And the champions are.....

In the NBA, the Lakers captured their 15th championship on Sunday by beating the Magic both 99-91 in OT on Thursday and finishing them off on Sunday 99-86 in Orlando to take the series (4-1). In the NHL, the Penguins took the championship on Friday at Detroit by winning 2-1 and taking the series (4-3) against the Red Wings.

Back over in the MLB, the Yankees finished their series with the Red Sox by losing 4-3 on Thursday. The Yankees are now 0-8 against the Red Sox this year. Then, they took on the Mets in interleague play and taking two out of three by winning 9-8 on Friday and 15-0 on Sunday while losing on Saturday 6-2. Their record goes to (36-27).

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Game 3 and more

In the NBA, the Magic finally got in the series by winning a close one 108-104 against the Lakers to make the series (2-1). Now let's see who can come out ahead in Game 4 which is on Thursday. Now on to the NHL where the Penguins evened the series back again at (3-3) where they won 2-1 against the Red Wings. Game 7 lies ahead on Friday for these two foes to see who comes out champions.

In MLB news, the Yankees took two from the Rays by winning 5-3 on Monday. Then they dropped two games in a row by being blown out 7-0 on Tuesday and barely losing 6-5 on Wednesday to the Red Sox. That makes their record go to 34-25 with one more game against the Sox/

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Showing dominance

In the NBA, the Lakers showed their grit and determination to win Game 2 101-96 in OT and now holds a (2-0) lead on the series. Now the series moves to Orlando for Games 3-5. The Red Wings of the NHL took out some frustration on the Penguins in the form of a 5-0 dominant performance in Detroit to go up (3-2) in that series. Back to Pittsburgh for a critical Game 6.

In the MLB, the Yankees outlasted the Rays 4-3 and now are in 1st place in the AL East with a record of (33-23). The Yankees have one more game tonight against the Rays and then move on to face the Red Sox in a tough series.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Game 1 goes to.....

In the NBA, the Lakers and Magic finally took the court on Thursday to see who becomes the next NBA champion. First strike goes to the Lakers as they whipped on the Magic 100-75 to take a (1-0) lead in the series. Their next game is on Sunday. Over in the NHL, the Penguins evened up the series at (2-2) by winning 4-2 also on Thursday. They play tonight in Game 5 to see who can go ahead in the series. 

In the MLB, the Yankees took 2 out of 3 by beating the Rangers 8-6 on Thursday. Then the Yankees started a series with the Rays where Friday was PPD by rain, but Saturday was nice as the Rays beat the Yankees 9-7 and the Yankees record moved to 32-23. Their next game is on Sunday.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Mainly Baseball

Not much to report on except baseball and a little NHL. Game 3 of the NHL Finals found the Penguins resuscitating their game to win 4-2 and pull themselves closer in the series (2-1) with Game 4 tonight.

Also tonight is the start of the NBA Finals: Magic/Lakers in Game 1 in L.A.

In the MLB, the Yankees finished the series with the Indians by winning 5-2. Then the Yankees turned their attention to the Rangers in N.Y. with a resounding 12-3 win on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the Rangers took that game 4-2 with a final game in the series on Thursday.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Short weekend

Here is what happened over the weekend in sports:

NBA: Magic-103 Cavaliers-90; Magic win series (4-2) and go on to face the Lakers in the NBA Finals starting Thursday in L.A.

NHL: Game 1 of NHL Finals: Red Wings-3 Penguins-1; Red Wings lead (1-0) in series.

Game 2: Red Wings-3 Penguins-1; Red Wings lead series (2-0). Next game is Tuesday.

MLB: Yankees-10 Indians-5 on Saturday; Indians-5 Yankees-4 on Sunday record goes to (29-21). Next game is Monday night.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

 

Short and sweet

Here is the condensed version of what happened the past couple of days in sports. On Thursday, the only action going on in the NBA was the Cavaliers inching closer to the Magic 112-102 to keep the series alive (3-2) in favor of the Magic. They play again tonight in Orlando and it should be another classic. Also, the Lakers put away the Nuggets on Friday 119-92 to win the series (4-2) and go to the Finals for a record 30th time.

In the MLB, the Yankees started a series with the Indians and got off to a good start by winning 3-1 with another game coming tonight.

Over in the NHL, the Finals start tonight with the Penguins and the Red Wings. I am pulling for the Penguins in 7 games.

Till later,

Rusty Butler