The Pittsburgh Penguins became the first team to repeat as NHL champion in nearly two decades with a 2-0 win over Nashville to take the series 4 games to 2. Sidney Crosby who led all scorers with 7 points in the Stanley Cup final was awarded his second consecutive Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs. He also led the league with 44 goals during the regular season. Goalie Matt Murray made 27 saves for his second straight shutout.
Co-ed hockey lives on in New Brunswick. A motion at the annual meeting of Hockey New Brunswick to eliminate co-ed hockey in favour of all girl leagues was withdrawn.
In the Majors, Aaron Judge hit two more home runs, one of them nearly 500 feet as the New York Yankees won their fifth in a row, 14-3 over Baltimore……Justin Upton hit a grand slam homer as Detroit beat the Boston Red Sox 8-3 to avoid being swept in the three game series…..Josh Donaldson hit a two run homer in the first inning and finished with three R-B-I’s while J.A. Happ pitched six shutout innings for his first win of the season as the Toronto Blue Jays shut out Seattle 4-0. In other play, it was Tampa Bay 5 Oakland 4….Cleveland 4 Chicago White Sox 2……..Pittsburgh 3 Miami 1…..NY Mets 2 Atlanta 1…..Los Angeles Angels 12 Houston 6…..St. Louis 6 Philadelphia 5…..Chicago Cubs 7 Colorado 5…..Texas 5 Washington 1…..San Francisco 13 Minnesota 8……Arizona 11 Milwaukee 1…..Los Angeles Dodgers 9 Cincinnati 7 and Kansas City 8 San Diego 3.
British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes won the Canadian Grand Prix.
Rafael Nadal of Spain is the King of Clay as he wins his 10th French Open tennis title in men’s singles.
