Five Cuban soccer players defect in Florida - 03/13/2008

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Pop That Balloon News
Published 3/13/2008 by brucio at du Nord
... Michelle Kaufman of the Miami Herald with a story on the first 5 Cuban Olympic team players that defected in Tampa on Tuesday night. ...

The Roundup: Geno’s Ticked, and Duhon’s Sorry
Published 3/14/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... thinks that the WWL ran with the violation story “so [they] can get boffo ratings.” (Hartford Courant) Chris Duhon is contrite for missing a shootaround and his comments that followed. (Chicago Tribune) Jeremy Schapp on Bob Knight’s debut: “He has a long way to go before he’s as good as Digger Phelps. And I mean that 100 percent.” (NYT) Five Cuban soccer players are seeking asylum in the US - and spots on MLS rosters. (Miami Herald) Comparing NFL players to soda, but we’re disappointed that Sunkist ...

Cuban Footers Defect; Lou Dobbs To Patrol Pitch
Published 3/14/2008 by Christmas Ape at SPORTSbyBROOKS
The MIAMI HERALD has the story about five members of the Cuban national under-23-year-old team that took part in in a qualifying tournament for the Olympics in Tampa and decided they liked the place so much that they’d settle down and seek political asylum.”We’re fine, calm, feeling hopeful about our new lives,” (team captain Yenier ) Bermudez told The Miami Herald by phone Wednesday night. “Of course, we’re nervous because we’re young, have no family here, and we don’t yet know the way of life here, but we hope the Cuban and American communities will help us get started.” ...