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Volleybelle wants to try TV hosting

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An athlete crossing over to show biz isn’t exactly a rare phenomenon. And with the surge in popularity of volleyball in the country over the past few of years, it didn’t really come as a surprise that Ateneo Lady Eagles’ Gretchen Ho, one of the most charming and popular players in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), is starting to get offers to do stints and guestings on TV—more so after ABS-CBN actor-host Robi Domingo recently revealed that he’s exclusively dating the 22-year-old volleybelle.

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Robi Domingo’s ‘sacred bond’ with spiker

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When show biz and sports merge, it’s headline material. Some instances are when PBA cagers end up with actresses or when Manny Pacquiao ventures into yet another TV show. Lately, the newest sensation is UAAP Women’s Volleyball. The championship battle between De La Salle Lady Spikers and Ateneo de Manila Lady Eagles were always jampacked. The players of both teams have gained movie star-like popularity. The charming spiker of Ateneo, Gretchen Ho is exclusively dating TV heartthrob, Robi Domingo.

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Between sea and sand

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A true child of the ocean, actress Mara Lopez collects swimsuits and surf boards.

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Being a superwoman’s daughter

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I will spend eternity thanking the esteemed deans and professors from various universities who comprise Gawad Tanglaw, especially Jaime Ang, Teresita Bagalso, Norman Llaguno and Flaviano Lirio for my Hall of Fame Award (best entertainment columnist for five years in a row). Kudos to them for a well-attended affair at Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Calamba, Laguna. I must say it feels great to be a “Teacher’s Pet,” the Gawad Tanglaw way.

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John Prats golf tournament today

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John Prats will mark his 20th year in show biz by organizing a golf tournament scheduled Friday at the Eastridge Gold and Country Club in Rizal.   “I’ve been an avid fan of the sport for the past three years. It’s what I love right now,” he told media recently.   Although he initially found [...]

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Armstrong saga headed to silver screen—report

June 8, 2003 file photo shows US cyclist Lance Armstrong speaking to the press in Villars-de-Lans, before the start of the first stage of the Criterium du Dauphine Libere cycling event.  Shamed cyclist Lance Armstrong, shorn of cycling's greatest prizes and expelled from sport, wants to compete again and doesn't believe he deserved the "death penalty" of a life ban, AFP reported January 18, 2013.   AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE / FILES

Lance Armstrong’s life story is headed to the silver screen, US media reported Monday on the heels of the disgraced athlete’s doping admission.

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Will we finally win the Miss Universe crown this year?

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TOGONON. Almost won the elusive title. AUGUST DELA CRUZ

The Philippines, like Venezuela, is addicted to international beauty pageants. In 1953, Armi Kuusela of Finland, the first Miss Universe, conquered the country when she came for a surprise visit.

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Tyson wants to take stage show worldwide

hoto dated April 14, 2012 shows former boxing heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth-Live on Stage” a one-man show at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Tyson said on December 3, 2012 that he wants to take his one-man stage show on the road internationally, to countries including Saudi Arabia and India, if they'll let him in. AFP FILE PHOTO

Boxing legend Mike Tyson said Monday he wants to take his one-man stage show on the road internationally, to countries including Saudi Arabia and India, if they’ll let him in.

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Tennis greats Evert, Davenport tackle TV

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Former women’s tennis greats Chris Evert and Lindsay Davenport will guest star in an episode of popular US television drama “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” in January, the CBS network said Friday.

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Singer makes journey from fullback to Figaro

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In this September 2011 photo provided by the Metropolitan Opera, Keith Miller plays Lord Rochefort in Donizetti's "Anna Bolena," at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. The former University of Colorado fullback has reinvented himself, going from the gridiron to the stage and will appear in in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera," at the Metropolitan Opera. Performances begin Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. AP/Metropolitan Opera, Ken Howard

Keith Miller was a bruising fullback out of the University of Colorado who never quite made it to the National Football League. He has, however, become a star at the Metropolitan Opera.

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Balikbayan footballers enjoy touring PH

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Football player Armand del Rosario sustained not a few scratches on his arms from riding a mechanical bull at the recent press launch of “The Amazing Race Philippines.”

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Show biz, politics, sports in Bong Revilla’s b-day bash

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BIRTHDAY boy blows out the candles: What did he wish for?

Actor-politician Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. turned 46 in high style with a party that gathered revelers from the worlds of show biz, politics and even sports.   The bash was held on the eve of his actual birthday (September 25) at the Diamond Hotel in Manila.   World boxing champ Manny Pacquiao led the well-wishers, [...]

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