Puerto Rico Archive

  • Jehue Gordon and Javier Culson set national record in World Games 400M Hurdles

    Jehue Gordon and Javier Culson set national record in World Games 400M Hurdles

    Javier Culson was the toast of the Caribbean when he split the American dominance in the 400M Hurdles to cop the silver medal. A spirited run by Culson saw him putting out a personal best as well as a national record when he clocked 48.09s...

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  • Mexico outlast Puerto Rico

    Mexico outlast Puerto Rico

    Several years before establishing himself as one of Mexico’s finest youth baseball pitchers, Cesar Cebreros was a talented hitter and outfielder.

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  • Ivan Calderon to make MSG debut

    Ivan Calderon to make MSG debut

    WBO light flyweight champion Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon of Puerto Rico (32-0, 6 KOs) will make his Madison Square Garden debut on June 13th against two time world title challenger Rodel Mayol (25-3, 19 KOs) of the Phillipines. Along with this being Calderon’s first fight...

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  • Jose Torres has died

    Jose Torres has died

    Former light heavyweight champion Jose Torres has died in his native Puerto Rico. He was 72. His widow, Ramonita Ortiz, says Torres died Monday of a heart attack. Torres won the world light heavyweight title in 1965 by beating Willie Pastrano at Madison Square Garden...

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  • CONCACAF results

    CONCACAF results

    30.10.08      U-17 Women’s World Cup Rnd 1     Japan – USA    3:2 29.10.08      U-17 Women’s World Cup Rnd 1     Costa Rica – Germany    0:5 Champions League Grp B     Pumas UNAM – San Francisco FC    6:0 Grp A     Deportivo Saprissa –...

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  • Honduras defeats Puerto Rico

    Honduras defeats Puerto Rico

    Honduras thrashed Puerto Rico 4-0 in their world cup qualifier in Honduras on Wednesday night. Julio Cesar deLeon started the deluge for Honduraas in the 24th minute. That was followed by Wilson Palacios in the 49th, then a double by David Suazo in the 50th...

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  • CONCACAF women make run for gold

    CONCACAF women make run for gold

    The Olympic qualifiers are now on for Women’s soccer in the region. The qualifiers thus far have yielded some rather interesting results, the most astounding ones being the Cuban victory over the British Virgin Islands – 21:0 and the Trinidad and Tobago win over St....

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  • Puerto Rico get FIBA Americas bronze

    Puerto Rico get FIBA Americas bronze

    Puerto Rico, through a spirited performance by Elias Ayuso who scored 39 points, beat Brazil to cop the bronze medal at the FIBA Americas Olympic qualifying event. It was merely a contest of bragging rights, however, as both teams failed in their bid to qualify...

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