenor

University of Santo Tomas

John Paul Aguirre
Luis Miguel Alaban
Joebert Alforte
Joshua Fujiyama Cabangal
Victor Joshua Calawood
Russel Calo
Jethro Castillo
Jose Miguel Clarino
Kristian Louis Benjamin Cordero
Rafael Patrick Cunanan
Jerold Louis Facturanan
Miguel Faustino Garcia
Kent Carlo Magnaye
Wee Hansei Meridor
Emmanuel Robrigado
Marben Santos, Jr.
Carlos Jose Sarical
Gurmanpreet Sidhu
Christian Kelsie Turgo
Jan Roumel Veloso

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Why I buy in to the Luol Deng trade for Cleveland

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It was an interesting move that the Cavs pulled off just moments after "Famous" Jameis Winston threw the game-winning pass to 6'5" receiver Kelvin Benjamin at the Rose Bowl over Iron Bowl hero Chris Davis, Jr.

Real GM's Shams Charania broke the news, although it got the major traction when Brian Windhorst revealed the details. Brian did acknowledge Shams' break.
Hat tip to @ShamsCharania, looks like he got the Deng news out just before I did.

Chris Grant sends the Sacramento pick, and the two second round Portland picks to Chicago, along with the contract of Andrew Bynum, for Luol Deng. They also give the Bulls chance to swap picks, provided that Cleveland makes the playoffs next season.

This clearly is a step back for Chicago Bulls and the man who made the deal, GM Gar Forman. They are expected to waive Bynum before the guaranteed money kicks in, which allows them to escape the luxury tax. And before we dig in on the first rounder of Sacramento, here are the regulations with regards to that pick the Cavs acquired along with Omri Casspi in exchange for JJ Hickson back in 2011:
Top 12-protection in 2014, top 10-protection in 2015-17, else 2017 second round pick (protected 56-60) (c/o Pro Sports Transcations)
Basically, the Kings have to show signs of improvement within the next three years. And based from the behavior of Vivek Ranadive and his ownership of the franchise, that will be the case, especially with the new arena they are talking up.

However, I want to delve into what this means for Cleveland.

1. Deng and leadership. Grant said so himself, "Luol reflects all that we are striving for in building our team. He’s a tremendous defensive player that can impact the game on both ends of the court with a team-first mentality and is a high character leader". Consider who he was traded for. Andrew Bynum basically got paid to stay away from the team. Quite a 180, if you ask me.

2. Deng gets his just due. Y!'s Woj tweeted, then wrote that Luol declined a 3-year $30 million extension offer from Chicago. Seems that the bridge has been burned ever since the whole spinal tap issue took place. He thinks he can get J-Smoove money, and the Cavs, if they don't nab a certain Akron native, will be more than happy to give that $$$$ to someone.

3. Deng improves rotation. The Cavs need a small forward whom can plug in for 35 minutes. The ones they are trotting out aren't exactly cutting it. CJ Miles? Alonzo Gee? Earl Clark? Anthony Bennett? Deng fills that hole instantly. He also might be able to play small ball PF on some situations. It also pretty much says, let's abort the Bennett experiment at the SF.

4. Deng gives them a chance in the postseason. Seeds 3-8 in the East is in flux. Anybody can snag it. The gap between third-place Atlanta and 14th place Orlando is 7.5 games as of the moment, and the Magic are just four games behind Detroit for the 8th spot. Cleveland is in 13th with a 11-23 record, with what might be an easy stretch (host the Sixers, then go on a road trip against the Jazz, Kings, Lakers, Blazers (whom they lost on a Lillard walkoff at the Q), and Nuggets, before hosting the Mavericks. As long as they do not finish in 7th or 8th, they may find themselves some luck and make it to the 2nd round. Oh, after their game against Dallas, they host Chicago at the Q.

Monday, January 6, 2014

SM Mall of Asia to host football development program

The Philippines Azkals have established a developmental program that would help with the growth of football in the youth and grassroots level. Dubbed as the "A Project," the program aims to help Philippine football make an even bigger impact in the Asian Football scene, according to team manager Dan Palami. He adds that the success of this program would eventually lead to more homegrown players in the national team.

As part of the project, the Philippine Azkals has entered into a partnership with the SM Mall of Asia with regards to the development of an elite football program for children between the ages of six and twelve.

An artificial pitch will be installed inside the mall that will then serve as the venue and host for a football development program that will be overseen by the Total Football group of Coach Leigh Manson.


Manson has had 20 years of football experience from around the world as a National Development Coach for the Scottish FA. His Total Football Academy in Japan is training 500 players weekly in its eight locations. Total Football is in charge of recruitment for that country with regards to the Nike FC U-18 squad and has been tapped for the past couple of years to assist the Pocari Sweat Sports Clinic to help train 5,000 women footballers, from the Under-12 and above.

The technical and progressive curriculum allows the group to design a specific program tailored to the specific needs of a particular participant that will allow them to master their skills and techniques needed before they can progress to the next level. This kind of curriculum is being utilized in the United States and Europe.

The program will kick off on January 11 from 10am to 10pm, and will take place during weekends. However, weekday sessions will be made available when the summer months come into play. Scholarships are also available for kids belonging to marginalized communities, based on their merit and financial capacity.  Palami believes that with the assistance of the private sector, as many as 200 kids could partake of the program in this way.

In addition, the group can assist with diagnostic training sessions for schools or clubs. They can also assist with regards to mini-games or tournaments at the facility. Those with inquiries can contact Total Football at (0916) 734-1618 or (0919) 803-2024. They can also send an e-mail to totalfootballph@gmail.com or visit their Facebook page.

Friday, January 3, 2014

Official UAAP Football 2nd Round schedule

Here is the comprehensive UAAP schedule for football in all three divisions (as of January 25):

Fixtures noted in italics are the ones that are televised.

January 9 at FEU-Diliman

10AM: Ateneo vs UE (M)
1PM: DLSU vs UST (M)
3PM: UP vs NU (M)

January 11 at FEU-Diliman

1PM: UST vs FEU (Jrs)
3PM: DLS-Z vs Ateneo (Jrs)

January 12 at FEU-Diliman

10AM: FEU vs UP (W)
1PM: FEU vs UP (M)
3PM: NU vs UST (M)

January 12 at Moro Lorenzo Field (formerly known as Erenchun Field in Ateneo)

1PM: UST vs DLSU (W)
3PM: Ateneo vs DLSU (M)

January 16 at FEU-Diliman

3PM: UE vs DLSU (M)

January 18 at FEU-Diliman

1PM: FEU vs DLS-Z (Jrs)
3PM: Ateneo vs UST (Jrs)

January 19 at FEU-Diliman

1PM: UST vs UP (M)
3PM: UST vs FEU (W)

January 19 at Moro Lorenzo Field (formerly known as Erenchun Field in Ateneo)

10AM: NU vs UE (M)
1PM: DLSU vs Ateneo (W)
3PM: Ateneo vs FEU (M)

January 23 at FEU-Diliman

3PM: UST vs FEU (M)

January 25 at FEU-Diliman

1PM: UST vs DLS-Z (Jrs)
3PM: Ateneo vs FEU (Jrs)

January 26 at Moro Lorenzo Field (formerly known as Erenchun Field in Ateneo)

1PM: FEU vs Ateneo (W)
3PM: FEU vs NU (M)

January 26 at FEU-Diliman

10AM: UP vs DLSU (M)
1PM: UP vs UST (W)
3PM: UE vs UST (M)

January 30 at FEU-Diliman

3PM: Ateneo vs NU (M)

February 1 at FEU-Diliman

1PM: Ateneo vs DLS-Z (Jrs)
3PM: FEU vs UST (Jrs)

February 2 at FEU-Diliman

1PM: FEU vs DLSU (W)
3PM: FEU vs DLSU (M)

February 2 at Moro Lorenzo Field (formerly known as Erenchun Field in Ateneo)

10AM: Ateneo vs UP (W)
1PM: Ateneo vs UST (M)
3PM: UE vs UP (M)

February 6 at FEU-Diliman

3PM: FEU vs UE (M)

February 8 at FEU-Diliman

10AM: Ateneo vs UST (Jrs)
1PM: DLS-Z vs FEU (Jrs)
3PM: UST vs Ateneo (W)

February 9 at FEU-Diliman

10AM: UP vs DLSU (W)
1PM: Ateneo vs UP (M)
3PM: DLSU vs NU (M)

February 13 = Men's playoff (if necessary) Otherwise, Final Four for Men begins

February 15 at FEU-Diliman

1PM: DLS-Z vs UST (Jrs)
3PM: FEU vs Ateneo (Jrs)

February 16 = Women's playoff (if necessary) Otherwise, Women's Finals will begin on February 17 or 18.
February 17 = Men's Final Four (Game 1 if there was a playoff on February 13 or Game 2 if Final Four started on that date)
February 19 = Juniors' playoff (if necessary)
February 20 = Men's Final Four (Game 2, if necessary)
February 22 = Juniors' Finals Game 1
February 23 = Women's Finals (Game 1 if there was a playoff, Game 2 if there was no playoff)
February 26 = Juniors' Finals Game 2
February 27 = Men's Finals Game 2 and Women's Finals Game 2 (if there was a playoff beforehand)
March 1 = Juniors' Finals (if necessary)
March 2 = Women's Finals & Men's Finals (both if necessary)

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

How the sporting world was in 2013

This is how we remember 2013. A memorable year, indeed.

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See if you can name every moment in it.