Monday, July 31, 2006

The (dis)parity of pure play

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The last time I saw Pido Jarencio in the UAAP was in 1985. He walked towards the Blue Eagles’ bench with a minute left in the game. By then ...
Monday, July 24, 2006

Round 2

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He had that cred coming out of the amateurs: 2 UAAP titles with La Salle, a celebrated National Team stint, and one of the last pure Pinoy p...
Wednesday, July 5, 2006

Klinsmann May Have the Last Laugh

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One can sense that German Coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who is a man of few words, is itching to say something. Especially after his fellow German...
Monday, July 3, 2006

Images that are Everything

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Those early images were of a roughly-hewn diamond. When Andre Agassi broke into professional tennis, he had those rock star locks and a cele...
Monday, June 19, 2006

Fathers and Sons

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The best gift I ever received was a soccer ball. Soccer was the first sport I actually played and loved so much. That ball was my teddy bear...
Monday, June 12, 2006

Dancing on the Pitch

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The atmosphere is supercharged. Fight songs and chants fill the air. A bobbing mass of humanity is ready to explode. And a goal is the match...
Monday, June 5, 2006

The Fever Is Upon Us

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It’s in the air. You can feel it. And watch it. The spectacle that is the 2006 FIFA World Cup is on Solar Sports’ sister channel Sports Plus...
Monday, May 29, 2006

Bleachers' Brew #3 * (asterisk)

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* by rick olivares Dear God, Hi. It’s me, Barry. Barry Bonds. I’ve been shaken and stirred a lot lately. But I’ve kept the faith, Lord! I k...
Monday, May 22, 2006

Bleachers' Brew # 2 The Stripe is A Badge of Courage

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The Stripe Is A Badge of Courage by rick olivares Night after night they’re double-teamed, triple-teamed. Coaches, team managers, even the b...