THE CARDINALS LOOK TO GET BACK ON THE WINNING TRACK WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT HOME AGAINST THE REDS. THE CARDS OPENED A 3 GAME HOME SERIES AGAINST CINCI TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A 4-1 LOSS, ENDING THE RED BIRDS 4 GAME WIN STREAK.
- AFTER STRUGGLING IN MAY, THIS WAS THE FIRST LOSS FOR THE CARDS IN JUNE.
- RED BIRDS WERE HELD TO JUST 6 HITS IN THE LOSS
- THE CARDS HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS BY 16 RUNS THIS SEASON, SCORING 284 RUNS AND GIVING UP 268
- RED BIRDS ARE 30-29, 19-13 AT HOME, 11-16 ON THE ROAD
- THE CARDS PLAY TWO DAY GAMES LATER THIS WEEK, AT HOME AGAINST THE REDS ON THURSDAY, AND FRIDAY IN CHICAGO
- AFTER WRAPPING UP THIS SERIES AGAINST THE REDS, THE CARDS WILL EMBARK ON A 9 GAME ROAD TRIP WITH SERIES AGAINST THE CUBS, MARLINS AND METS.
THE ROYALS PLAY GAME 2 OF THEIR 9 STRAIGHT AT HOME WEDNESDAY NIGHT AGAINST THE RED SOX. BOSTON WON THE SERIES OPENER TUESDAY 8-3.
- THE BLUE CREW LED 2-0 AFTER FIVE INNINGS, BUT COULDN’T HOLD THE LEAD.
- ROYALS HAVE LOST 4 STRAIGHT AND ARE 2-8 IN THEIR LAST 10 GAMES
- THE ROYALS 19-41 ON THE SEASON, 11-18 AT HOME, 8-23 ON THE ROAD
- BLUE CREW HAVE BEEN OUTSCORED BY 59 RUNS THIS SEASON, THEY’VE SCORED 259 RUNS BUT GIVEN UP 318
- BLUE CREW HAVE 3 THREE GAME SERIES AGAINST THE RED SOX, WHITE SOX AND DETROIT ON THIS HOMESTAND
THE ST. LOUIS BLUES ARE OFF UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT WHEN THEY PLAY GAME 5 OF THE STANLEY CUP FINALS IN BOSTON. THE TWO TEAMS HAVE ALTERNATED WINS THROUGH THE FIRST FOUR GAMES OF THE SERIES, EACH TEAM WITH A WIN AND A LOSS ON THEIR HOME ICE SO FAR. IN GAME 4 MONDAY NIGHT THE BLUES WON THEIR FIRST EVER STANLEY CUP FINALS GAME ON HOME ICE.
- BLUES ARE 1-1 IN BOSTON IN THIS SERIES
- BRUINS STAR DEFENSEMAN ZDENO CHARA REPORTEDLY HAS A BROKEN JAW AFTER TAKING A PUCK TO THE FACE IN GAME 4.
- BLUES ARE 6-6 AT HOME IN THESE PLAYOFFS, 8-3 ON THE ROAD
- BLUES ARE LOOKING TO CAP OFF A MIRACULOUS TURN AROUND SEASON. THEY HAD THE WORST RECORD IN THE NHL ON JANUARY 3RD, NOW THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN IT ALL
- BLUES BEAT WINNIPEG, DALLAS, AND SAN JOSE TO GET TO THE FINALS
- BLUES ARE IN THEIR FIRST STANLEY CUP FINALS IN 49 YEARS
- IN THEIR LAST STANLEY CUP FINALS, THE BLUES WERE SWEPT BY BOSTON
- THE SERIES WILL RETURN TO ST. LOUIS FOR GAME SIX ON SUNDAY. A GAME 7 WOULD BE PLAYED IN BOSTON NEXT WEDNESDAY, IF NEEDED
- BLUES HAVE WON 5 OF THEIR LAST 7 GAMES
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ARE INTO THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT WEEK OF OTA OFF SEASON WORKOUTS. THEY HAVE THEIR MANDATORY MINI CAMP SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK. THE CHIEFS FIRST PRESEASON GAME IS ON AUGUST 10TH.
COLLEGE BASEBALL’S BIG NCAA POST SEASON TOURNAMENT HEADS INTO ITS SUPER REGIONAL ROUND THIS WEEKEND. THE WINNERS OF THE BEST OF 3 SUPER REGIONAL SERIES WILL ADVANCE TO THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES. HERE ARE THE SUPER REGIONAL MATCHUPS THIS WEEKEND. UCLA VS MICHIGAN, VANDERBILT VS DUKE, LOUISVILLE VS EAST CAROLINA, TEXAS TECH VS OKLAHOMA ST., NORTH CAROLINA VS AUBURN, ARKANSAS VS MISSISSIPPI, STANFORD VS MISSISSIPPI ST., L.S.U. VS FLORIDA ST.
THE FINAL RANKINGS AT THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON LOOKED LIKE THIS – #1 UCLA, #2 VANDY, #3 STANFORD, #4 MISS. ST., #5 ARKANSAS, #6 GEORGIA, #7 GEORGIA TECH, #8 LOUISVILLE, #9 EAST CAROLINA, #10 TEXAS TECH.
THE WOMEN’S SOFTBALL COLLEGE WORLD SERIES CROWNED ITS CHAMPION TUESDAY NIGHT. THE #2 SEED UCLA LADY BRUINS SWEPT THE CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS AGAINST #1 SEED OKLAHOMA. UCLA CAME AWAY WITH A WALK OFF WIN IN THE 7TH INNING, 5-4 THE FINAL.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT BRINGS NBA FINALS GAME 3. THE WARRIORS AND RAPTORS SPLIT THE FIRST TWO GAMES IN TORONTO.
- THE WARRIORS ARE CURRENTLY A 4 ½ POINT FAVORITE, DESPITE DEALING WITH INJURY PROBLEMS. KEVIN DURANT AND KEVON LOONEY WILL MISS WEDNESDAY’S GAME
- THE WARRIORS HAVE WON 2 STRAIGHT TITLES, AND 3 IN THE LAST 4 YEARS.
- GOLDEN ST. WILL HOST THE NEXT TWO GAMES.
- THE WARRIORS ARE IN THEIR 5TH STRAIGHT NBA FINALS.