Burke argues Calgary arena talks lag behind other cities
Flames president Brian Burke told the Canadian Club of Calgary that Calgary must move faster on a new arena as he cited Edmonton Oilers infrastructure and recent CFL stadiums in Regina Winnipeg and Ottawa as benchmarks. He warned that failing to proceed could push the Flames away.
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Donaldson's 10th inning homer downs A's in Oakland
Josh Donaldson delivered a tiebreaking two run homer in the 10th to lift the Toronto Blue Jays over the Oakland Athletics 7-5 in Oakland. Justin Smoak added a second homer, while Liam Hendriks worked two perfect innings for the A's before Montas faltered. Tepera earned the win and Osuna notched the save as Toronto avoided a sweep.
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Canucks add Brown and Baumgartner as assistants
Vancouver Canucks reveal new coaching staff additions for the season with Newell Brown handling forwards and the power play and Nolan Baumgartner guiding defense and the penalty kill. Manny Malhotra returns as development coach alongside Glenn Carnegie and Ben Cooper as support staff.
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Penguins count on Malkin and Kessel to spark Game 5
Evgeni Malkin says Phil Kessel must contribute more as Pittsburgh fights to regain momentum in the Stanley Cup final. Malkin, the playoff scoring leader, has been stifled by Nashville’s PK Subban and Mattias Ekholm, while Kessel awaits his scoring touch after a six game drought.
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Nashville Tops Pittsburgh 4 1 In Finals Setting
Nashville edges Pittsburgh 4 to 1 to pull within two games of the best of seven Stanley Cup Finals. Series stands 2-2 after the Monday game in Nashville with game five at Pittsburgh labeled unnecessary unless needed.
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Calder Cup Final Preview Grand Rapids vs Syracuse
Grand Rapids leads series 2-1 in the Best-of-7 final. Syracuse upset 5 Grand Rapids 3 in the latest game. Remaining games schedule shows June 9 10 13 14 with venues in Syracuse and Grand Rapids.
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Deals Wednesday's Sports Transactions
The Associated Press reports in baserll and NFL moves across MLB, NFL, CFL, and NHL with rosters, DL activations, waivers, signings, and suspensions. Key notes include Edwin Jackson contract with Orioles and Lonnie Chisenhall return for Indians, plus Can-Am and minor league recalls and DL shuffles.
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2017 CFL Preseason Schedule Released
The league released the 2017 Canadian Football League preseason schedule with results from Week One including Calgary 23 B C 18. Matches listed for Week One include Hamilton at Ottawa Montreal at Toronto Winnipeg at Saskatchewan and Calgary at Edmonton. Week Two then features Ottawa at Montreal Edmonton at Winnipeg and Toronto at Hamilton with Saskatchewan at B C to close the slate. End of Pre-Season.
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WMBL Western Major Baseball League Scores and Schedule
In the Western Major Baseball League Melville defeated Weyburn nine to one and Regina beat Moose Jaw eight to five. Medicine Hat won twelve to two over Brooks. Edmonton defeated Fort McMurray five to one. Upcoming games include Edmonton at Fort McMurray and Melville at Yorkton both at 7:05 p.m. and several 11:05 a.m. or 7:05 p.m. starts across the slate.
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Nadal's French Open advances as Djokovic retires early
In Paris at Roland Garros the men's quarterfinals see Rafael Nadal, Spain, advance after Pablo Carreno Busta retires at 6-2 2-0. Dominic Thiem defeats Novak Djokovic 7-6 6-3 6-0. Stan Wawrinka beats Maria Sakkari in straight sets. women’s results include Pliskova over Garcia and Halep over Svitolina. Doubles and mixed semifinals feature Verdasco/Zimonjic and Dabrowski/Bopanna edging to finals. Junior singles announce Popyrin and Ellis wins. Rybakina and Osuigwe win in girls and junior rounds.
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Uruguay advances on penalties after Portugal draw in U20 playoffs
In South Korea, the FIFA Under-20 World Cup playoffs saw Uruguay defeat Portugal 5-4 on penalties after a 2-2 draw. Venezuela beat the United States 2-1 in extra time. England edged Mexico 1-0, while Italy rescued a 3-2 win over Zambia after extra time. Semifinals set Uruguay vs Venezuela and England vs Italy with third place and championship matches scheduled following.
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