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Heat roar back in the fourth quarter, beat Nuggets 111-108 to tie NBA Finals series
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on June 4th, 2023
DENVER (AP) – Staring down a 2-0 deficit in the NBA Finals, as the visitors in a hostile arena where no road team had prevailed in more than two months, the Miami Heat decided to do what they’ve done throughout the post-season. They found a way. Against all odds. Again. The Heat tied the NBA ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nuggets disappear in second half against Heat, suffer rare home loss
By Arnie Stapleton, The Associated Press on June 4th, 2023
DENVER (AP) – Nikola Jokic’s 41 points couldn’t keep the Denver Nuggets from losing at Ball Arena for the first time since March 30. The Nuggets blew a 16-point lead over Miami in losing 111-108 to the No. 8-seeded Heat, who wrested the home-court advantage from top-seeded Denver. “Miami came in and outworked us,” Nuggets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heat roar back in final quarter, beat Nuggets 111-108 to tie NBA Finals
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on June 4th, 2023
DENVER (AP) – Gabe Vincent scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each had 21 and the Miami Heat evened up the NBA Finals by overcoming a monster effort from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2 on Sunday night. Max Strus scored 14 and Duncan Robinson had 10 for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. beats Canada 6-1, nets World Para hockey gold
By The Canadian Press on June 4th, 2023
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Special teams proved to be the difference on Sunday night as the United States scored two short-handed goals en route to a 6-1 victory over Canada in the World Para Hockey Championship gold-medal game. Declan Farmer scored twice, while Josh Misiewicz, David Eustace, Jack Wallace and Kevin McKee (empty-netter) notched singles ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sunday’s sports scoreboard for June 4, 2023
By The Canadian Press on June 4th, 2023
Sunday’s Scoreboard Memorial Cup Final Quebec 5 Seattle 0 — NBA Finals Miami 111 Denver 108 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1) — MLB Interleague Toronto 6 N.Y. Mets 4 Miami 7 Oakland 5 Kansas City 2 Colorado 0 Baltimore 8 San Francisco 3 N.Y. Yankees 4 L.A. Dodgers 1 American League Tampa Bay 6 Boston 2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rousseau, Remparts claim Memorial Cup title with 5-0 win over Thunderbirds
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on June 4th, 2023
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – William Rousseau had the tournament’s first shutout with 32 saves and the Quebec Remparts defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-0 on Sunday to claim the Memorial Cup title. Tournament MVP James Malatesta, Vsevolod Komarov, Kassim Gaudet, Zachary Bolduc and Charles Savoie scored for Quebec, which won its third title in franchise history and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NCAA champ Zhang becomes 1st LPGA Tour winner in pro debut in 72 years, wins Mizuho in playoff
By Tom Canavan, The Associated Press on June 4th, 2023
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) – Two-time NCAA champion Rose Zhang became the first player in 72 years to win on the LPGA Tour in her pro debut, capturing the Mizuho Americas Open with a par on the second playoff hole against Jennifer Kupcho on Sunday. Zhang arrived on the LPGA with the most fanfare since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Belt hits tiebreaking homer, Blue Jays sweep Mets 6-4
By Larry Fleisher, The Associated Press on June 4th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Brandon Belt broke a seventh-inning tie with a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Mets 6-4 on Sunday for a three-game sweep. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also went deep for the Blue Jays, who blew a four-run lead but quickly recovered. Toronto has won four straight and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golden Knights know Panthers won’t quit despite Game 1 loss
By Mark Anderson, The Associated Press on June 4th, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) – The Vegas Golden Knights were flying high after Game 1 in the 2018 Stanley Cup final, having just beaten Washington and believing they were en route to a miracle championship for the first-year franchise. Then reality hit in a big way, the Capitals winning the next four games and celebrating on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Ames outlasts Stricker, Kelly to win third PGA Tour Champions title
By The Associated Press on June 4th, 2023
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Stephen Ames of Calgary birdied the 17th hole and closed with a 5-under 67 on Sunday for a one-shot victory over Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly in the Principal Charity Classic, giving Ames his third PGA Tour Champions title this year. Ames, Stricker and Tim Herron shared the 36-hole lead. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hovland delivers clutch putts, wins Memorial in playoff
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on June 4th, 2023
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) – Viktor Hovland handled the toughest stretch at Muirfield Village and delivered three clutch putts at the end to win the Memorial in a playoff over hard-luck Denny McCarthy on Sunday. Hovland closed with a 2-under 70 on another brutal test on a course baked all week by sun, forcing the playoff ... Read More »
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