(AP News)-Nyjer Morgan did it again for Milwaukee, delivering an RBI single in the 10th inning to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 Friday in Game 5 and send the Brewers to the NL championship series.

 (AP News)- Chris Carpenter tossed a three-hitter to outpitch old pal Roy Halladay in a duel for the ages and the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 Friday night in the deciding Game 5 of their NL playoff series

Mayor Pro Tempore Johnny Rendon, District V; Mark Schuster, Ventura Sports Group; Meghan Cantu, the 13-year old Trautmann Middle School student who came up with the team name and who has won season tickets for the baseball team for life; and District IV Cm. Juan Narvaez unveil the name of the Laredo Baseball Team, the Laredo Lemurs.

Heat, Kraze Open Southern Conference Championship Tournament on Friday
 Jackson, MS - The two teams that open the Premier Development League’s (PDL) Southern Conference Championship in Jackson, MS, the Laredo Heat Soccer Club (11 – 3 – 2, 35 points) and the Central Florida (Orlando) Kraze (11 – 3 – 2, 35 points), are very familiar with each other when it comes to meeting in the playoffs.
 Laredo and Central Florida have played versus each other over the years, both in Orlando and the Gateway City plus both teams have PDL Championship titles …

Border Battle lll took place on Saturday July 16th at the UISD Student Activity Complex.  The game featured the Border Patrol Brushdogs who went into the game undefeated against the U.S. Customs Frontline Force.  The game was played to benefit low income families in our community.  Final score of the game was Brushdogs 23 Frontline Force 18. Click here to view more pictures.

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Heat within One Point of Division Leader El Paso
 Edinburgh, Texas - The Laredo Heat SC (10 – 3 – 1, 31 points) took care of business versus the Rio Grande Valley Grandes FC (3 – 11 – 2, 11 points) at the Edinburgh Baseball Field, home to the Grandes. The 4 – 1 victory on Sunday evening gave Laredo a 4 – 0 season series sweep over the Rio Grande Valley franchise.
 The Heat’s Juan de Dios Ibarra opened the scoring for the Gateway City club in the 11th minute …

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Copa LareDOS will be Settled in Laredo, Texas
 Laredo, Texas-Established in 2009 to get a “friendly” rivalry between the Laredo Heat Soccer Club and the Nuevo Laredo Bravos going, the Copa LareDOS returns after a year absence.
 Today, the Premier Development League’s (PDL) Laredo Heat announced the rematch versus the Nuevo Laredo Bravos of the Second Division of the Mexican Soccer Federation on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at the TAMIU Soccer Complex. Kick-off for the Copa LareDOS will happen at 8:00 P.M.
 In the inaugural Copa LareDOS in 2009, the Bravos …

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 The hard-court action heats up this summer when George Hill’s Rising All-Stars come to town to challenge our local law enforcement and elected officials to a celebrity basketball game to benefit two local charities. The game is scheduled for Thursday, July 14, at the Martin High School Colonel Flores Gymnasium.
 Laredoans will be treated to a basketball game featuring George Hill and his Rising All-Stars, and several professional athletes against representatives from Laredo’s Police Department, Fire Department, Border Patrol, and elected officials.
 The game is scheduled to tip-off at 6 …

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Heat On the Road for Last Three Games of the Season 
Laredo, Texas - The Laredo Heat Soccer Club (8 – 3 – 1, 25 points, 12 games played) will face South Texas rival RGV Grandes FC (3 – 9 – 2, 11 points, 14 games played) on Tuesday, July 12th at the TAMIU Soccer Complex. Kick-off is set for 8:00 P.M.   The Grandes are coming off two losses in Midland and El Paso over the weekend and has only two games remaining in the 2011 Premier Development League (PDL) …

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Heat Prepared to Face Jesters
 (Laredo, Texas)- With five games remaining in the Premier Development League (PDL) regular season for the Laredo Heat (8 – 3 – 0, 24 points), the time to finish strong is here.  The New Orleans Jesters (6 – 4 – 0, 18 points), who are currently sitting in third place behind the Heat, will be visiting the Gateway City on Friday, July 1, 2011 to battle the hometown team at the Texas A&M International University Soccer Complex. 
This critical PDL Mid-South Division contest is set …