World Series champion Doug Mientkiewicz took issue with the coverage around Team USA’s narrow victory over the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic on Monday. The U.S. closed the door on the Dominican Republic in the ninth inning when Geraldo Perdomo struck out looking. The strike three call came as it appeared the ball […]
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Ex-MLB player Tony Blanco credited with saving friend before dying in Dominican Republic roof collapse
Tony Blanco, a former Major League Baseball player who played for the Washington Nationals, was credited with saving a teammate before he died in a Dominican Republic roof collapse. Former MLB player Esteban Germán told MLB reporter Héctor Gómez he had just returned to the bathroom and sat down at their table when Blanco noticed […]
Missing American in Dominican Republic: Judge makes ruling in last person believed to see student alive
A judge in the Dominican Republic has officially ruled to close the case of the key witness in the spring break disappearance of the University of Pittsburgh student Sudikasha Konanki. On Friday, Judge Edwin Rijo issued the full written sentence detailing the legal reasoning behind his decision to grant the habeas corpus motion filed on […]
Who is Sudiksha Konanki? What to know about American college student’s disappearance in Dominican Republic
The search has intensified for missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, who was last seen in the early hours of March 6 on a beach outside the five-star RIU Republica Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Authorities are chasing leads after surveillance video showed Konanki’s last known moves before she vanished. The video, obtained […]