Bubba Watson, the third-ranked golfer in the world, who owns of one of the official General Lee cars from the late 1970s TV show “Dukes of Hazzard”, has decided to paint over the Confederate flag that adorns the top of the widely recognizable vehicle. Watson tweeted his plans about the car he bought at auction several years ago for $110,000.
T.J. Oshie will be joining Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom with the Washington Capitals after being acquired from the St. Louis Blues for right winger Troy Brouwer.
After 16 seasons in the NHL, former Saint John Flame Martin St. Louis is retiring.
In the Majors, David Ortiz and Hanley Ramirez hit consecutive homers in the first inning. Xander Bogaerts had four hits, driving in two runs as the Red Sox beat the Blue Jays 12-6. The Blue Jays remain one game back after both the Orioles and Rays lost. The Yankees were idle.
In the National League, Jose Fernandez came back from Tommy John surgery, pitching six innings and hitting a homer in Miami’s 5-4 win over San Francisco.
The St. Louis Cardinals fired scouting director Chris Correa because of the hacking scandal that prompted a federal investigation into whether the team illegally got inside the player personnel database of the Houston Astros.
Rafael Nadal has been eliminated in the second round at Wimbledon.
