GOLD FOR OBIENA?
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Around 10,500 athletes from 206 countries will be strutting their stuff in the Paris Olympics from July 26 to August 11.
COLUMNISTS
A page in world sports history
Unknown to many, men’s basketball was played in the Summer Olympics long before the sport became an official medal-winning event during the 1936 Games in Berlin, Germany.
The Wonderful Journey of Chino Trinidad
Chino, known for calling a spade a spade in the topsy-turvy world of Philippine sports, asked me to meet him as soon as possible to speak out my mind regarding the latest happenings in the world of sports.
Diana Taurasi’s Golden Opportunity at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Diana Lorena Taurasi, the all-time leading scorer in WNBA history out of the Phoenix Mercury, is seeking to extend her glittering Olympic women’s basketball record of consecutive gold medals to six when the United States seeks an eighth successive gold in the Paris Olympics
Rosalio Martires fought ‘til the end; Why Yoyong is a Role Model
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Rosalio “Yoyong” Martires fought until his last breath for as long as he could. The illness happened after a provincial trip. He was given all the medical attention possible but complications on his pneumonia were too much to handle for the Filipino Olympian, comedian, basketball player and politician.
On Yuka’s victory and the sad tale of athletes abandoning the country
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THE news of Yuka Saso winning the US Open for the second time was heard round the sporting world.
Auerbach’s 12 Favorite Playoff Players
Legendary great Arnold (Red) Auerbach, who piloted the Boston Celtics to nine NBA championships in 10 trips to the NBA Finals from 1957-66, once named his 12 players he had most wanted for his team in the playoffs in an interview with prominent Sports Illustrated reporter Jack McCallum.
How to save a life: Prayers, forever friends and zest for living
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When we were young and careless (progressives is a better description), Erwin Tulfo, now one of the country’s leading public servants, told me that he would not let me down.
Recalling the fierce Yco-Ysmael Steel Rivarly
The Yco-Ysmael Steel rivalry was the fiercest rivalry in the commercial leagues from 1958 to 1967.
Phil Jackson in Manila
It would seem light years away but ‘Zen Master’ Phil Jackson, the winningest coach in National Basketball Association (NBA) history with 11 titles, once set foot on Philippine soil.
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