In Your Face: That Time of Year
by Joe W. Buduan (07/02/08)
Over the weekend the nation’s oldest athletics association, the NCAA opened its 84th season. There was the usual plethora of entertainment numbers that – again as usual – resulted in the opening day proceedings running very late. The first game of the season began almost an hour later than its 2:00 PM schedule. >> read more

Family Jewels: The Best Guards in the UAAP
by Alan B. Taule (07/02/08)
College basketball season is here again, and it’s this time of year when anything and everything about the sport is examined, analyzed, dissected, and rated for the utter consumption of the partisan public. Starting this column, let’s try to scan the UAAP landscape and determine the best players in the league according to positions.
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The Shot That Counts: Slam Bang Season
by Jude Roque (07/02/08)
The only thing I can predict about the coming Universities Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball season is that it will be unpredictable. In the past few years, one can easily say which team was favored to win the title, or which schools would make it to the Final Four. >> read more

Langaw sa Sabaw: Na-YouTube si Coach
by Tambay sa Recto (07/02/08)
Mayroon nag-forward sa akin ng isang video sa YouTube ng umano’y coach na pinanggigilan ang kanyang mga manlalaro. Sa aking paningin ay may ilan sa mga ito ang pinagsasampal niya sa galit. Medyo malabo na rin kasi ang aking mga mata kaya baka naman napansin niyang masyado nang pawisan ang mga ito kaya ipinasya niyang tuyuin sila sa pamamagitan ng sapok. >> read more

Hoops High: San Beda in the UAAP – What if…
by Noy Africa - 07/02/08
As the UAAP unveils its 71st season, I can’t help but notice how much the NCAA pales in comparison to the UAAP nowadays. Long gone are the days when NCAA was the premiere collegiate league in the land. Since the move of ADMU and DLSU to the UAAP, there has been an inverse trend of the ascent of the UAAP and the descent of the NCAA. >> read more