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Camille Clarin Can (Finally) Breathe Now

The weight of losing in Season 86, ending NU’s 7-year title run, fell heavily on team captain Camille Clarin. To win again, CC and the Lady Bulldogs didn’t have to look far to find the answers, they just had to look out for each other.

by Jon Carlos Rodriguez | December 20, 2024

Girl, Uninterrupted

This is for the girls changing the game - and the girl dads forever rooting for them.

by Jon Carlos Rodriguez | November 4, 2024

Hope and hype for Gilas Pilipinas

I caught the Philippines versus Kazakhstan game at the worst possible time. It was past 11 p.m. on a Sunday, the bottom half of the second quarter ticking away, and Andray Blatche just bricked an off-the-dribble, hand-in-his-face three-pointer from the top of the key. And the shitstorm was just b...

by Jon Carlos Rodriguez | February 26, 2019

So…Thirdy Ravena did this in his Philippine Team debut

Thirdy Ravena is a monster—let’s just get that out of the way. It’s an undisputed fact. He’s been causing damage in the college scene, where he snatches souls and Finals MVP trophies (and group work tasks) in a manner that‘s simply, undeniably, monstrous. So when his name was included in the Phil...

by Jon Carlos Rodriguez | February 24, 2019

James Yap and His Renaissance Tour

Two nights ago, James Yap had another great moment to add to his museum of greatest moments. James Yap (his name has to be said in full for that legendary feel, like Michael Jackson or Ramon Fernandez or Coco Martin) carried his team, the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, to a win against his former...

by Jon Carlos Rodriguez | February 15, 2019

A frame by frame analysis of Juan Gomez de Liano’s stepback double ankle...

On Wednesday, UP’s Juan Gomez de Liano scored a career-high 29 points against Ateneo. But I’m not going to talk about it. Because on Wednesday, UP’s Juan Gomez de Liano did something more amazing than drop a career-high against the defending UAAP champions: he dropped two Ateneo Blue Eagles...

by Jon Carlos Rodriguez | September 17, 2018

Is this the beginning of… Franz Pumaren’s Flight Back to the Top?

It’s quite apt that the UAAP is rolling with the theme “It all begins here” for the new season. The 81st season of the league feels like a fresh start, not just for several teams competing, but for the league itself. UAAP Season 81 is all about new beginnings. Franz Pumaren is s...

by Jon Carlos Rodriguez | September 6, 2018

Is this the beginning of… The Paul Desiderio Show?

It’s quite apt that the UAAP is rolling with the theme “It all begins here” for the new season. The 81st season of the league feels like a fresh start, not just for several teams competing, but for the league itself. UAAP Season 81 is all about new beginnings. Paul Desiderio sta...

by Jon Carlos Rodriguez | September 4, 2018