Friday, March 14, 2008

Bleachers' Brew #99 Iron Hearts. Iron Men (and Woman).

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(I am posting this in advance. This will come out in my column in the sports section of the Business Mirror on Monday, March 17, 2008. The i...

An experience of a lifetime

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Another Brady pass intercepted? LeBron James and supermodel Gisele Bundchen grace the cover of the latest issue of Vogue. Billy Crystal batt...
Thursday, March 13, 2008

And it's only spring training

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The New York Yankees's first baseman Shelley Ducan slid hard into Tampa Bay Devil Rays' second baseman Akinori Iwamura that precipit...

They finally got it right this time

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The Philippine Collegiate Championships was formally announced and unveiled yesterday by its chairman Rey Gamboa. Whereas before there were ...
Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Do they allow fractions for jersey numbers?

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Tyler Hansbrough's #50 will be hanging up on the rafters after this US NCAA season. With the Tar Heels' history of producing great p...

The Fan Part V: Balling in the Cage (from my New York Diaries)

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August 2003 The meek shall inherit the earth. But on the playgrounds of America there's no weak-ass shit here. To say that basketball he...

Is this the new line-up?

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Rabeh Al-Husseini Nonoy Baclao Chris Tiu Jai Reyes Yuri Escueta Chris Sumalinog Mike Baldos Eric Salamat Kirk Long Raymond Austria and Ryan ...
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Basketball Comebacks

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(This was written in 2006 for Men's Health magazine so it's somewhat dated. I thought I'd place it here. The photo shoots were d...

The director of "61*" gets a chance at 60

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The New York Yankees signed comedian/actor/director Billy Crystal to a one-day contract where he will get to wear those pinstripes in an exh...

What the Politburo couldn't do, the Ladies did!

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There are 14 Russian ladies in the WTA's Top 100 rankings. And that doesn't include those from the former Soviet republics like Ukra...

Operation Overlord

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Les Bleus may be one of three national teams I root for (the others are Argentina's and the Philippines') but I really don't hav...
Monday, March 10, 2008

Bleachers' Brew #98 His Field of Dreams

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(This appears in the Monday March 10, 2008 edition of the Business Mirror.) Iowa 1990-91 Some of us yearn for a simpler and more innocent ti...
Sunday, March 9, 2008

One bright spot in an otherwise dreary campaign

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Liverpool FC's Dutch internationalist Dirk Kuyt is supporting any effort for his teammate Fernando Torres to break Ruud Van Nistelrooy...
Saturday, March 8, 2008

Get ready for a slobberknocker

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Wouldn't you like to be in the business end of these guys' fists? Put up your dukes and let's get down to it.

Notes and comments

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Thanks to the positive feedback on A Woman' Touch . That was written around October of last year for the third and long-delayed issue of...
Friday, March 7, 2008

Strike Two

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Former Philippine Basketball Association Technical Head (the dude in charge of officiating) Perry Martinez stepped down and retired from the...

Poll Results - What's the worst problem plaguing sports right now?

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Gambling and betting -- 25 votes Inept officiating -- 21 votes Cheating -- 15 votes Commercialism -- 14 votes Drugs -- 10 votes The sports a...
Thursday, March 6, 2008

What's my age again?

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When the French Premiere League team, Arsenal (they are French not English, Theo Walcott aside * ) defeated AC Milan in the knockout rounds ...

He said what?

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This is a really old one dating back to the early 1960's... Upon hearing Washington Redskins Offensive Tackle Joe Jacoby say, "I...
Wednesday, March 5, 2008

The end of a long and Favre journey

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photo by John Biever/SI 61, 665 passing yards, 442 touchdowns, 116 victories in 17 regular season, and one Super Bowl championship. The Gree...