The off-and-on Philippine quintet 
  By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.
   FILIPINO sports enthusiasts are keenly following how far our Philippine basketball team called “Gilas Pilipinas” can go in the ongoing 2013 FIBA Asia Championship being held at the Mall of Asia in Pasay City. From barbers to jeepney and tricycle…

Filipino pro boxers’ jinx continues By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. 
 
   OUR Filipino world-rated professional boxers’ jinx continues to roll in world title fights.  The latest victim was Milan Melindo who failed to seize the WBA and WBO flyweight crowns of Mexican ring gladiator Juan Francisco Estrada last July 27…

Getting to know the new TdF king By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   UNLIKE the so popular American cyclist Lance Armstrong — who won the Tour de France (TdF) seven times consecutively (1999-2005) only to earn notoriety after finding him positive of doping that resulted in being stripped off of…

Reform the SK, not abolish it By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THERE’S a push by some of our country’s lawmakers to abolish the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) due to its failure to serve its noble purpose and instead has become the breeding ground of corruption and political dynasty. Spearheaded by administration…

Tour de France then and now By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. 
 
   AFTER the ballyhooed and heartbreaking 2013 NBA championship won by the Miami Heat, avid sports followers all over the world are now focusing their attention in the Wimbledon and the Tour de France (TdF). And I guess by…

First time this year   By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. “THERE’S always a first time in life” is an old adage that no one would dare to contradict because of its logic. First time to happen in our life is the very unforgettable, whether dire or good, NBA’s Miami Heat…

Tick-tack for Spurs and Heat duel  
   By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. 
 LAST Friday morning, basketball aficionados were glued again to their chairs and anxiously watched completely the seventh and final game of this year’s NBA championship between the two-time and defending champions Miami Heat against the four-time…

Spurs and a short story of San Antonio By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.    I’M MAKING this piece (Friday) just few minutes after game four of the NBA Finals between defending champion Miami Heat and four-time titlists San Antonio Spurs. The Heat won, 109-93, avenging their infamous devastating third game…

Picking the Heat to win again  By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   I’M SURE we, as avid fans of basketball games, followed the NBA playoffs especially the Eastern Conference finals between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers that surprisingly lasted the maximum seventh game. Before the start of the…

They came, they saw, but failed to conquer  By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. 
 
 CEBU CITY–I keep coming here just because of boxing and cycling events. My visit here this time was my third in nine months. I was invited again to attend an international boxing bout and without thinking…