Today’s Best

Top performers from the Inland Northwest and beyond:

Sat., June 11, 2011

Nick Markakis

Hit a second-inning grand slam and drove in six runs to help Baltimore blank Tampa Bay 7-0.

Clay Buchholz

Boston starter allowed one run on three hits with over seven innings of 5-1 win over Toronto.

Courtney Vandersloot

Scored 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting and dished out five assists to help Chicago Sky to win.

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Today’s Best

Nick Markakis

Clay Buchholz

Courtney Vandersloot

Jesse Tinsley

Jim Meehan

Molly Quinn

Rob Curley

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