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SOSUA, Dominican Republic - Several St. Louis Cardinals were among thousands of people who crowded into a cemetery near the Dominican Republics north coast for Tuesdays burial of former major league outfielder Oscar Taveras.Some people clutched pictures of Taveras as they walked behind his coffin and entered the municipal cemetery in the town of Sosua. The crowd had started at a nearby church for a brief ceremony ahead of the burial for the 22-year-old slugger, who died Sunday following a car crash.St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak, manager Mike Matheny, second baseman Matt Carpenter and pitcher Carlos Martinez were among the mourners from Taveras major league team.He was my brother, he was my friend, we were always together anytime we went out, Martinez said.The Giants and Royals observed a moment of silence in Taveras honour before Game 6 of the World Series in Kansas City, Missouri.Taveras was killed after authorities say he lost control of his 2014 Chevrolet Camaro on a highway in the popular tourist region of Puerto Plata, north of the capital of Santo Domingo. Officials said his 18-year-old girlfriend, Edilia Arvelo, was in the car and also died.The cause of the crash is under investigation.The sluggers father, Francisco Taveras, thanked the crowd for coming and teared up as he spoke at the cemetery.Im extremely devastated about what has happened, he said. I urge young people to wear their seatbelts and to learn from what happened to my son.Taveras was considered one of the majors top prospects, and he hit .239 with three homers and 22 RBIs in 80 games this year. He was scheduled to travel in November to the teams spring training facility in Jupiter, Florida, and then play in the Dominican Winter League.Taveras was a teenager when he signed with St. Louis as an international free agent in 2008. Before this season, he was ranked as the No. 3 overall prospect by MLB.com and Baseball America.He homered against the Giants Yusmeiro Petit in his major league debut May 31 and had a big solo drive in the seventh inning of Game 2 in the NL Championship Series against San Francisco.This is a huge loss for us and the Dominican Republic, Matheny said. He was our weapon off the bench and we had plans for him next year. Even though he was only 22, he wasnt afraid of anything. He had a great heart, and this is a tragedy for us. NHL Jerseys 2020 . Erik Logan, president of the network, said Friday that the postponement was made after meetings with the St. Louis Rams. NHL Jerseys China . "I was so nervous," Hadley said Sunday after winning the Puerto Rico Open for his first PGA Tour victory. "I did not eat well last night. https://www.cheapnhljerseysjustwholesale.com/. The deal will pay Hainsey $3 million for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons and $2.5 million in 2016-17. Cheap NHL Jerseys . The Packers, Lions and Bears were a combined 35-15 and as long as Jay Cutler can say healthy, all three could make the playoffs in 2012. Authentic NHL Jerseys . The hard-serving 22-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., became the first Canadian to be ranked in the Top 10 on the ATP World Tour thanks to his runner-up performance at Rogers Cup in Montreal.The Winnipeg Jets are in Chicago tonight for their fourth and final regular season game against the Blackhawks. Chicago is 3-0 against Winnipeg this season, outscoring the Jets 15-5 in those games. Jonathan Toews leads the Blackhawks with two goals and three assists. Tonights game is a 6pm ct faceoff on TSN 1290 Radio and regionally on TSN Jets TV. Neither team had a pre-game skate on Sunday morning at the United Center so the line-ups will not be known until warm-up. The (24-24-5) Jets are seventh in the Central Division with 53 points. They trail Vancouver by eight points for a Western Conference Wild Card playoff spot. The Canucks have played one less game than the Jets. Winnipeg is coming off a 5-4 overtime win last night at home against Toronto. So far this season, the Jets record is 0-5-1 when playing the second game of back-to-backs on the schedule. Over the passt six games, Ondrej Pavelecs record is 5-1 with a 1.dddddddddddd98 goals against average and .927 save percentage. Bryan Little has 11 points (three goals and eight assists) in his last nine games. The (32-9-12) Blackhawks are first in the Central Division with 76 points. They have a one-point lead on second-place St. Louis, however the Blues have two games in hand. Chicagos last two games were a 5-4 shootout loss in Detroit and a 2-1 loss in Minnesota. Their longest winless streak of the season is three games. Patrick Sharp and Patrick Kane are on three-game point streaks (one goal and two assists). Sharp leads the Blackhawks with 26 goals while Kane is their assists (35) and points (59) leader. Chicagos power play is ranked third in the NHL at 22 per cent efficiency. The Jets next game is Tuesday at home against Nashville. ' ' '