All Star Game

The Great Plains All Star game in the Northwoods League was held in Bismarck, North Dakota Tuesday night. The West and East tied the game at 3 apiece with the game shortened to 7 innings due to rain.

The Northwoods League Great Plains All Star festivities are taking place this week in Bismarck, North Dakota. Rox first baseman/outfielder Jackson Hauge hit 12 home runs in the home run derby Monday night to out pace all others.

Some of the best athletes in Major League Soccer will compete at the home of Minnesota United FC in St. Paul next year.

The St. Cloud Rox have 4 players playing for the Great Plains All Star team tonight in Mankato. The four are Otto Kemp, Andrew Pinckney, Kevin Davis and Caleb Ricketts. The game will be played tonight at 7:05 at ISG Field.

San Francisco Giants’ teammates Melky Cabrera and Pablo Sandoval delivered big hits early, as the National League shutout the American League 8-0 in the 2012 MLB All-Star game Tuesday night in Kansas City.

The American and National League All Stars were chosen Sunday and the lone Twins’ representative is catcher Joe Mauer. Mauer was picked by Texas Manager Ron Washington to backup Texas catcher Mike Napoli. Mauer is batting .325 with 4 homeruns and 36 RBIs this season...

Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio is 3rd among guards in the Western Conference in the All Star voting.  Rubio has received 133,520 votes and trails 2nd place Chris Paul of the L.A. Clippers by 460,000 votes for 2nd place.  Kobe Bryant of the Lakers is the leader with 690,000 votes ...

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