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GMA Network
4 days ago
- Sport
- GMA Network
Barangay Ginebra spoils William Navarro's Magnolia debut
Barangay Ginebra returned to its winning ways at the expense of Magnolia, 85-81, on Sunday in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The win spoiled William Navarro's Magnolia debut as he was limited to five points for the Hotshots. Japeth Aguilar registered a double-double of 17 points and 11 boards, while Troy Rosario and Stephen Holt had 15 and 14 points, respectively for Barangay Ginebra. Ian Sangalang and Zav Lucero had 16 points apiece for the Hotshots. With the win, Barangay Ginebra improved to 6-3, while Magnolia slipped to 7-2. Scores: Barangay Ginebra 85 – 17, Rosario 15, Holt 14, Malonzo 11, Abarrientos 10, Thompson 5, David 5, Pinto 4, Adamos 4, Gray 0. Magnolia 81 – Sangalang 16, Lucero 16, Barroca 9, Laput 9, Lastimosa 8, Lee 6, Navarro 5, Dela Rosa 5, Alfaro 4, Dionisio 3. Quarters: 22-24, 44-39, 59-68, 85-81. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
27-05-2025
- Sport
- GMA Network
Magnolia gets Will Navarro, sends Abueva, Balanza to NorthPort
Magnolia continues to beef up ahead of the PBA Philippine Cup playoffs as the Hotshots acquired Will Navarro from the NorthPort Batang Pier. In lieu of Navarro, NorthPort will get Calvin Abueva, Jerrick Balanza, and Magnolia's second round pick in the league's 51st season. The deal was confirmed on Tuesday. Navarro has been NorthPort's top player this conference with averages of 20.57 points and 10.57 rebounds. Abueva, meanwhile, will bring in his veteran presence to NorthPort with almost a decade of experience. 'The Beast' joined the Magnolia franchise in 2021, while Balanza had been with the Magnolia since last year. Magnolia currently holds a 7-1 record, while NorthPort has one win and six losses. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
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GMA Network
24-05-2025
- Sport
- GMA Network
Magnolia bounces back at NorthPort's expense, claims QF slot
PBA Philippine Cup. May 24, 2025. Paul Lee of the Magnolia Hotshots against Joshua Munzon of the NorthPort Batang Pier. (Photo: PBA Media) Magnolia returned to its winning ways at the expense of NorthPort, 106-97, on Saturday in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Candon City Arena in Ilocos Sur. The win came after Magnolia fell to Rain or Shine last Sunday, and the victory handed the Hotshots a slot in the quarterfinals. The Batang Pier had a slim 53-51 lead by halftime and even led 73-63 with around three minutes left in the third frame before the Hotshots inched closer and trailed within four, 75-71 by the end of the third period. Magnolia then surged in the fourth quarter with Paul Lee making 10 points in the said frame anchored on two four-pointers. After trailing 82-80 early in the final frame, Magnolia made a 9-3 run to claim an 89-85 lead. Will Navarro then completed a three-point play for NorthPort before the Hotshots made an 11-0 run to reach the century mark and the lead ballooned to 12. Aris Dionisio's triples bookended Joshua Munzon's triple for Magnolia to take a 106-93 lead before they claimed the victory. Zav Lucero stuffed the stat sheet with 20 points, eight boards, three steals, two blocks, and two assists, while Lee had a total of 16 markers, to go with six assists and five boards. Mark Barroca added 15 points, while Peter Alfaro had 13 points. Dionisio and Jerom Lastimosa, meanwhile, had 10 points apiece as the Hotshots improved to 7-1. Navarro led the Batang Pier with 27 points, 13 attacks, four steals, and three assists, while Sidney Onwubere and Jio Jalalon had 19 and 16 points, respectively. Munzon, meanwhile, had 14 points. Scores: Magnolia 106 – Lucero 20, Lee 16, Barroca 15, Alfaro 13, Lastimosa 10, Dionisio 10, Abueva 8, Sangalang 7, Dela Rosa 5, Eriobu 2, Mendoza 0, Escoto 0, Ahanmisi 0. NorthPort 97 – Navarro 27, Onwubere 19, Jalalon 16, Munzon 14, Kwekuteye 9, Nelle 7, Yu 3, Flores 2, Cuntapay 0, Bulanadi 0. Quarters: 32-27, 51-53, 74-75, 106-97. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
'When It All Burns': Sobering lessons about growing fire dangers from the front lines
Jordan Thomas didn't want to just research and write about fire, he wanted to see it up close, and he has turned that experience into the exceptional new book, "When It All Burns." A specialist in the cultural forces that shape fire, Thomas joined the Los Padres Hotshots, a crew that might be viewed as the Navy SEALs of firefighting. He spent 2021 battling wildfires extreme and treacherous even by the standards of these globally warmed times. A first-person account would be compelling enough, especially given Thomas' gift for terse, layered expository writing. But Thomas has more on his mind here. He alternates sequences of harrowing action and macho team-building with deep dives into the ecology, science, economics and, most important, Indigenous cultural practices related to fire. In Thomas' hands these subjects are interconnected, and his writing brings new heat to an ubiquitous subject. If you live anywhere near Los Angeles, you may very well prefer not to read "When It All Burns." But you should. Just this last January, a series of wildfires ravaged the region, fed by gusting Santa Ana winds, drought conditions and low humidity. Projected damage from the fires had ballooned to more than $250 billion in damages in January, The Times reported. At least 30 people were killed in the fires, with economic ramifications expected to stretch into the unforeseeable future. 'When It All Burns' was written well before any of this happened, and it sometimes carries the force of prophecy. The fire next time has already burned, though there will surely be more. Thomas sets the table early on: 'In the past two decades, wildfires have been doing things not even computer models can predict, environmental events that have scientists racking their brains for appropriately Dystopian technology: firenados, gigafires, megafires. Scientists recently invented the term 'megafire' to describe wildfires that behave in ways that would have been impossible just a generation ago, burning through winter, exploding in the night, and devastating landscapes historically impervious to incendiary destruction.' Read more: Nearly 3 months after L.A. fires, 30th victim discovered in Altadena ruins In other words, it's only going to get worse. As a member of the Hotshots crew, Thomas hacked away at undergrowth with a chainsaw as the firefighters made their advance, and he found himself fascinated by the subculture of people, mostly men, assigned to combat these otherworldly infernos. But the education and knowledge he carries also makes him deeply ambivalent about the very nature of fire suppression. For centuries, Indigenous peoples the world over have used controlled fires, or 'cultural burning,' for any number of purposes, from agriculture to reducing the risk of uncontrolled fires. But such practices didn't jibe with increasingly modern economies, and colonialists, especially in North America, saw burning as both barbaric and a threat to industrialized capitalism. Fire surpression was more than a byproduct of Native American genocide, it was part of the master plan: 'In California, fire had always connected people to their food, and Americans set about its suppression with unprecedented brutality.' Researchers who tried to bring this history to light often had their work suppressed like one more controlled fire. And as the practice declined, wildfires entered the breach. As you might expect, life as a Hotshot is fraught with medical risk: Hotshots tend to work sick and injured, loathe to pass up the overtime and hazard pay on which they depend. As Thomas writes, 'The precarious lives of Hotshots are one flashpoint in an expanding field of self-reinforcing social and environmental crises. Scientists call this a sacrifice zone — a place where low-income people shoulder the burden of industrial misconduct.' Read more: Signs of human error grow in failure to evacuate Altadena during fire. But who is to blame? Every time 'When It All Burns' threatens to get dry, like a combustible piece of brush, Thomas brings it back to his own firefighting travails, and the cast of Hotshot characters who showed him the ropes, berated him and bailed him out. The two Los Padres leaders are Edgar, a stern drill sergeant-type who rides everyone with equal venom, and Aoki, just as demanding but with more of a shaman-warrior demeanor. Aoki conducts Thomas' job interview as the two men hike a steep hill; Thomas eventually has to decide between asking questions, which takes up oxygen, or concentrating on the task at hand. 'At a certain level of physical suffering, the pain becomes almost comedic,' he notes, as he assesses his condition before hiking a mountain to carry an injured firefighter back downhill. 'My feet were torn and oozing within my elk leather boots, and every inch of my skin was a rash of poison oak. Hours before I had been incapacitated by muscle cramps.' And moments later: 'The only antidote to the discomfort was to return to the level of exhaustion where the body becomes numb.' 'When It All Burns' is one of those books that immerses the reader in the nuances of a world most of us know only through the lens of tragedy and destruction. Thomas' visceral, crystalline prose only adds fuel to the fire. Vognar is a freelance culture writer. Get the latest book news, events and more in your inbox every Saturday. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
23-05-2025
- Science
- Los Angeles Times
‘When It All Burns': Sobering lessons about growing fire dangers from the front lines
Jordan Thomas didn't want to just research and write about fire, he wanted to see it up close, and he has turned that experience into the exceptional new book, 'When It All Burns.' A specialist in the cultural forces that shape fire, Thomas joined the Los Padres Hotshots, a crew that might be viewed as the Navy SEALs of firefighting. He spent 2021 battling wildfires extreme and treacherous even by the standards of these globally warmed times. A first-person account would be compelling enough, especially given Thomas' gift for terse, layered expository writing. But Thomas has more on his mind here. He alternates sequences of harrowing action and macho team-building with deep dives into the ecology, science, economics and, most important, Indigenous cultural practices related to fire. In Thomas' hands these subjects are interconnected, and his writing brings new heat to an ubiquitous subject. If you live anywhere near Los Angeles, you may very well prefer not to read 'When It All Burns.' But you should. Just this last January, a series of wildfires ravaged the region, fed by gusting Santa Ana winds, drought conditions and low humidity. Projected damage from the fires had ballooned to more than $250 billion in damages in January, The Times reported. At least 30 people were killed in the fires, with economic ramifications expected to stretch into the unforeseeable future. 'When It All Burns' was written well before any of this happened, and it sometimes carries the force of prophecy. The fire next time has already burned, though there will surely be more. Thomas sets the table early on: 'In the past two decades, wildfires have been doing things not even computer models can predict, environmental events that have scientists racking their brains for appropriately Dystopian technology: firenados, gigafires, megafires. Scientists recently invented the term 'megafire' to describe wildfires that behave in ways that would have been impossible just a generation ago, burning through winter, exploding in the night, and devastating landscapes historically impervious to incendiary destruction.' In other words, it's only going to get worse. As a member of the Hotshots crew, Thomas hacked away at undergrowth with a chainsaw as the firefighters made their advance, and he found himself fascinated by the subculture of people, mostly men, assigned to combat these otherworldly infernos. But the education and knowledge he carries also makes him deeply ambivalent about the very nature of fire suppression. For centuries, Indigenous peoples the world over have used controlled fires, or 'cultural burning,' for any number of purposes, from agriculture to reducing the risk of uncontrolled fires. But such practices didn't jibe with increasingly modern economies, and colonialists, especially in North America, saw burning as both barbaric and a threat to industrialized capitalism. Fire surpression was more than a byproduct of Native American genocide, it was part of the master plan: 'In California, fire had always connected people to their food, and Americans set about its suppression with unprecedented brutality.' Researchers who tried to bring this history to light often had their work suppressed like one more controlled fire. And as the practice declined, wildfires entered the breach. As you might expect, life as a Hotshot is fraught with medical risk: Hotshots tend to work sick and injured, loathe to pass up the overtime and hazard pay on which they depend. As Thomas writes, 'The precarious lives of Hotshots are one flashpoint in an expanding field of self-reinforcing social and environmental crises. Scientists call this a sacrifice zone — a place where low-income people shoulder the burden of industrial misconduct.' Every time 'When It All Burns' threatens to get dry, like a combustible piece of brush, Thomas brings it back to his own firefighting travails, and the cast of Hotshot characters who showed him the ropes, berated him and bailed him out. The two Los Padres leaders are Edgar, a stern drill sergeant-type who rides everyone with equal venom, and Aoki, just as demanding but with more of a shaman-warrior demeanor. Aoki conducts Thomas' job interview as the two men hike a steep hill; Thomas eventually has to decide between asking questions, which takes up oxygen, or concentrating on the task at hand. 'At a certain level of physical suffering, the pain becomes almost comedic,' he notes, as he assesses his condition before hiking a mountain to carry an injured firefighter back downhill. 'My feet were torn and oozing within my elk leather boots, and every inch of my skin was a rash of poison oak. Hours before I had been incapacitated by muscle cramps.' And moments later: 'The only antidote to the discomfort was to return to the level of exhaustion where the body becomes numb.' 'When It All Burns' is one of those books that immerses the reader in the nuances of a world most of us know only through the lens of tragedy and destruction. Thomas' visceral, crystalline prose only adds fuel to the fire. Vognar is a freelance culture writer.
