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Cuba

Hemingway Yacht Club: The sea as a bridge

Julio Batista May 24, 2017
A strip of sea could become a barrier or a tomb. Cuba and Florida know this well. However, that same strait could become a bridge between two peoples whose development has been marked…
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Rio 2016: Medals for Cuban émigrés

Julio Batista Aug 22, 2016
Present at the just-ended Olympic Games were at least 10 athletes of Cuban origin, some who garnered medals under other flags, who, in most cases, had made a name for themselves on the…
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Politics in baseball — a force play

Julio Batista Apr 12, 2016
What's interesting about politics is that, by changing some words, people can claim advances without ever changing anything. Point in fact: one year and three months after Dec. 17,…
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Why do Cuban athletes emigrate?

Julio Batista Feb 25, 2016
The question of why our sportsmen continue to leave has too many answers and almost all of them involve personal aspirations and economics. Having said that, let's focus on sports for…
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Cuban sports: Playing under their own flag

Julio Batista Nov 4, 2015
Cuban athletes Dayron Robles and Norberto González have set encouraging precedents with their "reincorporation" to Cuban sports life after spending more than one year without any…
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NBA and Cuba: A bridge between two worlds

Julio Batista Apr 27, 2015
The first encounter on Cuban soil took place in March, during the semifinals of the Superior Basketball League, when an advance team led by Kim Bohuny, the NBA's public relations chief,…
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Caribbean baseball czar: This is the moment for Cuba

Julio Batista Apr 15, 2015
Though the arrival of Juan Francisco Puello had been announced, it still made headlines in Cuba. The president of the Federation of Caribbean Professional Baseball (CBPC), who attended…
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Playoffs will be a baseball showcase

Julio Batista Mar 25, 2015
None of the four major teams in the history of Cuban baseball will go to the post-season of the 54th National Series. Instead, Matanzas, Ciego de Ávila, Granma and Isle of Youth will be…
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La Cruz: The gold of the undefeated

Julio Batista Mar 17, 2015
Whenever Julio César La Cruz Peraza raises his fists to his cheeks to defend himself on the ring, his opponents thank that it is a trick, an illusion created by the Cuban pugilist to…
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Cuban baseball: The blockade and the profits

Julio Batista Feb 17, 2015
According to U.S. laws, no Cuban institution or person living in Cuba may receive payment in dollars for his services and that applies also to baseball. That is why some of the best…
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