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The Creamline Cool Smashers emerge as the first Grand Slam champs in Philippine women’s volleyball, clinching the PVL championship by triumphing over Cignal HD Spikers. Despite key player absences, the team showcased remarkable depth and resilience. Coach Sherwin Meneses’ strategic guidance and team unity were pivotal in their historic victory.
In the hierarchy of needs, scoring points and assists will always trump rebounds. Angel may have sizzled in the first half of the season, but her stats flounder as her team fizzles. Hence, this will point to Caitlyn Clark as this year’s clear winner of the coveted WNBA Rookie of the Year Award.
Team USA may have annexed both the men’s and women’s 5×5 golds in Paris, but it doesn’t have a lock on the same next Olympics. Although there will be a huge advantage with the homecrowd in Los Angeles in 2028, the reality is that the world has been catching up on the US side.
We are best suited for – and should therefore concentrate on – bantam sports that are fit for our physique. Let’s stop dreaming of making it big in basketball. We can never match up against the behemoths of other countries. Let’s focus instead on such sports as gymnastics, boxing, weightlifting, table tennis, etc. These are the sports that we can truly make a name for ourselves.
Caloy’s Paris Olympic adventure has ended. But it has paved the way to economic freedom, to open doors to new adventures and new opportunities, and finally, to personal fame and glory. His story will definitely not end with the Olympics. On the contrary, his recent success in the Olympics is just the start of more success stories ahead. Not just for him, but certainly for the hundreds and thousands of kids who will look up to him as an inspiration and model.
Nesty Petecio, Carlo Paalam and Aira Villegas are the last boxers standing for the country. Hopefully they will bring honor to our country,
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