Model killedin train accident
A 30-year-old Venezuelan model died Monday when struck by a freight train during a photo shoot in the Jalisco municipality of Zacoalco de Torres.
According to witness accounts in the police report, after being hit, the model’s clothes became snagged by the passing train, which dragged her for a considerable distance before stopping. Reports suggested the she might have gotten too close to the train in order to get a dramatic photograph.
2004 downtown riotsto be remembered
A commemoration is planned May 28 marking 20 years since anti-globalization protesters clashed with riot police in downtown Guadalajara at the end of the Latin America and Caribbean-European Union Summit. A 24-hour sit-in will take place Monday, May 27 in the Plaza de Armas, followed the next day by a mock “trial of the repressors” and a “commemorative march in solidarity with the prosecuted.” The riots were among the most violent ever witnessed in Guadalajara, resulting in scores of detentions. Activists claimed that many of those arrested were held incommunicado, tortured and forced to sign false confessions. The state government denied most of the accusations but did not fully investigate them, according to many media outlets reporting at the time.
Get great baseballseats for just 50 pesos
The Charros de Jalisco are having a torrid debut season in the Mexican Baseball League, lying at the bottom of the Northern Division standings with a 13-22 win/loss record. Attracting fans when the team is underperforming can be hard. With this in mind, the Charros are offering all tickets (except VIP) in the first game of its next home series against the Pericos de Puebla, on Monday, May 27, 8 p.m., for just 50 pesos. Tickets for the Tuesday and Wednesday evening games revert to regular prices. Another home series follows against the Tigres de Quintana Roo on Friday, May 31, 8 p.m.; Saturday, June 1, 6 p.m. and Sunday, June 2, 5 p.m. All tickets can be purchased online at boletomovil.com, or at the Charros Stadium in Zapopan.
Astros lookingfor three-peat
The Astros de Jalisco started their quest for a third successive Cibacopa (Pacific Coast Basketball League) crown Thursday evening, in the first-round playoff game against the Pioneros de Los Mochis. Games one and two are being played at the Arena Astros, near Guadalajara’s Plaza Patria, on Thursday, May 23 and Friday, May 24, at 8:15 p.m. The next three games are scheduled in Los Mochis on May 26, 27 and 28. The teams return to Guadalajara for games six and seven (if needed) on Tuesday, June 4 and Wednesday, June 5. See boletomovil.com for online ticket purchases, and cibacopa.org for further playoff information.
Chivas lose to America
The Guadalajara Chivas soccer team crashed out of the Liga Mx playoffs, loosing to arch-rivals America 0-1 in the second leg of the semi-final last weekend. Fans were despondent because America also beat the Chivas earlier this year in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup. America plays Mexico City rivals Cruz Azul in the two-leg final on May 23 and 26.