The Good Sport: Minor league baseball player lives on renovated school bus

Minor leaguer opts to live in decked-out school bus

Minor league baseball players usually don’t earn much money compared to the big bucks being doled out in Major League Baseball.

And with minor leaguers on the road for a large portion of the season, spending whatever money they do make on rent may seem like a waste of cash.

That’s why 22-year-old pitcher Jack Labosky and his girlfriend, Madi Hiatt, decided to think outside of the box when it came to their living arrangements. The two are planning to live in a 1999 Blue Bird International school bus during the 2019 baseball season, which they purchased using his $3,000 signing bonus.

"It's kind of the one time in my life I feel like I'm able to do something like it," Labosky told the Associated Press in an article published on March 23.

Labosky was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 22nd round of the MLB draft last June, and then played the final months of the season with their Class A affiliate in New York, making $1,100 a month.

While he awaits his assignment for this season, Labosky and Hiatt are determined to go wherever he ends up together. But with Hiatt working on her master’s degree, and Labosky not expecting to earn much more than he did in his first season, the couple realized money was going to be tight.

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Canadian basketball star shares cute letter from fan

While Duke may not be the most loved NCAA basketball team on the planet, the play of Ontario-born R.J. Barrett has helped the Blue Devils with its popularity north of the border.

After a 85-62 victory over North Dakota State in the first round of the “March Madness” basketball tournament on March 22, a 10-year-old supporter from Oakville, Ont., decided to share how she felt about the Canadian freshman.

“You inspire me so much I can’t put it in words,” Destiny wrote in the letter that was photographed by her father and uploaded to Twitter on March 24.

The 10-year-old fan had words of encouragement for the basketball star, who is expected to be a top-three pick in the upcoming 2019 NBA draft. Destiny wrapped things up with a hot take about Barrett’s potential in the sport.

“When your in the NBA your going to be an allstar,” she wrote. “Maybe better than LeBron (James), Michal (Micheal Jordan) and Kobe (Bryant)!”

Barrett saw her kind words and shared the letter to his 69,000 followers on Twitter. “This made my day,” he said as he thanked the young girl.

The Canadian and his Duke squad will take on the Virginia Tech Hokies in the “Sweet Sixteen” on Friday, and it’s safe to assume that Destiny will be watching.

Hockey player makes young fan’s dream come true

A six-year-old girl seems to know exactly what she wants out of life.

The young Washington Capitals fan attending her first NHL game March 24 held up a checklist for players to see.

Going to kindergarten, losing a tooth like a hockey player, attending a Caps game, and getting a hockey puck were all checked off, but one goal remained. The youngster wanted a selfie with one of the Capitals in order to tick off her last box.

Fortunately, Czech forward Jakub Vrana was there to make her dream come true. The 23-year-old hockey player saw her checklist was missing a checkmark, so he skated over during warmups and smiled for the camera.

It seems like the selfie was just was Vrana needed for a productive night on the ice. He went on to score the final goal in Washington's 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.