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Friday International B-Ball Update
John Shurna and his USA U-19 Basketball team are the only undefeated team in the World Championships at 6-0, and will play in the quarterfinals today against Canada. What's more, Shurna has been a pre...
Graph of the Day: Aroldis Chapman's Fastball
Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman raised eyebrows around the baseball world this spring. Pitching for the Cuban team in the World Baseball Classic, Chapman flashed an incredible fastball and some na...
WBC PITCHf/x: Más de Cuba
Cuba faces Japan in another re-match of the 2006 World Baseball Classic final. This time, the loser goes home but the winner only qualifies for the semi-finals. In Cuba's last game, they ...
Cuba PITCHf/x
Cuba and Japan got together in San Diego for a rematch of the 2006 WBC Championship. It's a rare treat to see the Cubans play on American soil, and getting PITCHf/x on their star pitchers is a c...
Viva La Revolucion! White Sox Cubano News with a Bullet
Dayan Viciedo is no longer a teenager as he turns 20 today. Jose Contreras is now officially a Cuban-American as he obtained his US Citizenship today. Due to Conteras' return to Miami for his citi...
What Do We Know About the Impending Viciedo Signing?
Dayan Viciedo was supposed to be introduced as the newest member of the White Sox in a press conference on Friday, but apparently visa issues--there's always visa issues--may have derailed the event, ...
Viciedo Rhetoric Becoming Ridiculous
First, Dayan Viciedo was the Cuba's Best Teen Talent and referred to as the Cuban Babe Ruth in some circles, which might have been a compliment if it wasn't first applied to Jose Canseco. I noted that...
United States v Cuba
When the U.S. national side takes on Cuba this weekend it will be the first time in 60 years that the nats will have played on the island. The US should win the game easily but I cannot help...
White Sox sign Alexei Ramirez to 4-year deal
Holy crap!I don't even know what to say. We were excited about the prospects of signing Ramirez (video at link) when we first heard about his availability, but cautioned that if he wasn't a major leag...
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