Sports

We know, to the uninitiated, the Cuban and Puerto Rican flags can confuse some people. But when you are ESPN, you MIGHT want to double-check your images before publishing them. On the heels of the much-anticipated fight between Floyd Mayweather, Jr., and Miguel Cotto, the folks at ESPN boxing placed a Cuban flag behind the […]

They say ignorance is bliss, and when it comes to the "Los Locos" cheering section at the Targe Center in Minneapolis, home of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves, they might want to rethink their clothing choices. The group, which is a fan-created community that is now being promoted by the team, seems to be going a […]

Tonight in Miami, during the Opening Day ceremonies between the Miami Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals, José Feliciano sang a rendition of the national anthem that was greeted by cheers at the ballpark. In 1968, a similar rendition at the World Series in Detroit was roundly criticized by many Americans, almost ending Feliciano’s career […]

Today the University of Southern Mississippi published the following article on their site in response to the "Where's Your Green Card?" chants directed at Kansas State's Ángel Rodríguez during the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. University Takes Disciplinary Action Against Pep Band Students The University of Southern Mississippi has completed a review […]

Today, CNN reported that Kansas State guard Ángel Rodríguez, a Puerto-Rican born American citizen, has accepted the apology from Southern Mississippi's president regarding the "Where's your green card?" chants directed at him yesterday in the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. "I heard it. I don't pay attention to that nonsense, especially because […]

Now THIS is a cool story. Well, not for Blazers ex-coach Nate McMillan, who was let go yesterday by the team, but for Kaleb Canales, who was named interim coach. And we think he is the first Mexican American to lead an NBA team. We did research it, but the only nugget we found was […]

Tonight, the Office of Public and Media Relations for the NCAA responded to our request regarding a "Where's Your Green Card?" chant made this afternoon by members of the Southern Mississippi pep band and directed at Kansas State freshman guard Ángel Rodríguez, who was born in Puerto Rico and is an American citizen. The quote […]

Southern Mississippi President Dr. Martha Saunders released a statement addressing the "Where is your Green Card?" chants from their pep band directed at Puerto Rican-born and Kansas State point guard Ángel Rodríguez during the first round of a NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament today: We deeply regret the remarks made by a few students at today’s game. […]

As reported by The Los Angeles Times and other outlets, chants of "USA! USA!" directed at a predominantly Latino high school basketball team from San Antonio led to a formal complaint by the school and an apology from the superintendent of Alamo Heights, whose fans had initiated the chant. This is what the Times reported: […]

Granted, Shaquille O'Neal is no longer an active player in the NBA, he is an analyst for TNT, but nonetheless he was named of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players and with confirmation that he indeed said SOMETHING disparaging against Puerto Rico during All-Star Weekend in Orlando, we have been asking for the NBA to comment […]

Here is the English translation done by LatinoRebels.com editors of the original Spanish statement from TAB Deportes regarding disparaging remarks made by TNT Sports analyst Shaquille O'Neal: In recent days our news of Mr. Shaquille O'Neal, one of the top 50 NBA players ever, has traveled the world. Tiro Al Blanco (TAB) began some 18 months […]

Le pasamos el sguiente comunicado de TAB Deportes:   En los pasados días nuestra noticia del Sr. Shaquille O'Neal, uno de los mejores 50 jugadores de la NBA, ha recorrido el mundo entero. Tiro al Blanco (TAB) comenzó hace algunos 18 meses y a Dios gracias, ha tenido un crecimiento constante, ganándonos el respeto y la […]

We had unconfirmed rumors from anonymous sources that last night TNT analyst Shaquille O'Neal was going to offer a public apology about alleged disparaging remarks he made to reporter Emilio Pérez about Puerto Rico during All-Star Game Weekend in Orlando. He did not say anything, and now questions are spiraling about whether the Tiro Al […]

Two days ago, the Twitter feed of former NBA star and current TNT Sports analyst Shaquille O'Neal hinted on Twitter that he might address the surrounding controversy regarding an encounter with a Puerto Rican sports reporter during All-Star Weekend in Orlando. Today on Twitter, after several tweets late Sunday night and more tweets on Tuesday […]

TNT Sports analyst and former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal returned to Twitter today to address the ongoing controversy surrounding alleged comments that he made against Puerto Rico to a sports reporter from the island's Tiro Al Blanco sports show. Late Sunday night, Shaq was actively tweeting and denying reports from TAB's Emilio Pérez. After posting a […]

The following is ROUGH ENGLISH TRANSCRIPT and OVERALL SUMMARY of the interview between Rocky the Kid (@rockythekid), Billy Forquet and Emilio Pérez of @tabpr yesterday morning on El Despelote on La Nueva 94 in Puerto Rico. Pérez was the reporter who had an alleged incident with TNT analyst Shaquille O'Neal, Pérez claims that Shaq said […]

Here is the broadcast segment from Monday morning's "El Despelote" show on la Nueva 94 in Puerto Rico. The broadcast is in Spanish, and the hosts interview Emilio Pérez, the reporter from Tiro al Blanco who describes his encounter with Shaquille O'Neal during the NBA's All-Star Weekend in Orlando. We will have an English transcript […]

A report out of La Nueva 94 in Puerto Rico states that ex-NBA star and TNT personality Shaquille O'Neal had some choice words for the island, during NBA All-Star Game festivities this weekend in Orlando. This is what La Nueva 94 is claiming  that Shaq said to Emilio Pérez, a Puerto Rican sports talk personality of […]