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Jamaica Knock Mexico Out Of Gold Cup On 88th-Minute Free Kick Stunner
Kemar Lawrence’s free kick left Mexican keeper Jose Corona dumbfounded as the 88th-minute goal put the New York Red Bull and his Jamaica side past Mexico and into a Gold Cup final matchup with the United States....
Mexico's Marco Fabián Scored A Beautiful, Futile Golazo <em></em>
In the 89th minute of the Confederations Cup semifinal between Mexico and Germany, Mexico substitute Marco Fabián, while standing midway between the halfway line and the penalty box, received a pass off a free kick, stepped up to the ball, and clobbered the hell out of it....
Field Mic Catches Mexico Coach Calling Someone A "Motherfucker"
Mexico beat New Zealand 2-1 in a Confederations Cup match today, but the game wasn’t stress-free for El Tri. Mexico went into halftime down 1-0, and their manager, Juan Carlos Osorio, got into a heated exchange with the New Zealand sideline less than a half hour into the match....
Mexico Equalize, But The U.S. Hold On For Important 1-1 Draw
The USMNT used an insane strike from Michael Bradley and some nerve-wracking and occasionally infuriating bus-parking to hold on for a 1-1 draw and snatch a point in World Cup qualifiers tonight in Mexico....
After Lying About Using Public Funds For 2015 Golf Trip, New Mexico AD Announces Retirement
New Mexico announced on Friday that athletic director Paul Krebs will retire on June 30, ending his 11-year run as head of Lobos athletics. The reason for his sudden departure is not explicitly stated in the school’s official announcement—the press release is merely an extensive list of accomplishme...
Report: New Mexico AD Paid For $64,949 Golf Trip To Scotland<i> </i>With Public Funds
KRQE published a report Tuesday exposing New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs and a group of New Mexico executives for spending $64,949 of public funds to pay for a 2015 golfing trip to Scotland, complete with luxury hotel arrangements and reservations to play at high-end golf courses like St. A...
Former Mexican Soccer Star, Current Mayor Accused Of Ordering Murder
Cuauhtemoc Blanco, former Mexican international, former Chicago Fire striker, and current mayor of Cuernavaca, has been accused of ordering a gunman to kill a man at the start of the town’s annual fair on April 6, according to reports. ...
Newly Employed Chris Jans Talks About Being Fired For Slapping A Woman's Ass
New Mexico State has hired Chris Jans to be the new men’s basketball coach. Jans’s last head coaching gig was at Bowling Green, before he was abruptly fired in April of 2015 for harassing women at a bar....
Pro Soccer Player From Tijuana Charged With Smuggling 48 Pounds Of Meth Into U.S.
A professional soccer player for a club in Tijuana, Mexico, called Xoloitzcuintles, was arrested at the U.S. border last week and has been charged with trying to smuggle 48 pounds of methamphetamine in to the U.S, according to court documents....
Report: The U.S., Mexico, And Canada Plan To Submit Joint Bid To Host 2026 World Cup
The Guardian spoke with CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani, who confirmed what has long been speculated: the U.S., Mexico, and Canada plan on submitting a joint bid to host the 2026 World Cup....
Bullfighter Gets Gored In The Rectum
Mexican torero Antonio Romero suffered a foot-long laceration of his rectum and anus after being gored by a 1,160-pound bull named Caporal Sunday in Mexico City. A doctor who treated Romero told the press:...
Adrián González Goes Off On World Baseball Classic After Mexico's Controversial Exit<em></em>
Mexico was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic under somewhat murky circumstances earlier this week. They finished 1-2 in their pool, good for a three-way tie with Italy and Venezuela. All three teams finished 1-1 in head-to-head play, so the next tiebreaker, runs allowed per defensive inning...
Italy Gets Walk-Off Win Versus Mexico With Five Runs In The Bottom Of The Ninth
Losing to Mexico by four runs in the bottom of the ninth, Italy didn’t come to mess around. In their first game of the World Baseball Classic, the Italians roughed up Toronto Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna by opening their half of the final inning with two runs off of three straight doubles. Then ca...
Mexican Baseball Manager "Held" For Three Nights In Crazy Alleged Extortion Scheme
The manager of a Mexican League baseball team, Francisco “Paquin” Estrada, was reported missing Thursday morning, and then found hours later....
Colorado State Player And New Mexico Coach Get Into Postgame Screaming Match
New Mexico defeated Colorado State 84-71 behind Elijah Brown’s 25-point performance, bringing the Lobos to 3-3 in Mountain West place, good for fourth place behind the third-place Rams. The game was described as “chippy ” by a CSU student journalist; after an alleged incident in the postgame handsha...
Brock Osweiler Said Laser Pointer From Stands Affected His Play
It was like a freaking Laser Floyd show in Mexico City last night, with someone in the pro-Raiders crowd shining a big-ass green laser pointer at Brock Osweiler in an attempt to distract the Texans’ QB in Houston’s2 7-20 loss. It worked: Osweiler called it “very distracting” and said it “certainly a...
The USMNT Lost To Mexico And Everything Was All Right
Since they were first unveiled, I’ve had highly mixed feelings about the design of the 2016 USMNT jerseys, especially the road uniform. Someone at Nike decided the iconic red, white, and blue was passé and needed a black-and-maroon makeover. Why, who knows? The flag, perhaps, just isn’t cool enough....
Mexico Hands USMNT First Home World Cup Qualifying Loss In 15 Years
The United States Men’s National Team lost to Mexico 2-1 in Columbus, Ohio, tonight, its first loss in World Cup qualifying on home soil since 2001. It was the fifth straight World Cup qualifying cycle the U.S. has opted to take on Mexico in Columbus, and the first time they didn’t win 2-0. Dos a ce...
Report: Amateur Soccer Player Kills Referee After Getting Red Card
During a soccer match near Tulancingo, Mexico (about 120 kilometers northeast of Mexico City) between amateur sides Canarios-Rojo Gomez and Lindavista, one of the players drew a red card from referee Victor Trejo....