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I came across this interesting article today about great sporting teams and captains... IT seems like an impossible task. Trawling through an immeasurable number of teams to determine which sides, from any sport on the globe, deserve to be named among the 16 best outfits the world has ever seen. That’s what American journalist and author Sam Walker has done. Walker — who founded the Wall Street Journal’s award-winning daily sports coverage in 2009 — has listed a collection of the world’s greatest teams in his new book The Captain Class. Walker took into account the traits of teams’ coaches and captains, their unsung heroes, their willingness to never give up, their ability to control emotions, their capacity to push the boundaries of what’s legal and much more. Based on his research, Walker concludes that “the most crucial ingredient in a team that achieves and sustains historic greatness is the character of the person who leads it”, hence the title of his book. Source: http://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/two-aussie-sides-on-list-of-16-greatest-sports-teams-in-history/news-story/a94442071401dafc93365ccf7fed640e GREATEST SPORTS DYNASTIES OF ALL TIME Collingwood Magpies (AFL), 1927-1930 New York Yankees (Major League Baseball — MLB), 1949-1953 Hungary (men’s football), 1950-1955 Montreal Canadiens (National Hockey League — NHL), 1955-1960 Boston Celtics (National Basketball Association — NBA), 1956-1969 Brazil (men’s football), 1958-1962 Pittsburgh Steelers (National Football League — NFL), 1974-1980 Soviet Union (men’s ice hockey), 1980-1984 New Zealand All Blacks (rugby union), 1986-1990 Cuba (women’s volleyball), 1991-2000 Australia (women’s field hockey), 1993-2000 United States (women’s football), 1996-1999 San Antonio Spurs (National Basketball Association — NBA), 1997-2016 Barcelona (men’s football), 2008-2013 France (men’s handball), 2008-2015 New Zealand All Blacks (rugby union), 2011-2015

Cuba has for decades been a David amongst Goliaths in the International Baseball and Boxing communities. The last few years have seen some decline here, especially in the area of baseball players defecting. However there is still quite a bit of respect due for what they have been able to accomplish. I was unable to catch a baseball game during my last trip for a number of reasons, but it is at the top of the list for my next trip. I will post the photos I was able to get of Latino Americano Stadium later. I have been unable to find anything, at all, regarding boxing within the country itself. I am assume that all boxers on the island are "Amateur" which would preclude any inter island leagues or matches like we see for baseball. I know that Horse Racing and Cock fighting both have long histories on the island. But facilities for both were systematically removed during the revolution. Some have tried to push Cricket, others Soccer/football but without much success. I know there has been scattered post regarding some of these items in the past, I will locate what I can and copy links here for what already been posted, but if anybody has new info, drop it here!