THE CARDINALS GO FOR THE THREE GAME SERIES SWEEP IN MIAMI WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE RED BIRDS BEAT UP ON THE MARLINS 7-1 IN GAME TWO OF THE SERIES. DAKOTA HUDSON GOT THE WIN ON THE MOUND, RETIRING 10 IN A ROW AT ONE POINT.
- THE RED BIRDS OFFENSE BROKE OUT FOR 13 HITS IN THE WIN
- HUDSON GAVE UP 4 HITS AND 1 RUN IN 7 INNINGS
- MOLINA RETURNED FROM THE INJURED LIST GOING 2 FOR 4
- CARDS HAVE SCORED 16 MORE RUNS THAN THEIR OPPONENTS THIS YEAR, PLATING 304, GIVING UP 288
- RED BIRDS HAVE WON 6 OF THEIR LAST 10
- RED BIRDS ARE 33-32, 20-13 AT HOME, 13-19 ON THE ROAD
- AFTER TOMORROW’S SERIES FINALIE, THE CARDS WILL HEAD TO NEW YORK TO PLAY 4 AGAINST THE METS
THE ROYALS AND TIGERS GO AT IT AT THE ‘K’ AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE BLUE CREW SCORED ONE IN THE 7TH AND TWO MORE IN THE 8TH TO PULL OUT A 3-2 WIN OVER DETROIT IN THE SERIES OPENER.
- THE ROYALS 21-45 ON THE SEASON, 13-22 AT HOME, 8-23 ON THE ROAD
- OPPONENTS HAVE OUTSCORED THE BLUE CREW BY 71 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON
- KC IS NOW 2-4 IN ONE RUN GAMES THIS SEASON
- ROYALS WON FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR WHEN TRAILING IN THE 8TH INNING
WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS THE NIGHT. IT WILL EITHER BE THE GREATEST NIGHT IN FRANCHISE HISTORY FOR THE ST. LOUIS BLUES, OR WON OF THE WORST. THE BLUES AND BRUINS PLAY FOR THE STANLEY CUP TITLE, A DECIDING GAME 7, WINNER TAKE ALL. THE BLUES COULD HAVE WON THE CUP AT HOME IN GAME 6, BUT LOST 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
IT’S DAY TWO OF MANDATORY MINI CAMP FOR THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS. THIS THREE-DAY CAMP IS THE FINAL MAJOR OFF -SEASON WORKOUT UNTIL THE TEAM HEADS TO TRAINING CAMP NEXT MONTH. TRAINING CAMP OPENS JULY 26TH.
NBA FINALS – THE TORONTO RAPTORS WERE ONE LAST SECOND SHOT AWAY FROM BEING THE NBA CHAMPIONS. THEY MISSED THAT SHOT, NOW WE’LL SEE IF THE RAPTORS CAN RECOVER. THE TWO TIME DEFENDING CHAMPION WARRIORS NEED TO WIN AT HOME THURSDAY NIGHT TO FORCE A SEVENTH AND DECIDING GAME IN TORONTO ON 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. VANDERBILT IS NOW THE TOP REMAINING SEED IN THE TOURNAMENT. THE SEC HAS 4 TEAMS IN THE FIELD, THE ACC HAS 2, BIG 10 AND BIG 12 HAVE 1.
FIRST ROUND MATCHUPS ARE:
- TEXAS TECH VS MICHIGAN
- ARKANSAS VS FLORIDA ST.
- VANDERBILT VS LOUISVILLE
- MISSISSIPPI ST. VS AUBURN
THE ACC WON THE DIVISION 1 NCAA FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS (CLEMSON & VIRGINIA). WE’LL SEE WHO TAKES THE BASEBALL CROWN.