Sports briefs: Viking men 9th in Central Region
In the mens region rankings, Winona State is No. 1 but the Warriors on Tuesday had 13 wins taken away due to the use of an ineligible player. Their nullification penalty is not applied to the regional rankings until after the season so as not to affect the strength of schedule of teams that played them. The Warriors nullification penalty of .299 will be subtracted from their winning percentage after the final region rankings have been determined. BASEBALL: The Minnesota Twins and second baseman Alexi Casilla have agreed on a one-year contract for $1,382,500 to avoid an arbitration hearing. His salary was $865,000 last season. Casilla, 27, is in line to start with veteran newcomer Jamey Carroll at shortstop. Casilla hurt his right hamstring and played in only one game last season after July 27. He batted .260 with two home runs.Anderson Mens Baseball League - News
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3 in the first NCAA Division II Central Region rankings of the season, while the Vikings are ninth in the men's rankings. The Central Region is composed of teams from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
Anderson has done some radio games with baseball and volleyball, but this was his first with men's basketball. He did a great job and it was very informative. With the statistical mind he has, I can only imagine what it was like as the game went on
Men's and coed leagues are offered. The team fee is $712. For more information, call Todd at 425-771-0229 or visit www.reczone.org. n Alderwood Little League is accepting registration for its baseball and fastpitch softball programs.
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FOX COLLEGE SPORTS TO AIR 2012 SUMMIT LEAGUE ...
ELMHURST, Ill. – Fox College Sports will air all men’s and women’s quarterfinal and semifinal games live from the 2012 Summit League Basketball Championships, giving the league national exposure for its entire tournament for the first time in history. Midco Sports Network, based in Sioux Falls, S.D., will provide the game feed. “We are very excited about having every one of our tournament games available to a national cable television audience,” said Summit League Commissioner Tom Douple. “FCS provides college basketball fans across the country the opportunity to enjoy our brand and learn more about our outstanding programs and student-athletes. The tremendous boost in visibility for our men’s and women’s programs is immeasurable. Midco Sports Network has provided a high-quality production for our tournament the past two years and this agreement ensures that its broadcasts will reach additional viewers in Summit League markets and throughout the country.” Seen by viewers in the nation’s 25 largest cities including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, Seattle, Minneapolis and Tampa, FCS is available on DirecTV and major cable providers such as Comcast, Time Warner, Charter, Cox, Cablevision, Mediacom, Insight, CableOne and the National Cable Television Cooperative. Midco Sports Network, which will produce and distribute the broadcasts, is televising the men’s and women’s quarterfinal and semifinal games in South Dakota, North Dakota and in parts of rural Minnesota and Wisconsin. The 2012 Summit League women’s championship game will be broadcast on ESPNU with the men’s championship on ESPN2. Celebrating its 30th anniversary season at the Division I Ievel in 2011-12, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 155,000 at 11 universities, five of which are located in the top 76 U.S.