Rain Or Shines' 4Q Rain Puts Off Petron's Blaze For A 2-0 Lead

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters truly shined once again against Petron taking a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven semifinal series in the 2014 PLDT MyDSL Philippine Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena. The win placed ROS halfway into their quest for entering the Finals.

Petron was up 11 points at 67-78 coming into the last quarter but ROS outscored Petron in the final quarter to a 103-94 win. It rained points for ROS in the last period as they made 36 points compared to Petron's 16. In the payoff period, Jeff Chan poured in 9 of his 20 while rookie and fomer Letran Knights, Raymond Almazan contributed big with 10 points in that period from his total of 15. Lee also had 15 points in the game along with Belga and Norwood with 11 apiece.

Meanwhile, Fajardo lead the way for the Boosters with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks only to lose to the Painters. Playmaker Alex Cabagnot also chipped in 17 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 steals but it was not enough to hold off ROS.

The Game 3 will on Saturday, February 1, at 3pm in the Mall of Asia Arena.

Game Scores:

Quarterscores: 18-32, 46-49, 67-78, 103-94

Rain or Shine 103 – Chan 20, Almazan 15, Lee 15, Belga 11, Norwood 11, Arana 8, Tang 5, Quinahan 4, Cruz 4, Nuyles 4, Rodriguez 4, Teng 2, Tiu 0, Ibanes 0.

Petron Blaze 94 – Fajardo 20, Cabagnot 17, Lassiter 14, Santos 12, Lutz 7, Kramer 6, Hubalde 6, Ross 6, Tubid 4, Taha 2.

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San Mig Super Coffee Mixers Takes Semis Game 1

The "Manila Classico" of the PLDT MyDSL PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series' first win goes to San Mig. San Mig Super Coffee Mixers defeated Brgy. Ginebra 85-83 in their first semifinal game held at the Mall of Asia Arena.

It was everybody's ball game until Barroca's end game heroic' steal and game winner for the Mixers. Best Player of the Game goes to Mark Barroca with 5 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assist and 2 steals.

Game Scores:

Quarters: 26-28, 43-40, 57-65, 85-83

San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 85 - Devance 20, Simon 16, Pingris 10, De Ocampo 9, Sangalang 8, Melton 8, Barroca 5, Yap 5, Mallari 4, Reavis 0.

Ginebra 83 - Tenorio 16, Aguilar 14, Baracael 12, Slaughter 10, Ellis 9, Caguioa 8, Reyes 5, Helterbrand 4, Monfort 3, Mamaril 2.

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Pacquiao's Challenge to Mayweather - "Let's Fight For Charity, Fans"

This time, the 8 Division Boxing World Champion, Manny Pacquiao throws a unique but big challenge to the undefeated Boxing Champion, Floyd Mayweather - to have their fight for charity and above all to make their fans happy. Mayweather's latest statements includes Pacquiao wanting the fight against him because of Manny's tax problems. But Pacquiao wanted to prove in this challenge that he doesn't go for the money from the fight but to make the boxing fans all over the world happy. He said it was the boxing fans that wanted this fight all along.

In a phone interview with Inquirer, Pacquiao said, "I’m not desperate to fight him just for the sake of money or material things. I’m not the one seeking this fight; rather it’s the boxing fans all over the world". The Filipino boxer and Congressman even said, "I am ready to submit myself to any kind of stringent drug testing".

To show that he doesn't want to fight Mayweather just because of money, He revealed his unique challenge that, "Above all, I challenge him to include in our fight contract that both of us will not receive anything out of this fight. We will donate all the proceeds from the fight—guaranteed prize, should there be any, gate receipts, pay-per-view and endorsements—to charities around the world."

He added that if that Floyd is not afraid with him, then Mayweather should agree.

Furthermore, he said he has nothing more to prove in boxing and that he has carved his own niche in the annals of boxing. "There’s no reason why I should be desperate to fight him. But since boxing fans worldwide are seeking and demanding a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight, I don’t want to disappoint them.", Manny said.

Regarding his tax problems, Manny answered, "As to my tax problem, my lawyers are fixing it already". "I’m paying my taxes religiously. It is just a matter of reconciling our records with the tax agencies both here and abroad. Should there be any discrepancy, rest assured, I will settle it. I’m a lawmaker and I’m a law-abiding citizen."

Pacquiao said that Mayweather's plan of retiring in 2015 was a move to avoid fighting him in the ring and that the only way Floyd can avoid in facing Pacquiao is to retire from boxing as the public's desire for their fight is becoming stronger.

Finally, Pacquiao's challenge to Mayweather: "Floyd, if you’re a real man, fight me. Let’s do it for the love of boxing and for the fans. Let’s do it not for the sake of money. Let’s make the boxing fans happy."

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