A Week before Marquez and Pacquiao fight

LOS ANGELES — Manny Pacquiao came out of the Wild Card Gym Saturday looking like a kid who had just ransacked a candy store.

Sunday, December 2, 2012

A week before Marquez fight, Manny Pacquiao ‘ready to go’

LOS ANGELES — Manny Pacquiao came out of the Wild Card Gym Saturday looking like a kid who had just ransacked a candy store. “Handang-handa na talaga,” a beaming Pacquiao told a group of Filipino writers a week before he faces Juan Manuel Marquez next week in Las Vegas. Pacquiao engaged in a six-round sparring session and pleased trainer Freddie Roach, who labeled his No. 1 fighter as “explosive.” Roach said Pacquiao will spar for about...

PBA Results, Standings: December 2, 2012

In PBA Super Ball Sunday action, Barako Bull halted two streaks — their own four-game losing skid and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel’s five-game winning run — after an 83-79 victory over the Gin Kings at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum. In the second game, San Mig Coffee survived another late challenge from Rain or Shine, eking out a 93-92 victory. TeamWLPCTGBSTREAK Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters1120.846-W4 San Mig Coffee Mixers930.51.5W2 ...

Paul Lee to return for Rain or Shine’s final game in eliminations

Paul Lee will return for Rain or Shine’s final assignment in the elimination round against Barako Bull, according to coach Yeng Guiao. “That’s my intention,” said Guiao in an exclusive interview. “Parati naman siyang naka-suit up, pero ang question lang is kung kelan siya maglalaro. I intend to use him in our game against Barako Bull to prepare him for the playoffs.” Lee, last season’s Rookie of the Year, has been joining the team’s practice...