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ESPN Airs “Esto es SportsCenter” Ad on Its Both English- and Spanish-Language Channels (VIDEO)
April 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
With a 15 percent increase in ESPN’s Hispanic audience over the past five years, the network has added a Spanish-language television advertisement for its show “SportsCenter” to its broadcasts. continue reading »
Univision Deportes Launches with Emphasis on Soccer
April 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Univision on Saturday will launch a sports channel seeking to attend to the "insatiable appetite" of the Latino audience for soccer, the senior vice president for production at Univision Deportes, David Neal, told Efe. continue reading »
Real Madrid Reveals Plans for New Resort in the United Arab Emirates
March 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At a reported cost of $1 billion (US), Spanish soccer team Real Madrid is expanding its brand and creating the Real Madrid Resort Island in the United Arab Emirates, making it the first recreational tourism complex built under the Real Madrid trademark. continue reading »
Barcelona Coach Angry With Soccer Star Pique for White-Water Rafting with Shakira
March 23, 2012 | by Goal.com | Latino Daily News
Barcelona's head coach appears to be getting increasingly frustrated with one of his defender's choice in off-time activities with girlfriend Shakira. continue reading »
Spanish Soccer Star Iker Casillas to Wed Journalist Girlfriend
March 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The goaltender and captain of the Spanish national soccer team that won the 2010 World Cup, Iker Casillas, will wed journalist Sara Carbonero in July, the next issue of Lecturas magazine reports on its cover. continue reading »
Knee Injury Takes NBA’s Ricky Rubio Out for Season and 2012 Olympics
March 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish phenom Ricky Rubio was only in his first year with the Minnesota Timberwolves when a showdown with Kobe Bryant ended his season. With just 20 seconds remaining in the Timberwolves’ game ag continue reading »
Mardona Wants to Settle $53 Million Italian Tax Bill and Return to Italy
March 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Former Argentine player and current coach of Dubai's Al Wasl soccer club Diego Armando Maradona said on the weekend that he wants to settle his back tax bill of some 40 million euros (about $52 million) with the Italian Treasury so that he can return to Naples and be able to get together again with his friends in Italy. continue reading »
Latino H.S. Basketball Team Taunted with “USA!” After Defeat
March 8, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The predominately white Alamo Heights’ high school basketball team celebrated their Region IV -4A championship by chanting “USA!” “USA!” Was this just heady enthusiasm or a racist chant as many are charging. continue reading »
NFL Quarterback Ditches Fiancé Jenny Montes Just Hours before Walking Down the Aisle
February 24, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Jason Campbell, quarterback for the Oakland Raiders, cancels his Caribbean nuptials with fiancé Jenny Montes, hours before she walks down the aisle. continue reading »
Don King Calls Boxer Chris Arreola a ‘Wetback’ -Watch Video
February 21, 2012 | by BuzzerBeat | Latino Daily News
During a 15 minute rambling news conference speech attempting to promote his two boxers, the legendary boxing promoter, Don King, 80, left the room aghast with a racial slur. continue reading »
Controversial Futbol Coach, Tomas Boy, Could be Sidelined After Punching Photographer
February 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Morelia Monarcas soccer club coach Tomas Boy is the subject of a criminal complaint filed with prosecutors in the central state of Puebla alleging that he punched a photographer, Mexican media reported. continue reading »
Olympic Gold-Medalist, Jessica Mendoza, Encouraging Latinas to Succeed
February 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Jessica Mendoza, an Olympic gold medal winner with the U.S. softball team, says that young Hispanic women can dare to be different by going to college and dedicating their energies to sports. continue reading »
Maradona’s $56 Million Italian Tax Debt is “Persecution” He Says
February 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Soccer icon Diego Armando Maradona, who enjoyed some of his best years while playing for Napoli, says he has no plans to visit Italy again until he can resolve his quarrel with Italian tax authorities, who claim he owes 40 million euros ($56 million). continue reading »
Check Out Rodrigo Palacio’s Impressive Goal Against Lazio, Scored on his 30th Birthday (VIDEO)
February 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Though many claim it was unlikely that Rodrigo Palacio planned to score a goal with his backwards flick, he did, and on his 30th birthday no less! The Argentine player for Genoa CFC continue reading »
Legends 10 Secures Exclusive License to Represent Pele Worldwide
February 8, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latin America Business News
It was announced today that, for the first time in 40 years, sponsors, brand managers and others seeking access to world soccer legend Pele will be able to do so through a single agency. continue reading »
Miracle: Futbolist Salvador Cabanas Makes Professional Comeback in Spite of Bullet Lodged in Skull
January 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
When futbol player, Salvador Cabañas was shot back on January 25, 2010 no one thought that he would survive the close range bullet to the head or that he would return to professional playing when the bullet remained in his skull. continue reading »
NY Giant’s Victor Cruz Becomes Dad for First Time
January 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
New York Giant’s wide receiver and zone salsa dancer, Victor Cruz became a first time dad on Monday, January 9 in New Jersey. continue reading »
Texas Rangers Fans Say Gracias to Nelson Cruz
October 16, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Texas Rangers are returning to the World Series some 50 years after their last appearance and much of that is due to their right-fielder Nelson Cruz. continue reading »
Victor Cruz NFL’s Newest Darling at Least for This Week
September 25, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
How did the San San Francisco Giant’s most unlikely game hero, Victor Cruz, become this week’s NFL darling? The 29-16 Sunday win for the Giants v Eagles made everyone notice this Puerto Rican wide receiver that was an undrafted free agent not that long ago and just signed in the off season. continue reading »
JUST IN: NY Yankee’s Mariano Rivera Makes 602nd Save , Becoming All-Time Saves Leader
September 19, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
If anyone doubted it before it is official as of a few minutes ago, NY Yankee, Mariano Rivera, is a talent all unto himself. He just became the all time saves leader and will go down as one of if not the greatest relief pitchers in baseball. continue reading »
