Word: diaz
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...sides to profit. South of the border it is still remembered that Mexico lost half its territory to the U.S. in 1848. There is also the bitter memory of American companies that exploited the country's cheap labor and abundant resources during the 31-year reign of Dictator Porfirio Diaz, whose excesses touched off the revolution that led to the creation of the present republic. Those episodes have fostered a reflexive suspicion about yanqui motives that lingers to this day. Says a State Department official: "Mexicans are so sensitized by the past that it colors any overture from...
Team captain John Sanacore described RiCapito as "dedicated, cool and disciplined." Walter Diaz, another teammate, said, "Frank's very steady. He's a very secure player." In three weeks, RiCapito, the lone freshman on the varsity soccer team, has earned the admiration of teammates and fans, as well as a starting position. And he never stops moving, never stops playing...
Third and fifth positions went to URI, but Anita Diaz captured fourth for the Crimson with a time...
Shots began peppering UConn goalie Barry Stirngfellow from all directions, including two near misses--a bullet by John Duggan off a free kick that missed wide by a foot and a turnaround volley by Walter Diaz that sailed high--that augured a Harvard turnaround...
...strong enough to convince the scoreboard. The game clearly swung back in the Crimson's direction, with Diaz again nearly coming up with the goods. With 14:45 left, he rocketed a bullet from the right side that hit the meat of the top cross-bar and bounded away. With it went the hopes of giant-killing at the Business School...