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Sports history shows why playing ball with Cuba makes sense

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imagePenn State's Nittany Lions became simply 'USA' during its games against Havana’s famed Industriales and other teams. Kelsie Netzer/John Curley Center

Every few days, it seems, there is news about a new way in which Cuba and the United States are trying to heal more than a half-century of animosity, dating to the rise of Fidel Castro’s...

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