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‘I’m a football player, I don’t save lives’ — Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin
By Elton Lugay Five days before the Super Bowl match between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks, the NFL players met some 5,000 media from around the world during the Super Bowl Media Day at Prudential Center in Newark. I was with a small group of Filipino reporters and fans for a minutes-long interview […]
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MLB, the Yankees and A-Rod: a dirty ‘menage’
By Rene Pastor Things are not what they seem in the ongoing dispute between Alex Rodriguez and the Major League Baseball. The Yankee third baseman said there are “layers” in the increasingly bitter battle between him versus the MLB and the New York Yankees. Actually, he is correct. A-Rod faces a suspension from baseball this […]
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Muay Thai girl fights for orphan children in the Philippines
By Maya Rowencak My mom is Filipino, and my father is Ukrainian, but I grew up American. When I was little, I would say my favorite food was Thai — to my mom’s disappointment. I was thrilled to get to visit Thailand when I was 9 and have been naturally drawn to Thai culture. I […]
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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 […]