




In a recent ESPNW story by Bonnie D. Ford, Tennessee soccer legend and Canadian National Team member Rhian Wilkinson recently shared her thoughts on the expansion of the Women's World Cup to 24 teams, starting with the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada.
"I think it's great for women's soccer," Wilkinson said in the story. "When you do that, initially, there will be some teams who aren't quite ready yet. It will raise the bar for those countries. I've been on a side that's been beaten like that. Scoring at will isn't any fun, either, but you have to go through those horrible steps.
"It'll be a steep and painful learning curve, and it depends on what you do with it. If the federations don't get behind [new qualifiers] and provide funding, there's nothing to be learned."
Check out the full story on ESPNW!
ESPNW - Bonnie D. Ford: Is 2015 Right Time For WWC Expansion?

There
were 16 former Vols playing professional baseball this weekend,
including J.P. Arencibia, who went 3-for-8 with two homers and a
double. See how he and the other 15 performed with today's Vols in
the Pros Update.
MLB
J.P. Arencibia - Toronto Blue Jays
June 14: 1-for-4, HR, 1 RBI, 1 K
June 16: 2-for-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBIs, 2 K
Season: .216, 62 G, 27 R, 51 H, 12 2B, 14 HR, 33 RBIs
VIDEO: Arencibia hits a solo shot.
VIDEO: Arencibia hits a two-run homer.
Juilo Borbon - Chicago Cubs
June 14: 0-for-1, 1 K
June 16: 0-for-1
Season: .214, 41 G, 8 R, 12 H, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBIs, 5 BB, 12 K, 4/5 SB
R.A. Dickey - Toronto Blue Jays
June 15: W, 5.2 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 3 K
Season: 6-8, 4.90 ERA, 15 G, 93.2 IP, 92 H, 55 R, 51 ER, 38 BB, 67 K
VIDEO: Dickey gives up just one run in 5.2 innings.
Yan Gomes - Cleveland Indians
June 16: 1-for-3, 1 SB
Season: .273, 30 G, 17 R, 27 H, 4 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 17 RBIs, 3 BB, 19 K, 1 SB
Chase Headley - San Diego Padres
June 14: 0-for-3, 1 R, 1 K
June 15: 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 K
June 16: 0-for-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Season: .221, 55 G, 23 R, 45 H, 9 2B, 6 HR, 21 RBIs, 26 BB, 54 K, 3/4 SB
VIDEO: Headley hits an RBI single.
VIDEO: Headley wishes his dad a happy Father's Day.
Deunte Heath - Chicago White Sox
[Did not play]
Season: 0-0, 11.12 ERA, 4 G, 5.2 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 8 BB, 2 K
Todd Helton - Colorado Rockies
June 14: 1-for-5, 1 R
Season: .250, 47 G, 14 R, 35 H, 4 2B, 6 HR, 26 RBIs, 13 BB, 24 K
VIDEO: Helton makes a diving catch on a bad throw to get the final out of the top of the ninth.
VIDEO: Helton helps the Rockies turn a 3-6-1 double play.
Luke Hochevar - Kansas City Royals
June 15: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
Season: 0-1, 2.52 ERA, 1 SV, 19 G, 25.0 IP, 15 H, 7 R, 7 BB, 23 K
TRIPLE-A
Yan Gomes - Columbus Clippers (Indians)
[Did not play]
Season: .300, 6 G, 2 R, 6 H, 4 2B, 3 RBIs, 4 BB, 4 K
Deunte Heath - Charlotte Knights (White Sox)
[Did not play]
Season: 1-0, 2.25 ERA, 10 G, 16.0 IP, 13 H, 4 R, 6 BB, 13 K
Andrew Simunic - Oklahoma City RedHawks (Astros)
June 14: 0-for-3, 1 K
Season: .278, 44 G, 22 R, 40 H, 3 2B, 15 RBIs, 15 BB, 28 K, 9/11 SB
DOUBLE-A
Kentrail Davis - Huntsville Stars (Brewers)
June 14: 1-for-4, 1 K
June 15: 2-for-4, 2B, 1 R, 1 K
June 16: 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 2 K
Season: .286, 67 G, 41 R, 15 2B, 4 3B, 5 HR, 29 RBIs, 37 BB, 61 K, 16/20 SB
Blake Forsythe - Binghamton Mets (Mets)
June 15: 1-for-5, 2 K
June 16: 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 2 K
Season: .213, 44 G, 19 R, 33 H, 11 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 19 RBIs, 3/3 SB
Stephen McCray - Birmingham Barons (White Sox)
June 15: L, 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Season: 6-5, 3.80 ERA, 13 G, 66.1 IP, 66 H, 37 R, 28 ER, 24 BB, 35 K
A-ADVANCED
Matt Duffy - Lancaster JetHawks (Astros)
June 14: 2-for-5, 3 RBIs, 2 K
June 15: 3-for-4, 2 2B, 1 R, 2 RBIs, 1 BB
June 16: 0-for-4, 2 K
Season: .309, 60 G, 45 R, 67 H, 12 2B, 2 3B, 11 HR, 50 RBIs, 21 BB, 45 K
Cody Hawn - Brevard County Manatees (Brewers)
[Did not play]
Season: .251, 48 G, 16 R, 46 H, 6 2B, 7 HR, 20 RBIs, 1/2 SB
Nick Hernandez - Clearwater Threshers (Phillies)
[Did not play]
Season: 3-1, 4.01 ERA, 11 G, 58.1 IP, 58 H, 30 R, 26 ER, 22 BB, 64 K
Khayyan Norfork - Potomac Nationals (Nationals)
[Did not play]
Season: .200, 11 G, 5 R, 7 H, 0 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBIs, 3 BB, 8 K, 2/3 SB
Zach Osborne - Modesto Nuts (Rockies)
[Did not play]
Season: .167, 4 G, 2 R, 3 H, 0 RBIs, 0 BB, 3 K
Charley Thurber - St. Lucie Mets (Mets)
[Did not play]
Season: .210, 48 G, 29 R, 37 H, 9 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 24 RBIs, 1/3 SB
SINGLE-A
Steven Gruver - Cedar Rapids Kernels (Twins)
June 14: L, 1.0 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Season: 4-2, 2.47 ERA, 18 G, 3 SV, 47.1 IP, 41 H, 19 R, 13 ER, 14 BB, 52 K
Will Locante - South Bend Silver Hawks (Diamondbacks)
[Did not play]
Season: 0-1, 5.50 ERA, 18 G, 18.0 IP, 18 H, 12 R, 11 ER, 13 BB, 21 K
Khayyan Norfork - Hagerstown Suns (Nationals)
June 14: 2-for-4, HR, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB
June 15 DH-1: 0-for-3, 1 BB
June 15 DH-2: 2-for-4, 2 R
June 16: 2-for-5, 2 2B, 1 R, 1 RBI
Season: .257, 37 G, 24 R, 36 H, 9 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 25 RBIs, 14 BB, 27 K, 11/12 SB
Matt Ramsey - Bowling Green Hot Rods (Rays)
June 15: SV, 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Season: 0-1, 4 SV, 1.35 ERA, 16 G, 20.0 IP, 14 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 7 BB, 28 K
Drew Steckenrider - Greensboro Grasshoppers (Marlins)
[Did not play]
Season: 1-1, 4.58 ERA, 5 G, 19.2 IP, 15 H, 14 R, 10 ER, 10 BB, 28 K
Independent
Ty'Relle Harris - Bridgeport Bluefish (Atlantic League)
[Did not play]
Season: 2-3, 2.76 ERA, 10 G, 29.1 IP, 31 H, 11 BB, 38 K
Aaron Tullo - Kansas City T-Bones (American Association)
June 16: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 8 BB, 6 K
Season: 4-0, 6.17 ERA, 6 G, 35.0 IP, 37 H, 25 R, 24 ER, 24 BB, 29 K

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