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Nate Diaz Officially Suspended From UFC for Homophobic Tweet
May 21, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Nate Diaz has officially been suspended by the UFC for a homophobic slur he tweeted directed towards Bryan Caraway. Diaz recently aimed an angry tweet at Caraway for accepting Pat Healy's continue reading »
Coach Mourinho Set to Leave Real Madrid Three Years Before Contract Ends
May 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid after the final two matches of the La Liga season, club president Florentino Perez said Monday, with three years left on his contract. continue reading »
Rafael Nadal Takes Down Roger Federer, Wins Rome Masters
May 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Spain's Rafael Nadal rolled over Switzerland's Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3 on Sunday in the final of the Rome Masters, taking his 7th title at the clay-court event. continue reading »
America Qualifies for Finals After Eliminating Monterrey
May 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
America beat Monterrey 2-1 after tying them 2-2 in the first match of a two-game series, thus qualifying for the final in the Mexican Clausura soccer tournament. continue reading »
Nadal, Federer Face-off at Rome Finals
May 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Spain's Rafael Nadal produced his best tennis of this year's Rome Masters on Saturday, starting the match on fire and finishing strong to claim a 6-2, 6-4 semifinal victory over Czech Tomas Berdych. continue reading »
Atletico Madrid Wins 10th Copa del Rey Champsionship
May 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Atletico Madrid won its 10th Copa del Rey championship here Friday with a 2-1 upset victory in extra time over Real Madrid. King Juan Carlos, accompanied by Queen Sofia, was on hand to present the Copa del Rey trophy to Atletico. continue reading »
Where is Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson – Florida Police Want to Know
May 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Former Miami Dolphin wide receiver and former husband of Evelyn Lozada, Chad ‘Ochocingo’ Johnson is missing and Florida police want to know his whereabouts. continue reading »
French Daily: PSG to Offer Real Madrid $129M for Cristiano Ronaldo
May 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Paris Saint-Germain is ready to offer Real Madrid 100 million euros ($129 million) for striker Cristiano Ronaldo, French sports daily L'Equipe said Thursday. continue reading »
Alabama All-Hispanic Soccer Team Wins School’s 1st Championship in 38 Years
May 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff
For nearly four decades, Collinsville High School in Alabama had been without any kind of championship, but that changed last weekend when the school's all-Hispanic soccer team brought the school a state trophy. continue reading »
ESPN Deportes Upfront Unveils Original Programming, Road to Brazil 2014
May 16, 2013 | by ESPN Deportes
ESPN Deportes, the leading Spanish-language sports network, puts major focus on second screen and original programming during its Upfront presentation in New York City. The network also reinforces ESPN’s total market approach in serving Hispanic sports fans and advertisers, and ESPN Deportes’ unique positioning in the marketplace for Spanish-speaking fans. continue reading »
Argentine Tennis Star del Potro Speaks with Pope Francis at Vatican
May 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Argentine tennis star Juan Martin del Potro, who is taking part in this week's Rome Masters event, met Wednesday with Pope Francis I at the Vatican. "Today I was able to meet and talk with Pope Francis I at the Vatican. continue reading »
Top Earning Latino Athletes
May 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Sports Illustrated released a list of the 50 highest-earning American athletes in 2012. Known as the "Fortunate 50" this group included professional boxers, baseball players, golfers, etc., the highest paid athlete was boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. who earned $85 million after fighting two boxing matches. continue reading »
Atlas Coach Tomas Boy Handed Two Game Suspension For Attacking Opponent
May 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The Mexican Soccer Federation's disciplinary committee handed down a two-match suspension to Atlas coach Tomas Boy for a scuffle with an opposing manager. Angry after his team lost 3-1 in a quarterfinal with Santos Laguna, Boy tried to attack one of the opposing goal-scorers, but was intercepted by coach Pedro Caixinha. continue reading »
FC Barca Superstar Lionel Messi Out for Several Weeks with Leg Injury
May 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff
FC Barcelona striker Lionel Messi strained his right thigh and will be out of action two to three weeks, the Spanish team said Tuesday. continue reading »
Fernando Alonso Wins 2013 Spanish Grand Prix for Ferrari
May 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Spanish Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso secured a superbly-run victory in the Grand Prix here, his second triumph of the season after winning the Chinese Grand Prix, a win that allows him to climb 13 points closer to the leader in the rankings, Germany's Sebastian Vettel, driving for Red Bull, who finished fourth. continue reading »
