The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Understandably, many Atlas soccer fans are still on cloud nine after the 70-year wait for a championship title ended early December at Guadalajara’s Jalisco Stadium.
The Charros de Jalisco baseball team have secured their place in the playoffs of the Mexican Pacific League (LMP), which start on Saturday, December 25.
The Astros de Jalisco lost their first two home games of the National Professional Basketball League (LNBP) championship final against Fuerza Regia of Monterrey on Wednesday and Thursday, by scores of 101-111 and 73-90.
Despite a brave effort against one of the top teams in the league, the Atlas women’s team were unable to replicate the success of their male counterparts, loosing to the Monterrey Rayadas in the semi final of the Liga MX Femenil.
U.S. tennis great Chris Evert was on hand this week to open the refurbishment of a public tennis center for kids in Guadalajara that will bear her name.
The 70-year “curse” hanging over the city’s Atlas soccer team ended Sunday, December 12, as the rojinegros (red and blacks) defeated Leon in the final of the Liga Mx championship.
In its soccer history, Canada has beaten Mexico only four times in 33 games. The last win was 21 years ago in the Gold Cup. The Canucks had never triumphed in a World Cup qualifier.
As droughts go, Atlas’ 70-year wait for a championship title doesn’t quite compare with the Chicago Cubs’ 108-year and the Boston Red Sox’s 86-year time-outs, but the Guadalajara soccer team’s fans are equally impatient for the tide to turn.
The Charros de Jalisco start three consecutive weekend home series on Friday as the team seeks to close the gap on Mexican Pacific League (LMP) leaders, the Mayos de Navojoa.
