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The Americas Report
Current sport headlines and commentary from around the Americas.
 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2008
Follow the competition from Durban, to Puerto Vallarta, Buenos Aires, Dubai, and Benidorm on the road leading up to the final championship matches in Marseille, France, the host country for the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
An Incredible Journey: The Story of Six Cuban Baseball Defectors
 Matt Crossman & Bob Parajon
Two months before the worst two nights of his life, Yunel Escobar was a frustrated baseball player in the Cuban National Series, Cuba's equivalent of major league competition. He could see his future, and that was the problem. There wasn't much of one.
Collins Wins Third IGFA Inshore World Championship
 Pete Johnson
Fresh from a team win in the IGFA Offshore World Championship, held in Cabo San Lucas Mexico in May, Robert Collins won the IGFA Inshore World Championship while defending his Grand Champion title accumulating the most points for five targeted species.
Former Champ Leads with 5-Fish Slam After Day 2 of the IGFA Inshore World Championship
 Pete Johnson
On Day 2 of the IGFA Inshore World Championships, Joe "Pepe" Lopez of Coral Gables, Fla. became the leading angler by catching and releasing all five tournament species to complete his first slam towards regaining his 2006 grand champion title.
Keys Angler Sets the Pace in Day 1 of the IGFA Inshore World Championship
 Pete Johnson
Local Keys angler John Timura is atop the leaderboard among 32 world class fly and light tackle champions, after releasing three snook and three redfish for 600 points after the first day of the IGFA Inshore World Championship, which runs through July 2.
Bay Area Glider Makes Record-Breaking Flight to Mexico
 Melissa Weaver
Six hours into a record-breaking glider flight from the San Francisco Bay Area to Mexico, Eric Rupp finally allowed himself to breathe. The end of the flight that he had begun to think was impossible was within reach. The continuous 444 miles of non-powered flight - from Hollister to the border town of Calexico - using only wind currents and thermal air pockets took him over remote mountains and deserts.
Olympic Tales to Cherish From Mexico, 1968
 Daily Telegraph
The Mexico City Games of 1968 arrived in a troubled summer. This was the year of the Tet Offensive in Vietnam, and the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Students were rioting and demonstrating all over the world, including in Mexico, where they felt the bureaucratic government had betrayed the principles of the Mexican Revolution.
 Evel Knievel's Son Smashes Record
 Reuters
Robbie Knievel bettered his daredevil dad's world record by jumping over 24 buses on his motorcycle. He achieved the feat at King's Island park in Ohio - the same place where his father cleared 14 buses on a motorcycle jump three decades ago.
Lorena Ochoa Wins Her 3rd Straight Sybase Classic
 Tom Canavan
Lorena Ochoa found a new way to win, grinding it out instead of running away from the field. A day after leaving the retiring Annika Sorenstam in her wake, Ochoa overcame a balky putter to shoot a 1-under 71 and post a one-stroke victory over five players Sunday for her third straight victory in the rain-shortened Sybase Classic.
Cuba Embraces Golf to Boost Tourism
 Reuters
Now that Fidel has handed over power to his brother, Raul, Communist Cuba is setting aside any ideological objections and is embracing golf, the most capitalist of sports.
Dubai Showdown Under Way
 Beach Soccer Worldwide
From May 6 to 10, Six Asian Nations will battle it out at the “Jumeirah Beach Park” for three berths to the global showpiece where 16 teams will try to take home the most prestigious trophy of the year.
When Bad Things Happen to Good Players
 Joel Drucker
Though it's never fair to compare tragedies and therefore diminish the genuine pain of any individual, like all fields, tennis has seen its share of misfortune. Here are just a few:
Cheerleading Surging in Latin America
 Casey Woods
The Ducks, a coed team that includes 10 young men, will be among 900 cheerleaders from 36 Latin American teams at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando for the Cheerleading and Dance Worlds championships.
Olympic Flame's Journey Through Paris Turns Chaotic
 Jerome Pugmire & Elaine Ganley
Security officials extinguished the Olympic torch twice today as protests against China's human rights record turned a relay through Paris into a chaotic series of stops and starts.
Arizona Approves Ban on Mexican Sport of Horse Tripping
 Cronkite News Service
For centuries, the sport of horse tripping has been a part of traditional "charreadas," Mexican-style rodeos, but the practice may soon be a thing of the past in Arizona. On Monday, the House approved and sent to the Senate a bill that would ban horse tripping as entertainment.
China's Olympic Flame Lit Amid Protests
 Agence France-Presse
Protests against China's rights record and crackdown in Tibet disrupted ceremonies on Monday to light the Olympic flame for the Beijing Games.
IGFA Partners with Florida Keys Outfitters to Produce Inshore World Championship
 Pete Johnson
The "Super Bowl" of fly and light-tackle inshore fishing, the International Game Fish Association's Inshore World Championship stands to grow even more prestigious, thanks to a recently announced partnership with Florida Keys Outfitters. (Scheduled for July 7-9, 2009)
Marquez v Pacquiao: Rematch Pressed
 Nick Giongco
Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) is hell-bent in staging an immediate rubber match between Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez and his Filipino tormentor Manny Pacquiao, GBP publicity director head Ramiro Gonzalez told the Bulletin on Tuesday.
Mexico Rolls, but Falls Short of Olympics
 Ivan Orozco
As a steady wind blew in murky clouds above The Home Depot Center yesterday, things began to grow dimmer for Mexico's under-23 national soccer team and its coach, Hugo Sanchez. Sanchez's “El Tri” won't be going anywhere this summer, certainly not to Beijing for the Olympic Games.
Soccer: Canada Ties Mexico in Quest for Olympic Berth
 Colin Smith
Canada's surprising 1-1 tie with Mexico on Wednesday night in its opener at the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament should smooth the way for it make the semi-finals next week and get a one-game shot at earning its first Olympic berth since the sport became a full medal event.
Tokyo Marathon Runner Solves Mystery of Sore Nipples
 Alastair Himmer
Choking pollution and sapping heat will be the major concerns for the world's elite marathon runners at this year's Beijing Olympics. But for millions of other marathon men and women, concerns are of an altogether more painful nature.
Little League Coach Trades His Son for a Case of Schlitz
 The Sportsman's Daily
For Derek Kern, the decision was an easy one. In the Florence Little League annual draft, Kern selected his son Raymond first, then traded Raymond to the rival Hoffer's Diner A's for a warm case of Schlitz beer.
IGFA Partners with Bonnier Marine Group to Produce Offshore World Championship
 Pete Johnson
For the seventh straight year, Cabo San Lucas has been chosen as the location for the 2008 IGFA Offshore World Championship, which will take place off the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja peninsula from May 11th–16th, 2008.
The 'Black Power' Protest Which Shook the World
 Janelle Oswald
Four decades ago, athlete Tommie Smith became a part of Olympic history’s most memorable moments. But he is not remembered for his gold medal in the 200-meter dash at the 1968 Olympics, but for that iconic moment when he and bronze medalist John Carlos, raised their black gloved fists in a display of ‘black power.’
California Salmon Arriving in Record Low Numbers
 Jane Kay
The Central Valley fall run of chinook salmon apparently has collapsed, portending sharp fishing restrictions and rising prices for consumers while providing further evidence that the state's water demands are causing widespread ecological damage.
Venezuelan Shootout Fishing Tournament
 Rick Alvarez
Venezuela’s prestigious 14th Annual International La Guaira Billfish Shootout Tournament, a 3-day all-release team event under IGFA rules, is scheduled to take place from April 8th-13th, and promises to be one of the best ones yet.
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