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Year-Ender 2017: Highs and Lows in Ph Sports
Categories: Entertainment, News and Events, Sport
Tags: FIBA, Ginebra, Pacquiao
Source: http://tempo.com.ph/2017/12/31/year-ender-highs-and-lows-in-ph-sports/
Manny Pacquiao (left) clinches with Jeff Horn of Australia, during their WBO World Welterweight title fight in Brisbane, Australia. Pacquiao lost in a stunning, unanimous points decision. (AP)
Manny Pacquiao showed up just once in a pair of boxing boots and shorts in 2017 but his decision defeat to Australian Jeff Horn remained a hot topic for several weeks after their Brisbane brawl that was witnessed by more than 51,000 at the Suncorp Stadium.
And even when the year is coming to a close, fight fans continue to discuss and debate the outcome of the world welterweight title fight that almost forced Pacquiao to call it quits.
The fight gave Pacquiao the chance to redeem himself and he almost pulled off a stoppage win for the first time in nearly a decade when he had Horn moving like a drunken dude on skid row in the ninth round of their scheduled 12-rounder.
As Filipinos drooled over the prospects of seeing Pacquiao knock Horn senseless in the tenth, the script didn't play out.
Horn, miraculously recovered and went on to the weather the storm, leaving the fight on the hands of the judges.
There was an outcry following the decision and even the sanctioning World Boxing Organization ordered a re-scoring of the fight. But the WBO's new set of judges saw the same thing: Horn the winner on points. (Nick Giongco)
Bid committee members of the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia pose with the Naismith Trophy, FIBA Basketball World Cup trophy, after the host announcement ceremony for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 at the FIBA's headquarters in Mies, Switzerland. The three countries – Philippines, Japan and Indonesia – have been selected to host the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2023. (EPA)
FIBA HOSTING
The setback in 2015 didn't deter the spirits of Filipino basketball officials, particularly Manny V. Pangilinan, who spearheaded the country's bid for the hosting rights of the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
After losing to China for the 2019 edition of the World Cup, Pangilinan and the rest of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas pushed harder with its bid this time with the backing of Indonesia and Japan.
The efforts of the SBP didn't go to waste as FIBA gave its approval to the trio partnership of Asia's Philippines, Indonesia and Japan over the combined bid of Latin America's Argentina and Uruguay.
SBP president Al Panlilio identified the Mall of Asia Arena, Smart Araneta Coliseum and the 55,000-seat Philippine Arena as venues for the event.
As for the composition of the national team for the World Cup, Pangilinan mentioned the names of PBA players Kiefer Ravena, Roger Pogoy, June Mar Fajardo, and Greg Slaughter, as well as college standouts Thirdy Ravena, Ricci Rivero and high school stalwart Kai Sotto.
The last time the country had the privilege in hosting the FIBA meet – then known as World Championship – was in 1978. (Waylon Galvez)
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel repeated as PBA Governors' Cup champion in historic fashion last October, beating Meralco in a Game 7 showdown witnessed by more than 54,000 fans at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan.
With Finals Most Valuable Player LA Tenorio delivering a game to remember with his outside shooting, Ginebra overcame Meralco's late comeback and won 101-96 for the franchise's 10th crown and Tim Cone's 20th as coach.
Ginebra's run was highlighted by the dominating return of 7-foot center Greg Slaughter from an ACL injury that sidelined him for almost a year. He was later named the Best Player of the Conference.
The Kings were responsible for ending the Grand Slam dream of the San Miguel Beermen by eliminating them in the quarterfinals, then arranged a finals rematch with the Bolts after a tension-filled semifinal series with TNT KaTropa.
In the finals, Ginebra won the first two games, lost the next two before trading victories in Games 5 and 6 that set the stage for a record crowd Philippine basketball has never seen. (Jonas Terrado)
ATENEO/SAN BEDA
Two fierce rivals renewed their seething rivalry in the UAAP while a traditional powerhouse foiled an emerging force in style in the NCAA as fans and foes alike enjoyed yet another banner season in the local collegiate basketball scene.
For the second straight year, Ateneo and La Salle duked it out for the most prestigious jewel. But the Blue Eagles wrote a different ending this time, prevailing in their winner-take-all match 88-86 before a capacity crowd of more than 22,000.
However, the Green Archers, bleeding and all, vacated the throne in the classiest act possible.
La Salle school management, headed by President Fr. Ray Suplido, FSC, lighted up the facade of its main building in Taft Avenue with blue colors, an ultimate tribute that went viral in social media – and also won the admiration of its rivals.
Over at the country's oldest collegiate league, San Beda stamped its class in the biggest stage of 'em all, sweeping worthy challenger Lyceum in two games and claiming its 10th NCAA title in the last 12 years.
While the Red Lions proved who's still the king of the jungle, the Pirates saw their dream run turn into a complete nightmare in their breakthrough finals appearance after completing an unprecedented 18-game sweep of the elimination round.
Lyceum coach Topex Robinson remained gracious in defeat. (Jerome Lagunzad)
The Philippines wound up where it was predicted to fall in the leaderboard of the 29th Southeast Asian Games hosted by Malaysia.
When it was all over, the Philippines found itself at sixth place with a meager collection of 24 golds, 34 silvers and 63 bronzes, a spot that has become all too familiar for the one-time SEAG overall titleholder the last decade.
After winning the overall crown when it was the host in 2005, the Philippines' performance dropped dramatically. It was either fifth or sixth in the following editions of the biennial sportsfest. In Myanmar in 2013, it fell to the worst-ever seventh.
In Kuala Lumpur, athletics came up with the most number of gold medals with five, while boxing, taekwondo, gymnastics, judo and billiards, chipped in two each as their rivals kept a stranglehold onto their lofty spots.
Only the minnows, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Brunei and Timor Leste trailed the Philippines in the standings. (Nick Giongco)
Carlo Biado
BIADO
Every time one thinks of Filipino 9-Ball world champion, sports fans usually mention the "Magician" Efren "Bata" Reyes, Francis "Django" Bustamante, the "Volcano" Renato Alcano, and the "Lion" Alex Pagulayan.
Now, add to the list Carlo Biado.
The 34-year-old cue artist put the country back on top of billiards action as he bagged the World 9-Ball Championship in Doha, Qatar with a win over compatriot Roland Garcia.
Biado, a member of the national team, dominated the all-Filipino finals as he won the first seven racks. With the victory, Biado pocketed $30,000 (about R1.8 million) prize money.
It was the first major international championship in Biado's career after a heartbreaking defeat to Taiwan's bet Ko Pin-yi during the 2015 World 10-Ball Championship.
Biado joins Filipino cue artists to the World 9-Ball winner's circle as Reyes won in 1999 in Cardiff, Wales, Fil-Canadian Pagulayan in 2004 in Taiwan, Alcano in 2006 in Pasay City and Bustamante in 2010 in Qatar. (Waylon Galvez)


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Bloomington startup's device is making it easier to walk in a cast
SubioMed's device uses a mechanism that makes it easier to walk in a cast or a brace, and reduce lingering pain.
By Joe Carlson Star Tribune
SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 — 10:50AM
A Bloomington startup called SubioMed wants to put a new spring in your step.
Based on technology invented by a Minnesota podiatrist, SubioMed is developing a line of hinged carbon-fiber devices worn on the bottom of a cast or inside a "boot" brace that use a springlike mechanism to make it easier to walk more naturally after foot or ankle surgery.
Though braces and casts immobilize all 33 joints in the human foot, a SubioMed device prescribed by a doctor would limit some motion while allowing dozens of other joints in the foot and ankle to keep moving, theoretically improving healing while reducing hip and knee pain that can follow long-term use of a traditional brace.
"I think reducing stresses and strains [created by a rigid brace] will help facilitate healing, improve blood flow, and get people back to work sooner. That is the goal," device inventor and Owatonna podiatrist Dr. Barry Butler said. Longer term, sensors worn with the inserts "will help create a data set that will tell us how we need to change biomechanics in young people so that they can avoid going down the path of developing symptomatic conditions. I hope to eventually change the course of pathology from a preventive standpoint."
The company also sees a broader consumer market for non-customized, off-the-shelf versions of the bendy devices, which feel a bit like walking with tiny trampolines in your shoes.
Consumers could use the devices to prevent lower-extremity problems, after treatments or before. Brian Bowen, executive vice president at SubioMed, said the patented design for the flexible, lightweight "energy-return" shoe inserts has been in the works for years. Butler was inspired to create the system after seeing the practical limitations of traditional braces, which sometimes cause surgical patients to require rehab on their knee or hip after having braces removed.
"He said from the start … this is going to work, I know it's going to work. It needs to be under as many feet on the planet as it can be," Bowen said, describing Butler's aspirations for the device. "So 12 years later, there is a company started around it. And it's been validated in patients he's put it on."
Butler designed the inserts using what SubioMed calls "suspension biomechanics" to transfer energy across the bottom of the foot — technology that could be as useful to runners as knee-surgery patients.
The lightweight carbon fiber material absorbs energy from the heel strike and transfers it to other parts of the foot, flexing like a diving board as it does. A second innovation is what company officials referred to as "segmentation," which means the device can be customized so that it limits motion only in the parts of the foot where movement needs to be limited, making it "dynamic."
"It's a mechanical hinge that catches energy at the heel and stores it and delivers it all the way through when you push off your toes, tremendous dynamic energy return. And that's half the magic. The other half of the magic gets to this concept of the … dynamic orthotic," Bowen said. The device patent "was granted on segmentalizing these sections of the foot. So not only are we going to get the benefit of this mechanical construct that manages energy, we're also able to use little wedges to control the position of each of these segments, instead of one fixed rigid position."
The SubioMed devices will have differing levels of complexity, based on how many layers of carbon fiber they contain. A single-layer medical device worn inside shoes will be called the SoloMed; a three-layer device in the shoes will be the Tri-Med; and a triple-layer device inside a walker boot is called the Tri-Med Walker.
The prescription devices are intended for use at whatever point the doctor allows the patient to bear weight again. "Physicians who have seen SubioMed are optimistic they could prescribe SubioMed devices in regular shoes instead of going straight to rigid walker boots," Bowen said.
There are no published clinical data on the device, which is expected to be available in its earliest form during the second quarter of 2020. The device is being designed jointly by Maple Grove's Nortech Systems, which is providing overall project management, and Coon Rapids' Kablooe Design, which is providing mechanical and industrial design engineering.
SubioMed plans to pair its carbon fiber shoe inserts with the Insole3 device made by German manufacturer Moticon, which looks like a cushioned insole but contains an array of pressure sensors and a 6-axis gyroscope that transmits telemetry about a person's gait.
Market research shows a strong demand for existing foot and ankle stabilization devices, for which sales are growing at 10% a year worldwide, Bowen said.
"Why? Because we are living longer, and that musculoskeletal machine takes a beating for longer, and we are heavier, so it is carrying more load," he said.
Joe Carlson writes about medical technology in Minnesota for the Star Tribune.
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Iku said it's not difficult to read the whole Bible. The secret is to read a little every day.
Japan's literacy rate is almost 100 percent.
It was customary in ancient Japan for women to blacken their teeth with dye as white teeth were considered ugly. This practice persisted until the late 1800s.
There are three Adventist nursery schools in Japan, all bearing in their name the word Saniku. The name "Saniku" (三育), is a combination of 三 (san, "three") and 育 (iku, "to nourish, to bring up"), means "to make people whole" in physical, intellectual, and spiritual attributes.
To Sabbath School teachers: This story is for Sabbath, July 28.
Iku loved her new Bible. She opened it and read it. Some words were difficult to understand, but she was so happy to have her own Bible!
She kept reading the Bible as she got older. Then one day when she was in the fifth grade, she thought to herself, "Why can't I read the whole Bible?" She couldn't think of a reason why not, so she decided to read the Bible from the beginning to the end in one year.
But Iku had to figure out how to get through the entire Bible in a year. First, she counted how many chapters are in the Bible. [Ask the children how many chapters are in the Bible.] Iku learned that the Bible has 1,189 chapters. She could finish the Bible in one year if she read three chapters every day and five chapters on Sabbaths.
Iku wondered when she would find the time to read the Bible. She had lots of homework in the fifth grade, and she didn't have much time after school. Her mother said it would be better to read the Bible in the morning, before school, so she could start the day with Jesus. So, Iku set her alarm clock for 5 o'clock.
Iku found it difficult to wake up so early. Everyone was still sleeping, and it was dark outside. But she remembered that she wanted to read the Bible in one year, and she jumped out of bed.
Then she started with the first book of the Bible. [Ask children if they know the first book of the Bible.] That's right, the first book is Genesis.
Iku found that it takes only 30 minutes to read five chapters every morning. Before she knew it, she had read the whole Bible in a year!
Then Iku thought, "That was so interesting! I want to read the Bible again!" So, when she started sixth grade, she read the whole Bible again in a year!
Something interesting happened as Iku read the Bible. She began to change. She started to want to memorize the Bible—not just the Sabbath School memory verse but other parts of the Bible as well.
She also became happier and smiled more. People liked being around her.
Iku's big sister, Nana, who is 14 years old, said Iku now understands the Sabbath sermons better than anybody in the family.
Iku's little sister, Miko, who is nine, wanted to be like Iku and began to read the Bible, too.
Iku's favorite book of the Bible is Romans. "There's a lot of good verses there," she said.
Her favorite verse is Romans 8:38, 39, which says, "For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (NKJV).
Iku said it's not difficult to read the whole Bible. The secret is to read a little every day. "Even just little by little, read the Bible every day," she said.
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