By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   DESPITE the numerous titles they won since they entered the NBA league in 1946 with a record of 17 championships, there were basketball specialists, pundits and analysts that said the Boston Celtics were still slightly underdog against their archrival, the Western Conference champions Golden…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   MANY basketball connoisseurs erred, (including this writer) when we boldly predicted two consecutive victories for Golden State Warriors (GSW) against Boston Celtics being the host of their first two games of the best-of-seven series NBA championships. Our reasons, the Warriors will enjoy the ‘home…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   WE saw on tv how our country mate World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire suffered a humiliating defeat against Naoya Inoue, his counterpart in the bantamweight division (118-pound) the World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) titleholder,…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE talk in the world of sports today is the NBA championship between 17-time champion Boston Celtics against 6-time winner Golden State Warriors (GSW) in the best-of-seven championship series. The San Francisco, California-based Warriors easily entered the 2021-2022 NBA Finals by beating 2011 NBA champions…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE 31st edition of the Southeast Asia Games (SEAG) held in Hanoi, Vietnam concluded last May 23. It’s sad that our contingent this year, being the defending champion, was not successful in its mission this time. Yes, our nationals tried their best to defend the…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   UNDENIABLY, the talk now in Philippines sports is the 31st Southeast Asia Games (SEAG) and the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Finals which are now in final stages. According to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the world sports sanctioning body, the SEAG was initially…

By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. AFTER experiencing a life threatening (hypertension) situation caused by mental stress that forced me to be taken to a hospital, I feel blessed to have gotten over my temporary depression. God is great. Yes, my big thanks to Him and to Mama Mary of Our…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. MENTAL and physical fatigue hit me during the two consecutive cycling races that I directed last April 30 and May 1. Honestly, that was the first time it happened to me since I started directing bicycle road races in the province on March 7, 1974…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   INDISPUTABLY, one of our country’s intoxicating drinks named Ginebra San Miguel is considered as the ‘king of gins’ in the land, loved by the common Filipino masses because of its affordable price and quality and became a very popular drink. Many say it is…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   TWO consecutive bike road races with different formats are slated this coming April 30 and May 1. The April 30 bikefest is in conjunction with the celebration of Sual town fiesta and the Bangus Festival under the leadership of Sual town chief executive Lizeldo…