Recent Sports Update

A couple of weeks ago, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Texas Rangers in the 107^th edition of the Major League Baseball’s World Series. The first game that kicked off the World Series ended with a Cardinals victory, at a final score of 3-2. The second game ended with a Rangers victory, with a final score of 2-1 at Busch Stadium, St. Louis. Game three took place in Arlington, Texas, with an unbelievable victory to the Cardinals, with a final score of 16-7. Games four and five both took place at the Ranger’s Ballpark in Arlington, with two victories against St. Louis. The Rangers were put in the lead with their last victory at game five, putting them ahead of St. Louis with a 3-2 lead. In order for St. Louis to stay in the game, they had to win game six which would take place back at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. With a nail biting victory at Busch Stadium, the Cardinals were able to beat the Rangers with extra innings, with a final score of 10-9, in the bottom of the eleventh inning. The victory at game six allowed the Cardinals one extra shot to win the title at game seven. On October 28, 2011, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Texas Rangers in Busch Stadium with a final score of 6-2. This victory put the Cardinals at a total of eleven World Series championships, ranking them as the second team with the most victories after the New York Yankees. Despite the fact that the Texas Rangers had gone to the World Series, they have yet to have seen a title at Major League Baseball’s World Series.

With the completion of the World Series, people still await for the final result of the 2011 NBA lockout. The lockout began on July 1, and plans to continue throughout November. The lockout mainly occurred due to issues dividing the owners’ and players’ revenue sharing as well as the salary cap. The NBA claims to be losing $300 million a year, meaning salary cuts as well downsizing. During a time of lockout, teams cannot sign or contact players, trade players, and players cannot access NBA team facilities, trainers or staff members. All preseason games have been cancelled, costing the NBA roughly $200 million. With each month of game cancellation, players will lose a total of $350 million. With no accurate estimation as to when this lockout will finish, a few players are beginning to sign contracts with foreign countries to play in this year’s season. With the 2012 Olympics coming up, and the Olympic men’s basketball qualifying tournaments around the corner, the NBA better solve the lockout situation before it is too late. With time running short and the NBA losing money each day, the 2011 NBA lockout better end soon, before the season is cancelled and things turn ugly.

Alex Bosworth