NHL  – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Finals
Last Night

Colorado Avalanche 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 1                    (COL Wins  4-2)

Avalanche  2, Lightning 1 – Avalanche dethrone Lightning to win Stanley Cup for 3rd time

  The  Colorado Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup after dethroning the two-time  defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning. The Avalanche beat the Lightning 2-1 in  Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final behind a goal and an assist from Nathan  MacKinnon and the cup clinching goal from Artturi Lehkonen. Tampa Bay fell two  victories short of becoming the NHL’s first three-peat champion since the early  1980s New York Islanders dynasty. Colorado’s core led by MacKinnon, captain  Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen and longest-tenured player Erik Johnson  finally got the job done after years of playoff disappointments. It’s the  franchise’s third championship and first since 2001. Colorado Defenseman Cale Makar,  who won the Norris Trophy, also wins the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the Stanley  Cup playoffs. He’s only the third player to do that and first since Nicklas  Lidstrom won both in 2002 for the Detroit Red Wings. 

NHL  – Daly hands Stanley Cup to Avalanche in Bettman’s absence

  NHL  Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly presented the Stanley Cup to Colorado Avalanche  captain Gabriel Landeskog in Commissioner Gary Bettman’s absence. Bettman  previously tested positive for the coronavirus and was unable to produce enough  negative results to get back to the series in time. It’s the first time someone  other than Bettman has handed out the Cup and Conn Smythe trophy since Bettman  became commissioner in the 1993 season.

MLB  – Major League Baseball
Yesterday

  Arizona Diamondbacks 11, Detroit Tigers 7

  Chicago White Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 3

  Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 – 10 

Diamondback 11, Tigers 7 – Varsho, Smith help drive  Arizona’s 11-7 win over Detroit

  Daulton  Varsho hit a three-run homer, Pavin Smith had a career-high four hits and three  RBIs and the Arizona Diamondbacks avoided a series sweep with a 11-7 win over  the Detroit Tigers. David Peralta also had three hits for Arizona, which  snapped a five-game losing streak. Varsho’s homer was his 10th of the season,  and came in a five-run sixth inning for Arizona. Former American League Cy  Young winner Dallas Keuchel made his debut for the Diamondbacks and gave up six  hits and four earned runs in 4 1/3 innings. Reliever J.B. Wendelken (2-1) got  the win for Arizona. Detroit starter Beau Brieske allowed five hits and five  earned runs in 3 2/3 innings. Eric Haase homered and had three RBIs for  Detroit.

White Sox 4, Orioles 3 – Cease strikes out 13, White  Sox hold off Orioles 4-3

  Dylan  Cease struck out a career-high 13 over seven innings, Gavin Sheets homered and  the Chicago White Sox avoided a four-game sweep, hanging on to beat Baltimore  4-3 after the Orioles scored twice in the ninth inning. The Orioles, aided by  two errors by first baseman José Abreu, loaded the bases against Kendall  Graveman with none out before Jonathan Araúz lined an RBI single. After pinch  hitter Rougned Odor struck out, Cedric Mullins cut it to 4-3 with a sacrifice  fly. Graveman struck out Trey Mancini, and the White Sox came away with the win  after losing four straight.

Cubs 6, Cardinals 5 – F/10 – Cubs overcome 5-run deficit  to beat Cards 6-5, Flaherty hurt

  Willson  Contreras hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning to drive in his third run  of the game, and the Chicago Cubs overcame a five-run deficit to beat the St.  Louis Cardinals 6-5. St. Louis led 5-0 but starter Jack Flaherty left after two  innings because of right shoulder tightness, and the Cubs tied the score with a  five-run fourth. The Cardinals have lost three of their last four games and  seven of their last 10. Contreras hit a tying two-run single in the fourth and  led off the 10th with an RBI single off Zack Thompson.

Tonight

  Chicago  White Sox (Giolito 4-4) at L.A. Angels (Syndergaard 4-6), 9:38 p.m.

  Cubs  and Tigers are off

WNBA  – Women’s National Basketball Association
Yesterday

  Chicago Sky 88, Minnesota Lynx 85

Sky 88, Lynx 85 – Vandersloot’s buzzer-beater gives  Sky 88-85 win over Lynx

  Courtney Vandersloot scored 18 points, including a  buzzer-beating 3-pointer, to help the Chicago Sky edge the Minnesota Lynx  88-85. Chicago inbounded in the frontcourt with 7.6 seconds to go. Vandersloot  attempted to drive the right side, was stopped and handed off to Emma  Meesseman, got the ball back and hit the winning shot from about 25 feet.  Meesseman scored 15 points, Candace Parker 13, Rebekah Gardner 12 and Allie  Quigley and Julie Allemand 11 each for the Sky (13-5). Vandersloot added six  assists and five rebounds. Jessica Shepard and Kayla McBride scored 15 points  each for the Lynx (5-14).

Tonight

  Indiana Fever at Phoenix Mercury, 10:00 p.m.

NCAABSB – Mississippi wins first CWS title by sweeping  Oklahoma

  Mississippi scored twice on wild pitches in a  three-run eighth inning and the Rebels won their first national baseball title,  sweeping Oklahoma in the College World Series finals with a 4-2 victory. The  Rebels became the eighth national champion since 2009 to come out of the  Southeastern Conference. The trophy will stay in the Magnolia State for a  second straight year. Mississippi State won last year. Ole Miss benefited from  a runner interference call that took a run away from Oklahoma in the sixth  inning. It also overcame a spectacular pitching performance by Cade Horton, who  set a CWS finals record with 13 strikeouts.

Golf – PGA – Schauffele wins at Travelers after  Theegala’s double bogey

  Xander Schauffele won the Travelers Championship with  a three-stroke swing on the final hole Sunday, hitting to 3 feet for birdie  after rookie Sahith Theegala took two shots to get out of a bunker and made a  double bogey in the group ahead. A stroke ahead entering the day, Schauffele  finished with a 2-under 68 at TPC River Highlands to beat Theegala and J.T.  Poston by two strokes. The Olympic champion had a 19-under 261 total. Theegala  shot a 67, and Poston had a 64. Schauffele won for the sixth time on the PGA  Tour and the second this season after teaming with Patrick Cantlay to win the  Zurich Classic of New Orleans in April.

Golf – LPGA – Chun perseveres, holds off Thompson to  win Women’s PGA

  In Gee Chun rallied after losing the rest of her  once-sizeable lead, overcoming a bogey-filled front nine to win the Women’s PGA  Championship when Lexi Thompson faltered with her putter. Chun shot a 3-over 75  for the second consecutive day at Congressional, but that was enough to win her  third major title by a stroke over Thompson and Minjee Lee. Chun led by six at  the tournament’s midway point. Then she lost a three-shot advantage in the  first three holes of the final round. But Thompson botched a short par putt on  No. 14, bogeyed the 16th and three-putted on No. 17.

Tennis – Wimbledon – Could this be the year for a new  Wimbledon men’s champion?

  It’s been two decades since the Wimbledon men’s  singles championship was won by someone outside the quartet of Roger Federer,  Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray. Could this be the year someone  else earns that trophy? If that streak of titles collected by the so-called Big  Four of men’s tennis does come to an end following this fortnight, 2021  runner-up Matteo Berrettini and Hubert Hurkacz are among those who have  demonstrated they are among the other contenders with a chance. There has been  more variety among the women’s title winners lately, with seven players  dividing the past eight Wimbledon trophies, including Serena Williams.

MILB – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday

  Beloit Sky Carp 11,  Lansing Lugnuts 0

  Great Lakes Loons 11,  Fort Wayne Tin Caps 3

  South Bend Cubs 10,  Peoria Chiefs 7

West Michigan Whitecaps  4, Cedar Rapids Kernels 3

Tonight

No games tonight

NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Finals 
 Last Night 
Colorado Avalanche 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 1                    (COL Wins 4-2)
Avalanche 2, Lightning 1 – Avalanche dethrone Lightning to win Stanley Cup for 3rd time 
 The Colorado Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup after dethroning the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning. The Avalanche beat the Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final behind a goal and an assist from Nathan MacKinnon and the cup clinching goal from Artturi Lehkonen. Tampa Bay fell two victories short of becoming the NHL&#8217;s first three-peat champion since the early 1980s New York Islanders dynasty. Colorado&#8217;s core led by MacKinnon, captain Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen and longest-tenured player Erik Johnson finally got the job done after years of playoff disappointments. It&#8217;s the franchise&#8217;s third championship and first since 2001. Colorado Defenseman Cale Makar, who won the Norris Trophy, also wins the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the Stanley Cup playoffs. He&rsquo;s only the third player to do that and first since Nicklas Lidstrom won both in 2002 for the Detroit Red Wings. 
NHL – Daly hands Stanley Cup to Avalanche in Bettman&#8217;s absence 
 NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly presented the Stanley Cup to Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog in Commissioner Gary Bettman&#8217;s absence. Bettman previously tested positive for the coronavirus and was unable to produce enough negative results to get back to the series in time. It&#8217;s the first time someone other than Bettman has handed out the Cup and Conn Smythe trophy since Bettman became commissioner in the 1993 season.
MLB – Major League Baseball 
 Yesterday 
 Arizona Diamondbacks 11, Detroit Tigers 7 
 Chicago White Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 
 Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 – 10 
Diamondback 11, Tigers 7 – Varsho, Smith help drive Arizona&#8217;s 11-7 win over Detroit 
 Daulton Varsho hit a three-run homer, Pavin Smith had a career-high four hits and three RBIs and the Arizona Diamondbacks avoided a series sweep with a 11-7 win over the Detroit Tigers. David Peralta also had three hits for Arizona, which snapped a five-game losing streak. Varsho&rsquo;s homer was his 10th of the season, and came in a five-run sixth inning for Arizona. Former American League Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel made his debut for the Diamondbacks and gave up six hits and four earned runs in 4 1/3 innings. Reliever J.B. Wendelken (2-1) got the win for Arizona. Detroit starter Beau Brieske allowed five hits and five earned runs in 3 2/3 innings. Eric Haase homered and had three RBIs for Detroit.
White Sox 4, Orioles 3 – Cease strikes out 13, White Sox hold off Orioles 4-3 
 Dylan Cease struck out a career-high 13 over seven innings, Gavin Sheets homered and the Chicago White Sox avoided a four-game sweep, hanging on to beat Baltimore 4-3 after the Orioles scored twice in the ninth inning. The Orioles, aided by two errors by first baseman José Abreu, loaded the bases against Kendall Graveman with none out before Jonathan Araúz lined an RBI single. After pinch hitter Rougned Odor struck out, Cedric Mullins cut it to 4-3 with a sacrifice fly. Graveman struck out Trey Mancini, and the White Sox came away with the win after losing four straight.
Cubs 6, Cardinals 5 – F/10 – Cubs overcome 5-run deficit to beat Cards 6-5, Flaherty hurt 
 Willson Contreras hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning to drive in his third run of the game, and the Chicago Cubs overcame a five-run deficit to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5. St. Louis led 5-0 but starter Jack Flaherty left after two innings because of right shoulder tightness, and the Cubs tied the score with a five-run fourth. The Cardinals have lost three of their last four games and seven of their last 10. Contreras hit a tying two-run single in the fourth and led off the 10th with an RBI single off Zack Thompson.
Tonight 
 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 4-4) at L.A. Angels (Syndergaard 4-6), 9:38 p.m. 
 Cubs and Tigers are off
WNBA – Women&rsquo;s National Basketball Association 
 Yesterday 
 Chicago Sky 88, Minnesota Lynx 85
Sky 88, Lynx 85 – Vandersloot&#8217;s buzzer-beater gives Sky 88-85 win over Lynx 
 Courtney Vandersloot scored 18 points, including a buzzer-beating 3-pointer, to help the Chicago Sky edge the Minnesota Lynx 88-85. Chicago inbounded in the frontcourt with 7.6 seconds to go. Vandersloot attempted to drive the right side, was stopped and handed off to Emma Meesseman, got the ball back and hit the winning shot from about 25 feet. Meesseman scored 15 points, Candace Parker 13, Rebekah Gardner 12 and Allie Quigley and Julie Allemand 11 each for the Sky (13-5). Vandersloot added six assists and five rebounds. Jessica Shepard and Kayla McBride scored 15 points each for the Lynx (5-14).
Tonight 
 Indiana Fever at Phoenix Mercury, 10:00 p.m.
NCAABSB – Mississippi wins first CWS title by sweeping Oklahoma 
 Mississippi scored twice on wild pitches in a three-run eighth inning and the Rebels won their first national baseball title, sweeping Oklahoma in the College World Series finals with a 4-2 victory. The Rebels became the eighth national champion since 2009 to come out of the Southeastern Conference. The trophy will stay in the Magnolia State for a second straight year. Mississippi State won last year. Ole Miss benefited from a runner interference call that took a run away from Oklahoma in the sixth inning. It also overcame a spectacular pitching performance by Cade Horton, who set a CWS finals record with 13 strikeouts.
Golf – PGA – Schauffele wins at Travelers after Theegala&#8217;s double bogey 
 Xander Schauffele won the Travelers Championship with a three-stroke swing on the final hole Sunday, hitting to 3 feet for birdie after rookie Sahith Theegala took two shots to get out of a bunker and made a double bogey in the group ahead. A stroke ahead entering the day, Schauffele finished with a 2-under 68 at TPC River Highlands to beat Theegala and J.T. Poston by two strokes. The Olympic champion had a 19-under 261 total. Theegala shot a 67, and Poston had a 64. Schauffele won for the sixth time on the PGA Tour and the second this season after teaming with Patrick Cantlay to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in April.
 Golf – LPGA – Chun perseveres, holds off Thompson to win Women&#8217;s PGA 
 In Gee Chun rallied after losing the rest of her once-sizeable lead, overcoming a bogey-filled front nine to win the Women&rsquo;s PGA Championship when Lexi Thompson faltered with her putter. Chun shot a 3-over 75 for the second consecutive day at Congressional, but that was enough to win her third major title by a stroke over Thompson and Minjee Lee. Chun led by six at the tournament&rsquo;s midway point. Then she lost a three-shot advantage in the first three holes of the final round. But Thompson botched a short par putt on No. 14, bogeyed the 16th and three-putted on No. 17.
Tennis – Wimbledon – Could this be the year for a new Wimbledon men&#8217;s champion? 
 It&rsquo;s been two decades since the Wimbledon men&rsquo;s singles championship was won by someone outside the quartet of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray. Could this be the year someone else earns that trophy? If that streak of titles collected by the so-called Big Four of men&rsquo;s tennis does come to an end following this fortnight, 2021 runner-up Matteo Berrettini and Hubert Hurkacz are among those who have demonstrated they are among the other contenders with a chance. There has been more variety among the women&rsquo;s title winners lately, with seven players dividing the past eight Wimbledon trophies, including Serena Williams.
MILB – Midwest League Baseball 
 Yesterday 
 Beloit Sky Carp 11, Lansing Lugnuts 0 
 Great Lakes Loons 11, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 3 
 South Bend Cubs 10, Peoria Chiefs 7 
West Michigan Whitecaps 4, Cedar Rapids Kernels 3
Tonight 
No games tonight

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NHL  – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Finals   Last Night Colorado Avalanche 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 1                    (COL Wins  4-2) Avalanche  2, Lightning 1 – Avalanche dethrone Lightning to win Stanley Cup for 3rd time