My big mistake By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. DESPITE the threat of Typhoon Pedring lashing the country with heavy rains and strong winds and causing flooding, the organizers of the much-publicized LBC Ronda Pilipinas bikathon decided to push through with the 12-day road saga on September 24 with much fanfare…

Ill-mannered Mayweather By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE the boxing aficionados saw the fight, a controversial fourth round knockout victory by Floyd Mayweather Jr. over reigning WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz. The one-two combination that Mayweather perfectly released and landed after the break drew an uproar from the boxing world….

Meeting Marquez again (Second of two parts)  By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.  MANNY Paquiao praised Juan Manuel Marquez by saying how he is so unlike Floyd Mayweather who keeps on running from a fight. Marquez, Pacquiao said, is someone who likes to “brawl toe-to-toe” and admitted that the Marquez style,…

Meeting Marquez again By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.  (First of two parts) I HAD the opportunity of meeting world boxing champ Juan Manuel Marquez three times in the past and after those encounters, I longed to meet him again. Those previous meetings were not good enough for me because I…

Pressure By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FIRST let me apologize if you missed sports stories last week as I took a leave from writing to sort out some problems, which are also related to sports.

Quirimit yearns for another Tour title By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE much-awaited and much-touted LBC Ronda Pilipinas multi-stage bikathon is just a month away, ready to kick off from Cagayan de Oro City on September 24.

Another first in the sporting world By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THERE’S always a first time. Yes, all of us had experienced different first times in our life. This is undeniable and indisputable. It continues to happen no matter at what stage in life we are in. And it’s happening…

Let the games begin! By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AT LAST, the much-awaited 2011 PRISAA-UCAAP Collegiate Basketball Championship is now in full swing. Dubbed this year as “Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. Cup”, the tourney is being played every Monday and Thursday of the week with seven collegiate teams participating,…

Vital tune-up games By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. IN ANY kind of sporting event, especially ball games like basketball, volleyball, baseball and football to name a few, tune-up games are absolutely necessary to prepare for a competition. Tune-up games are the best way to jell with your teammates, gauge your…

Basketball season once again By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE commencement of the 2011 PRISAA-UCAAP Inter-Collegiate Basketball Championship has been moved to July 27 from July 25.