51.   Two baseball players, one boxing coach who was on loan to Mexico and one boxer have left the Cuban team since it arrived in the United States.

52.   While playing for a touring Cuban national team in Mexico, Estrada defected and was allowed into the United States.

53.   While two of three Americans were wilting Tuesday, the Cuban boxing team continued its unrelenting march through the brackets.

54.   Orlando Hernandez and catcher Alberto Hernandez were banned for life from the Cuban national team after helping other players, including Livan Hernandez, defect two years ago.

55.   A Cuban team could not compete in the United States under current laws, which prohibit commerce with Cuba.

56.   A German soccer club that has been hoping to sign the entire Cuban national team will have to wait until the summer to complete the deal.

57.   A boisterous crowd of Cuban-Americans protested the game between the Cuban national team and the Baltimore Orioles, both in the streets and on the field.

58.   A German fourth-division soccer club has signed the entire Cuban national team, capping eight months of negotiations.

59.   A Cuban team bent on revenge pounded out three victories Sunday at the World Amateur Boxing Championships, while the Americans dropped both their fights.

60.   A source close to the Cuban team said Reyes remained under police protection after seeking asylum.