THE ST. LOUIS BLUES ARE ONE VICTORY AWAY FROM WINNING THE STANLEY CUP. THE BLUES TAKE GAME 5 OF THE SERIES IN BOSTON 2-1 TO TAKE A 3 GAMES TO 2 SERIES LEAD. GOALIE JORDAN BINNINGTON MADE 38 SAVES ON 39 SHOTS IN THE WIN. THE SERIES RETURNS TO ST. LOUIS FOR GAME 6 ON SUNDAY NIGHT. A BLUES WIN SUNDAY WOULD EARN THEM THE FRANCHISE FIRST STANLEY CUP TITLE.

  • GOALIE JORDAN BINNINGTON HAS 15 POST SEASON WINS THIS YEAR, TIED FOR THE MOST BY A ROOKIE GOALIE IN NHL HISTORY
  • BINNINGTON’S 9 ROAD PLAYOFF WINS IS AN NHL ROOKIE RECORD AND RANKS 5TH MOST ALL TIME
  • BINNINGTON’S 39 TOTAL WINS THIS SEASON IS SECOND MOST IN FRANCHISE HISTORY
  • BLUES HAVE WON 6 OF THEIR LAST 8 GAMES
  • THE SERIES RETURNS TO ST. LOUIS FOR GAME 6 SUNDAY, GAME 7 WOULD BE BACK IN BOSTON NEXT WEDNESDAY IF NEEDED.
  • BLUES HAVE A 7-1 RECORD IN GAMES 5,6,7 SO FAR IN THESE PLAYOFFS.

THE CARDINALS OPEN A NINE GAME ROAD TRIP STARTING IN CHICAGO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE RED BIRDS CLOSED OUT THEIR HOMESTAND WITH A 3-1 WIN OVER THE REDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SHORT STOP PAUL DEJUNG CAME THROUGH WITH THE GAME WINNING 2 RUN HOMER IN THE 7TH INNING AS THE RED BIRDS GAIN A SPLIT OF THE 2 GAME, RAIN SHORTENED SERIES.

  • AFTER STRUGGLING TERRIBLY IN MAY, THE RED BIRDS HAVE NOT LOST A SERIES SO FAR IN JUNE
  • CARDS HAVE WON 6 OF THEIR LAST 10 GAMES
  • THE CARDS HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS BY 21 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON, SCORING 286 RUNS AND GIVING UP 265
  • THE RED BIRDS HAVE A FRIDAY AFTERNOON GAME SCHEDULED AGAINST THE CUBS TO OPEN THE ROAD TRIP
  • THE CUBS SWEPT THE CARDS IN THEIR FIRST SERIES OF THE SEASON, THE RED BIRDS RETURNED THE FAVOR IN ST. LOUIS JUST LAST WEEKEND
  • RED BIRDS ARE 31-29, 20-13 AT HOME, 11-16 ON THE ROAD

THE ROYALS HOMESTAND CONTINUES FRIDAY NIGHT AS THEY OPEN A THREE GAME SERIES AGAINST THE WHITE SOX. THE BLEW CREW LOSING STREAK IS UP TO 6 GAMES AFTER SUFFERING A SERIES SWEEP TO THE RED SOX. BOSTON SCORED 3 RUNS IN THE 7TH TO BREAK OPEN A CLOSE GAME AND GO ON TO WIN 7-5 THURSDAY.

  • SOLER, GORDON & CUTHBERT HOMERED FOR THE BLUE CREW IN THE THURSDAY LOSS
  • THE ROYALS 19-43 ON THE SEASON, 11-20 AT HOME, 8-23 ON THE ROAD
  • ROYALS HAVE LOST 6 STRAIGHT AND 9 OF THEIR LAST 10 GAMES
  • BLUE CREW OPEN A THREE GAME SET AGAINST THE WHITE SOX AT THE ‘K’ FRIDAY NIGHT, DETROIT WILL BE IN K.C. FOR A SERIES AFTER THAT.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS HAVE WRAPPED UP THEIR NFL SANCTIONED OFF SEASON WORKOUTS FOR THE WEEK. THE CHIEFS HAVE HAD THREE DAY WORKOUTS FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKS. THE CHIEFS WILL HOLD THEIR MANDATORY MINI CAMP NEXT WEEK.

NBA FINALS – THE TWO TIME DEFENDING CHAMPION GOLDEN ST. WARRIORS HOST GAME 4 OF THE NBA CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES TONIGHT. THE WARRIORS ARE DOWN 2-1 TO TORONTO, THE RAPTORS WON GAME 3 ON THE ROAD. GOLDEN ST. IS HOPING TO GET SUPERSTAR KLAY THOMPSON BACK FROM INJURY FRIDAY BUT KEVIN DURANT IS EXPECTED TO MISS ANOTHER GAME.

  • THE WARRIORS ARE PLAYING IN THEIR 5TH STRAIGHT NBA CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
  • GOLDEN ST. HAS WON 2 STRAIGHT TITLES, AND 3 IN THE LAST 4 YEARS
  • THE SERIES WILL BE BACK IN TORONTO FOR GAME 5 ON MONDAY
  • THE RAPTORS HAVE NEVER WON THE NBA CHAMPIONSHIP

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.