The Lede: Blackhawks 5, Kings 4 (2OT) instant classic
MLB: Giants 5, Cubs 0
It was a shaky start for Tim Lincecum, be he overcame a 30+ pitch first inning and completed five innings of hitless baseball. San Francisco held Chicago hittless through the first 19 outs of the game. Pablo Sandoval continues another hitting streak, now up to eight, after his 10-game streak ended over a week ago. The Giants held the Cubs scoreless in the last 20 innings of the series.
NL West roundup: The worst two teams in the division had an interesting series finale last night as the Diamondbacks went up 8-0 after the first inning. Even better, the Giants are up 5.5 games in the division after the Rockies lost on a home run walk-off by Ryan Howard of the Phillies and the Reds edged the Dodgers 3-2.
That's a good thing, as the Giants are heading into one of their toughest challenges of the season -- a four-game jaunt in St. Louis this weekend.
NBA: Jeff Van Gundy thought LeBron James' foul history was "interesting"
The Pacers won 93-90 over the Heat last night to force Game 6 in the Eastern Conference Finals, but the best pat of that train wreck of a game was when Mike Breen was listing off the history of how James rarely fouls out of the game, including five straight seasons where he never fouled out. Van Gundy chimed in after clarifying that he heard "five years" that the King was never fouled out, and had a simple one-word thought that every one of us was also thinking.
Interesting.
- GOLF: Tiger Woods confirms he will not be at the US Open -- Hasn't every golf expert expected him to be out for the year? By now Woods announcing he'll miss a tournament is barely news, for now the only time Tiger will be mentioned again if there's significant information on his injury or if he is finally going to appear at a tournament.
- CFB: Top QB prospect headed to Texas A&M -- Johnny Football 2 is coming to rock the Aggies again. Kyler Murray, the 14th-ranked overall prospect according to ESPN will be headed to The House that Johnny Built, except his name can't really be changed properly to match up with "football." I don't know how fans will cope.
- NBA: Lance Stephenson gets told off by Ray Allen -- Stephenson was shown blowing in James' ear during the game last night, Ron Artest Metta World Peace-esque move that actually got a clever response from James after the fact. But Allen called it "buffoonery," which is not as good of a word as "jackassery."
- NFL: Malcolm Glazer dies -- Owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the most popular soccer club in the world, Manchester United, died yesterday at the age of 85.
- MLB: Johnny Damon gets 10-year revenge on Manny Ramirez -- Back in 2004, Ramirez cut off Damon's throw when the Red Sox played the Orioles. Finally, Damon cut off Ramirez on the first pitch of the game when the 2004 championship team was celebrated before the game. Grudges are a hell of a thing.
- WHAT: Former high school wrestler assaults five people with beach cart -- Lukas Iorio of New Jersey is facing 13 charges against him after stealing a bike cart and assaulting people with it at a beach.
- NFL: Johnny Manziel says trip to Las Vegas is a non-story -- You're right, Johnny Football, this is noting. For everyone else that goes to Vegas, but everything you do is a story because you're you. It won't die down until ESPN jumps the shark and celebrates your birthday on the air a la Tim Tebow or everyone finally sees that the NFL isn't for you.
- GOLF: Rory McIlroy apparently ended it with Caroline Wozniacki over the phone -- She apparently thought the phone call was a joke.
Today's Slate
(Central times listed)
TENNIS
French Open - Now on Tennis Channel and online on ESPN3
GOLF
The Memorial (Rd 1) - Now on LIVE@, 1:30 GOLF
Spieth - 12:05, McIlroy - 12:16
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS - ROUND 3
Canadiens at Rangers (NYR 3-2) - 7:00 NBCS
NBA PLAYOFFS - CONF FINALS
Thunder at Spurs (Tied 2-2) - 8:00 TNT
MLB
-Giants at Cardinals - 7:15 CSBA/FSMW
Reds at D'backs - 8:40 FSOH/FSAZ
Pirates at Dodgers - 9:10 RSPT/SNLA
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