ISLA MARGARITA, Venezuela.- The Leones del Escogido achieved their third and the Dominican Republic’s eighth Caribbean Series title on Sunday, by beating the Leones del Caracas 7-4.

Escogido returned to the Caribbean classic after an 18-year absence and won five out of its six challenges.

The title was decided in the last game after Puerto Rico beat Mexico by 8-2, which obliged the Dominicans to beat the hosts to prevent a tie breaker against the Puerto Rican team on Monday.

The Indios de Mayagüez from Puerto Rico came second with their 4-2 score, the best result for Puerto Rico since they finished in the same place and the same score in Carolina in 2007.

Puerto Rico has not won the series since 2000.

The Mexican team, Los Naranjeros de Hermosillo finished third with 2-4 and Caracas last with 1-5.

The crown returned to Dominican hands following last year’s victory by the Venezuelan Tigres de Aragua in Mexicali. The Dominican team has won 6 out of the last ten tournaments.

Escogido won its last Caribbean championship in Miami in 1990 and has not played in the series since 1992 when it was held in Hermosillo.

Venezuela, with nothing to play for after being eliminated in the fifth game, made 5 errors in the deciding game, in which it used all its substitute players.

In contrast, the Dominicans went on the offensive from the start in order to ensure the title.

Join us to celebrate the Second Radio Controlled Aircraft Cup in Dominican Republic. The competition will feature the world’s most distinguished radio controlled pilots performing the ultimate scale stunts while amazing the audience with 100% extreme action.

2nd “Dominican Jet Meet Cup 2010”

Sport and Scale flight demonstrations.
Presentation of all participating aircrafts.
Extreme flight demonstrations.
Interaction with the public.
Demonstration by our local pilots.
Presentation of our International guest pilots from U.S.A., United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Chile, etc…
Musica by Local DJ.

January 29, 30, 31  2010
Aerodromo Hobbiland
At 10:00 AM

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According to Antonio Acosta, president of the organizing committee, the event started today, 10 May at the Rincon Dam facilities in Monsignor Nouel.

Santo Domingo.– As the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games loom ever closer, Dominican 400m hurdler Felix Sanchez trains harder to be ready to defend his gold medal.

Sanchez was plagued by injury troubles throughout 2005-2006, but the 30-year-old champion achieved an important silver medal in Osaka which marked his gradual return to full confidence.

After failing to make the final of the 400m hurdles at the Sydney Olympics, Sanchez wore a souvenir red band around his wrist as motivation. He wore it when winning 43 consecutive races from 2001 to 2004, including his two world titles and Olympic title. He retired it after the Athens Olympics, and donated it to the IAAF for auction.

Source: DominicanToday.com

Cabarete.– The annual Cabarete Kiteboarding World Cup will take place from 24-29 June at Cabarete Beach, which features the perfect combination of wind, water and waves in the Dominican Republic.

Known as the latest craze in extreme sports, kiteboarding involves a large parachute-like kite that pulls a surfboard across the water. Kite size varies with wind velocity, and when laid flat they can measure 40 to 66 feet in length. Depending on wind speeds, riders can travel up to 35 mph across waves and jump up to 30 feet in the air.

Because Cabarete’s “Kite Beach” attracts avid kiteboarding enthusiasts and has developed into a unique community that encompasses reputable schools, exceptional instructors and passionate students.

As a result of its ideal kiteboarding conditions, Cabarete draws several highly regarded competitions including the Kiteboarding World Cup and Master of the Ocean. The Kiteboarding World Cup brings together some of the best riders in the world.

Source: DominicanToday.com

San Diego.– World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Lightweight Champion Joan Guzman (28-0, 17 KOs) has obtained a visa that will allow him to travel to Scotland to defend his title against interim champion and Scotland-native Alex Arthur.

“This was the last hurdle that we needed to clear before we could make our title defense,” Guzman said. “Now we’re just waiting on the new date.”

The fight was scheduled for Saturday, May 3 at Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland, but due to Guzman’s visa issues, the fight will now have a new date.

All we need now is for Frank Warren (promoter) of Sports Network to give us the new, rescheduled date,” said Sean Gibbons, matchmaker for Sycuan Ringside Promotions, the company that promotes Guzman. “Guzman cleared up his visa issues and is now ready to go to Scotland to successfully defend his WBO junior lightweight belt.”

Frank Warren won the rights to this championship fight in a WBO purse bid.

Source: DominicanToday.com

Santo Domingo- American Airlines announced the signature of a collaboration agreement with world record swimmer Marcos Diaz for the third consecutive year.

Through the agreement, American Airlines will continue flying the ultra-distance swimmer to all countries in his agenda this year to compete in his specialty, open water, and successfully represent Dominican Republic.

“We feel very satisfied to again support the great national talent called Marcos Diaz,” said Oliver Bojos, American Airlines marketing manager in Dominican Republic.

Source: DominicanToday.com

On his way to 500 career homeruns, Dominican slugger Manny Ramirez is passing some exclusive company. The Washington Heights raised player hit his 494th and 495th career dingers of Yankee pitcher Mike Mussina and led the BoSox to the 7-5 drubbing of the hated NY Yankees.

With his massive bombs Ramirez passed Fred McGriff and Hall of Fame legend Lou Gehrig and took sole possession of 24th on the MLB all time homerun list. Ramirez has been on a tear lately and we could see his 500th homerun within the next few weeks. To start the season Ramirez has 5 homeruns, 13 hits in his last 26 at bats with 11 R.B.I.

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Although there has been opposition to the proposed name changes, especially from baseball diehards, MLB Publicity director Johns Innabundle said it would allow for MLB to extend its base further into Latin America and recognize the tremendous work of Dominicans in baseball. Rollin Daround, VP of the Baseball Preservation Authority, argued that it was not necessary to rename an existing organization and welcomed a Dominican named organization, but only when a new team was created or when a team was relocated. Dr1.com
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Kansas City Royals is the team with the largest number of Dominicans on their roster, with six. Boston is second with five, and there are four Dominicans players in the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees, making these the most popular teams for local fans.

See http://www.dr1.com/news/2008/033108_Dominicans_in_MLB.shtml for the complete list of Dominicans in Major League Baseball.   Dr1.com