General News

For baseball fans what better way is there to spend a Friday evening, or Saturday or Sunday afternoon, than scoffing hot dogs and sipping suds at a ballpark with a home team in high-octane form.

Pro baseball’s return to Guadalajara after two decades won’t be remembered for the quality of sporting fare provided by the hosts, the Charros de Jalisco, but by the enthusiastic support of local fans in an (almost full) Panamerican Stadium.

Kenyan runner Joseph Ngetich garnered top honors at Jocotepec’s inaugural Carrera Panorámica, sailing across the finish line in the October 12 race in a time of 41 minutes, 33 seconds. His compatriot Ruth Kimutai nailed first place in the women’s field, clocking in at 46:43.

Guadalajara-born golfer Carlos Ortiz has earned full exemption for the 2014-2015 PGA Tour after a stellar season on the Web.com Tour, during which he won three titles and placed third in the money rankings, earning  515,000 dollars.

The Charros de Jalisco dropped their Liga Mexicana del Pacifico opener to Aguilas de Mexicali by a score of 8-1.
Mexicali scored one run in the first inning, single runs in the 3rd and 4th innings and put the game away on a three-run home run by Luke Montz in the top of the 5th.

Guadalajara’s new Charros de Jalisco professional baseball franchise kept a date with Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval on Wednesday prior their opening game of the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico (LMP) 2014-15 season.

More than 3,000 runners are expected to take to the streets of Guadalajara this Sunday to compete in the 30th edition of the city’s marathon. Ahead of the annual event, a special meeting was held in the city to recognize the only three runners from Jalisco to have won the race in the history of the event.

Top-ranked Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s planned December 6 fight against Joshua Clottey in Houston was canceled Monday so that the Guadalajara-born boxer can fix an ongoing ankle injury.