NBA Finals to reach 7 games By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.  GOING to battle with a complete lineup unlike their opponent, NBA first time finalist Toronto Raptors walloped the injury-plagued two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors, 123-109, at the Warriors home turf last Thursday and now leads the best-of-seven championship…

Defending titlist Warriors to win again By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. DEFENDING titlist and championship veteran Golden State Warriors and Finals greenhorn Toronto Raptors commenced their NBA title battle on May 31 (PH time) in the best-of-seven series with the Raptors hosting the first three games. As in the past,…

Mangaldan’s pride, volley belle Roselyn Doria By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. VOLLEYBALL diehard followers should know who Roselyn Doria is. Yes, she’s from Pangasinan but only few of them know that she’s from my town Mangaldan. Admittedly, I know that the lass was from Pangasinan taking it from the volleyball…

Inter-Town/City cagefest will continue By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. THE midterm election is over but the bickering, mudslinging and blaming still continue. The Filipino people had already spoken with some surprising results. New faces emerged to lead the towns and cities of Pangasinan, among them, the capital town Lingayen, my…

Guv Pogi’s successful cagefest program By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. THE hostilities in the 3rd Governor’s Cup Inter-Town/City Basketball Tournament ended last April 28 at the Calasiao Sports Complex. The underdog, Team Urdaneta City, defeated the second seeded and dreaded Manaoag squad (86-85) in the last 1.6 seconds in their…

Sweet championship victory for Urdaneta City five Bu Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WHEN the Urdaneta City five lost its first game to twice runner-up Manaoag team by seven points, 89-82, in the best-of-three championship series of the 3rd Governor’s Cup Inter-Town/City Basketball Tournament last April 13, Urdaneta head coach Rizaldy…

Another Filipino world boxing champion By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. FORMER two-time world boxing titleholder Johnriel Casimero gained for himself a stature as one of the best Filipino world champions when he TKO’d Mexican Ricardo Espinosa Franco in the 12th and final round to grab the World Boxing Organization (WBO)…

Manaoag quintet, one win away for the crown By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE Manaoag quintet took care of business with an offensive rebound and four successful free throws to survive with a 89-82 wild finish victory over the searing Urdaneta five. That puts them just one win away for…

Manaoag upsets Lingayen, faces Urdaneta in finals By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE Manaoag cagers of Mayor Kim Amador returned to the championship round for the third consecutive time by beating Lingayen twice-in-row in the best-of-three semifinal series of the 3rd Governor’s Cup Inter-Town/City Basketball Tournament. I was at the…

Lingayen vs Manaoag‘s 2nd game deferred By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. IN their two consecutive outings, the determined Urdaneta City five defeated the Sto. Tomas quintet the hard way in the semis of the 3rd Governor’s Cup Inter-Town/City Basketball Tournament. In their first game held at Letran Manaoag Gym with…