April 13, 2022 by Straymar Despite not having played competitively on US soil since Dania closed in November last year, the team of Erik-Manu had a strong showing at Magic City in the 2nd World Super Court qualifying event at Magic City Casino & Jai-Alai in Miami today. The team of Erik-Manu (also known as […]
Welcome back Dania! Wow, it was great to see live “goatskin” jai-alai again. Rising from the ashes of what appeared to be their final performance last November, Dania jai-alai was open again. Yes, it was only an exhibition featuring 8 teams and 16 players and held over 7 days between April 1st thru the […]
By Straymar World Super Court 2nd Qualifier is April 13th: Here’s the Matches! The $50K World Super Court 2nd qualifying event will be held at the Magic City Casino Jai-Alai fronton on Wednesday, April 13th at 3-pm. Here are the teams for the first 4-matches which were drawn today for the first round of […]
I watched him slowly slice open his baked potato. It was the only thing on the plate. Monty Trainers in Coconut Grove was known for its freshly caught seafood. But, Steve Nostrand, founder of the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau and an Executive VP with our soon-to-be defunct advertising agency, Hume- Sindelar, Inc., was […]
By Straymar and “Jabracadabra” The Cyclones moved into first place after going 9-1 in week 6 which included a sweep over the Warriors on Sunday. The sweep was their second in as many weeks. The “Cones” hammered out a 14 game winning streak and have gone 21-4 (0.840) since being in last place in week […]
The longest sport’s strike in American history was over. In early 1991, the International Jai-Alai Players Association, known merely as IJAPA (pronounced “eehopa”) was the new player’s union representing most of the Jai-Alai players in the United States. Yet, to say there were some hard feelings was an understatement. The Basques are a rare people. […]
The National Jai-alai Association has resumed its first league action in four years with a Tuesday Night Spring League beginning March 22nd. The event will run 9 consecutive weeks and end on May 17th. A total of 16 players had signed up, but two players had to scratch on the eve of the event – […]
Here’s an interesting event that occurred almost 5 years ago (November 21, 2017) at the St. Pete Puryear Park that we had never publicized before. It’s a little slow right now in the jai-alai world, so we felt this is a good time to share it. The entire event was filmed after a few kids […]
The players couldn’t pay their mortgages. Rent was overdue. Some were forced to return to Spain. Yet, they continued to walk the picket line. The summer heat in Miami was brutal. Afternoon showers were drenching. Yet, they continued to walk the picket line. The strike had now stretched beyond the 2-year mark. There had been […]
Disclaimer: These are Exhibition matches. No Wagering. Round One:Friday, April 1 at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.Saturday, April 2 at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Round Two:Sunday, April 3 at 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.Thursday, April 7 at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. SEMI-FINALS Round Three:Friday, April 8 at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.Saturday, April […]
