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Happy Birthday Carmelo Anthony

Happy Birthday Carmelo Anthony: 5 More Things You Never Knew About La La's Husband

By Latina Staff | 05/25/2013 - 13:00 | 0 Comments

Carmelo Anthony turns 29 today! In honor of the NBA superstar, here are 5 MORE things you may not know about him!

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5 Things You Didn't Know About Carmelo Anthony

5 Things You Didn't Know About Carmelo Anthony

By Latina Staff | 04/11/2013 - 10:59 | 0 Comments

Knicks' star Carmelo Anthony is on fire! The Puerto Rican forward is leading the team in its winning streak and his NBA jersey sales just hit No. 1, beating sales for MVP LeBron James.

But there’s more to the NBA superstar than his on-court accomplishments. Check out these 5 things you didn’t know about the All-Star.

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Ricky Rubio during the Timberwolves-Lakers game on February 29, 2012
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NBA Star Ricky Rubio Talks Dating, Dancing and Spain

By Jesus Trivino | 10/31/2012 - 18:00 | 0 Comments

The Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio, he of the movie star looks, has a passing game prettier than Justin Bieber on the red carpet. The Spaniard pro baller drops dimes (assists) like he’s a man possessed by the basketball gods of Magic Johnson, John Stockton, and Pete Maravich. We talked to Rubio, live from the NBA on ESPN RV...

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Latino Sports Daily: Angel Rodriguez
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Latino Sports Daily: Racism Hits NCAA Tournament 2012

By Sally Mercedes | 03/16/2012 - 12:28 | 0 Comments

- March Madness is heating up as the NCAA tournament 2012 continues. But for some NCAA basketball players, there's more to worry about than making their schools proud. Angel Rodriguez, for one, has had to deal with the reality of racism in the south as his team, Kansas State University, played against Southern Mississippi...

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Carmelo Anthony
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Mike D'Antoni Resigns - Is Carmelo Anthony to Blame?

By Sally Mercedes | 03/14/2012 - 16:15 | 0 Comments

Just this morning, we reported on the growing tension between Carmelo Anthony and New York Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni. It seems Anthony doesn't have anything to worry about anymore, however, because...

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Latino Sports Daily: Fab Melo
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Latino Sports Daily: NCAA Tournament a No-Go for Fab Melo

By Sally Mercedes | 03/14/2012 - 11:25 | 0 Comments

- The NCAA Tournament 2012 is off to a rocky start for Syracuse Orange player Fab Melo. The Brazilian player is a star on the team, but Syracuse University announced yesterday that he was ineligible to play in the NCAA Tournament. Melo missed a few games earlier in the season because of academics, but a reason for his...

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Latino Sports Daily: Pau Gasol
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Latino Sports Daily: Pau Gasol Shows His Frustration and More

By Sally Mercedes | 03/08/2012 - 15:39 | 0 Comments

- It well may be that Pau Gasol is starting to show his frustration over this potential trade from the Los Angeles Lakers. He was interviewed by a Spanish radio station and may have called the team overconfident and selfish.

In a disappointing game against the Washington Wizards, the Lakers blew a 21-point lead and eventually lost....

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Latino Sports Daily: Albert Pujols
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Latino Sports Daily: "El Hombre" Is Out, "El Magic" Is In

By Sally Mercedes | 03/01/2012 - 15:40 | 0 Comments

- As we reported last week, the marketing campaign behind one of the newest members of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Albert Pujols, used the term "El Hombre" to promote...

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