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Trois-Rivi?res, Que., is betting big on sports
It’s the third inning of the opening game of the new baseball season at Quillorama Stadium in Trois-Rivi?res and second baseman for the hometown Aigles, Joe Campagna, is at bat. He swings at an offering from pitcher Jared Cheek of Kentucky’s Florence Y’alls and with a crack of the bat, the ball launches into a gap in the outfield. Montrealer Louis-Philippe Pelletier takes off from second base, rounds third and scores. The crowd rises to their feet and they cheer. As a reporter from Montreal, I c
