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Size doesn’t matter
by Bill Velasco - May 24, 2025 - 12:00am
Imagine wanting to be a basketball player, but being barely three feet tall. Now imagine being the object of stares, pointing fingers, derisive laughter and insults your entire life. Would you feel encouraged to...
No glass ceiling
by Bill Velasco - May 19, 2025 - 12:00am
A week after the warm reception received by our new channel “Basketball Universe,” The Nest Studios embarks on another adventure. We want to acknowledge the prevalent, power and widespread success of...
Building a Basketball Universe
by Bill Velasco - May 17, 2025 - 12:00am
On Wednesday evening, The Nest Studios quietly launched a new online channel called Basketball Universe.
Nanay Ginebra
by Bill Velasco - May 12, 2025 - 12:00am
Just a stone’s throw away from the famous Barasoain Church, and literally down the street from the provincial governor’s home, lives a simple, humble old lady who is the Mother Of All Robert Jaworski...
Ildefonso’s way
by Bill Velasco - May 10, 2025 - 12:00am
The brood of retired two-time PBA Most Valuable Player Danny Ildefonso has always been exposed to basketball.
Victolero’s harvest
by Bill Velasco - May 5, 2025 - 12:00am
The Magnolia Chicken Timplados are on a tear. 
Collector’s edition
by Bill Velasco - May 3, 2025 - 12:00am
The NBA is deep into the playoffs. Trade rumors abound.
Shared wisdom
by Bill Velasco - April 28, 2025 - 12:00am
In 1992, the first iteration of the Philippine Sports Commission under president Fidel Ramos organized the first Philippine Sports Summit in Baguio City.
Angel in the water
by Bill Velasco - April 26, 2025 - 12:00am
Angel Otom has booked a ticket to her second World Para Swimming Championships.
Politics hurting NBA
by Bill Velasco - April 21, 2025 - 12:00am
The National Basketball Association is plagued with politics, on a larger scale than most other institutions.
The greatest
by Bill Velasco - April 14, 2025 - 12:00am
The Philippine Basketball Association celebrates 50 years of ups and downs.
Lone rider Lucydopolis
by Bill Velasco - April 12, 2025 - 12:00am
Unknown to most of us, a lone Austrian woman is traversing the country with only her motorcycle and what it can carry.
Laro unifies hoops
by Bill Velasco - April 7, 2025 - 12:00am
It may be not be so surprising that there are thousands of basketball courts just in massive Metro Manila.
Healing the past
by Bill Velasco - April 5, 2025 - 12:00am
The Philippine Basketball Association, thanks to its expert selection committee, has healed many of the wounds from the past in adding 10 illustrious names for its list of 50 greatest players of all time.
We are one
by Bill Velasco - March 31, 2025 - 12:00am
The “Basketball Balik-Tanaw” summit organized by Dr. Michael Rico Mesina attracted pillars from many facets of Philippine basketball and culture. The intimate gathering emphasized the value of the sports...
Alex the hero
by Bill Velasco - March 29, 2025 - 12:00am
The miracle run of Alex Eala at the Miami Open ended with a semifinal loss to fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula yesterday, 6-7, 7-5, 3-6. Unable to capitalize on the American’s second serves, the equally fatigued...
Here we go again
by Bill Velasco - March 24, 2025 - 12:00am
In recent years, many educational institutions and athletic associations have allowed men to compete in women’s sports.
Rebirth anniversary
by Bill Velasco - March 22, 2025 - 12:00am
On March 19, 2024, I entered the hospital and died for the first time. 
Mercenary basketball
by Bill Velasco - March 17, 2025 - 12:00am
Three weeks ago, this writer asked whether or not there’s too much basketball in the country now.
The Jokic debate
by Bill Velasco - March 15, 2025 - 12:00am
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic turned the NBA on its ear once again. 
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