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Caminero and Chourio take their teams to the World Series
A Dominican slugger and a Venezuelan outfielder enter a matchup that will give one franchise its first championship.
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José Alvarado begins his next chapter in New York
Puerto Rico’s guard returns to regular-season play with a championship behind him.
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Caribbean Cup semifinals put three Champions Cup places on the October line
Four clubs entered the two-leg semifinal round, with a postponed return match now set for October 28.
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Freddy Peralta’s October turnaround earned an ALCS MVP
MLB reported the Dominican right-hander posted a 0.75 ERA over three championship-series appearances for Tampa Bay.
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Tampa Bay’s pennant had a distinctly Latino supporting cast
MLB Español identified five Latino contributors across the Rays’ American League Championship Series win.
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Violette-Portmore Caribbean Cup semifinal moves to Kingston on October 28
Concacaf confirmed Sabina Park and a 7 p.m. Eastern kickoff after postponing the original return leg.
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Yareli Acevedo’s Shanghai finish keeps Mexico in the world-track conversation
The Mexican rider placed fourth as the UCI Track World Championships closed in Shanghai.
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Club Sando and Mount Pleasant left their Caribbean Cup semifinal level
A 1-1 first leg in Port of Spain sent the defending champion back to Jamaica with an away-goal edge.
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Fernando Mendoza’s first NFL snaps arrived in a hard lesson
The Raiders rookie entered late in a rain-soaked loss at New England and completed six of eight passes.
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José Ramírez turned two postseason games into a rare offensive sequence
The Dominican third baseman doubled, tripled, homered and singled across Cleveland’s ALDS Games 3 and 4.
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Fernando Mendoza’s Raiders story begins with family roots before a stat line
A Raiders October profile traces the rookie quarterback’s Cuban family history and representation message.
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Marileidy Paulino enters the World Athlete of the Year race
The Dominican champion’s October nomination follows a narrow September victory in London.
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Colombia’s women used October friendlies to keep a World Cup cycle moving
Matches against Venezuela on October 10 and 13 were part of Colombia’s preparation for Brazil 2027.
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SPORTS / SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER
Recent results & the calendar ahead
Sports / Culture / Opinion / Film · LUCIR
Karl-Anthony Towns Helped End New York’s 53-Year Wait. Where Is His Movie?
A Dominican star, a championship the Knicks spent more than half a century chasing, and a life too big for a highlight reel.
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Sports / Baseball · LUCIR
Tatis and Machado contribute as Padres stay alive
San Diego’s 4–3 win over Milwaukee forces Game 4 in the NLDS.
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Before the October Highlight, Jackson Chourio Built a Season
The Venezuelan outfielder’s development record offers a fuller way to assess a rising major-league talent.
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Freddy Peralta’s October Comes With a Different Uniform
The Dominican right-hander’s season asks a familiar playoff question: how much weight should recent form carry?
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Sports · LUCIR
Capitanes Build a Season, One Return Visit at a Time
Mexico City’s G League calendar and a September rights trade explain two different kinds of continuity.
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What Is Confirmed for the NBA’s November Return to Mexico City
Denver and Indiana meet November 7. For fans planning a visit, the ticket category matters as much as the matchup.
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Argentina Plans More Than One Place to Say Gracias, Leo
The October 6 farewell pairs a match at River’s stadium with a separate communal viewing event at UBA.
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Cuba’s Men Returned to the Olympic Volleyball Field Through Moncton
Cuba beat Canada 3–1 on September 19 in the NORCECA Olympic Qualifier final, securing the region’s men’s volleyball berth for Los Angeles 2028.
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Sports · LUCIR
Brazil’s Women Won South America and an Olympic Place in Rio
Brazil completed an unbeaten, straight-set run at the September 13 South American Championship, beating Argentina in the title-deciding round-robin match and qualifying for Los Angeles 2028.
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Flor Ruiz’s Javelin Record Gave South America a New Measure
World Athletics reported September 8 that Colombian thrower Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado set a South American record of 67.34 metres in Santo Domingo the previous month.
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Sports · LUCIR
The Concacaf W Champions Cup’s Fall Window Is a Test of Whether Club Pathways Can Hold
Concacaf has scheduled the third W Champions Cup group stage from August through October 2026, keeping women’s club football active during a crowded regional calendar.
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Mexico City’s Formula 1 Weekend Is Still Ahead — and the Track Is the Point
The official Formula 1 schedule lists two Mexico City Grand Prix practice sessions on October 30, a third practice session and qualifying on October 31, and the race on November 1.
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More from the 2026 season
Sports · LUCIR · LOOKING BACK
Dominican Women’s Basketball Has a Podium Finish Worth Following
A 102–69 third-place win in July gives Dominican women’s basketball a concrete result and players worth following.
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Sports / Tech · LUCIR · LOOKING BACK
Dominican eFIBA Results Put Digital Basketball on the National Record
The July world finals put Dominican players, scores and teamwork into the official record of digital basketball.
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Evelina Minaya’s 6.66-Metre Leap Expands the Dominican Sports Story
A 6.66-metre national-record jump in June puts women’s field events at the center of a Dominican sports achievement.
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Sport, memory & the screen
Sports / Culture · LUCIR
The Padres’ New Owners Expand the Picture of Latino Power
Gary Acosta’s The Latino Brand connects a change in baseball ownership to culture, capital and the authority to shape an institution.
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Culture / Sports / Profiles · LUCIR · LOOKING BACK
Mónica Puig’s Gold Deserves More Than an Anniversary
Looking back at Rio 2016, the result is settled. How we cover the athlete behind it remains a choice.
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The Match Makes 1986 a Question of Memory
Argentine directors Juan Cabral and Santiago Franco revisit the 1986 match through archives, political memory and competing recollections.
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Club de Cuervos Makes Inheritance a Contact Sport
The 2015 series turns a football club’s succession crisis into an argument about public belonging and private dynasty.
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La Suprema Wants a Television Signal Before a Championship
In Felipe Holguín’s 2023 film, an Afro-Colombian girl’s boxing dream meets a village’s missing electricity and map presence.
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