>>Celtics Crush Cavs In Game One Of ECF
(Boston, MA) — Game One of the Eastern Conference finals went according to plan for the Celtics. Boston was able to slow down LeBron James in its 108-83 victory over the Cavaliers at TD Garden. James was held to 15 points on 5-of-16 shooting due to a solid defensive effort led by Marcus Morris. Morris also added 21 points and 10 rebounds as the Celtics took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Game Two is in Boston tomorrow.
>>Rockets Host Warriors In Game One Of WCF
(Houston, TX) — The highly-anticipated Western Conference finals tips off tonight. The Rockets and Warriors square off in Houston for Game One. Golden State is trying to reach the NBA Finals for a fourth consecutive year. They’ve eliminated the Rockets from the playoffs in two of the previous three seasons.
>>Caps Rally To Sink Bolts In Game Two Of ECF
(Tampa, FL) — The Capitals scored five unanswered goals to rally for a 6-2 win over the Lightning in Game Two of the Eastern Conference finals at Amalie Arena. Devante Smith-Pelly tied the game at two early in the second period followed by Lars Eller and Evgeny Kuznetsov hitting the back of the net in the final one-minute-and-two-seconds of the same period. Washington heads home with a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
>>Webb Simpson Cruises To Win The Players
(Ponte Vedra Beach, FL) — Webb Simpson is the winner of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Simpson led by seven-strokes entering Sunday and carded a one-over 73 to finish at 18-under par for the weekend. Tiger Woods was unable to make a significant charge after his 65 on Saturday rocketed him 59-spots up the leaderboard. Tiger fired a final round 69 and finished in a six-way tie for 11th at 11-under-par.
>>Nats Push Past D’backs To Complete Four-Game Sweep
(Phoenix, AZ) — Mark Reynolds’ two-run blast against his former team put the Nationals in front as they finished off a four-game sweep of the Diamondbacks with a 6-4 win at Chase Field. Archie Bradley gave up the game-winning homer and took the loss. It was Reynolds’ second bomb of his Nats’ debut, while teammates Bryce Harper and Trea Turner also left the yard. Washington 13-and-2 over its last 15 games.
>>SUNDAY’S SCOREBOARD
MLB National League
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Atlanta Braves 4, Miami Marlins 3
San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Mets 2
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Colorado Rockies 3
San Diego Padres 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Cincinnati Reds 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Washington Nationals 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 4
MLB American League
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New York Yankees 6, Oakland Athletics 2
Baltimore Orioles 17, Tampa Bay Rays 1
Boston Red Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Detroit Tigers 5, Seattle Mariners 4
Cleveland Indians 11, Kansas City Royals 2
Houston Astros 6, Texas Rangers 1
Los Angeles Angels 2, Minnesota Twins 1
MLB Interleague
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Chicago White Sox 5, Chicago Cubs 3
NBA Playoffs
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Boston Celtics 108, Cleveland Cavaliers 83
(Celtics lead of best-of-seven East Finals, 1-0)
NHL Playoffs
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Washington Capitals 6, Tampa Bay Lightning 2
(Capitals lead best-of-seven East Finals, 2-0)
WNBA Preseason
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Dallas Wings 68, Las Vegas Aces 55
(End of Preseason)
PGA
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The Players Championship (at Ponte Vedra Beach, FL)
1. Webb Simpson (-18)
T2 Jimmy Walker (-14)
T2. Charl Schwartzel (-14)
T2. Xander Schauffle (-14)
>>MONDAY’S SCHEDULE (All times are Eastern)
MLB National League
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2:20 p.m. – Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs
9:40 p.m. – Milwaukee Brewers at Arizona Diamondbacks
10:10 p.m. – Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres
10:15 p.m. – Cincinnati Reds at San Francisco Giants
MLB American League
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7:00 p.m. – Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals
7:10 p.m. – Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers
7:10 p.m. – Oakland A’s at Boston Red Sox
7:10 p.m. – Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins
10:07 p.m. – Houston Astros at Los Angeles Angels
NBA Playoffs
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9:00 p.m. – Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets
(Game One of best-of-seven West Finals)
NHL Playoffs
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8:00 p.m. – Vegas Golden Knights at Winnipeg Jets
(Jets lead best-of-seven West Finals, 1-0)
