THE ST. LOUIS BLUES ARE STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE 52 YEARS OF FRANCHISE HISTORY. AFTER LOSING AT HOME WITH A CHANCE TO CLINCH IN GAME SIX, THE BLUES GO ON THE ROAD AND WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP. BLUES SCORED TWO GOALS IN THE FIRST PERIOD, ADDED 2 MORE IN THE THIRD, AND BEAT THE BRUINS 4-1.
- RYAN O’REILLY WAS NAMED THE CUP SERIES MVP
- BRUINS SPOILED THE SHUT OUT BY SCORING A GOAL WITH 2:10 TO PLAY AFTER PULLING THE GOALIE
- BLUES PUT TOGETHER ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING TURNAROUNDS IN SPORTS HISTORY, GOING FROM 31ST PLACE, WORST IN THE NHL ON JANUARY 3RD, TO STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS
- BLUES WENT 3-1 IN BOSTON IN THE SERIES. THEY WERE 1-2 AT HOME
- GOALIE BINNINGTON’S 10 ROAD PLAYOFF WINS IS AN NHL ROOKIE RECORD
- BINNINGTON HAS 16 POST SEASON WINS THIS YEAR IS MOST BY A ROOKIE GOALIE IN NHL HISTORY
- BLUES WERE 10-3 ON THE ROAD IN THE PLAYOFFS
- BLUES BEAT WINNIPEG, DALLAS, SAN JOSE AND BOSTON TO WIN THE CUP
- THERE ARE NO MORE GAMES – BLUES ARE STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
THE CARDINALS ARE IN NEW YORK TO OPEN A FOUR GAME SERIES AGAINST THE METS THURSDAY NIGHT. THE RED BIRDS LAID AN EGG IN THE SERIES FINALIE IN MIAMI, FALLING TO THE MARLINS 9-0. THE CARDS WERE HELD TO JUST 3 HITS IN THE LOSS, MISSING A CHANCE TO SWEEP THE SERIES.
- MIKOLAS TOOK THE LOSS TO FALL TO 4-7
- CARDS HAVE SCORED 7 MORE RUNS THAN THEIR OPPONENTS THIS YEAR, PLATING 304, GIVING UP 297
- RED BIRDS ARE 33-33, 20-13 AT HOME, 13-20 ON THE ROAD
- 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 AND TIGERS PLAY THE RUBBER GAME OF THEIR THREE GAME SERIES AT THE ‘K’ THURSDAY NIGHT. THE BLUE CREW WON THE OPENER, DETROIT WON WEDNESDAY NIGHT 3-2.
- THE TIGERS SCORED THE GAME WINNING RUN IN THE 8TH TO BREAK A 2-2 TIE
- THE ROYALS 21-46 ON THE SEASON, 13-23 AT HOME, 8-23 ON THE ROAD
- OPPONENTS HAVE OUTSCORED THE BLUE CREW BY 71 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON
- KC OPENS A SIX GAME ROAD TRIP STARTING AGAINST THE TWINS FRIDAY. AFTER THREE GAMES IN MINNESOTA THEY WILL MOVE ON TO PLAY THREE IN SEATTLE
IT’S THE LAST DAY OF MANDATORY MINI CAMP FOR THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS. THIS IS THE FINAL OFFICIAL OFF-SEASON WORKOUT FOR THE TEAM BEFORE TRAINING CAMP OPENS IN LATE JULY. THIS ALSO WRAPS UP 4 STRAIGHT WEEKS OF OFF-SEASON WORKOUTS. THE FIRST PRE-SEASON GAME FOR THE CHIEFS IS AUGUST 10TH AT HOME AGAINST THE BENGALS.
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 MATCH UPS 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.