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On Sunday, May 27, the Argentine-born Manu Ginobili led his San Antonio Spurs to victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference Finals. In addition to his 26 points, he and opponent James Harden also collaborated on this facepalm-worthy double flop. There’s no doubt that Ginobili is an elite Read More
Being Latino Deportes Here’s the latest Being Latino Deportes update, recapping a wild week in sports. Controversial Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen displayed the full extent of his gifted silver tongue this week when a reporter asked him a question about Fidel Castro. True to form, Guillen responded: “F*****g, grow up motherf****r – are you Read More
On Saturday (May 5) night, Miguel Cotto lost his WBA Junior Middleweight title (via a unanimous decision) to Floyd Mayweather Jr., the man many consider the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet. Though Mayweather was heavily favored to win (he was a 7-to-1 favorite), Cotto’s performance far exceeded many people’s expectations. Saturday night’s fight showed Read More
As another week draws to a close, let’s take a look into the world of Latino sports… ‘Ring Kings’ to fight this Saturday… Many of you reading this are hotly anticipating tomorrow’s title fight between Miguel Cotto and Floyd Mayweather. The long standing rivals are set to compete for the WBA Welterweight title, pitting a Read More
Being Latino Deportes Happy Friday, everyone! As we draw down another week, let’s take a quick glimpse into what’s been happening in the world of Latino sports. It was announced that Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda would have season ending surgery to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder. Pineda, who New York received in a Read More
Tuesday, April 24, 2012: Barcelona – Chelsea If you had told a Chelsea fan that, after 43 minutes, they’d lose two of their starting defenders (Gary Cahill to injury and captain John Terry to an expulsion), be forced to play with 10 men for the remainder of the match (due to the Terry expulsion), and Read More
For the most part a kiss is just a kiss, however who you are kissing may be an issue and frowned upon. This past weekend Club América player Christian Benítez and teammate Matías Vuoso pretended to kiss each other after Benítez scored the final goal that gave their team a win over Puebla. The Mexican Football Federation said Read More
Being Latino Deportes Happy Friday, everyone! As we draw down another week, let’s take a quick glimpse into what’s been happening in the world of Latino sports. Raffi Torres lets loose; suspended indefinitely Phoenix Coyotes forward Raphael ‘Raffi’ Torres was suspended indefinitely this week following a brutal illegal hit against Chicago Blackhawk wing Marian Hossa. Read More
Being Latino Deportes Good morning, sports fans! Here’s another quick look into the wide world of Latino sports: Ozzie gets sidelined for Castro comments New Miami Marlins manager – and unfortunate motor mouth – Ozzie Guillen found himself in hot water this week over comments made in a recent TIME magazine interview. Guillen stated, “I Read More
On Tuesday, April 10, the Miami Marlins suspended general manager Ozzie Guillén for the “I love Fidel Castro” remark he made during a recent interview with TIME magazine. The five-game suspension came on the same day that the Venezuelan-born former ballplayer delivered an apology to the team’s Cuban-American fans at a press conference at Miami Read More