Showing posts with label PBA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PBA. Show all posts

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Not sure if PBA or UFC


As much I'd like to put the entire blame on Rain Or Shine's dirty tactics, I think the PBA is the main culprit since they allow all sorts of physicality during games. The referees are instructed to allow a lot of contact and let the players play. However, some teams, specifically the Elastopainters, are known to play dirty. Just remember, many years ago, that their coach, Yeng Guiao, ordered Jimwell Torion to clothesline/punch Jimmy Alapag in the final seconds of an already-decided game.

Monday, January 12, 2015

Wild Weekend of Sports


I'm an avid sports fan. I watch all sorts of sports that's why my cable subscription includes every possible sport available.

In the past 30 hours, I was treated to a wild weekend of highly entertaining games:

4 NFL Playoff games
Ateneo vs La Salle Women's Volleyball
Ateneo vs NU Men's Volleyball
PBA Finals Game 3

It all started with the New England Patriots - Baltimore Ravens playoff game, where the Patriots, led by my man-crush Tom Brady, had to climb out of two 14-point holes for a 35-31 comeback win. Then my second favorite NFL team, the Seattle Seahawks, blew out Carolina in the next game.

In local collegiate volleyball, Sunday had a pair of must watch games involving Ateneo. The topranked women's team (6-0) was facing La Salle (6-0), and the men's team (5-1) will challenge unbeaten NU.

The Lady Eagles came back from a 1-2 set deficit to win in 5 sets, while the Blue Eagles also prevailed in similar fashion, handing NU its first loss.

In PBA action, Alaska was down 20-plus points before mounting a monumental comeback to take Game 3 over San Miguel, 78-70. It was basically a repeat of Game 1 where they rallied back from 22 points to win in overtime. They lead the best-of-seven series, 2 games to 1.

About 10 hours earlier (Monday 2:00 am Manila), I was glued on the TV for another round of NFL playoff games. Green Bay squeaked past Dallas with the help of a controversial call, while the Indianapolis Colts upset the Denver Broncos on the road at Mile High.

Tomorrow, the first ever College Footbal Playoff National Championship game between (2)Oregon and (4)Ohio State will be played and it should be a good one. Rooting for the Ducks, Nike's flagship school.

Need more weekends like this.