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Billionaire Pacquiao banks $12M more

DALLAS – Manny Pacquiao is now a certified billionaire, based on his earnings on the ring. Counting his guaranteed purse $12 million for his fight with Joshua Clottey at the Cowboys Stadium, the 31-year-old icon has reached the $53 million mark in his last four fights in the United States. And while it doesn’t mean that he has taken home as much, since there are huge deductions to be computed, what’s certain is that Pacquiao is now rated as one of the world’s highest-paid athletes. Pacquia...

Jerry Jones wants another Manny bout

DALLAS – Jerry Jones, the Texas billionaire, is hoping that this won’t be the first and last time he’d see Manny Pacquiao fight at the Cowboys Stadium. In fact, word leaked out a few days ago that the 67-year-old owner of the NFL team and its $1.2 billion stadium had sealed a deal to host the next Pacquiao fight.   Whether it’s against Floyd Mayweather Jr., Antonio Margarito, Edwin Valero or anyone else. But the billionaire who moves freely, with no bodyguards, and loves to drive on hi...

Eaglets win back-to-back UAAP Juniors title

MANILA -- The Ateneo Blue Eaglets won back-to-back titles after eking out a 61-56 victory against the De La Salle Zobel (DLSZ) Junior Archers in the 72nd UAAP Juniors basketball on Thursday at the Araneta Coliseum. Kiefer Ravena sealed the win for Ateneo with two free throws in the last 4.6 seconds. But more than that, it was his savvy playmaking that helped the Eaglets capture their 17th title. The 15-year-old son of former PBA superstar Bong Ravena, finished with 9 points, 7 rebounds, 6 ass...

National finals caps off Milo Marathon

MANILA - After holding 26 race legs around the country, the 33rd Milo National Marathon is set to culminate its run with the National Finals on Oct. 11 in Manila. The marathon is offering P75,000 for each top top finishers in the men’s and women’s division. The runners-up will get P50,000 each. Those who finish in the top 10 of the 21K half marathon, 10K run, 5K fun run and 3K kiddie run races will also be given cash prizes. The finals marathon route will start and end at the Quirino Grandst...

Blue Eagles clinch back-to-back UAAP crown

MANILA – The Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) Blue Eagles executed its game plan to the letter and came out with a 71-58 victory over the University of the East (UE) Red Warriors for its second consecutive men’s basketball crown in the 72nd University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). The Blue Eagles outrebounded, outhustled and outsmarted the Warriors in the deciding game before 18,851 UAAP fans at the Araneta Coliseum on Thursday. “Today, the focus was much better and we cam...