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The White Sox reacted Tuesday to Ozzie Guillen's suspension.

Jorge Arangure examines the sudden rise in Cuban defectors, pointing out seven key reasons behind the movement, ranging from the success of Alexei Ramirez and Kendry Morales to the transition of power from Fidel Castro to his brother, Raul Chavez.

Blog | Conversation | September 16, 2009

Fidel Castro on Monday defended the Cuban taekwondo athlete who kicked a referee in the face at the Beijing Olympics, saying Angel Matos was rightfully indignant over his disqualification from the bronze-medal match.

Fidel Castro on Wednesday blasted the "rich and powerful masters" of the Olympics for dropping baseball from the games beginning in 2012, and said two recent defeats to the United States doesn't mean Cuba can't still win gold in Beijing.

Fidel Castro might bar Cuban boxers from competing in the world championships in Chicago and other qualifying events leading to the Beijing Olympics to prevent possible defections.

Ailing Cuban President Fidel Castro promised on Sunday that two star boxers who left their team during the Pan-American games in Brazil last month would be treated fairly upon their return today by Brazilian authorities.

Fidel Castro blamed American money for the disappearance of two boxers from the Pan Am Games.

"The player who speaks here is not Omar Linares but the son of a country who rejected a contract of $40 million to make himself a professional." -- Fidel Castro, April 5, 1999 PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba -- They are the last of baseball's Cold Warriors, t...