THE ROSEAU ROYALS SENIOR AMATEUR BASEBALL PLAYS A DOUBLEHEADER AT BEMIDJI TOMORROW AFTERNOON. LEAGUE PLAYOFFS START NEXT WEEKEND.
THE ROSEAU SR. BABE RUTH TEAM SPLIT A DOUBLE HEADER WITH STEPHEN-ARGYLE AT GILBERTSON FIELD. WINNING THE FIRST GAME 5-4, AND LOSING THE SECOND GAME 9-6. IN THE WIN, DANNY WENSLOFF PITCHED 6 1/3 INNINGS, STRIKING OUT 7.
AFTER ONE ROUND, THE LEADERBOARD IS CROWDED AT THE 3M OPEN IN BLAINE. TONY FINAU, NICK WATNEY, RYAN MOOR, AND XIN-JUN ZHANG ARE TIED AT 6 UNDER. A GROUP OF 6 ARE ONE STROKE BACK. DUSTIN JOHNSON WITHDREW AFTER AN OPENING ROUND 78.
OPENING NIGHT FOR MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DIDN’T GO QUITE AS PLANNED. THE NEW YORK YANKEES AND WASHINGTON NATIONALS GAME WAS CUT SHORT AFTER ONLY 5 INNINGS DUE TO RAIN, WITH THE YANKEES EARNING AN ABBREVIATED 4-1 WIN. GIANCARLO STANTON RECORDED THE FIRST HOME RUN OF THE 2020 SEASON IN THE FIRST INNING OFF OF MAX SHERZER.
THE WORLD SERIES FAVORITE LOS ANGELAS DODGERS START OFF WITH AN 8-1 WIN OVER SAN FRANCISCO. OF ALL THE STAR POWER ON THE DODGER ROSTER, IT WAS SHORTSTOP KIKI HERNANDEZ THAT WENT 4 FOR 5, WITH 5 RBI’S.
THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS STRUCK A DEAL ON A CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH HEAD COACH MIKE ZIMMER. THAT DEAL WILL TAKE HIM THROUGH 2023. THE VIKINGS ALSO REACHED AGREEMENTS WITH 3 ROOKIES ON THEIR FIRST CONTRACTS, INCLUDING THIRD ROUND CORNERBACK CAMERON DANTZLER.
TAKING A NOTE FROM THE SOCCER WORLD, THE NFL’S FORMER WASHINGTON REDSKINS WILL BE FORMALLY KNOWN AS THE WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM, UNTIL A NEW TEAM NICKNAME IS CHOSEN.
SEATTLE WILL BE HOME THE NHL’S 32ND FRANCHISE. THEY ANNOUCNED YESTERDAY THAT WILL BE CALLED THE SEATLLE KRAKEN, AFTER THE MYTHICAL SEA CREATURE.
WITH A DRAW ON WEDNESDAY WITH COLORADO, THE MINNESOTA UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB ADVANCED TO THE KNOCKOUT STAGE OF THE MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT. THEY’RE SET TO MEET COLUMBUS ON JULY 28TH.
AND THERE’S GOOD NEWS FOR AUTO RACING FANS IN INDIANAPOLIS, DUE TO COVID-19, THE INDIANAPOLIS 500, WHICH IS NORMALLY BLACKED OUT FOR THE LOCAL TV MARKET, WILL BE AIRED FOR FANS TO WATCH FROM HOME.
Last modified: 08/11/2020
