Why the Warriors are NBA champs again (Happy Father’s Day!) By Al S. Mendoza   AS expected, the Golden State Warriors retained their NBA basketball crown. And they did it with aplomb:  Crush Cleveland by a 4-0 sweet sweep. For one to be dealt that kind of a blow, it’s embarrassing…

Miracles are only made by God By Al S. Mendoza   THE tyranny of deadline forced me again to write this just hours before Game 4 of the NBA Finals would begin between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors. It was to be played on Saturday (June 9 PHL Time) at Quicken…

Fights between Filipinos KJ; ‘Lodi’ LeBron By Al S. Mendoza     IT was a fight harshly booed. Sad because the clash featured Filipinos. I refer to the Jerwin Ancajas-Jonas Sultan bout on May 27. Ancajas won to retain his IBF world 115-lb flyweight crown—but not after he received the brunt…

‘Bayad na tayo’ aka ‘public trust’ By Al S. Mendoza   A public post is a public trust. What is the meaning of that? Once you get a government position—elected or appointed—you must treat it with respect. Protect it with your life even. It’s like you are dealing with your…

The Rush launch in Balesin By Al S. Mendoza I wrote this in Balesin Island, the so-called paradise in Quezon Province found in Polilio town some 300 kms northeast of Manila. The Balesin Resort, consisting of nearly 600 hectares of forest land with white sand beaches surrounding it, is solely…

Cleveland’s James is king of world basketball By Al S. Mendoza   EVERY basketball generation has its own star. On home shores, Caloy Loyzaga it was from the Fifties to the Sixties. In 1954, Loyzaga was in the Mythical Five in the World Basketball Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil….

Pacquiao used to be an NPA By Al S. Mendoza   THIS is serious stuff to BFF fans. BFF as in Best Friend/s Forever. In my youth, there was no such dinosaur as BFF. But is there really such an animal as BFF? OK, to cut to the chase, do…

Comparing Donaire and Pacquiao By Al S. Mendoza   TOO bad that Nonito Donaire lost again. I can’t help but moan, sigh. Never thought Carl Frampton was that good. As one British sportswriter wrote:  “Frampton was a beautiful mover all the way against Donaire.” The fight lasted 12 rounds. Seemingly, Donaire…

Pacquiao heads into a dangerous fight By Al S. Mendoza   FIRST, the good news. Manny Pacquiao has been healthy for the last 10 months or so. That’s because he has recovered from that bitter 12-round points debacle to Australian Jeff Horn in July 2017. Because of that, the fighting…

Door to a Grand Slam is ajar anew for SMB By Al S. Mendoza   WITH its decisive victory recently in the PBA Philippine Cup, San Miguel Beer’s Grand Slam dream is again alive. Blocked last year by no less than its sister team, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, SMB is…