In the NHL playoffs, Henrik Lundqvist made 36 saves and Derick Brassard scored three goals for the Rangers who forced a Game 7 Friday night in the Eastern Conference final with a 7-3 victory over Tampa Bay.
Ken Hitchcock will return as head coach of the St. Louis Blues next season despite their disappointing early exit from the playoffs.
In the NBA playoffs, Cleveland advancing to the final with a 118-88 win over Atlanta as LeBron James scores 23 points.
In the Majors, the Yankees took their second straight from Kansas City, winning 5-1 with Mark Teixeira homering and driving in 4 runs……Adam Warren allowed just two hits into the 7th inning……The Blue Jays rallied with three runs in the bottom of the ninth on a homer by Josh Donaldson to edge the White Sox 10-9……The Red Sox lost to Minnesota 2-1.
In the National League, Kris Bryant homered and Addison Russell drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 9th to give the Chicago Cubs a 3-2 win over Washington. Bryce Harper hits his 17th homer of the season for the Nationals.
The New York Times is reporting Swiss authorities have arrested several top FIFA officials at their annual meeting in Zurich and plan to extradite them to the U.S. where they will face federal corruption charges. The charges allege widespread corruption throughout soccer’s governing body over the past 20 years, involving bids for World Cups as well as marketing and broadcast deals.
