Ahead of the start of a three game series between the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox, Henry Lake says that it's time for the Twins to turn it on and begin to execute. Alex Westad joins to preview the series against the Southsiders and check in on the Royals and Guardians elsewhere in a crowded American League Central

Hour Three of the Lake Show begins with an appearance by members of the Wood Bat Little League playing their games this weekend in Robbinsdale. Then, Alex Westad brings out the Word On The Street with Brittany, Jamie Lee, and Cardi B. Change coming to the NFL is the next topic and not the change that you might think. 

Wally Langfellow joins the Lake Show with Fernando Attanon to talk about the Wood Bat Little League Tournament happening this weekend in Robbinsdale and St. Louis Park

The 2024 Baseball in Benin Little League Wood Bat Tournament gets underway on Thursday (Aug 1) and runs through Sunday (Aug 4) in Robbinsdale and St. Louis Park.

41 Little League teams from around the Twin Cities metro area will play in this year’s tournament.  Teams competing exclusively use wood bats. The tournament is completely run by volunteers, and will again benefit the Baseball in Benin (BIB) project which has been going on since 2010.

Fernando Attanon, the President of the Baseball and Softball Federation in Benin will be on hand for this weekend’s tournament  along with 22-year old Beninese player Sadock Gnarigo, who grew up in the BIB program and is currently playing college baseball at Century College in White Bear Lake where he will be a sophomore this fall.  Gnarigo is the first-ever baseball player from Benin to play the game outside of his country and at the next level. 

All proceeds from this weekend's Wood Bat Tournament will continue to support the BIB project which includes building Benin’s first ever baseball field and shipping equipment to Benin. The Wood Bat Tournament, now in its 20th year, is a great way for the players in Minnesota to connect and help the players in Africa. For more information or to make a donation visit baseballinbenin.org or Baseball in Benin on Facebook.

An alliterative title for today's second hour. Paul Blume joins the show to start the hour to recap the Apple River Stabbing and the result of that court case. Then, Henry talks about the conversation about Brittany Griner and gender identity in parenting. After, Alex Westad brings headlines to the table as a VP choice is nearing, Volleyball draws center stage, Mandarin grows in the east, and the Diamond is looking a little rough. 

Following the court's decision on the Apple River Stabbing, Fox 9 Investigative Reporter Paul Blume joins The Lake Show to recap the case from the perspective of someone in the room during the case. Blume also previews the documentary film that will be airing on Fox 9 in the coming days to recap the case which occurred on the popular tubing and camping site in Wisconsin. 

Local viewers have come to know Paul Blume as a trusted, reliable source of critical information. Paul has built a reputation on covering the biggest stories, enterprising leads and developing a network of sources that has made him an indispensable member of the FOX 9 news team. His trademark tag line, "Paul Blume FOX 9!" has made Paul one of the most recognizable names in the Twin Cities television news market. A native New Englander, Paul was raised in Lexington, Massachusetts and graduated from Bates College in Maine. He worked in various reporting and anchoring roles at TV stations in Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin as well as Dubuque, Iowa and Anchorage, Alaska before joining FOX 9.  (https://www.fox9.com/person/b/paul-blume)

A jam packed first hour of the Lake Show begins with a look forward at the Twins pennant chase and race with Cleveland and Kansas City. Then, Aaron Rupar of Public Notice joins to recap the top news stories of the day in a busy race to election day. After, Lake talks with WCCO Producer and former teacher in Minneapolis and South St. Paul Alex Westad about the challenges today's educators face as the return to the classroom is imminent. Then, a reminder that how someone looks should not factor in to how they govern. 

After a busy news cycle in the United States there's a lot to talk about and who better to run down the headlines that Aaron Rupar from Public Notice! Henry Lake and Aaron talk about the fallout for Donald Trump from his remarks at the NABJ in Chicago and how that may effect the 2024 Vote. Aaron recaps the prisoner swap that was announced today and why Bernie Sanders has yet to hold off on an endorsement for presumptive democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. 

Aaron Rupar is an independent journalist covering US politics and media, and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter. He was a pioneer of using SnapStream to post real-time video tweet threads of political events. Before going independent, Rupar covered the Trump administration for Vox.

Following the remarks from former US President Donald Trump, Henry Lake checks in with Charles Hallman of the Minneapolis Spokesman-Recorder to talk about Trump's remarks and the vibe around Chicago at the NABJ Conference.

A guest heavy third hour on the Lake Show! It opens with American Soccer Star and Sanneh Foundation Namesake Tony Sanneh on to discuss the way his programs serve youth in big cities and the fortunes of the US National Soccer Teams. 

Then, Charles Hallman of the Minneapolis Spokesman-Recorder joins from the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago to recap the feel on the ground following remarks by Former President Donald Trump at the conference earlier today. 

The hour concludes with Henry and Alex Westad learning about the rules of handball and the joys of obscure sports in the Olympics. 

Former American Soccer Star most notably with DC United of Major League Soccer, Tony Sanneh joins the Lake Show to talk the success of the Sanneh Foundation in helping serve young people and what he sees out of the US Women's and Men's National Teams as we hit the knockout and medal rounds of the 2024 Olympics.

Tony Sanneh established The Sanneh Foundation in 2003 to support community-based organizations and to assemble a supportive network within the community that provides positive environments for urban youth to become positive and productive adults.

In 2003, while still at the height of his professional career, Mr. Sanneh created The Sanneh Foundation (Sanneh) to leverage what he saw as soccer’s unique potential to create positive social change for youth.  However, it wasn’t until officially retiring from professional soccer in 2010 and becoming the organization’s full-time President and CEO that Sanneh began its meteoric growth.