Thi~ week in sports:

JASON RADKA ASST. SPORTS EDITOR JNR722@CABRINI.EDU

Japan Wins World Bas~ball Classic

With 42,696 people in attendance, San Diego's PETCO Park was flooded with baseball fans from all over the world as Japan took on Cuba for the inaugural World Baseball Classic championship. The tournament was played over a 17-day span, which included teams from 16 countries worldwide. During the tournament, there were a combined total of 732,112 fans that attended the various games across the country. Although the United States was eliminated in the second round, Japan and Cuba made it evident that the United States isn't the only country that hosts a serious league of baseball teams. Japan combated Cuba and took the crown in a 10-6 victory.