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NUEVO VALLARTA, Mexico -- Grupo Vidanta announced today the creation of the Vidanta Golf team, a collection of eight PGA touring professional golfers who will be sponsored by Vidanta resorts. Members of the Vidanta Golf team will represent Vidanta at all public appearances this year and will wear apparel items with the Vidanta logo.

The team is comprised of members that represent the same determination and commitment to excellence as Vidanta and include:

Carlos Ortiz

Ortiz played college golf at the University of North Texas. Ortiz turned professional in 2013 and joined the Web.com Tour in 2014. He won the fourth event of the year, the Panama Claro Championship and again at the El Bosque Mexico Championship three weeks later. His third win at the WinCo Foods Portland Open earned him fully exempt status on the 2014_15 PGA Tour and Web.com Tour Player of the Year.
Steve Wheatcroft

Wheatcroft attended Indiana University. He turned professional in 2001 and has played in several tours over the years. His first victory came at the Pennsylvania Open Championship in 2003, and, in 2009, he recorded six top-10s and two top-25s before the end of the Nationwide Tour season. He qualified for the 2010 U.S. Open and continued to play well through the 2011 season, with three more top-10s and four top-25 finishes. He returned to the PGA Tour in 2102.

Jerry Kelly

Kelly graduated from the University of Hartford in 1989 and turned professional later that year. He didn't make it onto the PGA Tour until 1996. His best career year to date is 2002, when he finished fourth on the PGA Tour money list and won the PGA Tour's Sony Open in Hawaii and the Advil Western Open. Kelly won the 2009 Zurich Classic of New Orleans and finished 2012 as the 25th highest-earning PGA Tour golfer in history. Kelly played the 2013 season using a career money list exemption.

Charlie Beljan

Belgian won the 2002 U.S. Junior Amateur and 2006 Arizona Amateur. Beljan played college golf at the University of New Mexico, where he won three times and was an All-American. He earned his PGA Tour card in 2012 and won the 2012 Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic. Beljan finished 63rd on the PGA money list.

Ken Duke

Duke played his college golf at Division II Henderson State University. Duke led the Reddies to four straight Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference titles and was a four-time AIC Golfer of the Year. In 1992, he earned NAIA All-American honors. Ken turned professional in 1994. Duke finished in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings in 2007 and won the 2013 Travelers Championship.

Byron Smith

Smith attended Pepperdine University. He turned professional in 2001 and, until 2009, played on the Canadian Tour, where he won three times, recorded five top-10 finishes, and won the Order of Merit title. He has also played on the Hooters Tour, where he finished in the top-10 of the money list. He finished 42nd in the Web.com Tour Finals to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014-15 season.

Greg Owen

Greg turned professional in 1992 and gained his European Tour card in 1997. He finished in the top 100 of the Order of Merit every year from 1998 to 2004 and won for the first time on tour at the 2003 Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters. Since 2005, Owen has played mainly in the United States, being a full member of the PGA Tour in 2005-07, 2009-10 and 2012. Owen has been featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

Ted Potter Jr.

Potter turned pro at the age of 19. Potter was the 2006 and 2009 NGA Hooters Tour Player of the Year. He made his PGA Tour debut at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2012, where he finished in a tie for 13th. He achieved his first PGA win at the Greenbrier Classic on July 8 of that year. The win vaulted him to 51st in FedEx Cup point standings and an 83rd world ranking.
"We are immensely proud of the team we have assembled," says Jesús Torres, Director of Vidanta Golf. "We could not have chosen a team more committed to the game of golf, or whose values and standards more consistently align with those of the Vidanta family."
Vidanta Golf represents the finest golf has to offer. Located on spectacular beach resorts throughout Mexico, courses include three by Nicklaus Design, perfect for competitive and leisure golfers alike. Take a virtual walk through each gorgeous hole at www.vidantagolf.com, then call 1-866-231-4423 to make your reservation today.

About Vidanta Golf

The largest golf course operator in Mexico, Vidanta's award winning courses are located in the most beautiful beaches of Mexico including: Acapulco, Los Cabos, Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Maya and Puerto Peñasco in Sonora. Visit us at www.vidantagolf.com.

About Grupo Vidanta

Grupo Vidanta is a leading developer and operator of world-class luxury resorts, properties and tourism infrastructure in Mexico and Latin America. Founded in 1974 by Daniel Chavez Moran, Grupo Vidanta was conceived with a vision of creating extraordinary experiences and inspiring generations of happiness. Today, Grupo Vidanta employs more than 12,000 people and operates membership-based resort properties in Mexico's most sought-after luxury beach destinations. Grupo Vidanta's resort and hotel brands include AAA Four Diamond and AAA Five Diamond Award winning Grand Luxxe, The Grand Bliss, The Grand Mayan, The Bliss, Mayan Palace, Ocean Breeze and Sea Garden, with more in development. Vidanta Golf is the largest golf course operator in Mexico with three Jack Nicklaus designs and an in-development Greg Norman course.

The company's real estate division has built and sold more than 2,000 vacation homes and its construction division developed Mexico's first privately built and owned airport, Mar de Cortes International Airport in Puerto Peñasco, and the Vidanta Theater in Riviera Maya. Grupo Vidanta's innovative partnership with Cirque du Soleil has produced JOYA, the first resident Cirque du Soleil culinary and theatrical experience in Mexico, and will yield a large entertainment park currently under development in Nuevo Vallarta.

The company operates two foundations to improve the lives of Latin Americans. The Great Place to Work Institute has selected Grupo Vidanta to the "Best Companies to Work for in Mexico" list for the past six years. For more information about Grupo Vidanta, visit vidanta.com. For more information about the Vidanta Foundation, visit fundacionvidanta.org.

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The fight continued for almost two minutes before it was realised that Aguayo was seriously injured

PUERTO VALLRTA.- An investigation into possible manslaughter has been opened after the son of a Mexican wrestling legend died from a blow suffered in the ring, the Baja California state prosecutor's office has said.

Pedro Aguayo Ramirez, known as Hijo del Perro Aguayo, fell unconscious on the ropes, seemingly after he received a flying kick from fellow wrestler Oscar Gutierrez, known as Rey Mysterio Jr., according to video of the match.

The fight continued for almost two minutes before it was realised that Aguayo was seriously injured.

He was taken to a nearby hospital but died around 1.30 am on 22 March, prosector’s spokesman Raul Gutierrez said.

Aguayo, 35, had wrestled for 20 years and was the son of the legendary Pedro "Perro" Aguayo, now retired and a member of the Aztec lucha hall of fame.

He had won numerous titles, including national pairs with his father, a national heavyweight championship and the Consejo Mundial Lucha Libre world trios championship.

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Mexican wrestler Pedro Aguayo Ramirez, the son of a wrestling legend,
died from a hit suffered in the ring in Tijuana,
the Baja California state prosecutor's office said

"Lucha Libre of Mexico is in mourning for one of its star talents," read a statement by the group Lucha Libre AAA.

Wrestler Hijo del Santo told Associated Press: "I think the fans in Japan, the US and Mexico of course, where he was very popular, must be in mourning, especially because of his youth. He had much ahead of him."

Mexico is famous for its colorful characters and costumes in professional wrestling, known popularly as lucha libre.

"I have no words for this terrible news," Joaquin Roldan, director of the AAA wrestling federation, said through his Twitter account. "My sincerest condolences for the Aguayo Ramirez family."

The state prosecutor's office said the cause of death, based on the autopsy, was trauma to the neck and a cervical fracture

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BOLE1The Riviera Nayarit welcomes hundreds of practitioners of several martial arts disciplines from March 27-29 during the 4th Capoeira Art Festival in San Pancho and the 2015 Titanes del Pacfico martial arts encounter in Nuevo Vallarta on March 28th.

sub2This international tournament will welcome 50 competitors including at least 10 professionals; among them, participants from Mexico’s SUP Team, who will use the Mexico SUP Tour circuit to measure their readiness for the upcoming SUP World Tour later this summer.

polo1Puerto Vallarta, Jal. - The IV International Polo Cup at Nayarit Beaches is returning to the Mexican Pacific Treasure from March 13 to 15, 2015, when team from Mexico, Italy, Argentinean, Canada and two teams from United States, will fight for the crown of the king of all sports.

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Latvia's Aleksandrs Samoilovs, left, and Janis Smedins are two-time defending FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings champions as nearly 2,000 athletes from around the globe are preparing for April's start of the 2015 FIVB World Tour.

PUERTO VALLARTA OPEN: 6 - 11 OCTOBER 2015

Countdown clock at 60 days for start of 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour

The Puerto Vallarta Open will be the seventh Open event on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2015 calendar in a season that extends from late April to mid-December. It will be the first after the FIVB World Tour Finals, with points from the tournament going towards the 2016 ranking.

The pre-Olympic 2015 season includes five FIVB Grand Slams, a new FIVB Swatch Beach Volleyball Major Series, a special FIVB Swatch Beach Volleyball World Tour season Final in the United States and six FIVB Opens.

The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2015 also launches the Olympic qualification process with all FIVB World Tour events (except the World Tour Finals) in 2015 up until June 13, 2016 counting towards the Olympic Ranking in order to determine the 15 vacancies for each gender, which will take part in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Five Grand Slams, which offer $800,000 in prize money each, will also take place on the road to the World Tour Finals. A new innovative and dynamic FIVB Swatch Beach Volleyball Major Series including three tournaments offering $800,000 each in prize money will complete the schedule. Six Opens offering $75,000 in prize money, per gender, also feature in the build-up to the World Tour Finals.

The FIVB Swatch Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals, which will feature the top eight teams per gender based on a cumulative ranking of points from Grand Slams, Majors and Opens, will be followed by a further three Open events, which will be the first events on the 2015-16 Beach Volleyball Calendar.

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Nevada Wolfpack Softball PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico – A 23-run outburst against Southern Illinois highlighted the Nevada softball team’s split on Saturday at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge. The Wolf Pack set the program record for runs in a single game in the 23-9 win over the Salukis before falling to Northern Colorado, 6-4.

Junior Amanda Weis posted six RBI with a two-run home run over the two games while junior Danielle Wiltz went 4-for-7 with five runs scored against Southern Illinois, a new program single-game high. Freshman Chase Redington (3-4) recorded decisions in both contests for the Pack (4-16, 0-0 MW).

In what was at first a back-and-fourth affair, the Pack went up early, 3-0, in the top of the first before giving six runs in the bottom half of the inning to go down 6-3. Nevada regained the lead the very next inning by scoring five runs, including a two RBI double from Hopkins and an RBI single from junior Jasmine Jenkins, but lost the lead again after the Salukis pushed two runs across in the bottom of the second.

The Pack had already broken an 8-8 tie to take a 10-8 lead before Weis blasted a two-run homer to left center field that gave Nevada a 12-8 lead in the top of the second. Southern Illinois made it a three run game, 12-9, before the Pack pieced together an impressive offensive display in the top of the top of the fourth that helped rewrite the record books.

Eight hits and 11 runs made up the record-breaking fourth-inning which led to breaking program record for runs scored in a single game set last season after Nevada scored 21 runs against North Dakota. The Pack’s 21 team RBI and 20 team hits also tied single-game highs as the 11 run frame was enough for Nevada to secure the victory.

In the first inning against the Bears, Hopkins reached first, stole second and went to third on a single from junior Jasmine Jenkins before scoring on a passed ball. Jenkins moved to second on a walk from classmate Megan Sweet and later scored the second Pack run of the inning on a fielding error by the center fielder after a single up the middle from freshman Alyssa Mendez.

The Pack extended its lead to 4-0 after an RBI single from Hopkins that scored freshman Amanda Nicholas and a sacrifice fly from Sweet that plated Hopkins before Northern Colorado tied the game 4-4 in the bottom of the third inning.

Redington kept the game tied through the fourth but the Nevada bats went quiet and Northern Colorado pushed two across in the bottom of the fifth to take a 6-4 lead.

Nevada will return to Reno for its first home series of 2015 against Idaho State starting Friday, March 7 at 12 p.m.
Join the Wolf Pack softball team at Hixson Field for the 2015 season. Full season tickets start at just $60 for adults and $45 for youth eighth grade and under. Call (775) 348-PACK or visit NevadaWolfPack.com to purchase your seats today

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rneDomestic residents can win a free trip to the destination with this new contest created for adventurous souls; entries are open from March 2-30, 2015 and winners will enjoy area activities including scuba diving, skydiving, kite surfing, surfing, paddle boarding, ATVs, zip-lining, rappelling, fly boarding, sailing and more.

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Puerto Vallarta, Jal.- Together with Lombardo Ontiveros from Sinaloa, Virgen Pulido is preparing himself for NORCECA (North America, Central America and Caribbean Confederation)
This year’s goal is to position among the three best Beach Volleyball players in the continent.

NORCECA’s Beach Volleyball Tour 2015 starts March 18 in Guatemala City and Juan Ramon Virgen Pulido from Nayarit and Lombardo Ontiveros Gomez from Sinaloa, are training for these games. They are working hard to verify their position as the number one duo in the country, on the way to the Pan-American Games taking place in Toronto, Canada this year.

“We are concentrating on the NORCECA Tour and on the elimination process, working to make it to the Pan-American Games. We want to get there well prepared because we do want a medal. On 2011 I got to fourth place, very close the bronze medal; now, again, I get the opportunity to play and fight hard to get a medal for Mexico,” said Virgen Pulido.

With the support of Nayarit’s authorities, last year Virgen Pulido participated in the World Tour, where he won the Silver Medal; that day was one of celebration for Puerto Vallarta. He has also competed in Xiamen, China; Praga, Check Republic; Stavanger, Norwegian and Long Beach, United States.

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