THE ST. LOUIS BLUES HAVE THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS OFF BEFORE PLAYING A WINNER TAKE ALL GAME 7 WEDNESDAY IN BOSTON FOR THE STANLEY CUP TITLE. THE BLUES CAME UP SHORT AT HOME LOSING GAME SIX, 5-1 TO THE BRUINS AND MISSING A CHANCE TO WIN THEIR FIRST STANLEY CUP TITLE. IF THEY’RE GOING TO WIN THE CUP, THEY’LL HAVE TO DO IT ON THE ROAD WEDNESDAY.
- RYAN O’REILLY SCORED THE BLUES ONLY GOAL IN GAME 6, HE TIED A TEAM RECORD WITH HIS 21ST POINT OF THE PLAYOFFS
- BLUES ARE 2-1 THIS SERIES IN BOSTON, 1-2 AT HOME
- BLUES ARE 6-7 AT HOME IN THE PLAYOFFS, 9-3 ON THE ROAD
- BLUES HAD THE WORST RECORD IN THE NHL ON JANUARY 3RD, NOW THEY’RE ONE WIN AWAY FROM THE TITLE
- 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
- BLUES HAVE WON 6 OF THEIR LAST 9 GAMES
THE CARDINALS OPEN A THREE GAME SERIES IN MIAMI MONDAY NIGHT AGAINST THE MARLINS. IT’S GAME 4 OF THE 10 GAME ROAD TRIP FOR THE RED BIRDS. IT WAS A LOST WEEKEND FOR THE CARDS, GETTING SWEPT BY THE CUBS AT WRIGLEY. THEY DROPPED SUNDAYS GAME 5-1 AND STARTING PITCHER ADAM WAINWRIGHT HAD TO LEAVE THE GAME EARLY WITH TIGHTNESS IN HIS LEFT HAMSTRING.
- THE CARDS HAVE BEEN SWEPT BY THE CUBS IN THEIR TWO SERIES AT WRIGLEY THIS SEASON.
- RED BIRDS ARE 3-6 AGAINST THE CUBS SO FAR THIS SEASON
- RED BIRDS ARE 31-32, 20-13 AT HOME, 11-19 ON THE ROAD
- CARDS TRAIL FIRST PLACE MILWAUKEE BY 6 GAMES
- AFTER THE 3 GAME SERIES IN MIAMI, THE CARDS WILL HEAD TO NEW YORK TO PLAY 4 AGAINST THE METS
- THE RED BIRDS NEXT HOME GAME WILL BE NEXT MONDAY AGAINST THE MARLINS
- CARDS WILL HAVE THE MARLINS, ANGELS AND A’S IN TOWN ON THEIR NEXT HOMESTAND STARTING NEXT WEEK
THE ROYALS TAKE MONDAY OFF BEFORE OPENING THE FINAL SERIES OF THEIR NINE GAME HOMESTAND AGAINST THE TIGERS ON TUESDAY. BLUE CREW LOST THE RUBBER GAME OF THEIR SET AGAINST CHICAGO SUNDAY 5-2. KC IS 1-5 ON THE HOMESTAND AFTER THEIR FIRST TWO SERIES AGAINST THE RED SOX AND WHITE SOX.
- THE ROYALS 20-45 ON THE SEASON, 12-22 AT HOME, 8-23 ON THE ROAD
- BLUE CREW HAVE BEEN OUTSCORED BY 72 RUNS THIS SEASON- THEY’VE SCORED 272 RUNS THIS SEASON BUT GIVEN UP 344
- ROYALS HAVE LOST 8 OF THEIR LAST 10 GAMES AND TWO IN A ROW
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS HAVE THEIR MANDATORY MINI CAMP THIS WEEK. THEY CHIEFS WILL HAVE THEIR LAST OFFICIAL OFF SEASON WORKOUTS ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THEY CHIEFS HEAD TO TRAINING CAMP JULY 26TH.
NBA FINALS – THE TWO TIME DEFENDING CHAMPION GOLDEN ST. WARRIORS ARE ON THE VERGE OF ELIMINATION. THE WARRIORS HAVE TO WIN GAME 5 MONDAY NIGHT IN TORONTO TO STAY ALIVE. THE RAPTORS HAVE A 3-1 SERIES LEAD WITH GAME 5 ON THEIR HOME FLOOR.
- 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
- IF THE WARRIORS WIN GAME 5, GAME 6 WILL BE AT GOLDEN ST. THURSDAY, GAME 7 IF NEEDED WOULD BE IN TORONTO SUNDAY
- THE RAPTORS HAVE NEVER WON THE NBA CHAMPIONSHIP
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES STARTS SATURDAY IN OMAHA. 6 OF THE 8 TEAMS IN THE CWS FIELD HAVE BEEN DECIDED. THERE WILL BE TWO DECIDING GAME 3’s IN THE SUPER REGIONAL ROUND ON MONDAY:
- AUBURN VS NORTH CAROLINA
- OLE MISS VS ARKANSAS
TEAMS ADVANCING TO OMAHA BY WINNING THEIR SUPER REGIONAL INCLUDE:
- MICHIGAN OVER #1 SEED UCLA
- VANDERBILT OVER DUKE
- TEXAS TECH OVER OK.ST.
- LOUISVILLE OVER EAST CAROLINA.
- FLORIDA ST. OVER L.S.U.
- MISS. ST. OVER STANFORD