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OPINION: With the Death of Keishla Rodríguez, Boxer Félix Verdejo Is Failure of a Man

The need to do better as a society is a grand understatement.

  • May 3, 2021
  • 9:39 AM

MLB Players Born Outside of the 50 States Drop Slightly for 4th Straight Year

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 28% of Major League Baseball players were born outside the 50 states. That represents a drop for the fourth straight season, although this decrease was particularly small.

  • Apr 2, 2021
  • 2:25 PM

Episodio 5 de LA BREGA: Guerreros del basket

The Latino Rebels Radio episode for March 20, 2021.

  • Mar 20, 2021
  • 11:03 AM

Netflix’s PELÉ Explores the Athlete-Activist Quandary

What is an athlete’s responsibility to the community?

  • Feb 25, 2021
  • 5:48 PM

Longtime ESPN Baseball Correspondent Pedro Gomez Dies at 58

Pedro Gomez, a longtime baseball correspondent for ESPN who covered more than 25 World Series, has died. He was 58.

  • Feb 8, 2021
  • 12:41 PM

The Political Legacy of Diego Maradona

Latino Rebels Radio: December 29, 2020

  • Dec 29, 2020
  • 1:16 PM

Argentina Cops Search Office of 2nd Doctor in Maradona Case

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The investigation into Diego Maradona’s death continued Tuesday with police raids on the office and home of the psychiatrist who cared for the soccer star and is being investigated for possible medical negligence.

  • Dec 1, 2020
  • 5:19 PM

Maradona’s Doctor Is Under Investigation Following the Football Star’s Death

Argentine police searched Leopoldo Luque’s home on Sunday and seized some medical records, computers, hard drives and cellphones.

  • Nov 30, 2020
  • 9:35 AM

Argentine Soccer Great Diego Maradona Dies at 60

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, has died. He was 60.

  • Nov 25, 2020
  • 12:18 PM

Pirates to Wear No. 21 on September 9 to Honor Roberto Clemente

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Roberto Clemente’s legacy in Pittsburgh and his native Puerto Rico is secure. The club the Hall of Fame outfielder spent two decades playing for is trying to ensure that legacy —both on and off the field— is acknowledged regularly by the masses.

  • Sep 3, 2020
  • 5:40 PM

Record 110 Dominican Players on Opening Day MLB Rosters

NEW YORK (AP) — A record 110 players from the Dominican Republic were on opening-day major league rosters, boosted by an expanded pool following the layoff caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Jul 24, 2020
  • 4:58 PM

Mexico Cancels Soccer Season Because of Coronavirus Pandemic

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Liga MX canceled the remainder of its spring season without crowning a champion for the first time, a decision caused by the new coronavirus pandemic.

  • May 23, 2020
  • 4:23 PM

Soccer Players in Latin America Looking for Help Amid Virus

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Santiago Cedeño opened the front door of his house when the car stopped outside. For days, the Panamanian soccer player had been eagerly anticipating the vehicle and its cargo of food supplies.

  • May 22, 2020
  • 4:21 PM

No More ‘Kissing the Ball’ in South American Soccer

There will be no more kissing the ball for good luck in South American soccer.

  • May 14, 2020
  • 9:20 AM

During the Time of COVID-19, Player Pay and Job Security Not Minor Issues for Many Latino Pro Baseball Players

The vast majority of ballplayers —who toil with teams connected and not connected to MLB clubs in hopes of reaching the majors— are playing in a much different economic playing field.

  • May 13, 2020
  • 3:06 PM

Brazilian Footballers Want Health Assurances Before Restart

SÃO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian footballers are calling on health authorities to give them better assurances before they agree to start playing again amid the coronavirus pandemic.

  • May 5, 2020
  • 2:27 PM

Video of High School Students Chanting ‘Where’s Your Passport?’ During Basketball Game Sparks Heated Debate

Some are defending the students on social media, saying they come from a public school unable to recruit international students.

  • Feb 18, 2020
  • 5:09 PM

Transgender Woman Poised to Make Argentine Soccer History

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Dozens of trophies, balls and cups sit on two worn, wooden shelves in the small home in a Buenos Aires suburb of Mara Gómez, who is poised to become the first transgender woman to play professional soccer in Argentina.

  • Feb 14, 2020
  • 9:13 AM

How Kobe Bryant Is Part of My American Immigrant Story

Kobe and the Lakers made me part of something when I felt I had nothing.

  • Jan 27, 2020
  • 2:31 PM

Latino USA and Code Switch Present: ‘Death Of A Blood Sport’

A special episode from NPR’s Code Switch, reporter Adrian Florido headed down to Puerto Rico and attended many cockfights to understand what the ban means for locals.

  • Jan 23, 2020
  • 4:32 PM

Baseball Star Ortiz Makes First Appearance Since Being Shot

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz made his first public appearance in the Dominican Republic on Sunday nearly six months after he was shot in what authorities called a case of mistaken identity.

  • Dec 9, 2019
  • 10:11 AM

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