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Harlingen South vs. Cy Fair for 5A Finals Saturday.

Monday June 11th. Not sure what time stores will put them out though.

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Cy Fair upsets Klein Collins to advance to 5A Finals.

Believe Jasper is going to start Stevenson.

Congrats!

The NHL to move to Las Vegas??? Expansion franchise said to be in works There's no such thing as a "lock" in Las Vegas, but the city is looking like a good bet to eventually land a team from one of North America's four major professional sports leagues. That time might be close at hand, according to a report by SportsBusiness Daily on Wednesday. The report said the National Hockey League has been holding discussions with film and television producer Jerry Bruckheimer for months about owning a franchise here, amid speculation that the league is on the verge of proposing expansion to Las Vegas and Kansas City, Mo. -- the latter where the $276 million Sprint Center is slated to open in October. The Sprint Center was developed by Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), which owns and operates several major entertainment/sporting venues, including the Staples Center in Los Angeles and the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Bruckheimer also has had discussions with AEG officials about the group building and/or operating an arena in Las Vegas, with an NHL team as its primary tenant, according to the report. AEG president and CEO Tim Leiweke wouldn't comment on the arena issue but was quoted by SportsBusiness Daily as saying, "Jerry is like a brother. I will be there to support him anywhere he wants to go." Bruckheimer heads a group of entertainment executives that appears to be a front-runner to land the Las Vegas expansion franchise, according to the report. Bruckheimer's publicist, Paul Bloch, told the Review-Journal, "We have no comment on it at all." But NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed discussions between the league and Bruckheimer in SportsBusiness Daily. "Bruckheimer is one of many people we have spoken to about their desire to own an team in Vegas," Daly said in an e-mail. "There have been many expressions of interest by a number of individuals and a number of cities." Daly added that "no decisions have been made" by the NHL Board of Governors about expanding the league from 30 to 32 teams and that "there's no 'agreement' with anyone" to own an expansion team. "I don't know if or when there might be an announcement," Daly wrote. "We will update the board on the expressions of interest we have received." Daly did not return an e-mail or phone call to the Review-Journal by press time. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said last week during his annual news conference at the Stanley Cup Finals that the league had no interest in expanding. "At the present time we're not looking at expansion," he said. "At the present time we're not looking at relocation." Bruckheimer, 61, has produced such blockbuster movies as "Top Gun," "Remember the Titans" and the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, and also created the hit television show "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." An avid hockey fan, Bruckheimer has hosted his annual Bad Boys Invitational Hockey Tournament in Las Vegas for the past 12 years. The event features celebrities such as Cuba Gooding Jr., Kiefer Sutherland and Bruckheimer playing with and against NHL stars such as Jeremy Roenick and Chris Chelios. AEG is the world's largest owner of sports events and sports teams, including the NHL's Los Angeles Kings and the Los Angeles Galaxy and Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer, as well as holding interests in professional basketball's Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Sparks. There has been speculation for more than a year about Bruckheimer owning an NHL franchise. He attended a dinner at Staples Center in October 2006 with Leiweke and Bettman, with the purpose of discussing the possibility of him owning an NHL team in Las Vegas, according to Wednesday's report. The report also said AEG has a "standing offer" to Bruckheimer that the company would develop, operate and possibly own the arena in Las Vegas. AEG was one of seven developer-led entities that recently submitted letters of intent to build a new downtown arena, according to the report. Calls to AEG, Bill Rhoda -- a consultant for CSL International, which is managing the process for Las Vegas to select an arena developer -- and Mayor Oscar Goodman weren't returned Wednesday. The last four NHL expansion teams -- the Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators and Atlanta Thrashers -- paid expansion fees of $80 million each. Minnesota and Columbus were the most recent teams to join the league, beginning play in 2000-01. Tennessee businessman Craig Leipold nearly tripled the $80 million he paid for the Predators in 1997 when he sold the team in May for $220 million to Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie. That sale still must be approved by the NHL Board of Governors.

That don't sound right. If a kid is to old to play in HS i doubt they would grant a Waiver.

Thanks for the update...Hope he gets better.

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It’s time for Astros to become sellers Gabriel Pruett The Orange Leader It has been quite a while since I have had the time to compose a column concerning the national sports world. When I sat down to think of one I first picked up the sports page and the NL standings where the first thing to catch my eye. Our “hometown†Houston Astros were 24-33 heading into Wednesday’s game in Colorado and 7 1/2 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers. The 7 1/2 games are really not indicative of how bad the Astros are playing this season. Houston has scored just 231 runs this year which ranks them 26th out of the 30 MLB teams and 14th out of the 16 NL squads. The Astros have hit just 47 homers which ranks 22nd out of the 30 teams and 11th in the NL. Those are some pitiful numbers folks and since the Astros only bat .246 as a team, 26th in the MLB, it is amazing they are considered a professional baseball team. This time of the year is when teams start to decide if they will be buyers or sellers before the upcoming trade deadline. Instead of the Astros pulling off a trade for a Carlos Beltran or Preston Wilson, Houston needs to be sellers this year. In my eyes there are just three players on the current roster that cannot be traded and they are Carlos Lee, Roy Oswalt and Hunter Pence. The Astros can keep Craig Biggio just because of sentimental reasons. Now I know I did not put Lance Berkman up there but if a team offers say two young, starting pitchers for the guy — pull the trigger. Berkman is a great player but I would take two great pitching prospects for a guy who seems to be headed down the same path as Jeff Bagwell. That would be a long career highlighted with some above average numbers but nothing to show for it. Berkman right now is leading the team with 45 strike outs and batting .238 with just six homers. Morgan Ensberg should have been traded a few years ago and trading someone like Adam Everett would not bring much back. A lineup decision should be made the day Biggio gets his 3,000th hit because Mark Loretta deserves to be the starting second baseman. Loretta is just one of three Astros who is currently batting over the .300 mark, the other two are Pence and Lee. What the Astros really need is a little attitude on the roster, a guy like Manny Ramirez or Carlos Zambrano. Houston should consider a manager like Ozzie Guillen or Lou Piniella, someone who would throw a few players under the bus a time or two to fire things up. These days it seems like the Astros are not surprised when they lose and shrug it off a little to easily. Bring in a Guillen-type character who will make some players responsible for their poor play. I thought Phil Garner would be this type of guy but he has not been so far. Garner got thrown out of the game on Tuesday but I would rather see Garner throw out some players from time to time and call them out a few times. This “Good Guy†image is nice and all but it only seems to make Houston look good instead of being a great team. So when the trade deadline has past, lets home this is the year the Astros finally take out the trash instead of keeping it.

Williams Camp and Tournament Silsbee High School basketball coach Travis Williams is holding a camp for boys and girls ages 5-14. The camp takes place Monday through June 15 at Edward-Johnson Memorial Silsbee Middle School. The camp concludes with a 12-team double elimination tournament June 15-16 that benefits the Silsbee High School Multicultural Club. The cost for the tournament is $100 per team. For information, call (409) 791-1966 or (409) 866-4810

Astros lose 8-7 Wednesday.

Jasper vs LE for 3A Title.

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You did the right thing!!

JASPER WILL FACE LE FOR THE TITLE THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7!!

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LE advances to 3A State Championship.

LE wins 6-3 and advances to the 3A State Championship.

6-3 LE going to bottom of the 7th. Last chance for Sinton.