After eight hours of baseball, the Concordia Stingers gave up their crown in a 4-0 defeat at Carleton Ravens on Sunday. ConU played a triple header where a steady stream of errors proved costly, resulting in a loss in the opening and tie-breaking the match in the series.

Cuba (7-0) plays the U.S. (4-3) recently in its first game in the second round of the Baseball World Cup which is played in Panama. The Americans got into the quarterfinals by beating Panama 5-0 recently in a pitching gem by Andy Van Hekken. Tommy's solo home runs and Brett Jackson Mendon gave new existence to defending world camps.

The worst kept undisclosed in the humankind is just how much the New York Mets and the New York Yankees hate each other. They have played in a World Series against each other, they have battled for tabloid space against each other, and now on Friday, they start their yearly "Subway Series" in Interleague play.

Nationals GM Mike Rizzo said on Wednesday that Bryce Harper won’t be called up to the big club in 2011, even after rosters are extended in September.

"We sense that his progress isn’t ready to play in the big leagues," Rizzo asserted.

The Cincinnati Reds and The Cleveland Indians have been two of the surprises in their respective leagues this season. The Ohio rivals will start a 3 game series when interleague play begins on Friday.

On Wednesday, New York Mets manager Terry Collins told media representatives that he had given thought to move struggling cleanup hitter Jason Bay from his present position to the No. 2 spot in the batting order.