The minor-league team is donating more than $2,600 to help four Iowa cities.
From staff and wire reports | Posted: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 7:00 pm
The Omaha Royals are donating more than $2,600 for flood relief in four Iowa cities.
The money comes from tickets sold at the Royals’ game Saturday against the Memphis Redbirds. The Royals announced last week they would give 50 cents from every ticket sold to flood relief efforts.
More than $2,500 was raised from ticket sales to Saturday’s game. An anonymous $100 donation brought the total to $2,661.
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TRACK: Incoming Nebraska freshman Jessica Furlan advanced to the finals of the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Furlan, who will run cross country and track, posted the 12th-best time in the two-heat preliminary.