THE CARDINALS CLOSE OUT THEIR RAIN SHORTENED TWO GAME SERIES AGAINST THE REDS IN THE SUNSHINE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WEDNESDAY NIGHTS GAME WAS RAINED OUT, THEY WILL MAKE IT UP ON AUGUST 31ST.

  • RED BIRDS HAVE WON 4 OF THEIR LAST 5 GAMES
  • 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 HAVE ANOTHER AFTERNOON GAME ON THE SLATE TOMORROW AGAINST THE CUBS
  • AFTER THURSDAYS GAME THE CARDS HIT THE ROAD FOR THEIR NEXT 9 GAMES, WITH SERIES AGAINST THE CUBS, MARLINS AND METS.

THE ROYALS CLOSE OUT THEIR THREE GAME SET AGAINST BOSTON THURSDAY AFTERNOON LOOKING TO AVOID A SERIES SWEEP. THE BLUE CREW DROPPED THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT TO THE BOSOX WEDNESDAY NIGHT 8-0.

  • AFTER THE RED SOX, THE BLUE CREW STILL HAVE TWO MORE SERIES ON THIS 9 GAME HOMESTAND, AGAINST THE WHITE SOX AND TIGERS
  • ROYALS HAVE LOST 5 IN A ROW
  • THE ROYALS 19-42 ON THE SEASON, 11-19 AT HOME, 8-23 ON THE ROAD
  • BLUE CREW HAVE BEEN OUTSCORED BY 67 RUNS THIS SEASON, THEY’VE SCORED 259 RUNS, AND GIVEN UP 326

THE ST. LOUIS BLUES GET BUSY AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. GAME 5 OF THE STANLEY CUP FINALS GOES IN BOSTON WITH THE SERIES TIED 2-2. EACH TEAM HAS 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 HAVE THEIR LAST DAY OF OFF-SEASON WORKOUTS FOR THIS WEEK TODAY. IT IS THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT WEEK OF OTA WORKOUTS. THEY HAVE THEIR MANDATORY MINI CAMP SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK. THE CHIEFS FIRST PRESEASON GAME IS ON AUGUST 10TH.

NBA FINALS – INJURIES MIGHT BE CATCHING UP WITH THE TWO TIME DEFENDING NBA CHAMPION WARRIORS. GOLDEN ST. LOST GAME 3 OF THE NBA FINALS ON THEIR HOME FLOOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT 123-109, TO GO DOWN 2 GAMES TO 1 IN THE SERIES. GAME 4 GOES FRIDAY AT GOLDEN ST.

  • THE WARRIORS ARE PLAYING IN THEIR 5TH STRAIGHT NBA CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES, THEY HAVE WON 2 STRAIGHT TITLES, AND 3 IN THE LAST 4 YEARS
  • AFTER GAME 4 FRIDAY, THE SERIES WILL BE BACK IN TORONTO FOR GAME 5 ON MONDAY

COLLEGE BASEBALL’S NCAA POST SEASON TOURNAMENT HEADS INTO ITS SWEET 16, THE SUPER REGIONAL ROUND, WITH PLAY STARTING FRIDAY. THE WINNERS OF THE BEST OF 3 GAME SUPER REGIONAL SERIES THIS WEEKEND WILL ADVANCE TO THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES IN OMAHA. HERE ARE THE SUPER REGIONAL MATCH UPS 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.