Cebu Football

DEAD members aren’t supposed to influence the course of an organization. Those who are alive and kicking are the ones who are supposed to do that.

CEBU football is in turmoil. It’s no surprise, really. Cebu football is always in turmoil. It’s a never-ending saga involving back-biting, come-uppance and pissing contests among clubs, peppered only with a few moments of unity.

THE elections are still nine months away and the campaign period hasn’t officially started—though you wouldn’t know that if you watch TV. This early, Yayoy and Atan are getting it on. Yayoy is Raul Alscoseba, the Sto. Niño toting coach of the Cebu Niños and the guy in charge of boxing at the Cebu City Sports Commission (CCSC).

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Heard the one about the Premier League footballer who chose to spend his summer holiday in a muddy field on an island off England’s south coast? No, well it’s a story that might provide some comfort for fans of West Ham United.

UNDER the category for “blowouts,” in Wikipedia are interesting facts concerning some of the worst routs in sports history. Perhaps, one day, an enterprising soul will include the circumstances of Cebu Eastern College Dragons’s twin routs to the University of Cebu (131 points) and the University of the Visayas (155) in their first two games of the Cesafi in that entry.

ONE night, I dreamt I was a Dragon. A vicious, four-legged, winged and fire-breathing 60-foot creature. I was summoned by our leader. He was angry. Very angry. He told me I was to contact Atty. Jingo Quijano post-haste and file a case against the Cebu Eastern College for impersonating and embarrassing us Dragons.

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All Pics courtesy of resident photog, Dr. Joel Pascual

I WONDER if the events of the past few days will have an effect on Philippine sports. I wonder if the story of one woman’s courage and sacrifice will teach sports leaders a thing or two. I wonder, if Pres. Cory had a thing or two to say to Philippine sports leaders, what would it be?

EVER since I started reading Mark Jaon Melligen’s name regularly in boxing reports, I started getting intrigued by the guy. When I heard that he sparred with Floyd Mayweather Jr., who was then keeping his unretirement under wraps, my curiosity got piqued a bit more.

THE last time I got really excited with our national basketball team was in 2002 during the Asian Games. Against South Korea in the semifinals, I went from “Yes, we are in the finals!” to “What the…” in the final seconds of the game.

HE swimming world is in an up roar because of the body suits. Body suits—or should I say, nutcrackers—are so tight that if an ordinary Juan wears it, he’d probably doubt if he’d ever sire a child.

IN just one night, I saw a legend and a legend to be. One is barely in his teens but has the maturity level of an adult, while the other is a kid forever trapped in a 50-year-old body. Both are also very humble.

EVER since the Sportswriters Association of Cebu started getting more active last year, one of the “unfortunate activities” of the group was joining basketball tournaments. It’s heaven-sent for other members, but I call it unfortunate for the simple reason that I can’t shoot a basketball even if it means winning a date with Maria Sharapova. There may be a lot of basketball-loving folks in the group, and some could shoot a trey blindfolded, but it doesn’t mean a SAC basketball team is a good one. Against SAC, the opposing team only has to show up on time to beat the group. And teams, no matter how small the contest, it seems always want SAC on the opposing side. I guess it helps with their league’s publicity if they include a bunch of sportswriters in the mix. Enter Dave Ting, Dennis Que and Dave Lim—our three SAC imports. The three Ds are the reason why SAC made it to the semis in a couple of tournaments. They are also the reason why, in SAC’s first tournament, we could afford to have ...

OSCAR dela Hoya, for all the questions regarding his fading skills in his last years as an active boxer, is one astute promoter. While everyone thinks that everything that can be done to promote a card—staged press con brawls to short reality TVish shows—has been done, dela Hoya, the owner of Golden Boy Promotions, has discovered a novelty.

WOULD a normal student, after finishing a four-year course, transfer to another school to study for just one year? Would you? It sounds crazy. But apparently, the Cesafi thinks otherwise.

I GUESS it’s a testament to Manny Pacquiao’s popularity if fighters are throwing everything at him—and the kitchen sink—to get a multi-million fight with him. Short of giving away the keys to his house, Sugar Shane Mosley almost gave up everything to get a Pacquiao fight. He didn’t.

HOW could a guy, who lost his serve only once, lose to a guy whose serve got broken twice? When he’s facing The Goat, of course.