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from Spitfires\’ website         The OHL\’s Windsor Spitfires have won the 99th annual MasterCard Memorial Cup, after beating the Erie Otters by a score of 4-3.          The Spitfires were the underdogs, but upset the Otters, who were the other OHL team in the tournament. The WHL\’s Seattle Thunderbirds and the QMJHL\’s Saint John SeaContinue reading “Spitfires win Memorial Cup”

           It\’s what we\’ve been waiting for many months. It\’s the Stanley Cup Finals. 28 teams are playing golf, the other two are looking to win it all. They\’re the Nashville Predators and the Pittsburgh Penguins. It will all come down to this question: who will lift Lord Stanley\’s Cup?             Nashville Predators            Conference finals:Continue reading “2017 Stanley Cup Finals preview”

         The San Diego Padres have placed OF Manuel Margot on the 10 day DL with a calf injury. They have also recalled utility player Franchy Cordero.           Margot, 22, has a .259 batting average, four homers, 13 RBIs and five stolen bases in 185 ABs this season. He also has three triples. In twoContinue reading “MLB news: Margot placed on DL by Padres”

      The Oakland Athletics (or A\’s) have placed RHP Jesse Hahn on the 10-day DL (triceps) and have recalled RHP Jharel Cotton from Nashville (AAA).       Hahn, 27, has a 3.81 ERA and 41 K\’s in 49.2 innings this year. He has a career 3.82 ERA with 198 K\’s in 266 innings for the A\’s andContinue reading “MLB news: A\’s place Hahn on DL”

          The Los Angeles Dodgers have claimed INF Mike Freeman and RHP Chris Heston off waivers from the Seattle Mariners, and have optioned both to the Oklahoma City Dodgers.            Freeman, 29, has hit .067 with a homer and an RBI in 30 ABs this year. He has a .135 batting average with that oneContinue reading “MLB news: Dodgers claim pair off waivers from Mariners”