Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
Local business tycoon is estatic to put his company’s name to the new stadium
 (Laredo, Tx)  As the Laredo baseball stadium continues on its fast-paced construction schedule, to be ready for its first baseball game on May 17, 2012, the next big announcement from the City of Laredo, Ventura Sports Group, and the Laredo Lemurs organization is the name of the soon-to-be completed baseball stadium. 
 Welcome to the Uni-Trade Stadium.   “I am so proud and excited that one of Laredo’s own most prominent businessman, Mr. Eduardo Garza, and his company, …

(Laredo, Tx)-A proposed increase in the Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) Athletics Fee has not been supported by TAMIU students in a student referendum vote held this week.   The final tally for the proposed fee was 500 against and 418 for. Students voted online Nov. 29-Dec. 1.
            The proposed fee, brought forward by the Student Government Association, would have increased the TAMIU Athletics Fee by $3 per semester credit hour to furtherenhance TAMIU Athletics. It would have been dedicated to the current operational needs of the Athletics Program, including uniforms, equipment, …

(Laredo, Tx)-The Laredo Lemurs Baseball Team release their Official 2012 Season Baseball Schedule.    The Lemurs will play a total of 48 games 25 of which will be played in Laredo.  The Laredo Lemurs will be managed next season by former Major Leauge Baseball Player Pete Incaviglia.  The Lemurs will open their season on May 17th at home against the Grand Prairie Air Hogs.
Laredo Lemurs 2012 Official Schedule
 Date               Location      Game Time Opponent
May 17                 HOME                   7:30pm                 GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS
May 18                 HOME                   7:30pm                 GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS
May 19                 HOME                   7:30pm                 GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS
May 20                HOME                   7:30pm                 …

Courtesy Vanessa Guajardo,
Coach Israel Collazo Remains, Will Handle Youth Initiatives
 Laredo, TX : The Laredo Heat Soccer Club, members of the United Soccer Leagues (USL) Premier Development League (PDL) Mid-South Division have named Fernando Hernandez as the new head man for the 2012 season.
 The Heat, founded in 2004 and playing as a full-fledged PDL Franchise since 2005 made the head coaching change announcement today.
 Fernando Hernandez has been on the Heat sideline since 2007 as Israel Collazo’s assistant coach.
 Though Collazo will no longer be at the helm of the PDL club, he …

Courtesy Roberto Treviño,
(Laredo, Tx)- The Laredo Independent School District’s Athletic Department announces the sale of tickets for the annual Martin-Nixon football game, which will be played on Saturday, November 5, at 7:00 p.m. at the new Shirley Field Sports Complex. Tickets go on sale Monday, October 31.
 Reserved tickets for the game can be purchased at the Athletic Department’s office at Shirley Field at the North End Zone. The athletic office is open Monday- Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
 Reserved tickets will be sold for $7.00. Also, general admission tickets will be …

(AP NEWS)- The Detroit Tigers kept their playoff hopes alive Thursday night with a 7-5 win over the Texas Rangers. Justin Verlander pitched the Tigers to the win while Delmon Young hit two home runs.
 

(AP NEWS)-Randy Wolf survived a shaky second inning as the Milwaukee Brewers roared back to beat the Cardinals in St. Louis 4-2. The win evened up the best of seven NLCS after four games.

(AP News)-Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer in the top of the 11th inning, as Texas beat Detroit 7-3 Wednesday night, for a 3-1 lead in the ALCS. Cruz is the first player ever to hit two extra-inning homers in the same postseason series.
 

(AP News)-Detroit combined power hitting with effective pitching to beat Texas 5-2 in Game 3 of the ALCS Tuesday night and get back into the ALCS.

(AP News)-Nelson Cruz hit a home run as the Texas Rangers beat Detroit’s Justin Verlander 3-2 Saturday night. Rain caused nearly two hours of delays in the AL championship series opener.