James Quizon

Second round action of the 2013 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship continues in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, with two powerhouse squads meeting on Tuesday for a crucial tiff to decide the top spot before the knockout rounds begin

The San Francisco 49ers lost to the Seattle Seahawks via a 29-3 blowout in Sunday’s NFL Week 2 game. The 49ers suffered their first loss this season but San Francisco’s Colin Kaepernick also lost his eyebrow because of an apparent bet with Seattle’s Russell Wilson.

NBA fans and owners alike were up in arms when Andrei Kirilenko signed with the Brooklyn Nets early in the offseason. The apparent complain was that the franchise owned by Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov indulged in an under-the-table deal in acquiring the Russian forward.

Looks like the Boston Celtics will have to wait a little longer for their franchise player’s much-awaited comeback. News around the Celtics camp state that Rajon Rondo is participating in light workouts with the team, but no timetable has been set for his return.

Anderson Varejao is ready to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers after the Brazilian has been cleared by team doctors. declaring him ready when the Cavs open training camp in October.

Eight teams remain in contention for the 2013 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship set from September 13 to 21, 2013 in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.

After forgettable performances on their season openers, the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers hope that the brighter lights of Monday night primetime will force their teams to play better and recover from what was a bad start into the 2013 regular season.

Australia officially bowed out of the competitions at the 2013 Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship after suffering back-to-back losses in the preliminary round of the tournament in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.

After the best statistical games in their respective careers, Colin Kaepernick and Russell Wilson will look to follow-up it up with an even bigger performance when their teams take on each other in Week 2 of the 2013 NFL regular season.

Both the Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers are smarting from less-than-a-touchdown losses in their previous games and both are looking forward to bouncing back in Week 2 and avoid a 0-2 start to begin the 2013 regular season.

The Chicago Bears look to build on their inspiring Week 1 victory and follow it up by continuing to dominate their NFC North rivals Minnesota Vikings.

Australian Andrew Bogut said he’s among the Top 3 centers in the National Basketball Association (NBA) but with one caveat: if and when he’s healthy according to the Golden State Warriors center, who missed 50 games in the 2012-13 regular season because of various injuries.

Australia beat Mongolia, 25-20, 25-23, 25-18 on opening day of the Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship to kick off their campaign off the right foot joining other Day 1 winners China, South Korea and Japan among others in the tournament held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.

Still smarting from his U.S. Open loss just days ago, Novak Djokovic will try to lead his country, Serbia over Team Canada in the 2013 Davis Cup Semifinals. The world number will face Vasek Pospisil while compatriot Janko Tipsarevic will take on Milos Raonic, Canada’s top-ranked player at the Belgrade Arena in Belgrade, Serbia.

New York Knicks franchise player Carmelo Anthony has the option to opt out of his contract after the 2013-2014 season, but as early as now, he’s telling the New Yorkers that he’s leaning towards staying with the franchise.

In the midst of Spain’s campaign at the 2013 FIBA Europe Championships, Marc Gasol found time to comment about his new Memphis Grizzlies head coach and the style he’ll bring to the team. And he’s excited about the plans for the Grizzlies to use a more fast-paced offense for the new season.

It was a marathon pool session not for the faint of heart. The last 32 players of the 2013 World 9-Ball Championship began play 11 am on Thursday at the Al Arabi Sports Club in Doha, Qatar. Roughly 12 hours later, the final four was set.

Golden State Warriors Harrison Barnes and Klay Thompson are both willing to make the sacrifice—with lesser minutes or giving up the starting spot—to pave way for new acquisition Andre Iguodala, who was signed by the team in the offseason.

Sixteen teams including Australia will be vying for the title in the 17th Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship scheduled from September 13 to 21, 2013 in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Opening day is set Friday and simultaneous games will kick off the competition starting at 2 p.m. Australia time.

,The final face-off before the actual bout between Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez happened on Wednesday afternoon, and both fighters were raring to go at each other’s throats days before the classic clash set on Saturday, Sept 14, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Retired NBA point guard Steve Francis got choked by almost-retired NBA small forward Stephen Jackson in a fight at a night club on Wednesday night.

Much of the talk of the off-season is how the Los Angeles Lakers will eventually rebuild or reload—sooner than later. After all, this is the franchise that historically have drawn top free agents and lured the big-name superstars to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. According to the Los Angeles front office however, that may not be happening in 2014 in time for the LeBron James sweepstakes.

As reported in IBT on Monday, the Miami Heat had the inside track in the acquisition of Michael Beasley. On late Thursday, the signing became official after he inked a non-guaranteed $1,027,424 deal with the Heat.

The round-of-64 of the World 9-Ball Pool Championship rolled Wednesday night at the Al Arabi Indoor Stadium in Qatar, marking the start of the knockout stages of one of the most prestigious billiards tournaments in the world ton Thursday.

A total of five nations have formally placed their bids to the International Hockey Federation (FIH) for the rights to host the 2018 Hockey World Cup. Australia, New Zealand, India, England and Malaysia are all officially in the running after their respective national associations submitted their official bid questionnaires before the Aug 31 deadline.

The Chicago Bulls are serious in their bid to battle for an NBA championship in the next few years, but those aspirations could be in trouble after talks between the Bulls front office and Luol Deng hit a snag in negotiations on Tuesday.

Looks like fans and media alike can stop speculating about the impending 2014 free agency of LeBron James after the Miami Heat superstar warned reporters that he will not anymore talk about it if people continue to press on the issue.

Team USA and Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski next plans aren’t about tapping new NBA stars to play for the U.S. national team or recruiting new players for his school, but probably making the right moves on popular singer Beyonce.

When the United States of America and Mexico FIFA World Cup qualifier kicks off on Tuesday night, it might just not be the biggest soccer game in USA’s home soil but also could end up as the match with the most expensive ticket prices for a soccer game in the U.S.