I recently took a bus tour with Stagecoach Tours & Charters to Minneapolis to watch the Toronto Blue Jays take on the Minnesota Twins. The Jays opened the series with a 3-2 win in Game 1. We were there for the final three games. The Jays took the series three games to one, with the Twins winning the third game. We had excellent seats along the third base line at home plate in section 118, rows 14 and 20. A sideshow, almost as entertaining as the games, was one of the hot dog vendors who put together a hot dog with panache. I would like to thank our hostess Kelly and our bus driver Robert for a most entertaining time.
In NCAA Baseball, the No. 4 Florida Gators took one of three games from the Louisiana State University Tigers. The Gators closed out the regular season with a 44-11 record overall and a 19-10 mark in conference play.
In the National Lacrosse league, the Calgary Roughnecks season is over after losing to the Saskatchewan Rush 12-9 in Game 2 of the West Division Final.
Team Canada has won the gold medal at the men’s World Hockey Championship with a 2-0 win over Finland in the final. This is the first time Canada has repeated as gold medal winners since 2003 and 2004.
In the Arena Football League, the Philadelphia Soul beat the Orlando Predators 62-54 in a close game. The Soul’s record is 7-1 and their next game is against the Cleveland Gladiators.
Other scores from Week 8 were: the Arizona Rattlers got past LA Kiss 47-34 and the Jacksonville Sharks hammered the Portland Steel 65-34.
Toronto FC played the Columbus Crew to a 0-0 draw in Major League Soccer action. Toronto’s record is 4-4-4 and they are in fourth place in the Eastern Conference.
That’s all folks!
