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Cebu Sports Blog » Why Golf is Fun—and Funny
The “Mud-man,” he’s called. On the third hole of the Iloilo Golf and Country Club in Santa Barbara, he swims alone in search of money in a pond where errant golf balls dive. No net to catch, no goggles to see underwater—he searches by hand beneath the pond’s muddy bottom. “Pa-picture anay,” I shouted, not wanting to miss this rare … [Link]
Cebu Sports Blog » Iloilo Golf and Country Club
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Cebu Sports Blog » Is the Federer Express out of service?
(Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) He is Tiger Woods by another name. He is Manny Pacquiao on the tennis court. He is the undisputed title-holder, the pound-for-pound champion in this sport using yellow balls, linesmen, deuces. Since Feb. 2, 2004—that’s four long years ago—he has been world no. 1, a record 217 nonstop weeks on Mount Everest. He is, as … [Link]
Cebu Sports Blog » Since you ate all fish, my advice: Be a fish!
ILOILO—Each Holy Week for the past three years, I’ve stayed at my wife’s uncle’s beach house in Oton, a town 20 minutes away from Iloilo City. Last year, I wrote an article in Sun.Star Cebu about a sport I exercised here each morning. Here’s a revised version of that piece… Here in the rest house, right on the front lawn, … [Link]
Cebu Sports Blog » Jonathan Davis, top boxing judge, speaks
I had to call. I had to seek the opinion of this highly-esteemed Filipino boxing judge. And so yesterday, at 5 p.m., I called. Jonathan Davis, 58, first sat on that high chair beside the ring with pen and paper on hand in 2002. Since then, he has presided as judge over 400 fights. “When Flash Elorde fought and I … [Link]
Cebu Sports Blog » Lucky (or Unlucky) 13 for Manny?
Today is Manny Pacquiao’s 13th boxing fight in America. I looked up “13” in Wikipedia and it brimmed with dozens of “Unlucky 13” versus “Lucky 13” examples. For instance: Some airlines skip a row 13, many buildings don’t have a 13th floor, and the Code of Hammurabi (ca. 1760 B.C.) does not contain a 13th law. Lucky 13? Sure… Wilt … [Link]
Cebu Sports Blog » ‘Live’ from New York City
Dan Mastous, a huge tennis fan and good friend who lives near Boston, U.S.A., e-mailed to say that last Monday, he was in New York City to watch with 19,000 other spectators a tennis spectacle that’s excited The Big Apple since the event was announced last year. It’s Roger Federer vs. Pete Sampras. Live. At the Madison Square Garden. Here’s … [Link]
Cebu Sports Blog » The Difference between ‘Ordinary’ and ‘Extraordinary’
Don-Don Hontiveros was scared. Uneasy. Anxious. His hand was cold. He had been in dozens of pressure-packed moments before—like standing on the free-throw line with 0.7 seconds left on the shot clock and needing to shoot both baskets to reach OT—but this was different. He was standing before a crowd—like he usually did before 12,000 screaming PBA fans—only this time, … [Link]
Cebu Sports Blog » All-Cebu Sports Awards Photos
The UV Green Lancers (on stage) with (from left) CDN’s Jonas Panerio and coaches Boy Cabahug and Al Solis Mary Stephanie Agbay, one of the top awardees for Wushu (more…) [Link]
Cebu Sports Blog » Looking Down At The Stars, What A View
One of my favorite parties each year is the All-Cebu Sports Awards. For where can you gather, under one restaurant roof, sitting side-by-side, mingling, posing for photos, swapping autographs, beaming with earful grins, exchanging stories, laughing, parents crying of joy, world boxing champions in sight, gymnasts and footballers talking, everybody proud, all standing on Cloud 10, the best athletes in … [Link]
Cebu Sports Blog » The 26th SAC-SMC All-Cebu Sports Awards
Seated (from left): Donnie Nietes, Edito Villamor, John Pages, Dennis Cañete, Chad Cañares; standing: Rey Bautista, Z Gorres, AJ Banal and Michael Domingo Gerry Peñalosa. Donnie Nietes. Niño Ramirez. Eric Llanto. The UV Green Lancers. Maritess Bitbit. Sally Mae Siso. Niño Surban. Antonio Gabica. Kelly Williams. You know these names. You’ve read about them before. Seen them on TV. Watched … [Link]
Cebu Sports Blog » All-Cebu Sports Awards Photos
Cebu City 15-and-Under Football team Don-Don Hontiveros (far left) and Butch Ramirez (far right) pose with gymnast Mary Carmelli Garovillo with her mom (more…) [Link]
Cebu Sports Blog » LA or Cebu? Pacman better off in…..
Nine days from today, all 91 million Filipinos scattered around the globe will sit around TV screens, clap, stomp their feet, pray, and stare at the muscled sight of a hero who’ll aim to finish his “Unfinished Business.” From Davao to Baguio to Ormoc—and in every municipality housed by our 7,107 islands—cars will park, businesses will open late, churches saying … [Link]
Cebu Sports Blog » Spinning MTB wheels, Goyo propels the TLBF
Atty. Gregorio “Goyo” Larrazabal is to RP mountain-biking what Dr. Potenciano “Yong” Larrazabal III is to Cebu running. Each year, Goyo organizes one of the biggest mountain-biking (MTB) events in the country: the Terry Larrazabal Bike Fest (TLBF). This photo and all below from www.tlbf.org Nearly four years ago when I often climbed Busay on two wheels and skidded through … [Link]
Cebu Sports Blog » Terry Larrazabal
Every cause must have a reason. For the past five years the Terry Larrazabal Bike Festival has been in honor of a man who has lived in an unobtrusive way. Born the eldest boy of a family of seven on April 4, 1938 to the late Potenciano Larrazabal and Aniceta Veloso, Terry, as he was fondly called, lived his life … [Link]
Cebu Sports Blog » TLBF: Photos
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Cebu Sports Blog » TLBF Website
Among the many Philippine websites devoted to sports, the Terry Larrazabal Bike Fest site is one of the best I’ve found. Check it out at www.tlbf.org. (more…) [Link]
Cebu Sports Blog » ‘Rain, rain, go away…’ says China, playing God
This is funny. Absurd. Never done before. Crazy. But, if they’re able to perform what they’ve boldly promised to accomplish, it will be unprecedented. A first. Freakish. An act to prove that man, indeed, is starting to play God. Have you heard this news before? Of China, with only 159 days left before the Beijing Olympics, spending $100 million annually … [Link]
Cebu Sports Blog » Bananas and Cramps
My good friend from Australia, Graeme Mackinnon, sent this informative and yes, funny, comment. Note: I especially like his last-sentence suggestion! Hehe… Thanks, Graeme! “John, I watched a tennis player chewing on a banana during a game and it got me thinking. So two years ago I decided to give it a try. I quietly gave my son Robert one … [Link]
Cebu Sports Blog » Going Bananas Over Bananas
Each morning for breakfast after I consume a cup of coffee and devour a bowl-full of cereal, I peel open fruits that are delicious, quick to digest, inexpensive. Bananas. Are they good for us? For those who exercise? For athletes? I pose these questions because haven’t we all seen Lance Armstrong, midway through one of his Tour de France victories, … [Link]
