Ever wondered the reasons behind your favorite players’ number?
In 2011, Filipino men, women and children ran an estimated 39 million race kilometers.
PARADING EIGHT rookies in a team of 13 players last season, it was apparent that the Blue Batters were in the process of rebuilding. This was a rookie-laden class thirsting for experience in the collegiate level—in spite of all the rookies having competed internationally. Nevertheless, they inched their way into the Final Four—only to fall [...]
Who’s to say that players from team B aren’t as talented as their team A counterparts?
Before those controversial billboards along EDSA were taken down, hardly anyone was aware that the country had a national rugby team. As it turned out, the men photographed in positions that certain politicians would later deem “provocative” were not underwear models, but members of the Philippine Volcanoes—a team that held a three-year winning streak, from [...]
Putting a ball through a hoop may require some serious skills. But completely manhandling another human being? That requires a skill set so primal and unlike any other. In Loyola Heights, these three mentors know more than their fair share of how to take a man down. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. Alexander Sulit [...]
One cabinet is not enough to fit all the championship trophies and individual awards these rookies have accumulated throughout the years, and having joined the Lady Eagles this summer, they’re looking to add more to their collection. More than six years have passed and the sweet taste of champagne has eluded the streets of Katipunan. [...]
“My problem with last season was that the team was hounded with a lot of issues that made it hard to focus on what was most important—football itself,” says Francis Mendoza, a former Ateneo Blue Booter. “In the end, all I wanted to do was play football.” Mendoza is just one instance of an athlete [...]