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When is a win a win? One week after taking it on the chin from rival Washington Redskins at Texas Stadium 26-24 that revealed a chink in Dal...

Team Spirit High-flying days with the Ateneo Cheer Dancers & Lifters by rick olivares photo by aaron vicencio To some they are window dr...

The Red Sox replaced third baseman Mike Lowell with infielder Gil Velazquez on the team's active roster for the ALDS. Because the switch...

As a youngster, I only followed my favorite sports teams and outside of them, I almost knew nothing. The first time I figured that Hull City...

That's 100 years of futility. A combined 6 runs scored against the artful LA Dodgers' 20 in a three-game sweep. Alfonso Soriano 1-14...

http://businessmirror.com.ph/10062008/sports08.html The Home Team by rick olivares It is said that a ball – a soccer ball – can change the w...

It's been eight years since Lazio won the Scudetto and three years since the club was implicated in the Calciopoli (the match fixing sca...

The earliest I recall standing in line to get an autograph was with Nick Joaquin. All I knew was that he was some great writer who also wro...

Joe Torre finds redemption in LA and leads the Dodgers to the playoffs by rick olivares No doubt, Joe Torre isn't having a laugh at the ...

Rock climbing legend Chris Lindner will be making an appearance at ROX in Bonifacio High Street this Sunday at 3pm. Hopefully, I'll be a...

Liverpool is undefeated so far in six games in the Premiership and in Champions League play. Robbie Keane smashed in his first goal (in 11 m...

Ayt. Here's the shirt, folks. Available in all sizes. iamnonoy still available. The Championship shirt fetches for Php350 while iamnono...

(From this month's issue of Maxim) Float like a butterfly. Sting like a Hornet. 2008-09 Western Conference Preview by rick olivares In M...

I love sports for many reasons. Aside from the obvious drama of triumph and tragedy, there are the visceral aspects that assault my sens...

(From the next issue of Maxim Philippines) Boston ’s (not) dead! 2008-09 Eastern Conference by rick olivares A couple of months ago, the ...

When Ateneo won its first UAAP title in 1987, I purchased the championship shirt at the high school covered courts. The design was simple, a...

Reflections on a Championship by Simon Mossesgeld I watched the first game of the championship live right behind the bench and marveled, as ...

Sorry for the grainy look. It's the compression. On my Macbook all the stuff I edit looks fabulously clear.

http://businessmirror.com.ph/09292008/sports06.html A Tale of Two Brothers words by rick olivares pix by mhel garrido and den dee H...