THE CARDINALS LOOK TO PUT TOGETHER BACK TO BACK WINS TUESDAY NIGHT IN MIAMI. THE RED BIRDS OPENED THE SERIES WITH A NICE 4-1 WIN MONDAY. THE CARDS BROKE OPEN A TIGHT GAME IN THE SIXTH BY SCORING TWO RUNS ON A MARLINS ERROR.
- THE CARDS TURNED THREE DOUBLE PLAYS BEHIND THE PITCHING OF MICHAEL WACHA
- CARDS WON DESPITE BEING OUT HIT 7-4
- WACHA PICKED UP THE WIN ON THE MOUND GOING SIX INNINGS. WACHA IS 4-2 ON THE SEASON
- RED BIRDS ARE 32-32, 20-13 AT HOME, 12-19 ON THE ROAD
- 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 GET BACK AT IT TUESDAY NIGHT AFTER TAKING MONDAY OFF. BLUE CREW OPEN THE LAST SERIES ON THE CURRENT HOMESTAND AGAINST THE TIGERS. KC HAS LOST 5 OF 6 ON THE HOMESTAND AGAINST BOSTON AND CHICAGO.
- 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 2 IN A ROW
THE ST. LOUIS BLUES ARE BUSY GEARING UP FOR GAME 7 OF THE STANLEY CUP FINALS WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN BOSTON. THE BLUES FAILED TO WIN THE CUP ON HOME ICE IN GAME SIX, LOSING 5-1. THE BLUES HAVE ACTUALLY PLAYED BETTER ON THE ROAD IN THE PLAYOFFS THAN AT HOME. THEY ARE 6-7 ON HOME ICE THIS POST SEASON AND 9-3 ON THE ROAD.
- BLUES ARE IN SEARCH OF THE FIRST CUP TITLE IN 52 YEARS OF THE FRANCHISE. BOSTON IS IN SEARCH OF THEIR 7TH CUP TITLE
- BLUES ARE 2-1 THIS SERIES IN BOSTON, 1-2 AT HOME
- GOALIE BINNINGTON’S 9 ROAD PLAYOFF WINS IS AN NHL ROOKIE RECORD AND RANKS 5TH MOST ALL TIME
- BOTH TEAMS HAVE WON A GAME 7 IN THESE PLAYOFFS. BOSTON IN THE FIRST ROUND, THE BLUES IN THE 2ND ROUND OVER DALLAS IN DOUBLE OVERTIME
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS OPEN THEIR MANDATORY MINI CAMP TUESDAY. THIS IS THE FOURTH STRAIGHT WEEK OF 3 DAY WORKOUTS AND THE FINAL MAJOR OFF -SEASON CAMP BEFORE THE TEAM HEADS TO TRAINING CAMP NEXT MONTH.
NBA FINALS – GOLDEN ST. CLAWED THEIR WAY TO A GAME 5 WIN IN TORONTO 106-105 TO KEEP THEIR SEASON ALIVE. THE RAPTORS MISSED A SHOT AT THE BUZZER THAT WOULD HAVE WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP. THE TWO TIME DEFENDING CHAMPS SAW KEVIN DURANT RE-AGGRAVATE A CALF INJURY AND LEAVE THE GAME EARLY. THE RAPTORS RALLIED FROM A DOUBLE-DIGIT DEFICIT TO TAKE THE LEAD DOWN THE STRETCH, BUT THE WARRIORS CAME BACK TO WIN.
- 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
- 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
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES STARTS SATURDAY IN OMAHA. THE TOURNAMENT’S TOP OVERALL SEED UCLA WAS UPSET IN THE ROUND OF 16 BY MICHIGAN AND DID NOT MAKE IT TO OMAHA. FIRST ROUND MATCHUPS ARE:
TEXAS TECH VS MICHIGAN
ARKANSAS VS FLORIDA ST.
VANDERBILT VS LOUISVILLE
MISSISSIPPI ST. VS AUBURN