Softball fun in casino form

Given that so many sports fans love playing online casino games – especially the slots – it makes sense that they would want to know about a game which combines online slots with a genuine baseball theme throughout.

This is what the Hot Shot game offers, and this is making it one of the most popular of the many sports themed slots games that are available at casino sites. It is a nine pay line, five reel slot, and comes with both wild and scatter symbols – to boost your chances of winning a payout – although there is no bonus game.

DODGER'S DEAL STRIKED OUT

A major case has been filed against the Los Angeles dodgers in a move that could make their owner come to the Court. Mr. Selig said he was forced to reject the 17-year deal with Fox Sports, valued at $2.7 billion, because it continued what he said was the McCourts' pattern of using money from the club for personal reasons instead of investing it in the franchise.

SKATEBOARDER GETS $1 MILLION

Skateboarder Cole shot to fame after winning $ 1 million in bonuses in a recent cup tournament. Sacramento Kings co-owner Joe Maloof came up with the idea last year of a $1 million bonus for any skater who could win four straight Maloof Money Cups. Cole won his third straight Maloof contest last summer, but then joined the rival Street League.

Maloof officials said Tuesday that Cole is contracted to skate Orange County, the fourth Maloof contest this year. If Cole wins, he'll get the $1 million bonus plus the largest first-place prize of any contest, $250,000.

PLAY IN SHEFFIELD

Sheffield minor softball has announced two registration dates.

Players can sign up for the season on Feb. 26 and March 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Sheffield Community Centre, corner of 5th Concession and Sheffield Road.

Sheffield minor ball will be offering free blastball for players ages three to four (2007 and 2008 birth date), as well as free team and individual pictures.

Bring your child so they can be sized for their uniform.

NORTH GEORGIA LEAD THE WAY

The 2nd-ranked North Georgia softball team picked up a pair of wins on Sunday afternoon on the final day of the Aiken Early Bird Invitational, taking down the University of Charleston in a pitcher's duel, before powering past Chowan in non-conference action.

North Georgia improves to 3-0 on the year and now have a 7-0 record over the last two years at the Aiken Early Bird Tournament. The Saints will go right back to work next weekend, traveling to Columbus State for the Hughston Sports Clinic Classic.

SOFTBALL WINS IN WINTER BATTLE

An all-star lineup fielded by Buffalo Wild Wings kept its stranglehold on the Auburn Jaycees' Snowball Softball Tournament championship, but the real winners are the youngsters of the Great Lakes Bay Region.

KIWI TEEN IN RED SOX

Porirua teenager Te Wera Bishop is set to sign a deal to join baseball giants the Boston Red Sox.

Bishop, 17, who made his international debut for the New Zealand men's softball team against Australia, will ink a contract in Auckland in Thursday and join up with Red Sox for spring training on March 1.

The catcher is taking a step in the unknown, but is excited by the challenge.

"I don't know what to expect," he said. "I'm just over the moon."

TEXAS SOFTBALL CAMPS

Registration is open for all softball players wishing to attend the 2011 Texas A&M Softball Camp.

Head coach Jo Evans, in her 15th season at the helm of Aggie softball, will be joined by associate head coaches Joy Jackson and Mary Jo Firnbach as well as current and former players as well as various high school and collegiate coaches to offer individual and group instruction with an emphasis on fundamentals.

Dates for the summer camps are June 15-18 for 9-12-year-olds and June 19-22 for ages 13-18 (Varsity).

MENDOZA LEAVES US SOFTBALL

Jessica Mendoza traveled the world playing tournaments and in two Olympics for the powerful U.S. softball team.

That decade-long journey, for now, is over.

Mendoza, a two-time Olympic medalist, and seven of her teammates from the 2008 Beijing Games, will not play for Team USA this year, opting to play professionally instead in hopes of growing a sport dropped from the Olympic program.

"I never imagined this would be how I would leave USA Softball," Mendoza said Wednesday in a phone interview from her home in California. "I hope it's not the end."