Mexican Alpine skier going for ‘Mariachi Olympic Prince’ look in Sochi
Mary Mata January 28, 2014
By Joe Battaglia, NBCSports At age 55, Hubertus von Hohenlohe knows he doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of winning a medal in the men’s slalom at the Sochi Olympics. And […]
Cancer Survivor And One-Legged Skier Augusto Pérez Pushes Toward Olympic Glory
Mary Mata January 24, 2014
By Andrew O’Reilly, Fox News Latino The soft, late December sunlight filters through the trees in upstate New York’s Winona State Forest as Augusto “Goose” Pérez pushes up a snowy incline, […]
Hundreds Crowd to Watch Barefoot Triquis in Pico-Union
Mary Mata December 23, 2013
By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog The by-now world famous barefoot Triqui Indian basketball players from Oaxaca played their first games to huge crowds at a children’s tournament at Toberman […]
Barefoot Triqui Indian Basketball Players Tour Los Angeles
Mary Mata December 19, 2013
By Sam Quiñones, A reporter’s Blog The barefoot Triqui Indian basketball team, from the mountains of Oaxaca, is in Los Angeles for a couple weeks. The team of 10 and […]