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SPORTING CHANCE
Converge comes together
by Joaquin Henson - April 24, 2024 - 12:00am
Converge did exactly what it’s known for as the FiberXers finally broke into the win column in the PBA Philippine Cup at Meralco’s expense at the PhilSports Arena last Sunday.
Will Manny fight again?
by Joaquin Henson - April 23, 2024 - 12:00am
There’s a lot of buzz in boxing circles about eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao making a comeback in a serious fight, not an exhibition, and from what’s in the air, it appears that he’s...
Blockbuster card in Mandaue
by Joaquin M. Henson - April 21, 2024 - 12:00am
A seven-fight, 58-round card called Engkwentro 13 is guaranteed to rock the Mandaue Cultural and Sports Complex on May 1 with a pair of WBO Oriental championships at stake in a double main event featuring undefeated...
Feet of Klay
by Joaquin M. Henson - April 19, 2024 - 12:00am
Golden State is out of the NBA playoffs and major personnel changes are expected in the wake of the unceremonious exit.
Value of trust
by Joaquin Henson - April 18, 2024 - 12:00am
Rarely does a team, whether in the NBA or PBA or whatever league, generate 80 percent of its offense from the bench. But last Sunday, Magnolia’s relievers scored 86 points in the Chicken Timplados Hotshots’...
Play-in pressure on Kerr
by Joaquin M. Henson - April 17, 2024 - 12:00am
Three dates are reserved for six games involving eight teams in the NBA’s play-in tournament with only four, two from the East and two from the West, surviving to advance to the playoffs starting Saturday (Sunday...
Thinking out of box
by Joaquin M. Henson - April 16, 2024 - 12:00am
In this sequel to last Sunday’s column, coach Norman Black reveals that SBP’s ultimate goal in its nationwide grassroots program is to develop players who could graduate to become competitive pros and...
Full circle for Black
by Joaquin M. Henson - April 14, 2024 - 12:00am
For Norman Black, life has been a ball.
Nermal nearly opted out
by Joaquin M. Henson - April 12, 2024 - 12:00am
NLEX rookie Jhan Nermal never imagined he would someday play in the PBA back in his high school days in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, when even cracking the intramural lineup was a challenge.
Much Ado About Nothing
by Joaquin M. Henson - April 11, 2024 - 12:00am
The reference to Shakespeare’s play “Much Ado About Nothing” is comically deliberate.
Preview of play-in KO game
by Joaquin M. Henson - April 10, 2024 - 12:00am
The NBA regular season is winding down and the race for playoff seedings is intensifying.
Dear Hidilyn
by Joaquin M. Henson - April 9, 2024 - 12:00am
You gave it your all to qualify for the Paris Olympics but the new weight classification wasn’t fit for you.
One more for Gilas pool
by Joaquin M. Henson - April 7, 2024 - 12:00am
Gilas coach Tim Cone has added two players to the Gilas pool from which to choose who will suit up for the country in the coming international competitions starting with the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in...
Big J’s last playing game
by Joaquin M. Henson - April 5, 2024 - 12:00am
There appears to be some confusion as to when was Robert Jaworski’s last playing game in the PBA.
Apolinario bout in Japan or Mexico
by Joaquin M. Henson - April 4, 2024 - 12:00am
After Melvin Jerusalem ended the Philippines’ world boxing title drought in Nagoya last Sunday, another Filipino fighter hopes to follow in his footsteps and deliver a second championship to the country.
Did Bulner blunder?
by Joaquin M. Henson - April 3, 2024 - 12:00am
In 1998, Malcolm Bulner was the referee when Manny Pacquiao knocked out Chatchai Sasakul in the eighth round to wrest the WBC flyweight crown on the Phuttamanthon campus grounds just outside of Bangkok.
PBA’s explosive sixth men
by Joaquin M. Henson - April 2, 2024 - 12:00am
In the PBA Philippine Cup, there are 11 players averaging in double figure points without starting a single contest.
Monchet’s PBA memories
by Joaquin M. Henson - March 31, 2024 - 12:00am
For four PBA conferences from 1996 to 1997, Ramon (Monchet) Carballo was Ginebra San Miguel/Gordon’s Gin team manager and with Robert Jaworski as playing coach, he saw history unfold before his eyes
In Papa’s footsteps
by Joaquin Henson - March 28, 2024 - 12:00am
The late Lope Sarreal Sr. is the only Filipino who wasn’t a fighter inducted in the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York.
Gathering of champions
by Joaquin M. Henson - March 27, 2024 - 12:00am
The stars descended on the Okada Grand Ballroom last Sunday as former world boxing champions gathered to celebrate the launch of the 1st Pacquiao-Elorde Awards Night with WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman as guest...
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