The season needs a champ By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. DESPITE the relentless surge of the dreaded COVID-19 around the globe especially in the United States which is the most affected country given its number of deaths and cases today, Uncle Sam’s third most attended sport, the NBA, finally decided…

Covid-19 spares cyclists? By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.     THE Covid-19 pandemic already killed 670,200 inhabitants of the earth and the Philippines has 1,962 casualties, and ranks 27th among the countries infected by the dreaded disease. As many say, this is predicted to reach a million fatalities until the…

Corruption in PH sports rears its ugly head By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   HERE we go again. Philippine sports is tarnished anew with corruption. Because of this, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) which is under the Office of the President of the Philippines under the chairmanship of William “Butch”…

Remembering Shimano By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS a bit shocked upon learning that one of the original czars of the world’s famous bicycle component brands “Shimano” died last July 3. Yes, Yoshizo Shimano, the former president of Shimano Incorporated and third son of founder Shozaburo Shimano died due…

NBA games to resume amid COVID-19 contagion By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   PHILIPPINE’S professional basketball league PBA is still off, but the U.S. version, NBA, is definitely resuming its remaining games on July 31. This was the latest concession of NBA’s Board of Governors amid threat of COVID-19 contagion…

Pacquiao for president in 2022? By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   WHEN Top Rank Promotions boxing czar Bob Arum told some sports scribes that Filipino boxing icon Senator Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao is planning to run for president in the Philippines in 2022, the news turned viral among sports and political…

COVID-19 hits sports world By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   THE world has been under quarantined for four months, and the dreaded COVID-19 contagion in the United States, Brazil and United Kingdom remains unabated with hundreds of thousands already killed by the virus. So far, the Philippines has 1,186 registered…

Remembering basketball mentor Nic Jorge By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS stunned to hear a radio report last Sunday morning that one of the pillars in Philippine basketball Nic Jorge met his untimely demise in his sleep last Saturday (June 13) evening. Stunned because despite his 77 years, he…

Pacquiao vs Golovkin? By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THERE’S a trending sports report that Filipino boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao’s next opponent might be the current International Boxing Federation (IBF) and International Boxing Organization (IBO) world middleweight champ Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin. This started when Pacman called out Golovkin last week…

Tyson-Holyfield trilogy in the offing By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. RUMORS are circulating in the sports world that a Mike Tyson-Evander Holyfield third fight is in the offing. The planned trilogy (according to the well-known promoter who requested anonymity as negotiations still in progress) will be held this November and…