Chapman, 21 and considered by many scouts to be the best left-handed pitching prospect in the world, walked out of his hotel in Rotterdam, the Netherlands,
where Cuba was participating in a tournament, and never returned.
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Cuban Women Volleyball team defeated Guatemala and goes to Japan 2010
Cuba's women's volleyball team will represent the North, Central
American and Caribbean region (NORCECA) in Japan 2010 World
Championships.
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Dayron Robles Heads World Ranking in 110m Hurdles
Olympic champion and world record holder of Cuba, Dayron Robles, set the world’s season time when he clocked 13.04 seconds at the Golden Spike IAAF meeting in Ostrava, Czech Republic, to heads this way the world ranking in 110m hurdles.
Submitted by nesy on Fri, 2009-06-19 12:06.
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Cuban Grand Master Leinier Domínguez Leads Capablanca Memorial in Havana
Cuban Grand Master Leinier Domínguez (ELO 2721) beat Russian GM Boris Savchenko (2655) in 72 moves to remain undefeated and atop the leader board of the Elite group with 3 points at the Capablanca Memorial Chess tournament ongoing in Havana.
Submitted by nesy on Sat, 2009-06-13 11:55.
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Cuban Baseball Championship: Villa Clara Returns Home Unbeaten in Baseball Play Off
Augusto Cesar Sandino stadium, after defeating last night Ciego de Avila for second occasion, in the semifinal of the easter zone of the Cuban Baseball Championship.
Submitted by nesy on Thu, 2009-05-21 11:58.
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Playoffs of Cuban Baseball. Villaclara goes to its homeland with two games after a 3-1 on Friday night
Favored Santiago de Cuba is in the tough position, the team must win
four of five games to make it to the Eastern Division semifinals of the
Cuban Baseball Playoffs.
Submitted by editor on Sat, 2009-05-09 14:55.
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Cuban Leinier Dominguez Heads Chess Ranking in the Americas
Cuban Grand Master Leinier Dominguez heads the ranking of chess players in the American continent with 2, 721 ELO points, four more than the previous leader, the U.S Gata Kamsky.
Submitted by nesy on Fri, 2009-04-03 05:57.
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Two Cuban Players in 2009 WBC All-Star Team
Two Cuban players were included in the All-Star team of the recently concluded 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC).
Submitted by nesy on Thu, 2009-03-26 12:48.
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Raúl Arce, Cuban sport journalist defects to US after baseball tournament
Raul Arce, prominent Cuban sports journalist, who was covering the international baseball tournament in San Diego, California, has defected to the United States.
Japan shuts down Cuba
Daisuke Matsuzaka is turning the World Baseball Classic into his personal showcase again.
Submitted by nesy on Mon, 2009-03-16 12:45.
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Cuba thrash Mexico 16-4 to win World Baseball Classic Pool B
Ariel Pestano belted a three-run homer to help Cuba power past hosts Mexico 16-4 on Thursday, the crushing victory sealing top spot for the Caribbean team in Pool B qualifying at the World Baseball Classic.
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Cuba beats Australia to reach 2nd round at WBC
Pinch-hitter Yosbany Peraza hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and Cuba survived a scare to beat Australia 5-4 on Tuesday to earn a spot in the second round of the World Baseball Classic.
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Cuba Breaks WBC Homerun Record for a Game to Beat South Africa
A ruthless offensive, with record-breaker 6 homers-in-a-game, characterized Cuba’s first victory at the 2nd World Baseball Classic (WBC) against South Africa 8-1 in Pool B, underway in Mexico.
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President Raúl Castro Ruz Gives Banner to Cuban Baseball Team
The President of the Council of State and Ministers gave a national banner to Eduardo Paret, and then Frederich Cepeda read the team’s commitment
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Cuban GM Leinier Dominguez arrives to Spain for the Supertoneo of Linares
Leinier arrives at the tournament with the lowest ELO, but at the same time with no pressure, nothing to lose or prove, and ridding the crest of the wave of a career high
Submitted by nesy on Thu, 2009-02-19 01:03.
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