In the Stanley Cup final, Sidney Crosby won the faceoff and set up the overtime goal exactly as he planned it beforehand to give Pittsburgh a 2-1 win and 2 games to nothing lead over San Jose.
In the Majors, Xander Bogaerts extended his hitting streak to 25 games and Boston hit five homers, including another one by Mookie Betts, but Baltimore outlasted the Red Sox 13-9. The winning run was scored when a potential double play ball skipped through the legs of second baseman Dustin Pedroia……The Toronto Blue Jays swept the three game series from the New York Yankees with a 7-0 win behind a strong pitching performance by Aaron Sanchez who won his fourth straight.
In other play, it was the Chicago White Sox 2 NY Mets 1 (13 innings)…..Milwaukee 3 St. Louis 1…..Oakland 5 Minnesota 1….Cleveland 5 Texas 4 (11 innings)…Detroit 3 Los Angeles Angels 0 behind Mike Fullmer who allowed just one hit…..Washington 7 Philadelphia 2….Atlanta 5 San Francisco 4 (11 innings)….Miami 3 Pittsburgh 2…Chicago Cubs 2 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 as Jon Lester pitches a complete game….Houston 5 Arizona 4 (11 innings)….Kansas City 6 Tampa Bay 3…..Cincinnati 7 Colorado 2 and San Diego 14 Seattle 6.
Cleveland Indians outfielder Marlon Byrd has been suspended for 162 games for violating Major League Baseball’s drug policy.
The Saint John Alpines are back in action tonight as the Fredericton Royals come to town. Game time 7:30 at Memorial Field
Ken Starr, who led the Monica Lewinsky impeachment investigation against President Bill Clinton, has been removed as president of Baylor University and resigned as chancellor after a review of the school’s response to allegations of sexual assault and violence by students, including athletes. A complaint was filed with the U.S. Department of Education over the school’s response or lack thereof.
