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Sports Report
LOCAL CALENDAR
TODAY
Legion Baseball
Rochester Eagles at Dodge Center, 6 p.m.
Kasson-Mantorville at Rochester A’s (2)
(Century High School), 5 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Legion Baseball
Rochester Redhawks at Owatonna (2), 5
p.m.
Adams at Rochester Eagles (2) (Mayo Field),
6 p.m.
THURSDAY
Amateur Baseball
Rochester Royals at Spamtown Challenge
(Austin).
Legion Baseball
Austin/Albert Lea at Century, 5 p.m.
TV HIGHLIGHTS
TODAY
College Baseball
World Series, finals, Mississippi State vs.
UCLA, Game No. 2, 7 p.m. (ESPN).
Major League Baseball
Minnesota at Miami, 6 p.m. (FS North).
Texas at New York Yankees or Cleveland at
Baltimore, 6 p.m. (MLB Network).
Women’s Pro Basketball
WNBA, Phoenix at San Antonio, 7 p.m.
(ESPN2).
Pro Golf
PGA of America, Professional National
Championship, third round, 3 p.m. (Golf
Channel).
Soccer
FIFA, U-20 World Cup, Mexico vs. Paraguay,
9:45 a.m. (ESPN2).
Pro Tennis
Wimbledon, early round, 6 a.m. (ESPN).
WEDNESDAY
College Baseball
World Series, finals, Mississippi State vs.
UCLA, Game No. 3, if necessary, 7 p.m.
(ESPN).
Major League Baseball
Minnesota at Miami, 11:30 a.m. (FS North).
Colorado at Boston or Cincinnati at Oakland, 3 p.m. (MLB Network).
Texas at New York Yankees, 6 p.m. (ESPN2).
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. (WGN).
Pro Golf
PGA of America, Professional National
Championship, final round, 3 p.m. (Golf
Channel).
Pro Hockey
Stanley Cup Finals, Boston at Chicago,
Game No. 7, if necessary, 7 p.m. (NBC).
Soccer
FIFA, Confederations Cup semifinals, at
Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN).
Pro Tennis
Wimbledon, early round, 6 a.m. (ESPN).
Programming subject to change
RADIO HIGHLIGHTS
TODAY
Major League Baseball
Minnesota at Miami, 6 p.m. (KROC-AM
1340; KFIL-FM 103.1; KDHL-AM 920; KWNGFM 106.8; KWNO-AM 1230).
Northwoods League Baseball
Rochester Honkers at St. Cloud, 7 p.m.
(KOLM-AM 1520).
WEDNESDAY
Major League Baseball
Minnesota at Miami, 11:40 a.m. (KROC-AM
1340; KFIL-FM 103.1; KDHL-AM 920; KWNGFM 106.8; KWNO-AM 1230).
Northwoods League Baseball
Rochester Honkers at St. Cloud, 7 p.m.
(KOLM-AM 1520).
Programming subject to change
BASKETBALL
WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L Pct
Atlanta ............................7
1 .875
Chicago ..........................5
3 .625
New York .......................4
3 .571
Washington ..................4
4 .500
Connecticut ..................2
6 .250
Indiana ............................1
6 .143
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L Pct
Minnesota ...............6
2 .750
Los Angeles ..................5
2 .714
Phoenix ..........................4
4 .500
Seattle .............................4
4 .500
San Antonio .................3
5 .375
Tulsa .................................3
8 .273
SUNDAY’S GAMES
Atlanta 78, Connecticut 77
San Antonio 78, New York 77, OT
Minnesota 88, Tulsa 79
Los Angeles 79, Washington 69
MONDAY’S GAMES
No games scheduled
TODAY’S GAMES
Indiana at Atlanta, 11 a.m.
GB
—
2
2½
3
5
5½
GB
—
½
2
2
3
4½
BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST DIVISION
W
L
Pct GB
Boston ............................ 45 33 .577
—
New York ...................... 41 34 .547
2½
Baltimore ...................... 42 35 .545
2½
Tampa Bay ................... 40 37 .519
4½
Toronto ......................... 38 37 .507
5½
CENTRAL DIVISION
Detroit ............................ 42 32 .568
—
Cleveland ...................... 39 36
.52
3½
Kansas City ................... 35 38 .479
6½
Minnesota .............. 34 38 .472
7
Chicago ......................... 31 42 .425 10½
WEST DIVISION
Texas ............................... 44 32 .579
—
Oakland ......................... 44 34 .564
1
Seattle ............................ 34 43 .442 10½
Los Angeles ................. 33 43 .434
11
Houston ........................ 29 48 .377 15½
MONDAY’S GAMES
Cleveland 5, Baltimore 2
Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 1
TODAY’S GAMES
Cleveland (Masterson 9-5) at Baltimore (Tillman
8-2), 6:05 p.m.
Texas (Darvish 7-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda
7-5), 6:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 6-5) at Detroit (Porcello
4-4), 6:08 p.m.
Colorado (Nicasio 4-3) at Boston (Dempster
4-8), 6:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Correia 6-4) at Miami (Fernandez
4-4), 6:10 p.m.
Toronto (Buehrle 4-4) at Tampa Bay (M.Moore
9-3), 6:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Medlen 4-7) at Kansas City (E.Santana
5-5), 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Z.Wheeler 1-0) at Chicago White Sox
(Sale 5-6), 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Westbrook 3-2) at Houston (Harrell
5-7), 7:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (Arroyo 6-5) at Oakland (Milone
6-7), 9:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Locke 6-1) at Seattle (J.Saunders
5-7), 9:10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 11:10 a.m.
Minnesota at Miami, 11:40 a.m.
Cincinnati at Oakland, 2:35 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Seattle, 2:40 p.m.
Colorado at Boston, 3:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.
Texas at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Detroit, 6:08 p.m.
Atlanta at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Houston, 7:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST DIVISION
W
Atlanta ........................... 44
Washington ................. 37
Philadelphia ................ 36
New York ...................... 30
Miami ............................. 25
CENTRAL DIVISION
St. Louis ......................... 47
Pittsburgh .................... 46
Cincinnati ..................... 45
Chicago ......................... 31
Milwaukee .................... 31
WEST DIVISION
Arizona .......................... 41
Colorado ....................... 39
San Diego ..................... 39
San Francisco .............. 38
Los Angeles ................. 33
L
33
38
41
42
50
Pct
.571
.493
.468
.417
.333
GB
—
6
8
11½
18
29
30
32
43
43
.618
.605
.584
.419
.419
—
1
2½
15
15
34
38
38
38
42
.547
.506
.506
.500
.440
—
3
3
3½
8
MONDAY’S GAMES
San Diego 4, Philadelphia 3, 10 innings
L.A. Dodgers 3, San Francisco 1
TODAY’S GAMES
Arizona (Cahill 3-8) at Washington (G.Gonzalez
3-3), 6:05 p.m.
Colorado (Nicasio 4-3) at Boston (Dempster
4-8), 6:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Correia 6-4) at Miami (Fernandez
4-4), 6:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Medlen 4-7) at Kansas City (E.Santana
5-5), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 3-9) at Milwaukee
(Lohse 2-6), 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Z.Wheeler 1-0) at Chicago White Sox
(Sale 5-6), 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Westbrook 3-2) at Houston (Harrell
5-7), 7:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (Arroyo 6-5) at Oakland (Milone
6-7), 9:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 6-4) at San Diego
(Marquis 9-2), 9:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Locke 6-1) at Seattle (J.Saunders
5-7), 9:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Kickham 0-1) at L.A. Dodgers
(Fife 1-2), 9:10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Minnesota at Miami, 11:40 a.m.
Cincinnati at Oakland, 2:35 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Seattle, 2:40 p.m.
Colorado at Boston, 3:05 p.m.
Arizona at Washington, 6:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Houston, 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at San Diego, 9:10 p.m.
San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.
COLLEGE
At TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Neb.
THURSDAY, JUNE 20
Game 10 — North Carolina 7, N.C. State 0
FRIDAY, JUNE 21
Game 11 — Miss. State 4, Oregon State 1
Game 12 — UCLA 4, North Carolina 1
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Best-of-three)
MONDAY, JUNE 24
UCLA 3, Mississippi State 1, UCLA leads series
1-0
TODAY
Mississippi State (51-19) vs. UCLA (48-17), 7
p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26
Mississippi State vs. UCLA, 7 p.m.
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE
L
7
9
10
13
13
16
16
19
Pct
GB
.720
—
.654 1½
.600
3
.519
5
.500 5½
.407
8
.385 8½
.208 12½
8
9
10
13
13
15
16
17
.680
.654
.584
.500
.480
.423
.360
.320
MONDAY, JUNE 24
Madison 13, Wisconsin Rapids 3
Thunder Bay 13, Mankato 12
Alexandria 7, St. Cloud 6
TODAY
Thunder Bay at Mankato
Waterloo at Duluth
Lakeshore at Eau Claire
Rochester at St. Cloud, 7:05 p.m.
La Crosse at Wisconsin
Willmar at Alexandria
Wisconsin Rapids at Green Bay
Battle Creek at Madison
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26
La Crosse at Wisconsin
Lakeshore at Eau Claire
Waterloo at Duluth
Rochester at St. Cloud, 7:05 p.m.
Alexandria at Willmar
Green Bay at Wisconsin Rapids
Battle Creek at Madison
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And that’s all Chi wrote
Hawks score 2 goals in 17
seconds to win Stanley Cup
Associated Press
BOSTON — An NHL-record unbeaten
streak to start the lockout-shortened
season.
Three straight victories to clinch the
title.
From beginning to end, the Chicago
Blackhawks skated away from the rest of
the league.
Bryan Bickell and Dave Bolland scored
17 seconds apart in the final minutes and
the Blackhawks rallied to win Game 6
of the Stanley Cup Final 3-2 on Monday
night to clinch their second NHL championship in four seasons.
Jonathan Toews returned from injury
to add a goal, and Corey Crawford made
23 saves for Chicago. But Crawford was
off for an extra skater for the most important goal of the season, when Jonathan
Toews fed it in front and Bickell scored
from the edge of the crease to tie it 2-2.
Perhaps the Bruins expected it to go to
overtime, as three of the first four games
in the series did, because they seemed
to be caught off-guard on the ensuing faceoff. A shot deflected by Michael Frolik
went off the post right to Bolland, who
put it in the net and started the Chicago
celebration with 59 seconds left in the
game.
“It’s huge,” Bolland said. “Just seeing
that puck bounce around there, I knew
I just had to tap it in. So it was a huge
goal.”
The Blackhawks on the ice gathered in
the corner, while the Blackhawks bench
began jumping up and down. It was only
a minute later, when Boston’s Tuukka
Rask was off for an extra man, that the
Hawks withstood Boston’s final push and
surged over the boards, throwing their
sticks and gloves across the ice.
“I still can’t believe that finish,” Crawford said. “Oh my God, we never quit.”
The Bruins got 28 saves from Rask, who
was hoping to contribute to an NHL title
after serving as Tim Thomas’ backup
when Boston won it all two years ago. The
sold-out TD Garden began chanting “We
want the Cup!” after Milan Lucic’s goal
put the Bruins up 2-1 with eight minutes
left, but it fell silent after their team
coughed up the lead.
The arena was almost empty — except
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Associated Press
Chicago Blackhawks left wing Viktor Stalberg, left, hoists the Stanley Cup alongside
goalie Corey Crawford after beating the Boston Bruins 3-2 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup
Finals on Monday. The Blackhawks scored twice in 17 seconds late in the third period to
snatch the game from the Bruins.
for a few hundred fans in red Blackhawks
sweaters who filtered down to the front
rows — when the Chicago players passed
the 35-pound Cup around the ice.
Patrick Kane, whose overtime goal
in Game 6 beat Philadelphia to win the
2010 championship, was voted the Conn
Smythe Trophy winner as playoffs MVP.
“It was the best year of my life, just
playing with these guys,” Kane said.
Toews scored his third goal of the
playoffs to tie it for the Blackawks at 4:24
of the second of Game 6 — exactly two
minutes after teammate Andrew Shaw
was penalized for roughing.
“In 2010, we didn’t really know what
we were doing,” Toews said. “We just, we
played great hockey and we were kind of
oblivious to how good we were playing.
“ This time around, we know definitely
how much work it takes and how much
sacrifice it takes to get back here and
this is an unbelievable group. We’ve been
through a lot together this year and this
is a sweet way to finish it off.”
Boston, needing a win to extend the
series to a deciding Game 7, came out aggressively and led 1-0 after one period on
Chris Kelly’s second goal of the playoffs.
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BASKETBALL
Source: NBA to approve
deal for coach
NCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
NORTH DIVISION
W
Waterloo
18
Willmar
17
Rochester
15
Mankato
14
Duluth
13
Thunder Bay 11
St. Cloud
10
Alexandria
5
SOUTH DIVISION
Lakeshore
17
La Crosse
17
Madison
14
Wis. Rapids
13
Battle Creek
12
Green Bay
11
Wisconsin
9
Eau Claire
8
STANLEY CUP FINALS
The NBA has approved the
Los Angeles Clippers’ acquisition of coach Doc Rivers in
a deal with the Boston Celtics,
a league source confirmed
to ESPNBoston.com’s Jackie
MacMullan.
The league’s approval, according to the source, means
that the
official announcement
of the deal
currently is
in the hands
of the two
teams.
Sources
confirmed
on Sunday
Rivers
that the
Clippers will
sign Rivers to a three-year
contract worth $21 million.
The Celtics, who agreed
to release Rivers from the
remaining three years and
$21 million remaining on his
current contract, will receive
a 2015 first-round draft pick
as compensation in the deal.
League and teams sources
also confirmed that any deal
presently involving Kevin
Garnett and the Clippers
is on hold in light of NBA
commissioner David Stern’s
objections to the appearance
that the trade was related to
the deal involving Rivers.
One source with knowledge
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned RHP
Freddy Garcia to Norfolk (IL). Recalled RHP
Kevin Gausman from Norfolk.
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Sent RHPs Brett
Myers and Blake Wood to Mahoning Valley
(NYP) for rehab assignments. Optioned RHP
Carlos Carrasco to Columbus (IL). Recalled
LHP T.J. House from Columbus.
HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned INF Marwin Gonzalez to Oklahoma City (PCL). Released LHP Wade LeBlanc.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms
with LHP Hunter Green on a minor league
contract.
MINNESOTA TWINS — Optioned LHP Pedro
Hernandez to Rochester (IL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Optioned RHP
Dan Straily to Sacramento (PCL).
SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms
with SS Tyler Smith on a minor league pact.
of the NBA’s thinking told
ESPN.com that the league
does not intend to change its
stance as expressed by Stern
in multiple radio interviews
Thursday, meaning that
the league would view any
subsequent trade agreement
between the Celtics and Clippers involving Garnett to be
part of the Rivers deal and
thus in violation of league
rules. — Associated Press
Shaw hired as Nuggets
front man
Brian Shaw was hired as the
coach of the Denver Nuggets
on Monday night, securing
his first NBA head coaching
job after nearly a decade as an
assistant.
Shaw confirmed that he
had been hired by Denver
during an exclusive interview
with ESPNLosAngeles.com’s
Ramona Shelburne.
“I’m so appreciative for the
opportunity to be able to lead
this team and for the faith that
[Nuggets team president] Josh
Kroenke and [general manager] Tim Connelly have put in
me,” Shaw told Shelburne. “It’s
been a long time coming. I’ve
been prepared by the best of
the best for a long time. I’m just
really looking forward to it.”
Shaw will replace George
Karl, the NBA’s reigning
Coach of the Year who led the
Nuggets to a 57-win regular
season but was fired following
Denver’s opening-round elimination in the playoffs.
— Associated Press
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Optioned
LHP Joe Paterson to Reno (PCL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Recalled LHP
Tommy Layne from Tucson (PCL). Optioned
RHP Miles Mikolas to Tucson.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Optioned INF
Nick Noonan and RHP Jean Machi to Fresno
(PCL). Reinstated 3B Pablo Sandoval from
the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP George Kontos
from Fresno.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL — Suspended Indianapolis WR LaVon
Brazill and New York Giants WR Brandon
Collins for four games each for violating the
league’s substance-abuse policy.
DETROIT LIONS — Signed S Chris Hope.
Released WR Brian Robiskie.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DALLAS STARS — Signed F Matt Fraser and
D Cameron Gaunce to one-year contracts.
FOOTBALL
Cops search pond near
Hernandez’s house
Authorities searched a
pond near the Massachusetts home of New England
Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Monday as their
investigation of the killing of
an acquaintance entered its
second week.
Dozens of reporters continued to camp out in front of
Hernandez’s North Attleborough home, but police and the
Bristol County District Attorney’s office have said little
about the circumstances surrounding the shooting death
of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd,
whose body was discovered a
mile from Hernandez’s home.
Lloyd’s death has been ruled
a homicide.
ABC News on Friday reported that authorities were
expected to execute an arrest
warrant at some point for
Hernandez for obstruction
of justice, but that has yet to
occur.
State police officers and
dogs searched Hernandez’s
home for more than 3 1/2;
hours Saturday.
Michael Fee, an attorney
for Hernandez, released a
statement Monday night that
read:
“Over the past week, our
client, Aaron Hernandez, has
been the subject of a relentless flood of rumors, misinformation, and false reports
in the media. These include
the repeated publication
of a supposedly confirmed
report that an arrest warrant
had been issued for Aaron,
a report that was exposed as
untrue.” — Associated Press
TENNIS
Nadal falls in 1st round
at Wimbledon
LONDON — In one of
Wimbledon’s greatest upsets,
an ailing Rafael Nadal was
knocked out in straight sets
Monday by a player ranked
135th — the
Spaniard’s
first loss in
the opening
round of a
Grand Slam
event.
Steve
Darcis of
Belgium
stunned the
Nadal
two-time
champion 7-6
(4), 7-6 (8), 6-4. He ended Nadal’s
22-match winning streak and
eliminated one of the Big Four
of men’s tennis on the first day
of the grass-court Grand Slam.
In other first-round matches, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and
John Isner all advanced.
Nadal was sidelined for
seven months with a left knee
injury after losing in the second round of Wimbledon last
year. He seemed to be struggling physically. — Associated Press
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