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The NU-look Bulldogs

Monday, 27 October 2008 (3,333 Views , 66 Comments)

The aspirants, around 80 or so of them and of which a good number are truly promising, take turns strutting their wares on the spanking-new court that was installed just two weeks earlier. Watching from the sidelines, the coaching brain thrust, the school athletic director …

Next time, please just let them play

Saturday, 27 September 2008 (7,762 Views , 172 Comments)

Ever since that infamous Final Four melee in 2003 sparked by LA Tenorio’s sucker punch of Jerwin Gaco, the UAAP has taken great pains to ensure this sort of thing doesn’t happen again during an Ateneo-La Salle game, lest they destroy their most marketable match-up …

Is Keith Agovida For Real?

Thursday, 18 September 2008 (5,175 Views , 110 Comments)

Two weeks ago, the local collegiate basketball world was abuzz with talk about an 82-point game registered by one Keith Agovida, an 18-year-old forward of the JRU Light Bombers.

The first things that come to mind whenever you hear of such superhuman scoring efforts are “Was …

Pido’s Blame Game

Monday, 8 September 2008 (4,934 Views , 134 Comments)

Ever since he burst onto the UAAP coaching scene in 2006, Pido Jarencio has always been one of my favorite coaches. In fact, he’s a favorite of the UAAP press because he’s always ready with a funny …

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Sid Ventura

Popularly known as the "Athletic Mind", Sid has been an online sportswriter since 2001. He is currently a BPO production manager and likes to pretend he can play basketball at least once a week. He somehow managed to finish his BA Journalism and MBA degrees at UP without getting kicked out.