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THE NEW YORK YANKEES have won 27 World Series Titles, spawning diehards as well as detractors through the years.
When the Tigresses of University of Santo Tomas are all business in the Shakey’s V-League, they are a frisky, elusive prey to catch.
IT IS THAT TIME when we remember not only loved ones who have passed away but also friends and colleagues who have made our lives richer. Not a day passes that we don’t miss them like we do family members who have moved on.
IN ANY TOURNAMENT, it's always thrilling to see how the race is unfolding among the leaders. No matter what format is used, it’s engaging to follow the elite squads roll over the lesser teams and collide against their equals.
Before boxing man Rod Nazario passed away last month, he made sure that the 70-round card at the Filinvest Housing Complex in Muntinlupa City last weekend would push through.
WHILE JOGGING LAST WEEKEND, I chanced upon a spirited soccer festival with schoolgirls and their families enjoying the sun that finally lit up the city.
THE CONCERN OF THE KFC-PBA PHILIPPINE CUP field is not the chemistry and consistency problems San Miguel Beer experienced in its season-opening 98-86 loss to Barangay Ginebra last Wednesday.
IF YOU CHECK OUT the NBA's official website as well as the survey involving the teams’ general managers, it looks like the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics are due for a return engagement in the Finals.
THE UAAP BASKETBALL SEASON HAS ended and the NCAA is entering its Final Four. By and large, the collegiate hoop season has come to a close, save for other leagues that start in the second semester.
THE BASKETBALL COMMUNITY came together Monday night to give what it can for those hurt by Tropical Storm “Ondoy.”
THERE’S A LOT TO LEARN about honing a sports team from the South Korean squad currently playing in the 15th Asian Seniors Men’s Volleyball Championship here in Manila.
LETRAN FINALLY DID WHAT NO OTHER TEAM could do in the current NCAA season— stop San Sebastian’s magnificent run at 15 straight wins.
THE UE-ATENEO UAAP championship series is going to be a lightning bolt that will slash quickly and fade just as swiftly into the annals of the league.
AT THIS TIME 37 YEARS AGO, I LUGGED home a huge bean bag of volleyballs at the Rizal Memorial after the high school team I managed won a game.
FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. may be a little too spicy for your taste but he definitely heats up the boxing scene with his return.
THE THREE TEAMS HOPING TO DERAIL Ateneo’s second straight UAAP title have now learned that to do the job, you have to deliver the KO punch in the end.
OUR REPORT CARD ON THE FILIPINO athletes' performances overseas in the past week is a cause for celebration and reflection.
WHEN POLITICIANS DECIDE to run or not, they know that the media will descend upon them to get the story. It’s part of the politico’s job.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 15 SEASONS (and except when they did not play in 2006), the La Salle Green Archers face the possibility they won’t be in the UAAP Final Four party.
IT ISN’T EVERYDAY YOU GET TO MEET the young people who will inherit our jobs of covering sports.
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPpines Fighting Maroons’ 83-78 win over La Salle in the UAAP over the weekend surely injected a buoyant air in Diliman and its other campuses.
THE EXPECTED LIVELY DEBATE ON PHILIPpine participation in Asian basketball is on.
THE “FINAL FOUR” FORMAT utilized by the UAAP (and subsequently by the NCAA) is arguably one of the best basketball tournament formats around.
LAST WEEK, I WAS IN ILOCANDIA FOR talks to high school students. Visiting parts of the country for sports, teaching or a vacation is always a welcome chance to see life outside Metro Manila.
LIKE MILLIONS OF Filipinos who supported her and her cause, I never had the chance to personally meet the late President Corazon C. Aquino
SCORE A COUPLE OF RECENT WINS FOR Philippine basketball in the international scene.
OUR TELEVISION CONNECTION TO the NBA may have started 40 years ago with the Celtics and the Lakers.
ASK ANY JOURNALIST IN ANY BEAT and most definitely, his or her editor or producer demands for a quote from a newsmaker or numbers that would give a story sinew and interest.
AS THE UAAP OPENS THIS WEEKEND, EXpect the usual frenzy of the member schools’ communities to find tickets and go bananas at the games.
THERE ARE TWO ways to look at the Bingo Bonanza Philippine Open Badminton Championships played last week.
DESPITE THE surge of golf, badminton and even pelota at one time, tennis remains a popular sport in the country.
WITH THE start of the NCAA last Saturday, the collegiate athletic season is upon us and with other leagues set to open as well.
IN THE SEMIFINALS of the Motolite PBA Fiesta Cup, no team had gained a clear advantage over the other.
“PERFORMANCE LEVEL” is a showbiz term directors yell at lazy actors or singers going through the motions of a rehearsal.
ONE OF THE THRILLS of our work in sports is getting a foreign assignment for a major event and seeing idols in the flesh.
THE NATION celebrates another Independence Day, reminding everyone of the heroic deeds of patriots and that true freedom is a work in progress.
ONE OF the most stressful but necessary jobs of basketball coaches is to review game tapes.
ASIDE FROM a typo (error), a cliche gets the goat of any media practitioner.
FOR THE second time in six seasons, the Shakey’s V-League invited two teams from the Visayas to spruce up competition.
ORACLE Residences had too much pride and championship tradition to crumble against relentless Cobra Energy Drink in the semifinals of the PBL PG-Flex Unity Cup.
The familiar sights and spots are still there. The night markets bustling with vendors yelling at you the best price, young people looking for a break from school work, and an endless stream of tourists tanned from the beaches are part of any one night in Bangkok.
You know what they’re going to do? Mesmerize you with deft ball handling, crazy shots and hilarious hardcourt antics. They’ll do that hilarious warmup with Sweet Georgia Brown lilting in the background.
I happened to be in the former British territory recently when three storms lashed out simultaneously.
FIGHT time between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton is just a day away but, as always, Filipinos are already talking about their picks and analyzing the battle.
