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Baseball
Ugly weather in St. Louis
In a postseason that’s already seen its share of bad weather, more may be coming.
The World Series between the Tigers and Cardinals moved to St. Louis for Game 3 Tuesday, with below-normal temperatures, but clear skies. But the National Weather Service expects things to take a turn for the worse for the rest of the week.
“We think rain is going to move into the area (this) afternoon – we’re just trying to figure out when it will get here,” said Jon Carney, a meteorologist for the Weather Service office.
The rain, Carney said, will likely be substantial.
“It might be a game-postponing type of rain,” he said. “We could get a half an inch. There could be thunderstorms in there, too.”
The rain may hover over Busch Stadium for much of the week, as will game-time temperatures in the mid-40s, 10 degrees below normal.
Hockey
Hobson named Chiefs captain
The Spokane Chiefs have named Adam Hobson as their captain for the season.
The assistant captains will be Evan Haw, Chris Bruton and Derek Ryan. For more on the Chiefs, visit spokesman review.com/blogs/chiefs
NBA
Morrison helps Bobcats win
Former Gonzaga University standout Adam Morrison came off the bench to score 16 points and help the Charlotte Bobcats (1-5) earn their first preseason victory of the season with a 101-89 win over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night in Columbia, S.C.
Morrison hit 5 of 14 shots from the floor and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line in a team-high 36 minutes of play. He had one rebound and three assists. Sean May topped the Bobcats with 20 points.
SportsLink
Intentional harm has no place
I have a rule I would institute if I were king of a sport: If it is determined a player was injured because of an illegal action, the player who caused the injury would be suspended without pay as long as the injured player couldn’t play.
It would cut down on cheap shots, don’t you think?
What brings this up, you ask? Because there is some question about the hit to Matt Hasselbeck’s knee. What do you think? Was it illegal? Uncalled for? Should be punished?
Check in with SportsLink at spokesmanreview.com/ blogs/sportslink and let your opinion be heard.