Back in the 1980s, Becky Smith would walk into the bar at the Miami Jai Alai Fronton, a glamorous, high-stakes gambling palace often referred to as the “Yankee Stadium of Jai Alai.” She wasn’t there ...

Jai alai is a racquetball-type sport that originated in Spain. Why was it so popular in the United States and Florida?

DANIA BEACH, Fla. — Players and others who make a living from the once-popular sport of jai alai hope the closing of the last fronton, or court, at The Casino at Dania Beach is not the end of their ...

MIAMI, Fla. (WTNH) — A Hartford native is single-handedly keeping the legendary sport of jai alai intact throughout the United States. Scott Savin founded the World Jai-Alai League (WJAL), which ...

The musty sound booth affords Todd Sorensen a rare vantage on a fleeting sight. Twenty feet below the announcer, four men clad in Crayola-colored vests and helmets brandish cestas, the yard-long ...

Ho hum. The best jai alai player in Miami? Michelena. Still. As always. Forever. Since he debuted as a rookie in 1983, the Basque native has dominated his curious sport like no other athlete in the ...

Jai alai was invented by a bunch of mountain-dwelling Basques back in the 15th century. Though derived from handball, it has more in common with modern-day racquetball — the racquet in this case being ...