Dominican capital´s Leones win Winter Baseball crown
Sports January 27, 2016 | 8:10 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominicancapital´s Leones del Escogido once again proved they´re "a hard kill"going from underdog to champions with their 16th crown in DominicanWinter Baseb[...]
Dominican prospect Jose Rosario dies in motorcycle accident
Sports January 25, 2016 | 3:27 pm
Santo Domingo.- Pitching prospect Jose Rosario, 20, died Sunday night in a motorcycle accident in the Dominican Republic, the Houston Astros announced today in a press release.
"Jose was[...]
Costa Rican Chaplet wins LatAm golf tourney at Casa de Campo
Sports January 18, 2016 | 8:49 am
La Romana, DominicanRepublic – On Saturday, when Paul Chaplet, 16, of Costa Rica, briefly took thethird-round lead in the Latin America Amateur Championship with an eagle on the14th hole, he did [...]
Dominican Republic beats Canada at Olympic qualifier
Sports January 9, 2016 | 6:58 am
Lincoln, Nebraska.—The Dominican Republic women's volleyball team beat their Canadian rivals infour sets at the NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament on Friday — increasingtheir chances for [...]
Shaquille O’Neill could soon call the Dominican Rep. home
Sports January 6, 2016 | 10:29 am
La Romana, Dominican Republic.-Basketball great Shaquille O’Neill could soon join the galaxy of sports,financial and showbiz stars who have their second home in the country´s eastregion reso[...]
La Romana´s Toros fade as winter baseball heats up
Sports January 5, 2016 | 10:19 am
Santo Domingo.- A long homerby Jordany Valdespin in the first inning, a RBI sacrifice fly Audy Ciriaco inthe third, combined with shutout pitching led by opener Adrian Salcedo waseverything the Est[...]
Dominican Republic to host FIBA Americas League for Clubs
Sports December 30, 2015 | 2:06 pm
Santo Domingo.– The Gran Arena del Cibao in Santiago de los Caballeros will host Group A of the FIBA Americas League for Clubs Championship which will take place from 15-17 January 2016.
T[...]
Lazaro Armenteros to hold January showcase
Sports December 26, 2015 | 8:48 am
Santo Domingo.– USA Today's Bob Nightengale reports that Cuban outfielder Lazaro Armenteros will hold a showcase for teams on January 8 in the Dominican Republic.
Nightengale says that all [...]
Four teams set to battle for Winter Baseball crown
Sports December 21, 2015 | 10:07 am
Santo Domingo.- LaRomana´s Los Toros del Este exploded with a five-run rally in the third inningto defeat San Pedro´s Estrellas Orientales 12 to 7 and again advance to the playoffsof the [...]
BMX Association awards its national champions
Sports December 11, 2015 | 1:19 pm
Santo Domingo.- TheDominican BMX Committee (CDBMX) and the Dominican Cycling Federation (FEDOCI)on Thursday awarded over 40 athletes for the events of the National BMX Championship 2015.
Th[...]
Casa de Campo, the Caribbean jewel that will host the 2016 LAAC
Sports December 10, 2015 | 4:13 pm
La Romana, Dominican Republic.- Thursday, January 15,2015 was a far from ordinary day in the rich history of Casa de Campo, thestunning resort located at La Romana, Dominican Republic. On that day,[...]
Winter Baseball Season team standings
Sports December 1, 2015 | 10:13 am
Santo Domingo.- As ofDecember 1, Dominican Republic´s Winter Baseball Season goes into the finalstretch prior to the elimination round.
Standings
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Venezuelans defeat Dominicans in Baseball Premier 12
Sports November 14, 2015 | 12:18 pm
Chinese Taipei.– The Dominican Republic suffered its fourth straight loss, this time against Venezuela 8-6, to become, along with Puerto Rico, one of the disappointments of the Premier 12 Basebal[...]
Dominican Towns, Villanueva shine under NBA spotlight: EFE
Sports November 12, 2015 | 10:43 am
Houston.- Dominicanbasketballers again took the NBA´s spotlight with rookie center Karl-AnthonyTowns and power forward Charlie Villanueva, becoming Latin America´s best playerson Wednesda[...]
Dominican Cueto hurls gem in historic game fraught with firsts
Sports October 29, 2015 | 11:18 am
Kansas City.- KansasCity Royals fans know Johnny Cueto. They’ve known him since hewas acquired from the Cincinnati Reds. He was lauded when he threw a pitching gemagainst the Houston Astros. Now [...]
World´s eyes on Central America, Lat-Am Amateur Golf Championship
Sports October 26, 2015 | 12:48 pm
One of the main goalsof the Latin America Amateur Championship (LAAC) is to aid in the developmentand growth of the game in Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean and SouthAmerica. Its mission is f[...]
The capital´s Tigres score first Dominican winter baseball win
Sports October 16, 2015 | 7:53 am
Santo Domingo.- SantoDomingo´s Tigres kicked off the Winter Baseball 2015-16 season with a 9-3 trouncingof their city rivals Leones at Quisqueya Stadium Thursday night.
Mel Rojas Jr. hit[...]
Dominican Winter Baseball kicks off tonight
Sports October 15, 2015 | 10:36 am
Santo Domingo.- DominicanRepublic´s Winter Baseball Season, now in its 65th year, goes intofull swing Thursday night with the capital´s two teams playing the seasonopener in Quisqueya sta[...]
Dominicans trip Canada, head to volleyball finals
Sports October 2, 2015 | 8:50 am
Morelia, Mexico - TheDominican Republic foiled Canada's quest for a NORCECA women's continentalchampionship on Thursday after falling in four sets to in semifinal action.
Timescolonist.comrep[...]
Dominican volleyball women head to Pre-Olympic
Sports September 30, 2015 | 11:09 am
Michoacán, Mexico.- DominicanRepublic´s women’s volleyball team on Tuesday night secured a ticket to thePre-Olympic in January after an easy win over Mexico, its third consecutivevictor[...]
Club Arroyo Hondo hosts Taekwondo competition
Sports September 25, 2015 | 3:58 pm
Santo Domingo.- The ClubArroyo Hondo (CAH) recently hosted its 6th annual Taekwondo tournamentas part of the prominent institution´s 46th anniversary activities.
First place went tothe [...]
Presidential praise, Boston day on Big Papi´s 500 homers
Sports September 22, 2015 | 7:53 am
Boston.- The BostonRed Sox on Monday paid tribute to David Ortiz, in his first game at Fenway Parksince joining the exclusive club of 500 homeruns.
During the 15-minute ceremonyheld prior to [...]
N. Carolina’s Contango wins Dominican billfish series
Sports September 21, 2015 | 3:24 pm
Cap Cana, DominicanRepublic - The third and final leg of the 2015 Dominican Triple-Header Billfishtournament series came to a close with North Carolina’s Contango as the serieswinners.
The [...]
