Olympiad is veritable factory of all-time greats By Al S. Mendoza THE London Olympiad is on and the most common question I’ve been asked before the Games – and continue to be asked – is this:  Are we going to finally win a medal? It’s really hard to say whether…

Espines still unbeatable, says Danding By Al S. Mendoza RICARDO Brown came as quick and left just as quick. That’s probably why he is called, “The Quick Brown Fox.” That moniker was coined by Pinggoy Pengson, the late, lamented sportscaster. Now 55 years old, Brown played in the Philippine Basketball…

Donaire disappoints in his Mathebula fight By Al S. Mendoza WHILE I wasn’t happy with the result of the Pacquiao-Bradley fight on June 10, I wasn’t also happy with the way Pacquiao fought that day. Pacquiao clearly won that fight and yet, two of the three judges gave Bradley the…

Lessons learned from Don Allado By Al S. Mendoza I only have pity for Don Allado. My heart sank after learning of what he’d done. No sane person would have done what he’d done. What Don Allado did was like hearing Manny Pacquiao say, “I lost to Timothy Bradley.” Or,…

As NBA champion coach, Spoelstra makes Pinoy proud By Al S. Mendoza THERE is never a dearth of talent in this country. We even teem with talents. Even before Manny Pacquiao came along, this country has produced lots of boxing heroes already. From Pancho Villa to Flash Elorde, from Ceferino…

WBO insults itself some more, Bradley, too By Al S. Mendoza THE nightmare that was the Manny Pacquiao loss will haunt us, seemingly forever. It’s been two weeks now since Timothy Bradley was allowed to steal the WBO world welterweight (147 lb) crown of Pacquiao on June 10 (Manila Time)….

Pacquiao defeat produced more questions than answers By Al S. Mendoza   I goofed.  I win some, I lose some.  Life’s indisputable rule. I said Manny Pacquiao would win.  By knockout inside six rounds. It didn’t happen. Pacquiao did not even win by decision. He lost by split decision to…

Pacquiao’s mission today: Win by knockout By Al S. Mendoza MANNY Pacquiao goes to his 60th fight today at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. That is historic, as historic as when Queen Elizabeth II observed her 60th year as queen of Great Britain on June 5. After 17…

To act like a fool is man’s inherent right By Al S. Mendoza ONE can be a fool and one acting like a fool should not be stopped from acting like a fool. I guess that best describes the action, or non- action, of Juan Ponce Enrile on May 29,…

Jessica wuz robbed; we wuz robbed By Al S. Mendoza HOW would you describe the debacle suffered by Jessica Sanchez in the American Idol? I’ll do it in three words:  Jessica wuz robbed! Or, we, the Filipino people, wuz robbed! No, it’s not that I’m being a poor sport. No,…