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Celizic: MLB needs Cuban to breathe life into game

The initial news was delightful: Mark Cuban wanted to buy the Dodgers. The follow-up news was depressing: a baseball team isn’t a possession he has to have.

Cuban 'not on the prowl' for Dodgers — or any team

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who lost in a bid to purchase to the Chicago Cubs, apparently still has some interest in owning a Major League Baseball team.

Cuban pitcher who hurt stopping fight

The pitcher who helped Cuba defeat the Baltimore Orioles in the United States a decade ago is in stable condition after his face was crushed with a blunt object while trying to stop a fight.

Cuba volleyball player seeks asylum in Puerto Rico

A Cuban volleyball player who vanished from his team's hotel in Puerto Rico appeared at a U.S. immigration office and requested political asylum on Tuesday.

SEC files notice of appeal in Cuban trading case

The Securities and Exchange Commission says it plans to appeal a federal judge's dismissal of the agency's insider-trading lawsuit against Mark Cuban.

CIA records: Cuban exile informed on colleagues

Recently released CIA files from the mid-1960s show Cuban exile and accused terrorist Luis Posada Carriles informed on violent Miami-based efforts to attack Fidel Castro's fledgling Cuban government even as he was deeply involved in helping them.

Cuban dissident punk rocker Gorki Aguila visits US

Cuban dissident punk rocker Gorki Aguila is in the U.S. for 15 days to promote his new CD, but he's not sure if he'll be able to return home because of his sharp criticism of the Cuban government.

Stanford lobbied for Cubans to play in tournament

Financier R. Allen Stanford, who is awaiting trial on charges he orchestrated a massive Ponzi scheme, spent a half-million dollars in a lobbying effort to gain U.S. approval for Cuba to participate in his international cricket tournament.

Nonprofit law group sues US in Cuban 5 spy case

A nonprofit law group on Wednesday sued the U.S. government, demanding more information about contracts the government had with journalists it paid while they were reporting on the prosecution of five Cuban intelligence agents in Miami.

Judge: Cuba must pay $27.5M for jailing journalist

A federal judge ordered the Cuban government and the ruling Communist Party on Wednesday to pay $27.5 million in damages to the mother of a journalist jailed since a 2003 crackdown on dissent.

Fewer Cubans make crossing to Fla; economy cited

The number of Cubans attempting to cross the Florida Straits has fallen by more than half, putting 2009 on track to be perhaps the lowest for migration from the communist island in almost a decade.

Records shed light on Cuban-Nelson dispute

The feud between Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and former coach Don Nelson stretches back nearly seven years and has some $7 million at stake. But just how ugly and dysfunctional their relationship has been is only now being revealed.

Suit accuses Mavericks owner of diverting profits

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is accused of wrongfully diverting millions of dollars from the NBA franchise's home arena to help make up for cash shortfalls incurred by the team, according to a lawsuit filed by a company controlled by the team's former owner.

Judge dismisses SEC complaint against Cuban

A federal judge dismissed a civil insider-trading lawsuit against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban on Friday, dealing the Securities and Exchange Commission a rare high-profile setback.

Cuba acknowledges top pitcher's desertion

Cuba has acknowledged the defection of pitcher Aroldis Chapman, a week after he walked away from a tournament in the Netherlands.

Report: Top prospect defects from Cuba

A top Cuban pitching prospect with a 100 mph fastball has defected from the national team while playing in a tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Mark Cuban sues SEC over insider trading documents

Mark Cuban sued the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday for access to documents detailing the insider trading case against the Dallas Mavericks owner.

Cuban apologizes to Kenyon Martin's mom

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has apologized to the mother of Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin.

Mavs owner Cuban fined $25K for Twitter comments

The NBA slapped Mavericks owner Mark Cuban with a $25,000 fine Sunday for publicly criticizing the officials after Denver's 103-101 win over Dallas.

Cuban calls out every Mav after loss to Thunder

The Dallas Mavericks are testing the patience of Mark Cuban.

Cuban-American businessman freed from captors

Kidnappers have released a Cuban-American businessman tied to an influential anti-Castro organization after holding him for nearly a year in Panama's jungle, family and officials said Tuesday.

Judges: Miami school board can ban book about Cuba

Miami school officials can remove from library shelves a book about Cuba that depicts smiling children in communist uniforms but avoids mention of problems in the country, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.

Cuban getting money's worth on latest fine

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is getting his money's worth out of his latest fine.

NBA fines Cuban $25,000 for actions in Denver

Mark Cuban is in trouble with the NBA again.

Mexico sends Cubans home under new accord

Mexico sent home the first group of illegal Cuban migrants under a new accord aimed at cutting off an increasingly violent human-trafficking route to the United States, the government said Thursday.

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BBC News - President Obama replies to Cuba's dissident blogger
Source: BBC News

US President Barack Obama has engaged in an unprecedented written exchange with a blogger in Cuba who is openly critical of its communist government. His comments came after prize-winning blogger Yoani Sanchez sent questions chiefly about US-Cuba relations.

Mark Cuban's Plan to Choke Google's Super Powers
Source: Gizmodo

Musing on his blog, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks has thrown out a crazy idea for Microsoft. Instead of spending billions promoting Bing, what if they paid the top 1000 sites a million bucks to de-list from Google?

U.S, Cuban, Mexican Scientists Plan Joint Gulf of Mexico Research
Source: Reuters

"U.S., Cuban and Mexican scientists have drawn up plans for joint research in the Gulf of Mexico."

Doctors in Cuba Start Over in the U.S.
Source: The New York Times

Many Cuban doctors have immigrated to the United States and work in various professions.

Che Chic Endures for Communists and Capitalists
Source: CNN

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNN) -- It is the most popular photograph in history: Argentine revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara stares pensively at the horizon, his steely eyes shielded behind a thick beard and his trademark beret.

Obama administration edges toward ending Cuban embargo
Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Never in the past five decades has a U.S. administration faced a harder full court press from governments in the region, U.S. politicians and economic interests groups to radically alter its Cuba policy.

The Mark Cuban Stimulus Plan - Open Source Funding
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The Mark Cuban Stimulus Plan for Start Ups

Cuba celebrates 50 Years of Freedom from US hegemony - what will Barack Obama do?
Source: Yahoo! News

Over 50 years, the Communists erased illiteracy, built a world-admired health care system, and built thousands of new schools. After 10 anti-Cuba US administrations, what will Barack Obama do?

McCain's Tests
Source: Slate

In this article, McCain again tells about his "great" test during the Cuban missle crises. It points out how Kennedy handled the problem with a cool head and saved us from another disasterous war. Hmmm, cool head, I hope we have one to help us in the next four years.

(Photo) Obama's "twin" causes a stir at Pepsi Center
Source: Yahoo! News

Even if you know he's a fake, it's a little shocking to see Gerardo Puisseaux close-up. The Cuban immigrant to Miami is a dead ringer for Barack Obama, from the broad smile to the close-cropped hair. He was a construction worker in Miami until about six weeks ago...

(Caught on tape) Angry Olympic Tae Kwon Do Fighter Kicks Referee in Face After Disqualification
Source: eurweb.com

A Cuban Olympic tae kwon do athlete who deliberately kicked a referee in the face after being disqualified now faces a permanent ban from his sport. Watch the video now. See more irresistible headlines

Elian Gonzalez joins Cuba's Young Communists
Source: Yahoo! News

Communist youth newspaper Juventud Rebelde quotes Elian Gonzalez as saying he will never let down ex-President Fidel Castro and his brother Raul Castro, who succeeded Fidel earlier this year.

Windy City blows away competition for weirdest sports town
Source: ESPN.com

...the new and undisputed leader in the sports city clubhouse is none other than Chicago. It has to be. No sports town is more compelling, more exciting, more screwed up than Chicago.

Finally... Florida
Source: New Times

A rogue state meets presidential candidates who pine for its fickle heart

Castro Casts His Vote For Obama
Source: Forbes

On Monday the 81-year old Castro published a column in the state-run Granma making it clear that although he disagrees with Obama's decision to maintain Washington's trade embargo against Cuba, he believes Obama is "doubtless, from the social and human points of view, the mos …

The Most Likeable Blow Hard... Mark Cuban
Source: www.gq.com

I love Mark Cuban, he is quirky and outspoken and he has changed the face of Basketball here in Dallas.

Shaq Wife With Cheating With Personal Trainer
Source: mediatakeout.com

...Yesterday evening Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal (35) filed to divorce his wife of nearly five years, Shaunie (32). The two seemed like the perfect couple to most outside observers.

ESPN.com: Mavs' Cuban hopes to create league to rival NFL
Source: ESPN.com

"It's a pretty simple concept," Cuban said in an e-mail to The Associated Press. "We think there is more demand for pro football than supply."

X for Xperimental Sweet Potatoes & Peppers

My original recipe for Sweet Potato Side Dish. Also good refrigerated as a 'Cuban Potato Salad' : ) Enjoy.

Cuban hunger striker quits bid for Internet access
Source: Reuters

A Cuban dissident demanding unfettered access to the Internet ended a seven-month hunger strike on Thursday after fellow dissidents convinced him to give up.

Google, YouTube and Associated Content?
Source: Associated Content

Google is in talks to buy YouTube for 1.6 billion -- Is Associated Content involved?

Mark Cuban says buyer of YouTube would be a
Source: thebizofcoding.com

Valuations for YouTube have attracted a lot of attention. Part of the reason is that analysts recently valued MySpace at 15 billion USD (in 3 years) and it is the leading online video site.

US Court Releases Cuban Bomb Suspect
Source: BBC News

A US court has ruled that a Cuban wanted on terrorism charges by Cuba and Venezuela should be set free from a Texas immigration detention centre.

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