LeBron James is GOAT, beating Michael Jordan? By Al S. Mendoza   WHO is the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) in tennis and in basketball? In tennis, it’s a tossup between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. In basketball, between Michael Jordan and LeBron James. Federer, from Switzerland, and Nadal, from…

PBA is on; Lakers seen winning the NBA crown By Al S. Mendoza   WE copy the good. We discard the bad. That is the obvious slogan now of the PBA (Philippine Basketball Association). Sidelined for almost eight months, the PBA is finally having its own restart similar to the…

Lakers heavily favored to win NBA crown By Al S. Mendoza   NOBODY can deny it. Like Noah unstoppably launching his flood-deflecting ark, the Los Angeles Lakers are bound to win this year’s NBA crown. About time they did. When was the last time they reigned supreme? Ten years ago.  In…

NBA games, U.S. Open tennis relief to the soul By Al S. Mendoza   I continue to feel strongly for a Laker-Heat finals showdown happening soon in this year’s 45th NBA (National Basketball Association) season that’s been rolling along so well since its restart on July 31 after a four-month…

Thrilling NBA Conference championship playoffs on By Al S. Mendoza   THE Finals of both the Western and Eastern Conference series of the National Basketball Association (NBA) are on. It is Miami and Boston battling in the East and the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets tangling in the…

Sports fast coming back to life By Al S. Mendoza   THERE is the so-called backdoor sweep and gentleman’s sweep in basketball. Both will happen usually when there’s a mismatch. In the ongoing NBA playoffs in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, the first backdoor sweep materialized between the Los Angeles Lakers…

Denver turns 1-3 deficit to 4-1 victory over Utah By Al S. Mendoza   DENVER was not supposed to win but it did. Down 1-3 and precariously one game away from elimination, the Nuggets rallied mightily to score a 4-1 victory over the hard-luck Utah Jazz. That was definitely a…

NBA players raise their voice against racism By Al S. Mendoza   AS I write this, the ongoing NBA (National Basketball Association) first round playoff games had been stopped. It was the result of a boycott of the players supposed to play three games on Thursday at Lake Buena Vista,…

Sapla makes Supreme Court soar to heights By Al S. Mendoza   IN January 2014, Jerry Sapla was arrested by the police in Tabuk City, Kalinga province. His “crime?” Accused of owning four bricks of marijuana. Three years later, in January 2017, Sapla was convicted by the Regional Trial Court…

NBA helping us forget, if not crush, the virus By Al S. Mendoza   THE National Basketball Association (NBA) has sort of become a savior. Savior, meaning the NBA has saved mankind from extended boredom.  The sporting mankind, I mean. If you look at the sports pages today, virtually the NBA…