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2011: The year that was

- Brutus The Heckler -

Bitter feuds

Nasty remarks

Hardest punch

Corny jokes

Overrated teams

Imaginary citations

Naked athletes

And stupid officials

Ladies and gentlemen, the biggest newsmakers of 2011 in Philippine sports:

Athlete/s of the Year: The Philippine Dragonboat Team

Coach of the Year: Norman Black (Ateneo / RP Team)

Patron of the Year: Manny Pangilinan

Newsmaker of the Year: Jose "Peping" Cojuangco

Quote of the Year: "Gusto mo suntukan na lang tayo? Bakla ka pala eh." – Ato Agustin

Poster of the Year: The Philippine Volcanoes' bench billboard

Punch of the Year: Dave Marcelo on Roger Gorayeb and Mae Crisostomo

Most Overrated Teams: Barangay Ginebra/The Philippine Azkals

Most Underrated Team: The Philippine Dragonboat Team/San Sebastian Stags

Dunk of the Year: JaVale McGee on the entire Smart Gilas Team Pilipinas

Game of the Year: Smart NBA All-Stars vs Smart Gilas Team Pilipinas

Best Performance (Reality): Christine Patrimonio

Best Performance (Drama): Tim Cone

Best Performance (Action): Frankie Lim

Best Performance (Comedy): Jose "Peping" Cojuangco/Ricardo Garcia

Best Performance (R-18): David Beckham/Philippine Volcanoes

Best Story Plot (Mystery): The Ali Peek shooting incident

Best Story Plot (Legal Drama): PSC's graft charge against former chairman Harry Angping

Best Story Plot (Disaster): RP Team's performance in the 26th SEA Games

Best Story Plot (Action): San Beda Red Lions' mauling of Roger Gorayeb

Excellence in Writing (Romance): Noli Eala

Comeback Actress Award: Nikki Coseteng

Christoper Lao (I wasn't informed) Award: Edwin Lacierda

Villain/s of the Year:

 Jose "Peping" Cojuangco

Dave Marcelo

Jeff Tamayo

Ricardo Garcia

Mark Joseph

(Trying to be) Hero of the Year: Chot Reyes

Starlet of the Year: Amanda Coling

Top Rivalries:

Jose "Peping" Cojuangco vs Go Teng Kok

Ricardo Garcia vs Harry Angping

Ato Agustin vs Chot Reyes

Alex Ariza vs Mike Koncz

Jeff Tamayo vs the Republic of the Philippines

 Most Ridiculous Statements:

"It all started when the men's volleyball team threw racial slur against our player, Ola, while he was walking." – Frankie Lim

"They have the body, they have everything, but as we all know, ampaw lang ang mga yun." – Jeff Tamayo

"Certainly, there's always room for improvement, but we congratulate our Philippine contingent for their noble performance in the Southeast Asian Games." – Edwin Lacierda

"Why blame us? We don't pick and train the athletes." – Ricardo Garcia

"The problem with the POC is that they (sic) are more interested in ousting me." – Go Teng Kok

Most Impressive Moments:

Kobe Bryant and the NBA All-Stars wowed the Filipinos with their supreme basketball prowess

David Beckham and the LA Galaxy beat the crap out of the Philippine Azkals

Philippine Dragonboat Team wins five gold and two silver medals in the World Championship in Tampa, Florida

Smart Gilas' fourth place finish in the Fiba Asia Men's Championship

Jinkee Pacquiao's new look

Comebacks of the Year:

Nikki Coseteng

Billy Ray Bates

San Miguel Beermen

Ricardo Garcia

NBA

Top 5 personalities that might lose job in 2012:

Rajko Toroman

Cecil Mamiit

Ricardo Garcia

Michael Weisz

Siot Tanquincen

Lowest Moments of the Year:

John Baylon's retirement

Tim Cone's departure from Alaska

PHL team's fourth place finish in the SEA Games

Smart Gilas' loss to Jordan in the Fiba Asia Men's Championship because of Chot Reyes' coaching intervention

Jose "Peping" Cojuangco's reign of terror in the POC

Most Disappointing NSAs:

Philippine Amateur Swimming Association for finishing without a gold medal other than in fin swimming in the 36th SEA Games

Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association for having no grassroots program

Philippine Cricket Association for trying to gain prominence by giving out imaginary citation

Heartbreak Kids of the Year:

The Philippine Azkals

Smart Gilas Team Pilipinas

B-Meg Llamados

Christine Patrimonio Fan Club

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BEST

BEST PERFORMANCE

BEST STORY PLOT

CHOT REYES

COJUANGCO

PEPING

PHILIPPINE

RICARDO GARCIA

TEAM

YEAR

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