Big punch, big heart for Pacquiao By Al S. Mendoza   NOT only does Manny Pacquiao have a big punch but also a big heart as well. His right hook, if not his left straight, can send a foe immediately to dream land. That has been proven nearly 40 times…

Pacquiao’s next foe dangerous By Al S. Mendoza   I believe Chris Algieri is a dangerous foe. He won’t be a world champion if he isn’t good. Do you know that he is the reigning World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion (140 lb)? And for him to be still unbeaten…

Pacquiao-Mayweather fight looks inevitable By Al S. Mendoza   REMEMBER this:  Talks of a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight will never die down. For as long as Manny Pacquiao is not retired, the specter of a fight happening between them will stick like a vulca seal, if not mighty bond. For as long…

NU Bulldogs, Donaire & Pacquiao By Al S. Mendoza   NATIONAL University (NU) is finally a UAAP men’s basketball champ again but will Nonito Donaire Jr. become the undisputed world featherweight king by the end of the day? By scoring a convincing 75-59 victory over Far Eastern University on Wednesday,…

SM making a big difference in school business By Al S. Mendoza   TIMES change, indeed. Whereas before, the school business has become the virtual exclusive domain of educators, that is not anymore the case today. Using the example of the National University (NU), it is not educators alone that…

Disaster of monstrous proportions By Al S. Mendoza   WE were one among 45 nations that vied for 499 gold medals in the just-ended Incheon Asian Games in South Korea. We had 150 athletes entered in 27 disciplines, with basketball being the most important of all, of course. But we…

We are but virtual spectators in the Asiad By Al S. Mendoza   IF we win 3 gold medals in the Incheon Asian Games, that’d be good enough. If we win 4, better. If we win 5, best of the bests. And 6 or more?  Lotto jackpot! That’s because we…

A cowardly shot at press freedom By Al S. Mendoza   ORLY Navarro being a hard-hitting broadcaster makes him a hands-down idol of the people. Instantly, he symbolizes what broadcast journalism should be:  A champion of press freedom, a vanguard of both free speech and free movement. Orly is a…

Blatche doubtful for Asian Games By Al S. Mendoza   THAT 1-4, win-loss card result wasn’t bad per se. This was the Fiba World Cup, where the globe’s best 24 nations in basketball were present. No, we didn’t battle all 23 countries present in Seville, Spain. We were in one…

World admiration won By Al S. Mendoza   WE won one but it felt like we were 4-1. That’s the story of Gilas Pilipinas in the Fiba World Cup of basketball. Because of bad breaks and indiscretions, we lost the golden chance to advance to the Round of 16 quarterfinals….