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Philippine Patriots fire Billy Ray Bates

Game Friday(Mahaka Square, Jakarta) 5 p.m. – Indonesia vs AirAsia-PH MANILA, March 8 (PNA)– The toughest stretch for the AirAsia-Philippine Patriots in the AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League starts Friday in Jakarta without their skills coach — PBA Hall of Famer Billy Ray Bates. Bates, the most recognizable import to ever play in the Philippines pro [...]

No update about Yao Ming’s retirement

Yao Ming, one of the pivotal figures in the NBA globalization, sent nothing about his retirement to the Houston Rockets and NBA, confirmed by Rockets official on Friday. “We have not got any news about Yao’s retirement,” said Talung Lin, China’s market manager of the Rockets. “We were surprised by the news spreading around here [...]

Chicago Bulls beat Nets in NBA

Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 15 rebounds to help the Chicago Bulls beat the New Jersey Nets 90-81 on Friday for their 12th victory in 14 NBA games. Briton Luol Deng and Derrick Rose each added 19 points for the Bulls as Chicago improved to 21-10, third in the Eastern Conference and best in [...]

Lakers coach Phil Jackson determined to retire

Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson said on Wednesday he is about to retire but will not make a final decision until the end of next week. “I’ve made up my mind — I’m leaning towards retiring, but I have not made up my mind,” about a final decision, Jackson told reporters at the team’s [...]

Jakarta 2011 South East Asian Games to have 40 sports events

Forty sports, 15 more than those contested last year in Laos, have been initially approved by the Southeast Asian Games Federation to be included in the calendar of events to be disputed in the 26th edition of the biennial conclave next year in Jakarta. This was reported Friday by athletics president Go Teng Kok, who [...]

Sun’s Put the Hurt on all the Doubters

After immediately dropping two games to the Lakers in the Western Finals, the Suns weren’t surprised to hear people saying the series was over. It’s nothing they haven’t heard before, plenty of times. The Suns are used to people not believing in them as they tied the Western Conference finals at 2 all with Tuesday [...]