Blacksburg all-stars - simply the best
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com
      The Blacksburg All-Stars were as hot as the summer weather at the Cal Ripken League district tournament for ages 11 and 12. Blacksburg finished the tournament with a 4-mark, including a 7-2 victory over Boiling Springs in Monday's championship game at the Cherokee County Youth Sports Complex.
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Post 109 explodes in ninth
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com
      Post 109 detonated its own fireworks in the ninth inning on Tuesday. Clinging to a 2-run lead in the top of the ninth inning, Gaffney sent 16 batters to the plate and scored 11 runs in a 17-5 win over Union. Spencer Epps and Bubba Wright each drove in two runs and John Michaels had a pair of hits in the ninth inning.
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UP FOR GRABS
     Ledger photo by SCOTT POWELL UP FOR GRABS - Jeff Brown battles for a loose ball during Gaffney's 63-56 win over Hillcrest Friday afternoon in a Fellowship of Christian Athletes basketball camp at First Baptist Church.
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Gaffney, Lancaster split twinbill
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com
      The Post 109 junior American Legion team and Lancaster entered Tuesday tied for the top spot in League V. Today, they remained deadlocked after splitting a doubleheader. Michael Wright allowed six hits and struck out five and Josh Mata had two hits to help Post 109 earn a split with a 6-4 win in the nightcap.
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BRIEFS
      Limestone adds big man Limestone College Head Men's Basketball Coach Brandon Scott has announced that Danny Friend will join the Saints' program next season. Friend, a 6-foot 6-inch forward, comes to Limestone from USCSalkehatchie.
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Owner shuts down Franchitti's team
ASSOCIATED PRESS
      CHARLOTTE, N.C.- NASCAR team owner Chip Ganassi shut down Dario Franchitti's race team Tuesday because of a lack of sponsorship, putting the former IndyCar Series champion's future in doubt. Franchitti, the 2007 Indianapolis 500 winner and series champion, has struggled in his first NASCAR season driving Ganassi's No. 40 Dodge.
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TEXAS RANGERS
     TEXAS RANGERS - The YMCA T-ball team members include (first row) Grayson Foster, Isaac Sarratt, Weston Brown, Will Gutherie, Luke Pearson, Wade Vinesett and C.C. Medley. (second row) Ryan Clary, Ethan Wood, Catherine Blanton, Tyrian Ingram, Jacob Hoffer, Savannah Howell and Gage Medley. (back row) Coach Darryl Medley, assistant Clint Howell and coach Bo Medley
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Davis on verge of signing with Clips
ASSOCIATED PRESS
      SAN FRANCISCO- Baron Davis is on the verge of signing a long-term deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, a day after the point guard shocked the Golden State Warriors by opting out of the final season of his contract to become a free agent.
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