Rugby is the sporting flavor of the moment with the 2015 World Cup taking place in England set to enthrall fans of American  football’s “older sibling” over the next six weeks.

The follow up to a very successful debut season for the Charros de Jalisco baseball team begins on the road Friday, October 9 against a familiar foe – the Tomateros de Culiacan.

Guadalajara’s hometown soccer hero, Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez, has signed a three-year deal for his third European club – Bayer Leverkusen from Germany’s Bundesliga – for a reported fee of US$11 million.