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2 months ago | 
ouresquina.com | Angel Cantu |Julian Guiliarte |Carlos Leon-Trejo
By all accounts, Diana Taurasi is the GOAT in women’s basketball. Her resume is so impressive, it’s ridiculous. But the Argentinian American was so brilliant, it seems myopic to see her only in the context of basketball, men’s or women’s. She is one of the greatest women’s athletes in United States history. Moreover, an argument can be made that Diana Taurasi is the GLOAT, the Greatest Latina of All Time in sports.
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2 months ago | 
ouresquina.com | Julian Guiliarte |Carlos Leon-Trejo |Lorenzo Delgado |Angel Cantu
Two years ago, it would have likely been impossible to predict that Tony Martinez would be one of the top players in college baseball. The UC Irvine slugger was a lightly recruited player coming out of De La Salle High in Concord, Calif., even though he was Maxpreps 2022 Norcal Player of the Year. Martinez impressed right away, though, earning Freshman All-American honors from three outlets. He was also the 2023 Big West Conference Field Player of the Year.
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Feb 5, 2025 | 
ouresquina.com | Lorenzo Delgado |Julian Guiliarte |Angel Cantu |Carlos Leon-Trejo
Leading up to the NFL Draft on April 24, Our Esquina will highlight the top Latino prospects, beginning with Miami wide receiver Xavier Restrepo. As the NFL off-season kicks off after Super Bowl LIX, we’ll highlight top prospects and potential undrafted free agents. These athletes have displayed exceptional talent and passion for the game and are ready to showcase their skills among the football elite. Join us as we highlight their performances on the field and follow their paths to the NFL.
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Jan 27, 2025 | 
ouresquina.com | Angel Cantu |Carlos Leon-Trejo
Isiah Pacheco is set to chase more National Football League history. The Kansas City Chiefs’ running back is heading to the Super Bowl for the third consecutive year. The defending two-time champion Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Feb. 9 in a rematch of Super Bowl LVII. Pacheco helped the Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills, 32-29, on Sunday night in the AFC Championship Game. The former Rutgers University star already owns a place in the NFL’s history books.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
ouresquina.com | Carlos Leon-Trejo |Angel Cantu
HOUSTON – Although Jose Altuve has played his entire career at second base, the 2017 American League MVP is willing to move to the outfield to accommodate third baseman Alex Bregman. Once the Astros’ season ended, Altuve made his voice heard. The nine-time All-Star urged the Astros to re-sign his longtime teammate. The Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, native has praised Bregman for his leadership role off the field and his ability on the diamond.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
ouresquina.com | Carlos Leon-Trejo |Angel Cantu
During Auburn’s greatest moments, Chad Baker-Mazara displays perhaps college basketball’s most vibrant smile. It’s part wonderment, part defiant confidence, part genuine joy. The 6-foot-7 senior from the Dominican Republic also flashes a stern scowl from time to time, reminding friends and foes that he’s not going to be bullied on the court. There has been plenty to smile about this season for Baker-Mazara and the Auburn Tigers, the No. 1 men’s college basketball team in the country.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
ouresquina.com | Carlos Leon-Trejo |Angel Cantu
Nothing was ever easy for Billy Wagner growing up amid poverty in Southwest Virginia. Yet, the hard-throwing left-hander always found a way to fight and persevere. And now he’s set to join baseball’s immortals in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.Wagner, 53, was a proud and outspoken player during his 16-year career in the majors. Yet, he could hardly formulate a sentence after he received the call he had been waiting to receive for the last 10 years.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
ouresquina.com | Angel Cantu |Carlos Leon-Trejo
Since Hall of Famer Andre Johnson was tormenting defenders early in the century, the University of Miami had not witnessed such an offensive powerhouse as Xavier Restrepo. The 5-foot-1 receiver from Coconut Creek, Fla., rewrote the receiving record books at The U. Restrepo broke previous Hurricane records established by Santana Moss and Mike Harley for most all-time catches and receiving yards.
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Dec 28, 2024 | 
ouresquina.com | Carlos Leon-Trejo |Angel Cantu
It’s time for Billy Wagner to take his place among baseball’s immortals in Cooperstown, N.Y. I still remember my first conversation with Wagner about the Baseball Hall of Fame in late 2015. He made his debut on the ballot that winter with eventual Hall of Famers Ken Griffey Jr. and Trevor Hoffman for the 2016 Hall of Fame class. Of the 15 newcomers on the ballot that year, only Griffey was elected on the first ballot. Hoffman, the one-time all-time saves leader, received 296 votes.
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Dec 24, 2024 | 
ouresquina.com | Carlos Leon-Trejo
Iowa star Sebastian Castro rose from humble beginnings to become one of the best safeties in the Big Ten. Over the last two seasons, the Chicago native with Mexican roots has also been one of the top Latinos in college football. Castro, the 2023 Latino College Football Player of the Year, is again a finalist for Our Esquina’s Latino Player of the Year Award. He sat down with Our Esquina’s Carlos Leon-Trejo for an extensive Q&A session.
