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Asthma condition kept FilAm from reaching Boston Marathon finish line
By Cristina DC Pastor One of the Filipinos who participated in the Boston Marathon said she is OK and back at her hotel room. Her asthma condition prevented her from reaching the finish line, she said. Susan Marie Sobrepena posted on her Facebook wall: “Just got back to my hotel room. Was close to the ...
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Nonito Donaire to fight Cuban boxer at Radio City on April 13th
In these photos, 2012 Fighter of the Year Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire is seen stretching and shadow-boxing during an intense training session in New York City on April 8. The WBO World Jr. Featherweight champion is preparing for his April 13 world championship battle against WBA World Super Bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux at the historic ...
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Rosalyn de Castro eyes the Olympics as her goal
Ten-year-old Rosalyn de Castro led her hockey team to the championship of the Hudson Valley Hockey League, as the captain — and goalie — of the all-boys NYC Skyliners. Rosalyn, a fifth grader at St. Adalbert School, helped the team win its first playoff game with a shutout, usually credited to a goalie’s effective defense. ...
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What’s Jose Antonio Vargas doing at the Super Bowl?
1) Celebrating his 32nd birthday 2) Watching Beyonce live 3) Waiting for his TV commercial to air How about all of the above? The February 3rd Super Bowl was, by Jose’s admission, a “once in a lifetime” moment for him. The Pulitzer award-winning journalist who came out as an undocumented immigrant in June 2011, blogged ...
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On ‘coming off the bench’ a la Pau Gasol
By Cecile Caguingin-Ochoa My budding interest in sports perked up lately with the drama involving the NBA play-offs by realizing how this impacts real-life work. It started with the injuries. So it is — the L.A. Lakers were scheduled to meet with the Brooklyn Nets Tuesday February 5 at the Barclay Center with injured players ...
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The Brothers Harbaugh: Just like Filipino families that come together
By Ludy A. Ongkeko, Ph.D. One does not have to be a football fan to be acquainted with the Harbaugh brothers. Blissfully, the Harbaugh brothers have proven how brothers, how even those immersed in the same game, in the same craft as coaches, can love one another, as they represented their teams as heavy contenders ...
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Lance today, Manny tomorrow?
By Rene Pastor Lance Armstrong just had his ‘come-to-Jesus’ moment when he finally fessed up to the world via Oprah that he, indeed, used steroids to win big-time in the world’s toughest cycling race: the Tour de France. Nobody thought that was going to happen. But almost a decade later, Armstrong has joined the ranks ...
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Why Nonito Donaire deserves to be named Fighter of the Year
By Wendell Gaa Every year the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), Ring magazine and ESPN simultaneously bestow the prestigious “Fighter of the Year” award upon an athlete who has shown exemplary feats of boxing competence both within and outside of the ring. We all know that our very own national champ Manny Pacquiao has ...
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Manny Pacquiao should retire, but here’s why he won’t
By Rene Pastor There was a jarring moment there as his head rested near the ring apron that I thought Manny Pacquiao had been hurt badly. A chopping right had knocked him out and it took several minutes for him to get back up. He finally did get up, but you could see the crowd ...