PEOPLE from all walks of life—security guards, taxi drivers, teachers at election precincts, tricycle drivers and men who seem to hang around all day in their basketball jerseys beside sari-sari stores—all want to know what’s wrong with Barangay Ginebra, their team that’s struggling in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals.
IN democratic societies, citizens are encouraged to write to their leaders to voice their sentiments or positions on issues.
COACHES hate it when their teams are named the “favorite” to win a tournament. There is a fear that the tag will create a false sense of security and make players complacent and cocky.
SO THE fights we want to see are not going to happen.
A good night’s sleep is Leo Austria’s vital ingredient for coping with the rigors of travel and changing game conditions in the Asean Basketball League (ABL). The four-year-old league hops around the Southeast Asian region to entice this predominantly football crazy part of the world to get hooked on basketball.
SO ANOTHER Palarong Pambansa will come and go. The athletes will go home richer and wiser having survived not only the competition but the difficulties of travel and living away from comfort zones. There were reports of food poisoning and other difficulties but this is to be expected when throngs of humanity descend on a place.
THE NBA playoffs are under way and there are two questions in the minds of most fans.
THE INNOCENCE of running was shattered by the bombs in Boston this week. Although participation in the 116-year-old Boston Marathon has never really waned, the most basic of athletic activities was enjoying another resurgence. More were rediscovering the simple highs and health benefits of hitting pavements and terrains.
THE SHAKEY’S V-League celebrates its 10th season this year, marking a decade of patiently supporting volleyball when nobody but its own small community was into the game at the start and seeing the fruits of its labors in the sport’s current popularity.
THERE isn’t much to dissect about the Louisville Cardinals’ 82-76 triumph over the Michigan Wolverines for the US NCAA men’s basketball title this week.
A VALUABLE lesson from the current US NCAA basketball tournament is that you shouldn’t panic when things aren’t going according to plan.
THERE’S a whole generation of PBA fans who unfortunately did not see or experience the brilliance of the late Bobby Parks, who passed away this week.
THE THING about most sports streaks is that they are bound to end one day.
