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Puerto Rico sees hints of baseball revival

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — On an island where the name of Roberto Clemente is emblazoned on stadiums, streets and schools, baseball is making a rally.

In the past year, Major League Baseball reported the second-highest number of signings from Puerto Rico since 2000. The U.S. territory also has seen the opening of new baseball academies and an expansion of its winter league teams, whose tournament this year is dedicated to Clemente four decades after his death. 

Brash boxer ’Macho’ Camacho dies in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hector "Macho" Camacho was a brash fighter with a mean jab and an aggressive style, launching himself furiously against some of the biggest names in boxing. And his bad-boy persona was not entirely an act, with a history of legal scrapes that began in his teens and continued throughout his life.

Puerto Rican boxer Orlando Cruz announces he’s gay

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Describing himself as "a proud gay man," Puerto Rican featherweight Orlando Cruz on Thursday became what is believed to be the first pro boxer to come out as openly homosexual while still competing.

Cruz told The Associated Press in an interview that he is relieved about his decision but had initial reservations.

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign stop on Saturday, March 17, 2012, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. At left is Puerto Rican Gov. Luis Fortuno, and at right is Ann Romney. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Romney wins Puerto Rico, GOP campaign continues

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Mitt Romney scored an overwhelming win Sunday in Puerto Rico’s Republican presidential primary, trouncing chief rival Rick Santorum on the Caribbean island even as the two rivals looked ahead to more competitive contests this week in Illinois and Louisiana.

Ex-Jazz player Jose Ortiz accused in drug case

 

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Former NBA player Jose Ortiz was arrested in Puerto Rico after federal agents seized 218 marijuana plants at his house along with 40 rounds of assault-rifle ammunition, the U.S. Attorney's office said Thursday.

He is accused of possession with intent to distribute marijuana plants and faces a minimum of five years in prison if found guilty, U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodriguez said.

"This should send a message," she said.

The 47-year-old Ortiz, among the best basketball players the island has produced, appeared in court Thursday and agreed to enter a drug rehabilitation program. He will remain at the undisclosed institution until his next hearing July 26.

Notorious murder suspect bailed out in Puerto Rico, disappears

LOS ANGELES -- After 18 months, the manhunt was drawing to a close: Police had tracked the man they believe shot and killed a teenager outside a North Hollywood department store thousands of miles away to a flat near Puerto Rico's capital city.

Federal marshals on the island surrounded Zareh Manjikian's apartment complex in Carolina, a beach town teeming with tourists and perfect for an outsider looking to keep a low profile.

The 23-year-old finally appeared, pulled out in his car and headed down the coast. Marshals followed him into a neighboring beach town and, when the opportunity came, swooped and boxed his vehicle in. He was hauled away in cuffs.

When the slain teenager's father took the call from a detective informing him of the arrest, his hands trembled so hard he had to pull off the 405 Freeway. At last, he felt some closure.

But that feeling was short-lived.

6 feared dead in guard copter crash in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A Puerto Rico National Guard helicopter crashed in the ocean while returning from a drug raid. The body of one of the six people on board has been found and the remaining five are feared dead, officials said Tuesday.

The body was found nearly a mile (1.5 kilometers) off the coast in front of the Grand Melia resort late Tuesday morning, said Nino Correa, search and rescue director of the Emergency Management Agency. The victim has not yet been identified.

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