LeBron James had 35 points and 10 rebounds in a powerful comeback from the cramps that knocked him out of the opener as the Miami Heat tied the NBA Final with a 98-96 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2. Chris Bosh sank the go ahead 3 pointer on a pass from James with 1:18 remaining for the Heat.
In the Majors, the Red Sox got a three run homer from David Ortiz in the 9th to defeat the Tigers 5-3….The Blue Jays were shut out again by the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 and the Yankees lost to Kansas City 2-1.
In New Brunswick Senior Baseball, the Saint John Alpines over the Hub City Brewers 9-5……The Alpines will play in Moncton Wednesday night against the Brewers and then return home Thursday night against the Moncton Mets at Memorial Field.
Saint John High and Samuel de Champlain take top honours at the provincial track and field championships in Rexton. Josh Shanks, Victoria Leblanc and Anthony Cormier of Saint John High each won two medals as did Pierre Dumouchel of Samuel de Champlain.
Rafael Nadal won the men’s title at the French Open for the 9th time, defeating Novak Djokovic in four sets.
You can add 42 year old Martin Brodeur’s name to the mix for the July 1st free agent market as the NHL’s all time winningest goaltender has decided he’s ready to leave New Jersey and see what’s on offer out there.
