By Manuel “Manny” Davila LatinaLista When I told people I wanted to do an ultra-marathon relay from San Antonio to Laredo, most people thought I was crazy. “Why would you do that?”, most asked as if I was one step away from being locked up at a mental hospital. Why? The reason why is that [...]
Spotlight Nonprofit: Making kids “TOPS” of their game on and off the court
LatinaLista — Sports has long been considered the “great equalizer.” No matter a person’s financial background, ethnicity or race, if he/she had the ability and the persistence it was believed they could make it in that sport. Yet, there are some sports, because of their cost, special equipment and playing facilities, automatically bar some children [...]
Brazil: The 2011 Pan Am games show the world Brazil is more than soccer
By Edy Bestle LatinaLista SAO PAULO, BRAZIL — Amazing! Astonishing! Breathtaking! These are some of the adjectives heard referring to the opening of the Guadalajara Pan-American Games. It is really a privilege to be watching this event, even if I am watching it on TV, comfortably sitting on my sofa at home, in São Paulo. [...]
Oklahoma ranks 7th in obesity rate among adults
Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma – Oklahoma has the seventh highest rate of obesity in adults among the 50 states, according to a report from the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Oklahoma’s obesity rate is listed at 31.4 percent. Results of the report, “How Obesity Threatens America’s Future [...]
Latino coach says culture holds back US youth from international soccer championships
LatinaLista — It’s estimated that over 18 million people in the United States play soccer, 78 percent of which are under the age of 18. While the sport, better known as “futbol” or “football” in the rest of the world, is steadily gaining in popularity in the US — after all, who wasn’t watching or [...]
Boxer Brandon Rios shows that dreams can come true
By Mariana Llamas-Cendon Amigos805.com OXNARD — At 24 years of age, Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios is a professional in the boxing ring. As an amateur fighter Rios had won the Silver Gloves, the Ringside Nationals, the USA Nationals, and was chosen as an alternate for the Olympics in 2004. As a pro, he had won [...]
