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Puerto Rico Basketball Team Survives Elimination Scare, Advances in World Cup Qualifiers

2 updates over 5 days — last updated Jul 8, 2026

  1. Puerto Rico Basketball Team Survives Elimination Scare, Advances in World Cup Qualifiers

    via Primera Hora

    Puerto Rico's national basketball team narrowly avoided elimination from FIBA World Cup qualifying, which would have ended a 44-year, 10-tournament consecutive streak dating to 1982.

  2. Nelson Colón Leads Panama to Next Round of FIBA World Cup Qualifiers

    via Primera Hora

    Nelson Colón, a Puerto Rican coach, led Panama to the next round of the FIBA World Cup 2027 qualifiers with an 83-70 win over Cuba. This victory marked Colón's return to coaching after leaving Cangrejeros de Santurce in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN)…