The best Latino athletes in the United States are part of the legend of world sports, and Latinos are standing out more and more in the North American professional leagues. Initially, the bulk of them belonged to the Major Leagues, but today, Latino presence is very...
The so-called “Island of Enchantment” is world famous for the enormous quality of its players and boxers, but on our list of the 10 best athletes in Puerto Rico there is also room for figures who have excelled in basketball, tennis and athletics. Did we...
When the Harlem Globetrotters and the Minneapolis Lakers played an exhibition game in Chicago in 1948, critics dismissed the contest as a publicity stunt. There was no way the all-Black Globetrotters — a comedy team of sorts — could beat the Lakers, the reigning...
A World Cup is always complex, considering all the upsets and qualification scenarios. However, the upcoming competition in Qatar is considerably more complicated. Qatar is hosting the World Cup, a country with a population the size of Chicago and a landmass slightly...
On Aug. 26, the Milwaukee Bucks boycotted Game 5 of their first-round series in the NBA playoffs against the Orlando Magic. The Bucks refused to play in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake seven times in the back by a police officer in Kenosha, Wis. The...