Feature Articles

Blood, Sweat, and Rice: The Arrival of Isaac Go

Blood, Sweat, and Rice: The Arrival of Isaac Go MOMENTS AFTER the Ateneo Blue Eagles outlasted the Far Eastern University Tamaraws by a single point in overtime, the Blue and White side of the Araneta Coliseum, still on a high from the blissful exhilaration of witnessing their team advance to the finals, started chanting the name of the player who practically saved their season: Isaac Go. Given the circumstances, it was easy to see why. Go ended the match with a huge double-double, scoring 12

A brotherhood of champions: A guide to the members who defined the 2017 Ateneo Blue Eagles

The GUIDON Sports Basketball writers look back at the cast of characters of the 2017 Ateneo Blue Eagles MANILA, Philippines – For the first time in half a decade, the Ateneo Blue Eagles are once again the kings of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Men’s Basketball tournament. The dream season sealed the legacy of a new breed of Blue Eagles into the Ateneo lore. Let us take a deep dive into the members of Ateneo’s 9th UAAP Men’s Basketball Championship: The Blue Eagle

Full Circle: Ramon Sunico

MANY FRESHMEN who enter the merit English and literature (EnLit) class of Ramón Sunico, a multi-awarded poet and writer, expect, well, English and literature lessons. But he is far from the conventional English professor: His classes double as philosophy and history lessons, he relates concepts to German words, and he makes his students write a genealogy for their EnLit term paper. The nature of his classes may seem unusual, but his students attest that there is a seamlessness in the way Sunico connects disciplines that seem unrelated on paper.

Moments of the Decade: Ryan Buenafe’s Three-Peat clinching shot

The final buzzer is nearing for 2019 and with that, the decade is coming to a close as well. Before the 2010s turns over into the 2020s, take a look back at the best basketball moments of the decade for the SLAM PH Team. The 2010 Ateneo Blue Eagles weren’t supposed to win a championship. On paper, that team didn’t look very good: three starters from the 2009 squad that won back-to-back were gone, and they didn’t have a great recruiting class. What was left was a young group of mostly good, but

Gerry Abadiano of Team Punks is a big-time player

With under 24 seconds left and the score tied at 89-all against San Beda in the 2019 NBTC semis, Gerry Abadiano received the inbound off a timeout and began to dribble down the clock. A second straight finals berth was at stake. When the the clock struck six, Gerry made his move: he faked a pick with a nasty crossover, then dribbled toward the lane before stopping on a dime –– shrugging off the tight defense with a slight bump –– and launched his patented pull-up jumper. Swish. Gerry called ga

Analysis Articles

Back in the Bubble: Can the Thunder make a surprise run?

The NBA is back. Kind of. The league is facing their version of a new normal. In their words, it’s a whole new game for everyone. What wonders will the Disney Bubble bring to the teams, players, fans and even the league itself? When Oklahoma City traded away Paul George and Russell Westbrook last summer, much was said about the mother lode of assets they received — and rightfully so! But while the future looked bright, the team left in its wake wasn’t particularly interesting, to put it nicely

What’s wrong with the Sixers?

We are four seasons into the Embiid-Simmons era, and until now, the Philadelphia 76ers are as perplexing as ever. No NBA team seems to oscillate between “Is this the best team in the league?” highs and “I can’t believe Trey Burke is playing clutch minutes” lows more than Philly. Case in point: After limiting Giannis to 18 points on 29.6% shooting, drilling their season-best 21 threes, and drubbing the best team on Christmas day, the Sixers proceeded to lose five of their next seven games, fille

UAAP Finals Preview: The Greatest Rivalry in the History of Philippine Sports

UAAP Finals Preview: The Greatest Rivalry in the History of Philippine Sports After two months of play in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 80 Men’s Basketball tournament, the Ateneo Blue Eagles and the De La Salle Green Archers have booked their spots in the UAAP Finals. This piece is a comprehensive breakdown in preparation for the upcoming best-of-three Finals series. The Tale of the Tape The Road to the Finals The Ateneo Blue Eagles dominated the Elimin

Before the Kickoff: In the nick of time

Before the Kickoff: In the nick of time THE ATENEO Men’s Football Team (AMFT) had a shaky start to the season, dropping their opener against the University of the Philippines (UP) and their fourth match to the University of Santo Tomas (UST), with victories against National University (NU) and the De La Salle University (DLSU) sandwiched in between. Since then, the team has gone unbeaten in nine matches, garnering eight wins and a lone draw against La Salle to feed a 10-1-2 win-draw-loss slate