THE ROSEAU AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL TEAM WAS UNABLE TO FINISH OFF A SUB-STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND QUALIFY FOR THE STATE TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND. AFTER BEATING DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON EARLIER IN THE TOURNAMENT, THEY SAW DGF AGAIN WHO CAME OUT OF THE ELIMINATION BRACKET. DGF WAS ABLE TO DEFEAT POST 24 TWICE, 9-6 ON SATURDAY AND 4-1 YESTERDAY TO WIN THE TOURNAMENT.
THE MINNESOTA TWINS HAD CONNECTIONS TO THE HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS OVER THE WEEKEND WITH JIM KAAT AND TONY OLIVA BOTH ENTERING THE HALL, ALONG WITH FORMER TWIN DAVID ORTIZ.
JOE GIBBS RACING, WHO HAD DENNY HAMLIN AND KYLE BUSCH FINISH 1-2 AT POCONO, HAD BOTH OF THOSE DRIVERS DISQUALIFIED AFTER THEIR CARS FAILED INSPECTIONS. CHASE ELLIOTT WHO FINISHED 3RD, BECAME THE OFFICIAL WINNER. THE VIOLATIONS APPEAR TO HAVE TO DUE WITH AERODYNAMICS OF VEHICLES, AND THE PENALITIES CAN BE APPEALED. NASCAR OFFICIALS COMMENTED SAYING THEY BELIEVE IT’S THE FIRST TIME THEY’VE DISQUALIFIED AN APPARENT WINNER SINCE 1960.
THE TWINS TOOK A PAIR OF GAMES IN DETROIT OVER THE WEEKEND, 8-4 SATURDAY AND 9-1 YESTERDAY.
CLEVELAND LOST TWO ON TEH WEEKEND, WHILE HTE CHICAGO WHITE SOX WON TWICE. MINNESOTA’S LEAD IS 3 IN TEH DIVISION.
IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG FOR CALGARY TO PULL THE TRIGGER ON A MATTHEW TKACHUK TRADE, SENDING HIM TO FLORIDA IN EXHCNAGE FOR JOHNATHAN HUBERDEAU. SOME DRAFT PICKS, PROSPECTS, AND OTHER LESSER KNOWN NAMES WERE SWAPPED AS WELL.
AFTER GETTING JOHNNY GUDREAU IN FREE AGENCY, THE COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS HAVE LOCKED UP PATRIK LAINE ON A FOUR YEAR EXTENSION WORTH $34.8 MILLION.
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