Comparing… By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. SOMETIMES you can’t help but compare important and unforgettable events that happened in your life, especially if you are an athletic person or a die-hard sports fan. You can’t help but compare events many years ago to the latest happenings, like in the NBA,…

Vidal is the vida, the bee and the doll By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. PANGASINAN’s basketball fans know Renato “Jack” Vidal, the head coach of the University of Luzon (UL) Golden Tigers basketball team. He gained more admiration when his Tigers survived two pulsating games, ending at 85-82 and 66-65,…

Our sports and leaders are beset with illness By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. BILLIARDS is one of the sports where Filipinos excel in. A survey says this is one of the favorite sports of Pinoys, next to basketball. Yes, I can agree with that. Despite its exclusion in the Olympic…

Good choice By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. ON Thursday, September 25, SBP executive director Noli Eala announced that most likely to be appointed as the new head coach of our national basketball squad will be the Serbian Rajko Toroman. Toroman, the former head coach of the Iran nationals arrived here…

The return of Armstrong By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. The latest big sports news during these days is the return of cycling legend Lance Armstrong in competitive bicycle racing, and first and foremost in his mind is the Tour de France. Armstrong from Austin, Texas, who won the Tour de…

Dukes repeat victory, and my recollection last year By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER a meeting with Councilor Alfie Fernandez last Thursday afternoon regarding the proposed cycling road race to be held in connection with the celebration of this year’s Dagupan City fiesta, I dropped by at the Lyceum Northwestern…

Revamp is the name of the game By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. DAYS after the Beijing Olympic Games, our national sports czars headed by Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Peping Cojuangco; Bacolod Rep. Monico Puentevella, chief de mission; and Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chair Butch Ramirez came out into the…

It was foretold and it happened By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. MONTHS before the commencement of the Beijing Olympic Games, the Chinese government said it will make the opening ceremonies the most glamorous, spectacular and expensive ever since 1896. And it happened. Weeks prior to the games, world scribes had…

Glued to the games By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I’VE been an avid follower of the Olympic Games since the 1960 when it was held in Rome. That was the time the Ethiopian marathoner Abebe Bikila and the former Cassius Clay became my sports heroes. I was amazed by these…

Olympic Games and the R.A. 9064 By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AS I writing this article (Friday, August 8), the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics is in progress. And by the time you read this piece I’m very sure the battle for the world’s sports supremacy is underway and…