U.S. Latino Olympians to watch
peep this
sun 8/10/2008
(image by Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
Age: 23
Hometown: East Los Angeles, California
Sport: Boxing (Middleweight)
Watch: August 16, 20, 23
Age: 41
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Sport: Swimming (50m free, 4x100m free)
Watch: August 15 -17
Age: 19
Hometown: Duncanville, Texas
Sport: Boxing (Light Flyweight)
Watch: August 13, 16, 19, 22, 24
unfit
daily dos
fri 7/4/2008
(image by Mykl Roventine via flickr)
New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez has officially split up with his wife, Cynthia Scurtis, who is rumored to be dating rocker Lenny Kravitz.
in use
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tue 7/1/2008
Us Weekly says New York Yankees baseball star Alex Rodriguez has been making late-night trips to the New York apartment of pop star Madonna.
barack with it
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wed 6/4/2008
(image by My Hobo Soul via flickr)
Baseball stars Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez and Albert Pujols are three of Sports Illustrated's Fortunate 50, the highest-earning athletes in the U.S.
nods and more nods
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wed 5/14/2008
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Miguel Tejada, Sammy Sosa and Rafael Palmeiro are three out of 30 players named to Sports Illustrated's Baseball All-Scandal team.
coughin'
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mon 2/11/2008
(image by Waka Jawaka via flickr)
New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez and Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal were videotaped participating in a cockfight in their native Dominican Republic. Although illegal in the U.S., cockfighting is legal in the Dominican Republic.
ball or fall
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fri 2/8/2008
Daddy Yankee has purchased Puerto Rican basketball team Criollos de Caguas.
green for green
daily dos
tue 8/28/2007
(image by Tracy O via flickr)
Baseball cap manufacturer New Era will no longer sell New York Yankees hats sporting "gang symbols and colors." (via The Latin Americanist)
nice cup size
daily dos
wed 8/15/2007
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Newly crowned home run king Barry Bonds says he plans on retiring at the end of the 2008 baseball season.
más maíz
daily dos
wed 7/11/2007
(image by David Gallagher via flickr)
U.S. sports agent Gustavo Dominguez was sentenced to five years in prison for smuggling Cuban baseball players into the country. It was the first conviction connecting human trafficking to baseball.
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