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Think it over, MLB Network. Last night during the World Baseball Classic telecast between Team Mexico and Team USA, the graphics group at the MLB Network wanted to shares some fun facts about the countries. They got most of the information correct, except for one big error: the United States does not list English as […]

Here’s something that caught our attention via a press release: ESPN will present a Spanish-language simulcast of the Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico World Baseball Classic game, Sunday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will be highlighted by several of baseball’s biggest stars, including Robinson Cano, Jose Reyes, Hanley Ramirez, Nelson Cruz and Carlos Beltran. […]

This week the 2013 World Baseball Classic moved to venues on this side of the world, with first-round games being played in Arizona and Puerto Rico. Besides the games, the WBC also got political. In Arizona, Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Passan reported this week that Team Mexico player Marco Estrada was stopped by police for running […]

On January 30, the Mexican national soccer team (known as “El Tri”) is scheduled to play Denmark in an international friendly at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. According to Milenio, there is a push by immigration rights supporters to have the team not play in Glendale and choose another U.S. venue outside of […]

I was 3 years old the night my hero died.

In case you missed what ESPN announcer Mitch Holthus, the voice of the Kansas City Chiefs, had to say about KState’s Angel Rodriguez, here is a clip of the video. Stay ignorant, Mitch. UPDATE: Holthus apologized via Twitter when we asked him about the story. @latinorebels please I DO apologize! I meant no racial slur […]

UPDATE: Holthus apologized for his comments today on Twitter, when we asked him about the story. @latinorebels please I DO apologize! I meant no racial slur at all I have the UTMOST respect for Angel as a student-athlete! — Mitch Holthus (@mitchholthus) December 23, 2012 Yesterday ESPN announcer (and voice of the Kansas City Chiefs) […]

A lot has been written about "Los IceHogs Night" in Rockford, IL, this past week. You know where the Rebeldes stand on it and what our jefe had to say about it for NBC Latino. And don't get us started about the fact that the group that helped to design the now infamous Los IceHogs […]

Before you jump to conclusions—which some people associated with the "Los IceHogs" November 16 event being promoted by the American Hockey League's Rockford IceHogs said I had done already—my NBC Latino piece about the event did not say that the people behind the now Internet-famous IceHog in a sombrero with garish jersey accompanied by Corona maracas […]

Yesterday we posted about the new "Latino" jersey premiering for the AHL's Rockford IceHogs on November 16, and besides one person on our site who respectfully disagreed, the majority of our Facebook and Twitter communities thought the #NoMames for a "Los IceHogs Night" was well-deserved. Apparently, the IceHogs got the blessing of Rockford's local coalition of […]

44 years ago in Detroit, José Feliciano's career was almost destroyed when he sang a soulful and unique rendition of the national anthem. Tonight in San Francisco, before Game 1 of the National League Championship Series between the Giants and the Cardinals, Feliciano felt the power of redemption. The Puerto Rican legend had a preview […]

This will lead to some interesting discussion about self-identity and heritage. Of course, it is Hispanic Heritage Month and everyone and their mother are promoting the worthy contributions of notable Latinos/Hispanics. We aren't big fans of HHM because in the end, for us, every day is HHM. However, we do think that some HHM efforts […]

Why did Ozzie Guillen even have to weigh on the Yunel Escobar story? On Tuesday, Escobar, who plays for the Toronto Blue Jays, was suspended for three games for having the gay slur "maricón" on his eye black. Escobar claimed cultural ignorance, saying that Latino ballplayers use that term all the time. Yes, "maricón" does have […]

CityNews Toronto has posted today's entire press conference in New York, where Toronto Blue Jay shortstop Yunel Escobar apologized for displaying the Spanish word "maricón" on his eye black. Escobar was suspended three days without pay by the Blue Jays. The video shows the entire context of what Escobar said in Spanish and how his […]

Today, Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar was suspended three games by the team for wearing eye black that contain a gay slur in Spanish, several outlets reported this afternoon. The eye black said "Tu ere maricón." The word "maricón" is considered by many Spanish speakers to be a gay slur, and even though the eye […]

In essence, the Yahoo! sports piece that Kevin Kaduk wrote this evening about Toronto Blue Jay shortstop Yunel Escobar is spot on accurate. The screen shot from the piece clearly shows the eye black on Escobar's face say "Tu ere maricón," which is a gay slur in places like Cuba (where Escobar was born), the Dominican […]

Let's forget for just a few moments the smugness and self-promotional arrogance of CNN contributor Ruben Navarrette, Jr., who continues to provide his own congratulatory play-by-play updates on his public Facebook site about a column that in the end called into question the patriotism and accomplishments of American medalist Leo Manzano. We have already responded […]

Leave it to pro-statehood and GOP darling Luis Fortuño to conveniently stop being a pro-US-statehooder during the London Olympics. The last few days, Fortuño, who is facing a tough re-election this November, has suddenly become one proud boricua during Puerto Rico’s Olympic efforts. Never mind the fact that as someone who fervently supports Puerto Rico […]

Is it getting this bad when a sports reporter can't ask a question in Spanish on TV and translate for viewers in English without having the ignorantes scream, "THIS IS AMERICA, SPEAK ENGLISH!!!" and expose all that is awful about this country? Such is the case of ESPN's Pedro Gómez, who asked the father of […]

Dear Boston Celtics, are you kidding us? Here is what the official Twitter account of Joe Arpaio tweeted out yesterday: I appreciate the many letters regarding my Birthday, especially the letter from the Boston Celtics. twitter.com/RealSheriffJoe… — Joe Arpaio (@RealSheriffJoe) June 18, 2012 A birthday letter? A flipping birthday letter? Does anyone your PR department […]

ORIGINALLY PUBLLISHED AT REMEZCLA It’s often said that there’s nothing more American than baseball (much to the chagrin of apple pie). We’re not sure if that line was cobbled together in a public relations meeting but it does hold some weight when one considers how some aspects of the history of the sport mirror historic […]