Haitian Sports
Haitian U-17 Boys Soccer Advance to FIFA 2nd Round
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- Created on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 8:53 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Monday night at the Sylvio Cator stadium PAP, the under-17 Haitian National Soccer team defeated the Dominican Republic to lead the group of St Lucia, D.R., Curacao with 9 out of 9 points.
Saints Linebacker Jonathan Vilma Opens School in Haiti
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- Created on Sunday, July 08, 2012 1:14 PM
MIAMI, FL, USA (defend.ht) - As New Orleans Saints linebacker, Jonathan Vilma, works to get his year long suspension lifted by the NFL, his foundation has partnered up to establish a school enrolling 500 students from 7th to 9th grade.
Haiti Native Sets High School Sprint Record as 8th Grader
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- Created on Thursday, July 05, 2012 10:02 AM
ALEXANDRIA, MN, USA (defend.ht) - Before ever attending a day of high school Wensia Johnson set a new Minnesota High School Athletic Association Class 2A meet record in the 100-meter dash.
Samuel Dalembert Traded to Milwaukee Bucks for 3 Players
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- Created on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 9:08 PM
MILWAUKEE, USA (defend.ht) - Hopes of seeing NBA veteran center Samuel Dalembert in a Miami Heat jersey next year was dashed as he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for a future second round pick and cash consideration in exchange for 3 Bucks players and the 12th pick in the 2012 NBA Draft.
Jonathan Vilma Attends "Sham" Hearing with NFL Commissioner
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- Created on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 5:47 PM
NEW YORK, USA (defend.ht) - New Orleans Saints Linebacker Jonathan Vilma met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday and after an hour-long meeting was not content as the commissioner refused to show evidence of Vilma's involvement in the Saints bounty case.
Scouting for a Professional Mountain Bike Race in Haiti
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- Created on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 12:50 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Haiti may be extending its media coverage to ESPN as a team of Americans and a trail specialist from the International Mountain Biking Association are scouting out the mountains of Furcy to host a professional mountain bike race in February 2013.
Vilma Expected to Meet with Goodell on Suspension Appeal
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- Created on Monday, June 11, 2012 6:10 PM
NEW YORK, USA (defend.ht) - New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has been granted a meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for June 18 to appeal his season-long suspension for his alleged role in a 'bounty' program.
Andre Berto Drug Test: "Consistent with contamination not intent"
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- Created on Saturday, June 09, 2012 8:02 PM
LOS ANGELES, USA (defend.ht) - Sources informed on the positive drug test of the former welterweight champ, Andre Berto, have revealed that the traces of a banned substance found in the fighter's samples were so small that it is likely the substance was introduced by contamination.
European Cup 2012 Broadcasting Throughout Haiti
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- Created on Saturday, June 09, 2012 12:53 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - At the recommendation of the Presidency, in agreement with ESPN, National Radio and Television of Haiti has made free access available for Haitian media groups to broadcast the European Cup 2012 throughout the territory.
Jason Pierre-Paul Named One of NFL's Most Dominant Players
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- Created on Friday, June 08, 2012 11:11 AM
NEW YORK, USA (defend.ht) - After only 3 years as a professional, the National Football League named New York Giants Defensive End and Super Bowl Champion Jason Pierre-Paul one of the most dominant football players in the game.
USC Football Players Building Homes in Haiti
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- Created on Friday, May 25, 2012 5:49 PM
LOS ANGELES, USA (defend.ht) - Sixteen University of Southern California football players returned last week from a trip to Haiti where they built four houses for victims of the 2010 earthquake. The Trojans enter the 2012 season with high expectations with 9 starters and quarterback Matt Barkley returning as seniors.
Andre Berto Tests Positive, Rematch with Ortiz Cancelled
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- Created on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 12:00 PM
WINTER HAVEN, USA (defend.ht) - Former Welterweight Champion Andre Berto tested positive for steroids and the June 23rd rematch with Victor Ortiz has been canceled. Berto has denied using any banned substances and is seeking to open an investigation.
Pierre Garçon Signs with Washington Redskins
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- Created on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 10:57 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. (defend.ht) - Pierre Garçon was signed by the National Football League's Washington Redskins earlier this month as his former team, the Indianapolis Colts have taken to completely overhaul the ball club.
#1 Recruit Nerlens Noel Chooses Kentucky
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- Created on Thursday, April 12, 2012 9:45 AM
EVERETT, USA (defend.ht/ESPN) - Haitian-American Nerlens Noel, the Number 1 High School Basketball Player in the nation, according to ESPN, has committed to play for the National Champion Kentucky Wildcats.
Haiti's Evens Pierre Fights for Cité Soleil
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- Created on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 9:36 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - You may recognize him from the documentary Ghosts of Cite Soleil, he was the Underboss of Haitian 2Pac, but today, the 28 year old, Evens "The Sun City Kid" Pierre ranks 23rd in the World Boxing Council Lightweight standings and is rising.
Haitian Football Federation Opens New 2012 Season
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- Created on Saturday, March 24, 2012 7:59 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - At the launch of the national championship, President Yves Jean-Bart of the Federation of Haitian Football Federation (FHF), informed that the federation would celebrate on April 2nd its 108 years of existence through the organization of the 2012 National Championship season consisting of 12.
U-20 Women's World Cup 2012: Haiti Seeking Qualifications
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- Created on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 12:41 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Looking for a place for the finals of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2012 to be held in Japan, the women's national team will compete on March 1 to 11, the last phase of the playoffs of the world in this category against Canada, Mexico and the Jamaica in the Group A.
Some Clubs Allege Digicel is trying to "destabilize and destroy Haitian football."
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- Created on Friday, February 10, 2012 4:08 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Some presidents of Haitian football clubs met in a meeting to denounce and take actions against Digicel and its CEO Maarten Boute for what they allege as an attempt to "destabilize and destroy Haitian football."
Haitian Jason Pierre-Paul Wins Super Bowl with NY Giants
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- Created on Wednesday, February 08, 2012 8:20 PM
NEW YORK, USA (defend.ht) - The Haitian-American Jason Pierre-Paul won the Super Bowl with the Giants of New York. The Haitian-born player nicknamed JPP was noted in the final championship of American football followed by hundreds of millions of viewers.
Yves Jean-Bart Reelected to 4th Term as President of Haitian Soccer
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- Created on Monday, January 30, 2012 8:40 AM
CROIX-DES-BOUQUETS, Haiti (defend.ht) – After a controversial election process, Sunday, Dr. Yves Jean-Bart was elected to a fourth four-year term as President of the Federation of Haitian Football.
