Raft Still Exit Option for Cuban After 18 Tries
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A Cuban rafter who was sent back to communist Cuba by the United States 11 months ago said Monday he would take to the sea again in a 19th bid to get to Florida if Cuban authorities do not allow him to emigrate legally.
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Jason Collins has until Oct. 31 to sign a contract extension with the Nets. If Collins, a 7-foot center, cannot come to an agreement with the team by then, he cannot negotiate
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A Cuban militant accused of masterminding the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner wants a federal judge to let him out of jail while the U.S. government continues searching for a country where it can deport him.
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The Washington Capitals stayed in the hunt for a playoff spot after Olaf Kolzig made 18 saves in a 2-1 win over the struggling Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday.
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Johnny Estrada resigned himself to the fact he'd be traded yet again. This year it happened a little earlier than expected. Now, the catcher just hopes his latest stop in Milwaukee will finally bring some stability after he was dealt last weekend for the third time in six years.
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The lawyer of Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks leaves for Cuba today for his client&#39;s committal hearing. Stephen Kenny is travelling with Hicks&#39;s family to the hearing and he says he is not optimistic his client will receive a fair trial.
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By OSCAR CORRAL  By OSCAR CORRAL  MIAMI - Picture this: Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies. Cubans board rafts and take to the seas. In South Florida, exiles board boats and head for Cuba to pick up desperate relatives.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Diego Maradona boarded a flight for Cuba on Monday to continue treatment for drug addiction after an unsuccessful court fight by his family to keep him in Argentina.
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There's trouble in the Atlantic 10. The league that received four NCAA bids and had two teams advance to the Elite Eight last season most likely will not repeat that success. Nine of the league's top 10 scorers have either graduated, left early for the NBA, or just left.
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The father of a 5-year-old Cuban girl at the center of an international custody battle did not abandon her despite failing to contact her for months, a judge ruled Thursday.
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TERRY Hicks left Adelaide yesterday for Cuba hoping to have contact with his son, David, for the first time in four years. He wants to give his son a big hug, but will settle for any contact
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Joyous celebration in Miami over news that an ailing Fidel Castro had temporarily ceded power gave way Tuesday to rampant speculation among Cuban exiles: Is Castro already dead? What will happen in Cuba after he is gone? Is this just a trick?
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Vince Carter scored 25 of his 29 points after nearly being knocked out by an elbow to the head, and the inconsistent New Jersey Nets ran off 21 straight points to stun the Dallas Mavericks 101-82 on Sunday night.
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Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro was not well enough to attend the closing ceremony on Friday for his 80th birthday but Cuba's vice president said he was getting better and would continue leading the communist island.
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Stricter enforcement of 40-year-old U.S. sanctions has made it harder for Cuba to do its banking and has seen Cubans evicted from U.S.-owned hotels around the world, Cuba said on Tuesday.
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Candace Parker scored 21 points and Katie Smith added two late 3-pointers to help the United States hold off Cuba, 85-79, in their opening game at the FIBA Americas tournament yesterday.
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PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba -- Hurricane Ivan, which has left at least 60 people dead in its devastating sweep across the Caribbean, battered the Cayman Islands yesterday and set its course toward Cuba, where authorities were girding for possibly the worst storm in living memory.