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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Toronto Raptors have a second chance at claiming their first NBA championship tonight in Oakland. Toronto heads into Game 6 of the NBA Finals with a 3-2 series lead over Golden State, after the Warriors fought off elimination with a 106-105 win in Toronto Monday. This will be Golden State’s final time game at Oracle Arena. The team moves to the Chase Center in San Francisco next season.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A parade 52 years in the making will finally happen Saturday in St. Louis, when the city celebrates the Blues' first Stanley Cup championship. After the parade, a rally will be held beneath the Gateway Arch. Tonight, the state Capitol dome will be lit up with blue lights to celebrate the Blues’ Game 7 victory over the Bruins last night in Boston.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Scott Piercy has the early clubhouse lead at the U.S. Open, despite a stumble on the last hole. Piercy 3-putted the 18th hole at Pebble Beach to finish at 4-under 67, a stroke ahead of Austria's Sepp Straka among the early finishers.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The NFL is investigating tampering charges against the Texans after the Patriots accused them of contacting New England director of player personnel Nick Caserio for the Houston general manager job. ESPN.com reports that the Texans have requested permission to interview Caserio for their GM job, but it has not been given.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The wife of former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz says he remains in guarded condition at a Boston hospital and "continues to heal and make progress." In a statement released today by the team, Tiffany Ortiz thanked the man who drove Ortiz to the hospital after Sunday night's shooting in the Dominican Republic, as well as the medical team who took care of him there.
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