It was an amazing shot by Blake Griffin, unfortunately it didn’t count because he was fouled before he release the ball. He could have been given continuity but he took one-step too many after the foul.
The play was during the Los Angeles Clippers versus Sacramento Kings game last April 7. Griffin was driving during a fastbreak play when he was fouled hard by King forward Donte Green.
On his way down to the floor when he threw the ball up in the air and miraculously went in. His basket however not counted because officials determined Griffin traveled before he took the shot. Green was called for flagrant foul Read the rest of this entry »
Pedro Calungsod will be the second Filipino Catholic saint when he is canonized on October 21, 2012.
The Vatican, through its official news website, announced the canonization of the 17th century Visayan martyr following the approval of Pope Benedict XVI.
Angelo Cardinal Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, made the announcement in behalf of the Pope at St. Peter’s Basilica following a ceremony in which 22 bishops from around the world were elevated to the rank of cardinal. Read the rest of this entry »
Amid allegations of election fraud for his victory in the 2007 midterm elections Philippine Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri tendered his resignation before the Senate Electoral Tribunal in his privilege speech Wednesday.
The senator said in his speech that he is submitting his resignation “without admitting any fault and with my vehement denial of the alleged electoral fraud hurled against me.” Read the rest of this entry »
Bill Gates stepped down from his day-to-day duty of running Microsoft Inc. in June 2008 to concentrate on his charity work through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Microsoft founder was said to be selling his interest in the company in recent months.
In the documents filed with the regulatory body, Bill Gates sold his shares at an average of $27.59 each on July 27, which would amount to nearly $138 million. Read the rest of this entry »
What could be a legal precedent for students and teachers living in Missouri in the United States, the law seeks to “more clearly define teachers-student boundaries.” Read the rest of this entry »
American junior wrestler Ellis Coleman surprises his opponent by doing the “Flying Squirrel,” an insane, flipping Greco-Roman wrestling move, at the junior world championships.
Although as one comment said, “it was more of an impulse, rather than a planned move.”
Well, I guess that’s true because it might be hard to plan such a move because you need to gauge the opponent before such can be pulled off.
Microsoft tweeted last weekend after news of Amy Winehouse’s death spreads at it ‘tweetbox360’ account an invitation for remember the singer by buying digital versions of her “Back to Black” album at social.zune.net, which refers to Zune, the company’s site for downloading music, films and other entertainment content for computers, smartphones and Xbox 360 videogame consoles.
It has since it became a target of online ire. Replies on Twitter criticized Microsoft as “crass” and “vile.” Read the rest of this entry »
The video shows two dogs swimming in the ocean near the West Australian town of Broome, approximately 1,650 km northeast of Perth.
Looking closer, the dogs seem to be herding several sharks that are swimming near the shore. Suddenly, one of the dogs ducks underwater and attacks a shark.
Russell Hood-Penn, the guy who video the incident, could be heard, “The dog is biting the shark. That is unbelievable. I’ve seen it all now.”
