NHL:
In the Stanley Cup Finals, Chicago bested Tampa Bay 2-1 evening the series at 2 games apiece.Jonathan Toews scored the opening goal and Corey Crawford turned back 24 shots as the Hawks ended a two-game losing streak. Lightning netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 17 shots in place of Ben Bishop, who is day to day with an undisclosed injury.
The Glendale City Council has put the future of the Arizona Coyotes in doubt by voting 5-2 to end the team's 15-year, $225 million lease agreement signed by the city and Ice Arizona in 2013. The city of Glendale issued a statement before the meeting that it would be open to renegotiating the arena deal, a proposal the Coyotes flatly refused. A state statute allows an agency to cancel a contract if an employee directly involved with the agreement becomes an employee or agent to the other party, something Craig Tindall did when he resigned as city attorney to become the Coyotes' general counsel in 2013.
MLB:
In baseball, in the American League, Baltimore beat Boston 5-2, Tampa Bay doubled up the Angels 4-2, Seattle tripled up Cleveland 9-3, the White Sox won against Houston 4-1, Kansas City topped Minnesota 7-2, and it was Oakland over Texas 5-4.
In the National League, San Francisco defeated the Mets 8-5, Cincinnati topped Philadelphia 5-2, Pittsburgh blanked Milwaukee 2-0, St. Louis doubled up Colorado 4-2, Atlanta won against San Diego 4-1, and it was the Dodgers over Arizona 7-6.
In interleague play, Washington edged the Yankees 5-4 in 11 innings snapping their seven game winning streak, Toronto topped Miami 7-2, and it was the Cubs over Detroit 12-3.
The Red Sox selected 30 players on the final day of the Major League Baseball draft. Among yesterday's selections were two players with ties to the organization. In the 33rd round, the club took 18-year-old Cal Smith, the son of Red Sox Special Assignment Scout Dave Klipstein. In the 34th round, Boston selected shortstop Nick Lovullo, the son of current Red Sox Bench Coach Torey Lovullo.
Horse Racing:
Bob Baffert's phone is ringing with calls from racetracks eager to have the trainer bring Triple Crown winner American Pharoah to their places.
It appears the early leaders in the sweepstakes are Monmouth Park in New Jersey and Saratoga in upstate New York.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Baffert singled out the $1 million Haskell Invitational on Aug. 2 at Monmouth and the $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga on Aug. 1 as the likeliest options for the colt's next race.
PGA:
Suzann Pettersen is coming off a win in Canada with new coach Butch Harmon and looking for her third major title at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. She will be paired with two-time defending champion Inbee Park and Lexi Thompson today at the Westchester Country Club. The tournament will be run by the PGA of America for the first time. It's the second of the LPGA Tour's five major championships.
NFL:
Kellen Winslow Jr. and Antonio Cromartie might need more than 140 characters to settle this Twitter squabble. Winslow took exception to New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie putting teammate Dee Milliner on the spot during an interview Tuesday when he took a microphone and asked if Milliner thought he was "on the roster bubble." Milliner, being a good sport, answered the question posed by Cromartie, who recently took part in the NFL's four-day broadcasting boot camp.
Tennis:
A final steel beam has been lowered into place over Arthur Ashe Stadium, as the U.S. Open's center court moved closer to being covered by a retractable roof. The roof will be ready to be used in 2016. Now that the superstructure supporting it is up, workers can begin the process of removing the three cranes from the grounds of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center to get ready for the final Grand Slam event of the year. The U.S. Open begins August 31st.
Soccer:
It's been quite a week for Bobby Wood and the United States men's soccer team.
Wood scored a late goal for the second time in six days to lead the Americans to a 2-1 triumph over World Cup champion Germany in a friendly at Cologne. Wood entered in the 74th minute and fired a 23-yard blast that found the net in the 87th minute. He also scored in the 90th minute to lead the U.S. past the Netherlands in Amsterdam on Friday.
The U.S. had lost its previous two games against the Germans in Germany, 4-2 in 2002 and 4-1 in 2006.
Skating:
Michelle Kwan is joining Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and will work on outreach programs. The nine-time U.S. figure skating champion, five-time world champion and two-time Olympic medalist has worked for the State Department as a U.S. public diplomacy envoy. Kwan's husband, Clay Pell, was unsuccessful last year in his bid to become governor of Rhode Island.
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