A few more chips land today, with Sta. Lucia acquiring Gabby Espinas, Burger King taking Larry Rodriguez, Coke nabbing Jojo Duncil, and Rain or Shine completing the transaction for Mike Hrabak in the latest Barako Bull fire sale. No word yet on who the Energy Boosters receive for Rodriguez (probably a draft pick) and Hrabak, but they get Sta. Lucia's no. 6 pick in Sunday's draft.

Anyway, I've been swamped at work all day, so let's make this quick.

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Dominoes fall with some big news. Burger King finally completes the Arwind Santos trade, and they receive Marc Pingris back in return, who's apparently headed to Purefoods. I love Pingris as a player, but I hate the fishiness of all of these deals. Patricia Hizon also reports on Twitter that Rain or Shine and Barako Bull are working on a couple of minor trades: Jeff Chan for Rob Wainwright and Mac Andaya, and maybe Mike Hrabak to RoS.

Anyway, I made a terrible mistake in my first mock draft, as two prospects, Josh Vanlandingham and Lance Convento, are not in the draft. I know, really stupid. My apologies. It's really a great move for those two, as the next couple of drafts figure to be shallower, and they'd have a good chance of getting drafted in higer spots.

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WWE Raw's latest desperate gimmick has been getting different celebrities to host their struggling flagship program each week. This past Monday, it was the Big Sidekick, Cleveland Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal. He was a natural for the part.

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The PBA draft happens this Sunday, and while there's a lot of buzz regarding Burger King possibly selling the rights to draft Japeth Aguilar (as they did with Arwind Santos, Cyrus Baguio, and all their stars), ayoko munang patulan yun. Here's my first mock draft:

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Photo courtesy of Mimi Abemis of Peyups.com

Philippine Internet hubs had a minor meltdown last night at around 6:30 PM, after news spread that previously winless University of the Philippines handed the defending champion Ateneo Blue Eagles their first loss in the 72nd season of the UAAP.

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It wasn’t the best weekend for Powerade Team Pilipinas, as they ended the 31st William Jones Cup in embarrassing fashion. On Saturday, they managed to pull out a narrow 94-90 win over Chinese Taipei’s Team B, in a sloppy, turnover-filled contest reminiscent of badly played UAAP basketball (which, frankly, is like every other game). Then on Sunday, defending Asian champions Iran blew the Nationals off the court, building a 30-point lead in the first half en route to an 85-60 win.

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GMA News reports that James Yap will miss the last two games of the Jones Cup to be with his wife, Kris Aquino, as they watch over his ailing mother-in-law, former President Corazon Aquino. Mrs. Aquino was apparently the biggest fan of James in the hardcourt.

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Fire Quinito is back with the best of Pinoy boxing news on the web, so you can get back to being excited for Scarlett Johansson in Iron Man 2.

Noel Orsal, Philippine Entertainment Portal: “Tinanong din si Aling Dionisia kung totoo ba na ang gusto niyang makapareha ay si Piolo Pascual kung sakali na gagawa siya ng pelikula. ‘Oo,’ sagot ni Mommy Dionisia. Maliban kay Piolo, sino pa ang gusto niyang makapareha? Si Jericho Rosales daw na gumanap sa life story ni Manny Pacquiao ang gusto niya. Pero kung papipiliin siya, sino kina Piolo at Jericho ang gusto niyang makapareha sa pelikula? ‘Piolo Pascual,’ nakangiting sagot ni Mommy Dionisia.

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Ok, before going on with my report on Powerade Team Pilipinas-Korea game in the 31st William Jones Cup, which ended with a 83-80 loss for the Nationals, here’s a message to all Filipino basketball fans:

CHILL THE FUCK OUT.

SERIOUSLY.

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It’s back to the drawing board for Yeng Guiao and his troops, after perennial Asian powerhouse Lebanon handed Powerade Team Pilipinas their fourth loss in 5 games in the 31st William Jones Cup in Taipei, 95-83. NBA journeyman Jackson Vroman and veteran center Brian Beshara flustered the Philippines, scoring 24 and 29 points, respectively, including 38 of the team’s 50 points in the first half.

The twin tower combination came out firing in the first quarter, which ended with a 30-19 lead for Lebanon. The Nationals were kept at bay for most of the second quarter before James Yap strung together 7 quick points to end the half to cut the lead down to 8, 50-42.

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