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- Major League Baseball: In order to draw attention to the fact that one in every six men get prostate cancer, the traditional "Seventh inning stretch" will be moved to the sixth inning today at all fifteen games. Monies raised from the auctioning off of light-blue colored bases and lineup cards that will be earmarked for research of the Prostate Cancer Foundation, as well as home runs that have been hit starting on June 7th.
- 2006 NBA Finals Game 5: Dallas Mavericks at Miami Heat, 9 PM US EDT. Series tied at 2-2. Jerry Stackhouse has been suspended for this game because of a flagrant foul in Game 4 against Shaquille O'Neal.
- Football: FIFA World Cup:
- Group F: Template:JPNf – Template:CROf
- Group F: Template:BRAf – Template:AUSf
- Group G: Template:FRAf – Template:KORf
- NHL 2006 Stanley Cup Finals Game 6: Edmonton Oilers 4, Carolina Hurricanes 0: Fernando Pisani, Raffi Torres, Ryan Smyth and Shawn Horcoff score for Edmonton, who will play Carolina in the deciding seventh game on Monday. Goaltender Jussi Markannen stops 16 shots for the shutout. Series tied 3-3
- Football: FIFA World Cup:
- Group D: Template:PORf 2 – 0 Template:IRNf Portugal is ensured a berth in the Round of 16, while Iran is eliminated from the World Cup.
- Group E: Template:CZEf 0 – 2 Template:GHAf Asamoah Gyan shocks the Czechs with a goal within 75 seconds of the start, and misses a penalty when Tomáš Ujfaluši is red-carded, although he himself is needlessly yellow-carded and misses the final group game.
- Group E: Template:ITAf 1 – 1 Template:USAf An eventful match sees the USA reduced to 9 men, and Italy to 10, from early in the second half, and leaves Group E wide open.
- Rugby Union: Mid-year Tests:
- Template:AUSru 43–18 Template:ENGru (Telstra Dome, Melbourne)
- Mark Gerrard scores two tries to lead the Wallabies to an easy win. This is England's fifth consecutive Test defeat, their worst streak since 1984. George Gregan comes on as a substitute in the second half, earning his 120th cap and breaking the all-time record for international appearances of Jason Leonard (114 for England, five for the Lions). (BBC)
- Template:ARGru 45–27 Template:WALru (Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires)
- Los Pumas, led by 30 points from the boot of Federico Todeschini, score their largest win over Wales and also win a Test series against Wales for the first time. (BBC)
- Template:FIJru 29–18 Template:ITAru (Lawaqa Park, Lautoka)
- Template:NZru 27–17 Template:IRLru (Eden Park, Auckland)
- Unlike last week, the All Blacks did not have to come from behind, but still had to fight off a spirited Ireland side. (BBC)
- Template:ROMru 14–62 Template:FRAru (Cotroceni Stadium, Bucharest)
- Template:RSAru 29–15 Template:SCOru (EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth)
- Scotland score two tries to the Springboks' one, but seven penalties from Percy Montgomery see the Boks through to a comfortable win. Montgomery becomes the first Bok to score 600 Test points. (BBC)
- Template:AUSru 43–18 Template:ENGru (Telstra Dome, Melbourne)
- Football: FIFA World Cup:
- Group C: Template:ARGf 6 – 0 Template:SCGf In one of the best World Cup finals matches in many tournaments, Argentina give a masterclass in possession football - Cambiasso's goal follows 23 consecutive passes - and a dire warning to all other competitors.
- Group C: Template:NEDf 2 – 1 Template:CIVf The Dutch take a two-goal lead before Côte d'Ivoire start to fight back, to no ultimate avail as they and Serbia and Montenegro are both eliminated from the second round. Didier Drogba is yellow-carded and will miss next Tuesdays' final match.
- Group D: Template:MEXf 0 – 0 Template:ANGf A hugely embarrassing result for world 4th-ranked Mexico, who failed to break down neophytes Angola, who were reduced to 10 men eleven minutes from the end.
- Baseball: Houston Astros pitcher Roger Clemens allowed three runs in the first inning, but held on to win in his third minor league tune-up game as the Triple-A Round Rock Express defeated the Washington Nationals-affiliate New Orleans Zephyrs, 7-4. He only allowed two more hits and three walks in a total of 5 2/3 innings for the win, and threw five strikeouts. At the plate, he struck out twice, going 0-for-2. Nolan Ryan, Hall of Fame former pitcher and Round Rock Express owner, was in attendance.
- Golf: 2006 U.S. Open. Tiger Woods misses his first cut in a major golf tournament as a professional when he shoots 12 over par after the first two rounds at Winged Foot's West Course. The 39 straight majors without missing the cut tied him with Jack Nicklaus.
- 2006 NBA Finals Game 4: Miami Heat 98, Dallas Mavericks 74. Dwyane Wade deposited 36 points while the Mavs were limited to a total of seven fourth quarter points, a new Finals all-time low. The series is now guaranteed to return to Dallas Tuesday (June 20). Series tied at 2-2
- Football: FIFA World Cup:
- Group A: Template:ECUf 3 – 0 Template:CRCf This result confirms the elimination of Costa Rica and Poland even before they play each other. Ecuador meet Germany next Tuesday to determine who wins first and second place in the group (Ecuador currently leads on goal difference).
- Group B: Template:ENGf 2 – 0 Template:TRIf The arrival of Wayne Rooney in the 58th minute as a substitue for Michael Owen injects urgency into the English attack, which still could not break down a redoubtable T&T defence until Peter Crouch scored in the 83rd minute. Steven Gerrard scored in the 91st minute. England qualify for the second round.
- Group B: Template:SWEf 1 – 0 Template:PARf Freddie Ljungberg scores an 89th minute goal to relieve the vast throng of Swedish fans in Berlin's Olympiastadion. This eliminates Paraguay from the second round; Trinidad and Tobago retain a theoretical possibility of making the second round if England beat Sweden, and T&T beat Paraguay by a sufficient margin next Tuesday.
- Cricket: India in the West Indies:
- Second Test at Beausejour Stadium, St Lucia: Match drawn. After winning the toss and electing to bat, India compiled an impressive 588/8 declared, with three batsmen - Wasim Jaffer (180), Mohammed Kaif (148), and captain Rahul Dravid (146) - scoring centuries. The West Indies lost early wickets and were unable to recover, scoring only 215. The West Indies requiried another 373 runs just to make India bat again, with three days remaining. Persistent rain interruptions and a patient Brian Lara century (120) allowed the West Indies to bat out the remaining time. The third and final Test begins in St Kitts on 22 June. (Scorecard)
- Rugby league: State of Origin, Australia:
- Game 2 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane: Queensland defeats New South Wales 30–6, levelling the three-match series after the New South Wales victory on May 24. The deciding match will be played in Melbourne on July 5. (ABC Australia)
- NHL 2006 Stanley Cup Finals Game 5: Edmonton Oilers 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (OT). Fernando Pisani's short-handed breakaway goal just 3:31 into the overtime sends the series back to Alberta for Game 6 Saturday (June 17). It also marks the first time a short-handed goal ended a Stanley Cup Finals game. Carolina leads series 3-2
- Football: FIFA World Cup:
- Group H: Template:ESPf 4 – 0 Template:UKRf David Villa scored two goals in a rout of the World Cup newcomers.
- Group H: Template:TUNf 2 – 2 Template:KSAf
- Group A: Template:GERf 1 – 0 Template:POLf A resolute Polish defense - reduced to 10 men in the 75th minute - keeps the Germans out until supersub Oliver Neuville scores in the 91st minute.
- 2006 NBA Finals Game 3: Miami Heat 98, Dallas Mavericks 96. Dwyane Wade scored 42 points and the Heat guaranteed extending the series to five games with their first Finals game win. Dallas leads series 2-1
- Football: FIFA World Cup:
- Group F: Template:BRAf 1 – 0 Template:CROf A slightly disappointing performance from Brazil, winning on Kaká's 44th minute goal, even with an out-of-sorts Ronaldo.
- Group G: Template:KORf 2 – 1 Template:TOGf Togo score their first-ever goal in the Finals, but 2002's 4th placed side score two cracking goals to take victory.
- Group G: Template:FRAf 0 – 0 Template:SUIf Eight yellow cards (5 Swiss, 3 French) in a generally uninspiring match.
- NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback and Super Bowl XL star Ben Roethlisberger is injured in an motorcycle accident in Pittsburgh.
- NHL 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, Game 4: Carolina Hurricanes 2, Edmonton Oilers 1. Clutch goaltending by Edmonton native Cam Ward and goals by Cory Stillman and Mark Recchi put the former Hartford Whalers franchise one step away from their first Stanley Cup. Carolina leads series 3-1
- Football (soccer):
- FIFA World Cup:
- Group E: Template:USAf 0 – 3 Template:CZEf A comprehensive defeat of a one-dimensional US team by the reputedly "oldest team in the tournament", including two goals scored by Tomáš Rosický. However, the all-time leading Czech international goal scorer, Jan Koller, is stretchered off after suffering a hamstring injury late in the first half.
- Group E: Template:ITAf 2 – 0 Template:GHAf
- Group F: Template:AUSf 3 – 1 Template:JPNf After trailing from the 27th minute, the "Socceroos" stage a last-gasp comeback with Tim Cahill scoring the country's first-ever WC Finals goals in the 84th and 89th minutes, with John Aloisi wrapping things up in the 92nd minute.
- Non-World Cup news:
- Former Manchester United and Republic of Ireland great Roy Keane, currently with Celtic, retires due to a persistent hip condition at the age of 34.
- FIFA World Cup:
- Football: FIFA World Cup:
- Group C: Template:SCGf 0 – 1 Template:NEDf
- Group D: Template:MEXf 3 – 1 Template:IRNf
- Group D: Template:ANGf 0 – 1 Template:PORf
- Auto racing: Rookie pole sitter Denny Hamlin wins the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Pocono 500.
- Arena Football League:
- ArenaBowl XX in Las Vegas, Nevada: Chicago Rush 65, Orlando Predators 61. The Rush becomes the first team with a sub-.500 regular season record (7-9) and win four games on the road to win the AFL Championship.
- 2006 NBA Finals, Game 2: Dallas Mavericks 99, Miami Heat 85. The Mavs converted two four-point plays, and Dirk Nowitzki had 26 points and 16 rebounds, while Dwyane Wade led Miami with 23 points. Shaquille O'Neal was limited to five points. Dallas leads series 2-0
- Tennis: Roland Garros (French Open) - Men's Singles Finals
- Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer, 1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6(4)
- Rugby Union — Mid-year Tests:
- Template:AUSru 34–3 Template:ENGru (Telstra Stadium, Sydney)
- The Wallabies hammer a young and mistake-prone England side. (BBC)
- Template:ARGru 27–25 Template:WALru (Estadio Raúl Conti, Puerto Madryn)
- Los Pumas claim a Six Nations scalp in a closely-fought affair. The visitors were received warmly before the match, as it was held in a region settled by Welsh in the 1860s where Welsh is still widely spoken. (BBC)
- Template:AUSru 34–3 Template:ENGru (Telstra Stadium, Sydney)
- Baseball
- Roger Clemens of the Houston Astros strikes out eleven for the Double-A Texas League's Corpus Christi Hooks, allowing two hits and no runs in six innings. He set a new club record for strikeouts in one game. The Hooks beat the Seattle Mariners affiliate San Antonio Missions 5-1, earning Clemens the victory. (ESPN) (MinorLeagueBaseball.com)
- Football: FIFA World Cup:
- Group B: Template:ENGf 1 – 0 Template:PARf
- Group B: Template:TRIf 0 – 0 Template:SWEf Tiny T&T, the smallest nation ever to qualify for the Finals, refuse to be beaten even after being reduced to 10 men thirty seconds into the second half.
- Group C: Template:ARGf 2 – 1 Template:CIVf
- Boxing: In what was likely his last fight, Bernard Hopkins wins the light-heavyweight championship of the world with a unamimous decision over Antonio Tarver in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
- NHL 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, Game 3: Edmonton Oilers 2, Carolina Hurricanes 1: Ryan Smyth's goal with 2:15 remaining wins the game for the Oilers in front of their home crowd. Shawn Horcoff also scores for Edmonton, while Rod Brind'Amour scores for Carolina. Carolina leads series 2-1 (Yahoo)
- Rugby Union — Mid-year Tests:
- Template:NZru 34–23 Template:IRLru (Waikato Stadium, Hamilton)
- The top-ranked All Blacks retain their all-time unbeaten record against Ireland, but had to come back from a 23–15 deficit with nine minutes to go. (BBC)
- Template:RSAru 36–16 Template:SCOru (ABSA Stadium, Durban)
- Early tries from Schalk Burger and Breyton Paulse stake the Springboks to a lead that they never relinquished. The final result was Scotland's worst-ever loss in South Africa, and keeps Scotland's winless record on South African soil intact. (BBC) (Planet-Rugby.com)
- Template:NZru 34–23 Template:IRLru (Waikato Stadium, Hamilton)
- Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing: Jazil, ridden by 18-year-old Fernando Jara, wins the 138th running of the Belmont Stakes. The race was "watered down" because neither Barbaro (the Kentucky Derby winner) or Preakness winner Bernardini competed, the former due to a career-ending injury, and the latter because of scheduling.
- Football: FIFA World Cup:
- Group A: Template:GERf 4 – 2 Template:CRCf
- Group A: Template:ECUf 2 – 0 Template:POLf
- Football: Pre-World Cup friendly:
- Template:LUXf 0 – 3 Template:UKRf
- 2006 NBA Finals Game 1: Dallas Mavericks 90, Miami Heat 80: Jason Terry leads the Mavs with 32 points; Shaquille O'Neal misses eight of nine free throws. Dallas leads series 1-0
- Football: Pre-World Cup friendlies:
- Template:AUSf 3 – 1 Template:LIEf
- Template:FRAf 3 – 1 Template:CHNf: In a major blow for France, Djibril Cissé suffers a broken leg in an innocuous tackle. (FIFA)
- Template:ESPf 2 – 1 Template:CROf
- NHL 2006 Stanley Cup Finals Game 2: Carolina Hurricanes 5, Edmonton Oilers 0: Jussi Markkanen starts for the Oilers, but concedes five goals, three of them on power plays. Cam Ward stops all of the Oilers' 25 shots, becoming the first rookie goalie since Patrick Roy to have a clean slate in a Stanley Cup Finals game. Carolina leads series 2-0
- Cricket: India in the West Indies:
- First Test at Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua Match drawn. After winning the toss and batting, India reached a total of 241 in its first innings. West Indies replied with 371, half-centuries to Gayle, Bravo and Sarwan. In its second innings, a double century (212) to Wasim Jaffer guided India to 521/6 declared. West Indies required 392 runs to win. The Test ended in a draw after the West Indies were able to bat through the entire day. (Scorecard)
- Baseball
- Houston Astros pitcher Roger Clemens throws six strikeouts in his first minor-league tune-up start for the Class-A Lexington Legends, who defeated the Lake County Captains, 5-1. Clemens allowed three hits, including a home run to Johnny Drennen, and hit one batter. He only pitched three innings, failing to qualify for the decision. (MLB.com)
- Cricket: Sri Lanka in England
- Third Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham: Sri Lanka wins by 134 runs to tie three-Test series 1–1. Sri Lanka, having won the toss and electing to bat, compiled 231 in their first innings, courtesy of a solid performance from the Sri Lankan tail. England replied with 229. In its second innings, half-centuries to Kumar Sangakkara and Chamara Kapugedera lifted the visitors to a total of 322, English bowler Monty Panesar taking 5/78. England required 325 runs to win. Victory was thwarted by Muttiah Muralitharan, who claimed 8/70 as England were dismissed for 190. (Scorecard)
- Football: Pre-World Cup friendly:
- Template:UKRf 3 – 0 Template:LBYf
- NHL 2006 Stanley Cup Finals Game 1: Carolina Hurricanes 5, Edmonton Oilers 4: Rod Brind'Amour scores on a turnover by substitute goalie Ty Conklin, in for the injured Dwayne Roloson who is out for the rest of the season with a knee injury, with 32 seconds left in regulation to give the 'Canes first blood in the Stanley Cup finals. The Oilers' Chris Pronger scores on a penalty shot, the first time in eleven attempts in a Stanley Cup Finals game. Carolina leads series 1-0
- Football:
- The Netherlands wins the UEFA U-21 Championship 2006, defeating the Ukraine 3-0 in the final.
- Pre-World Cup friendlies:
- Template:JPNf 1 – 0 Template:MLTf
- Template:NEDf 1 – 1 Template:AUSf
- Template:BRAf 4 – 0 Template:NZLf
- Template:CIVf 3 – 0 Template:SVNf
- Template:KORf 1 – 3 Template:GHAf
- Pre-World Cup friendlies:
- Rugby union sevens:
- In the final event of the 2005-06 World Sevens Series, held at Twickenham in London, Fiji clinch the overall series crown by defeating Kenya in the quarterfinals, and go on to win the London Sevens after defeating New Zealand in the semifinals and Samoa in the final. Fiji becomes the first team other than New Zealand to win the overall title in the seven-year history of the competition. (BBC)
- Arena Football League
- National Conference Championship Game
- Auto racing:
- NASCAR NEXTEL Cup: Matt Kenseth rallies to pass Roush Racing teammate Jamie McMurray with two laps left to win the Neighborhood Excellence 400 presented by Bank of America
- Arena Football League
- American Conference Championship Game
- Chicago Rush 59, San Jose SaberCats 56
- American Conference Championship Game
- Baseball: In a wild game during the 2006 NCAA Baseball Tournament, North Carolina-Wilmington defeated Maine by the score of 21-19.
- Football: Pre-World Cup friendlies.
- Template:ENGf 6 – 0 Template:JAMf
- Template:CZEf 3 – 0 Template:TRIf
- Template:POLf 1 – 0 Template:CROf
- Template:SWIf 4 – 1 Template:CHNf
- Template:LUXf 0 – 3 Template:PORf
- Template:ESPf 2 – 0 Template:EGYf
- 2006 NBA Playoffs
- Western Conference Finals, Game 6
- Dallas Mavericks 102, Phoenix Suns 93: The Mavs make history as they win the series 4-2 thanks to Dirk Nowitzki's 24 points and 10 rebounds and Josh Howard collected 20 and 15. Jerry Stackhouse added 13 of his team's 19 points in the fourth period, as the Mavs outscored the Suns by 13 in the quarter. The Mavs will host the Miami Heat starting Thursday (June 8) in the 2006 NBA Finals.
- Western Conference Finals, Game 6
- Horse racing:
- Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
- United Kingdom:
- Sir Percy, ridden by Martin Dwyer, wins the Derby at Epsom Downs. The 6/1 shot, trained by Marcus Tregoning, fended off three other horses in one of the tightest finishes of the Derby's long history. It beat off the 66/1 outsider Dragon Dancer, ridden by Darryll Holland, by a short head, with Dylan Thomas, ridden by Johnny Murtagh, finishing third at a price of 25/1. Pre-race favourite Visindar finished 5th after jockey Christophe Soumillon was boxed in. Horatio Nelson, the mount of Kieren Fallon, suffered a fracture to his front left leg whilst in the closing stages. After the race, the horse had to be put down. (BBC)
- United Kingdom:
- Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
- Football: Pre-World Cup friendlies.
- Template:GERf 3 – 0 Template:COLf
- Template:SWEf 1 – 1 Template:CHIf
- Template:LIEf 0 – 1 Template:TOGf
- Template:ANGf 2 – 3 Template:TURf
- Template:TUNf 0 – 0 Template:URUf
- Template:ITAf 0 – 0 Template:UKRf
- 2006 NBA Playoffs
- Eastern Conference Final, Game 6
- Miami Heat 95, Detroit Pistons 78: The Heat advanced to their first NBA Finals in franchise history, winning the series 4-2 thanks to Shaquille O'Neal's 28 points and 16 rebounds. The Heat will meet the winner of the Western Conference Finals starting on Thursday, June 8.
- Eastern Conference Final, Game 6
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- Football: Pre-World Cup friendlies.
- Template:NORf 0 – 0 Template:KORf
- Template:NEDf 2 – 1 Template:MEXf
- NHL 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs
- Eastern Conference Final, Game 7
- Carolina Hurricanes 4, Buffalo Sabres 2: Rod Brind'Amour registered the conference-winning goal for the 'Canes, and with their 4-3 series win, will host the Edmonton Oilers to begin the Stanley Cup Finals on Monday, June 5.
- Eastern Conference Final, Game 7
- 2006 NBA Playoffs
- Western Conference Final, Game 5
- Dallas Mavericks 117, Phoenix Suns 101 Dallas leads series 3-2
- Western Conference Final, Game 5
