Game two of the NBA final goes into overtime with Cleveland winning over Golden State 95-93…..LeBron James finished with 39 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists. The Warriors tied the game with just seconds left in regulation time on a basket by Steph Curry.
In the Majors, the Red Sox scored 7 runs in the 8th inning to beat Oakland 7-4 to complete their first series sweep of the season…..Chris Colabello’s walkoff single in the bottom of the 9th capped a three run rally as the Blue Jays swept Houston, 7-6 for their fifth straight win…..The Yankees won their sixth in a row, 6-2 over the Los Angeles Angels. Last night, in the National League, St. Louis rallied with three runs in the 8th for a 4-2 win over the Dodgers.
The 44 year old woman who was hit in the head by a broken bat at Fenway Park Friday night is in serious condition but is expected to survive and faces a long recovery.
At the provincial high school track and field championships at the Canada Games Stadium, Victoria LeBlanc of Saint John High set records in both the senior girl’s 100 metre hurdles and the 400 metre hurdles……Fredericton High School won the “AAA” championship.
In the Women’s World Cup, it was Norway over Thailand 4-nil and Germany blanked the Ivory Coast 10-nil.
The Stanley Cup final resumes tonight in Chicago with the Blackhawks and Lightning tied at one game each. The game starts at 9 Atlantic time.
The Sea Dogs chose highly touted 15 year old centre Joseph Veleno as the first overall pick in the “Q” League draft. The Kirkland, Quebec, native had 16 goals and 52 points in 41 games while playing in the Quebec Midget “AAA” League. He also scored four goals and ten points in six games for Team Quebec at the Canada Winter Games. Saint John Vitos goalie Jacob Stewart was selected in the third round by the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada.
