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                    [Title] => Legends sued  by promoter
                    [Summary] => Remember the Bad Boy basketball tour, starring Dennis Rodman, in Cebu and Manila last month? 


Bad Boy tour promoter Mario Whitmire, who lives in Dallas with his Filipina wife and their three children, said Rodman wants to do a repeat performance–without the geriatric National Basketball Association (NBA) legends.


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                    [Title] => Bad Boy cage tour a financial disaster
                    [Summary] => The recent two-game Bad Boy tour featuring Dennis Rodman set back promoter Mario Whitmire a cool $200,000.


Despite bathing in red ink, Whitmire said he’s not discouraged. He learned a lot of lessons from his first venture in Philippine sports and if there’s a next time, he’ll surely be wiser in getting things done.


One thing Whitmire said he’ll do the second time around is to partner with a local group. He thought he could work the project by himself and two assistants, one of whom was his son Eric and found out soon enough he was wrong.


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                    [Title] => Tears in Dennis’ eyes?
                    [Summary] => A fan swore there were tears rolling down Dennis Rodman’s cheeks when he walked out of the Araneta Coliseum court after playing for the US team that lost a 110-102 decision to the Philippine national squad last Monday night.


"I couldn’t believe my eyes," said the fan who knows of Dennis’ history of emotionless and cold-blooded behavior. "And I saw in the corner of his eyes, he was looking at his father shouting at him."


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                    [Title] => ‘Bad Boys’ lineup confirmed
                    [Summary] => Former National Basketball Association (NBA) star Dennis Rodman won’t be the only demolition man in the "Bad Boy" team that plays the Philippine national team at the Araneta Coliseum on May 1.


Tour organizer Mario Whitmire said Rodman will be joined by five other explosive NBA veterans and six pick-ups from the collegiate ranks in the two-game series starting in Mandaue on April 27. He announced the final lineup yesterday.


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                    [Title] => Rodman’s bodyguard arriving ahead
                    [Summary] => Dennis Rodman is sending his bodyguard Craig Balkam ahead of his arrival here ‘to case the joint’ and make sure things are in order for the former National Basketball Association (NBA) star’s first visit to the country where his estranged father Philander lives.


Rodman is flying in on Aug. 26 with another NBA legend Alex English. The other players in coach Sidney Moncrief’s team will be in town two days earlier. Balkam is due from Los Angeles this weekend.


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                    [Title] => NBA legends tour a sure hit
                    [Summary] => If you’re a regular Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) goer, you would’ve spotted Mario Whitmire by now.


He often watches the games beside PBA commissioner Noli Eala.


Mario’s a hoops addict. And he loves the game so much that he’s staking $300,000 (that’s dollars, not pesos) to bring in a bunch of National Basketball Association (NBA) legends for a two-game series against PBA stars next month.


Mario, 52, is even taking bets on which team will win, with the loser shaving his head.


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Despite bathing in red ink, Whitmire said he’s not discouraged. He learned a lot of lessons from his first venture in Philippine sports and if there’s a next time, he’ll surely be wiser in getting things done.


One thing Whitmire said he’ll do the second time around is to partner with a local group. He thought he could work the project by himself and two assistants, one of whom was his son Eric and found out soon enough he was wrong.


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"I couldn’t believe my eyes," said the fan who knows of Dennis’ history of emotionless and cold-blooded behavior. "And I saw in the corner of his eyes, he was looking at his father shouting at him."


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Tour organizer Mario Whitmire said Rodman will be joined by five other explosive NBA veterans and six pick-ups from the collegiate ranks in the two-game series starting in Mandaue on April 27. He announced the final lineup yesterday.


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                    [Summary] => Dennis Rodman is sending his bodyguard Craig Balkam ahead of his arrival here ‘to case the joint’ and make sure things are in order for the former National Basketball Association (NBA) star’s first visit to the country where his estranged father Philander lives.


Rodman is flying in on Aug. 26 with another NBA legend Alex English. The other players in coach Sidney Moncrief’s team will be in town two days earlier. Balkam is due from Los Angeles this weekend.


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                    [Summary] => If you’re a regular Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) goer, you would’ve spotted Mario Whitmire by now.


He often watches the games beside PBA commissioner Noli Eala.


Mario’s a hoops addict. And he loves the game so much that he’s staking $300,000 (that’s dollars, not pesos) to bring in a bunch of National Basketball Association (NBA) legends for a two-game series against PBA stars next month.


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Legends sued by promoter

By Joaquin M. Henson | June 27, 2006 - 12:00am

Remember the Bad Boy basketball tour, starring Dennis Rodman, in Cebu and Manila last month? Bad Boy tour promoter Mario Whitmire, who lives in Dallas with his Filipina wife and their three children, said Rodman...

Sports

Bad Boy cage tour a financial disaster

By Joaquin M. Henson | June 8, 2006 - 12:00am

The recent two-game Bad Boy tour featuring Dennis Rodman set back promoter Mario Whitmire a cool $200,000. Despite bathing in red ink, Whitmire said he’s not discouraged. He learned a lot of lessons from his...

Sports

Tears in Dennis’ eyes?

By Joaquin M. Henson | May 4, 2006 - 12:00am

A fan swore there were tears rolling down Dennis Rodman’s cheeks when he walked out of the Araneta Coliseum court after playing for the US team that lost a 110-102 decision to the Philippine national squad last...

Sports

‘Bad Boys’ lineup confirmed

By Joaquin M. Henson | April 23, 2006 - 12:00am

Former National Basketball Association (NBA) star Dennis Rodman won’t be the only demolition man in the "Bad Boy" team that plays the Philippine national team at the Araneta Coliseum on May 1. Tour...

Sports

Rodman’s bodyguard arriving ahead

By Joaquin M. Henson | April 19, 2006 - 12:00am

Dennis Rodman is sending his bodyguard Craig Balkam ahead of his arrival here ‘to case the joint’ and make sure things are in order for the former National Basketball Association (NBA) star’s first...

Sports

NBA legends tour a sure hit

By Joaquin M. Henson | March 24, 2006 - 12:00am

If you’re a regular Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) goer, you would’ve spotted Mario Whitmire by now. He often watches the games beside PBA commissioner Noli Eala. Mario’s a hoops addict....

Sports