THIS DAY IN SPORTS 2016 — LeBron James and his relentless Cavaliers pulls off an improbable NBA Finals comeback to give the city of Cleveland its first title since 1964. The Cavs become the first team to rally from a 3-1 finals deficit by beating Numbers Game the defending champion Golden State Warriors 93-89. Antelope Valley Press, Saturday, June 19, 2021 C3 MLB results | Friday a homer to lead off the bottom first home run by a left-handed inning for his third hit, lifting the Planner of the first and a three-run shot hitter this year off the southpaw Houston Astros to a win over the Pirates 11, Indians 10 scoreless streak to 20 innings and that capped a five-run eighth for reliever. Chicago White Sox. PITTSBURGH — Gregory Polanco the Washington Nationals two-hit Baltimore. Eshelman, called up Braves 9, Cardinals 1 The game was tied at 1-all when COMING UP IN SOCAL hit a two-run homer in a five-run the first-place New York Mets. from the minors to make this ATLANTA — Ozzie Albies and Yuli Gurriel singled off Garrett CLIPPERS (National Basketball Association) first inning and the Pittsburgh Juan Soto opened the ninth start when the Orioles put Bruce William Contreras homered off Crochet (2-3) with one out in the ■ Playoffs, Sunday vs. Utah, 12:30 p.m., ABC Pirates nearly squandered a 10-run with a walk and moved to third on Zimmermann on the injured Carlos Martínez in a four-run ninth. Álvarez smacked a ball (If necessary) lead in the late innings before Ryan Zimmerman’s single to right. list, held the powerful Blue Jays second inning, Max Fried allowed down the right-field line that hanging on to beat the Cleveland Gomes then singled to left to beat without a hit until Lourdes Gurriel two hits in seven innings, and the rolled into the corner, allowing Indians 11-10, snapping a 10- Edwin Díaz (1-2). Jr. homered in the fifth. Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Gurriel to slide home just before ANGELS (Major League Baseball) game losing streak. Brad Hand (4-2) pitched the Cardinals. ■ Today vs. Detroit, 7:07 p.m., FS1 Athletics 5, Yankees 3 the throw to give Houston its fifth Ke’Bryan Hayes had a three-run ninth to close out Washington’s NEW YORK — James Kaprielian Contreras’ seventh homer, a solo ■ Sunday vs. Detroit, 1:07 p.m., BSW straight victory. double that highlighted a five-run gem. The Nationals have won a finally made it to the Bronx, six shot to left, made it 2-1, and Ronald ■ Tuesday vs. San Francisco, 6:38 p.m., BSW Twins at Cubs, late outburst in the sixth inning, season-high five straight. years after New York took him in Acuña Jr. kept the inning alive Twins at Rangers, late DODGERS (Major League Baseball) staking the Pirates to an 11-1 lead. Orioles 7, Blue Jays 1 the first round of the amateur draft, by walking, stealing second base ■ Today at Arizona, 7:10 p.m., SportsNetLA The Indians rallied by scoring BALTIMORE — Cedric Mullins and beat the Yankees by pitching and scoring on Freddie Freeman’s Boston at Kansas City, late ■ Sunday at Arizona, 1:10 p.m., SportsNetLA six runs in the seventh inning and homered twice and Thomas three-hit ball over 5.2 innings in a single. Albies, who went 3 for 5 Brewers at Rockies, late ■ Monday at San Diego, 7:10 p.m., ESPN/SNLA three runs in the eighth, cutting Eshelman pitched effectively victory that extended the Oakland with three RBIs, followed with his Tigers at Angels, late the deficit to a run. 10th homer, a two-run shot to right into the fifth inning to help the Athletics’ winning streak to seven. Dodgers at Diamondbacks, late LAFC (Major League Soccer) Nationals 1, Mets 0 Baltimore Orioles snap their eight- Tony Kemp hit a three-run that put Atlanta up 5-1. ■ Today vs. Houston, 8 p.m., UniMas/Twitter Phillies at Giants, late WASHINGTON — Yan Gomes hit game losing streak with a victory homer in the sixth on a hanging Astros 2, White Sox 1 ■ Wednesday vs. Dallas, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ a game-ending single in the ninth over the Toronto Blue Jays. slider from Wandy Peralta (1-1), HOUSTON — Yordan Álvarez had Rays at Mariners, late ■ June 26 at Kansas City, 2:30 p.m., ESPN inning, Erick Fedde extended his Mullins had three hits, including overcoming a 3-2 deficit with the a game-ending double in the ninth Reds at Padres, late GALAXY (Major League Soccer) ■ Today vs. Seattle, 6 p.m., SpectrumSportsNet ■ Wednesday at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m., SpectrumSN NBA playoff results | Friday NHL playoff results | Friday ■ June 26 at San Jose, 7 p.m., UniMas EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS protect the lead. Joel Embiid added 22 points CONFERENCE FINALS days since receiving his second vaccine SPARKS (WNBA) 76ers 104, Hawks 99 and 13 rebounds. Candiens 3, Golden Knights 2, OT dose. No other Canadiens players or ■ Sunday vs. New York, 1 p.m., ESPN Series tied 3-3 Young’s long 3, just before the shot clock Montreal leads series 2-1 members of the Vegas Golden Knights ■ Thursday vs. Washington, 7:30 p.m., SpectrumSN ATLANTA — Seth Curry hit six 3-pointers expired, cut Philadelphia’s lead to 94-93. Canadiens coach Ducharme tests have tested positive. ■ June 27 at Phoenix, 3 p.m., Facebook and scored 24 points and the top-seeded Embiid answered with a basket. Free throws by positive for virus, isolating Ducharme isolated immediately and Philadelphia 76ers avoided elimination in the Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, who scored 16 points MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens Game 3 scheduled for Friday night in Eastern Conference semifinal series by beating off the bench, pushed the advantage to 98-93. interim coach Dominique Ducharme Montreal is set to be played as scheduled. ON TV TODAY the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6. Danilo Gallinari’s jam with 20 seconds tested positive for e coronavirus and General manager Marc Bergevin said he AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL The 76ers overcame Trae Young’s 34-point remaining cut the lead to three points. will miss at least Game 3 of his team’s doesn’t know how long Ducharme will ■ AFL: Essendon at Hawthorn, 10:30 p.m., FS2 effort to force Game 7 on Sunday night in After rallying from deficits of 18 and 26 semifinal series against the Vegas Golden be out. AUTO RACING Philadelphia. points in their last two wins, the Hawks finally Knights on Friday night. “I’ve talked to Dom twice today — he’s ■ Formula One: Practice 3, Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, Tobias Harris also had 24 points, making started strong. Atlanta led by 12 points in the The NHL said Ducharme received a doing fine,” Bergevin said. “He’s at home. France, 2:55 a.m., ESPN2; Qualifying, 5:55 a.m., ESPN2 four free throws in the final 13 seconds to first period, and never trailed in the first half. confirmed positive COVID-19 test nine As far as how long he’s going to be out, ■ NASCAR Xfinity Series: Qualifying, Nashville Superspeedway, Nashville, Tenn, 9:30 a.m., NBCSN; The Tennessee Lottery 250, 12:30 p.m., NBCSN GOLF MOTORSPORTS MLB NHL NBA U.S. Open Par Scores NASCAR Cup Series AMERICAN LEAGUE NHL Playoff Glance NBA Playoff Glance ■ NASCAR Cup Series: Practice, Nashville Superspeedway, Friday Schedule-Winners West Division SECOND ROUND CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Nashville, Tenn., 11 a.m., NBCSN At Torrey Pines Golf Course, South Course Feb. 9 — Busch Clash at DAYTONA (Kyle W L Pct GB (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) (Best-of-7) San Diego, Calif. ■ FIA Formula E Championship: Round 8, Autódromo Miguel E. Busch) Oakland 44 27 .620 _ Tampa Bay 4, Carolina 1 x-if necessary Purse: $12.5 million Feb. 11 — x-Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 Houston 41 28 .594 2 Sunday, May 30: Tampa Bay 2, Carolina 1 Eastern Conference Abed, Puebla, Mexico, 1:30 p.m., CBSSN Yardage: 7,685; Par: 71 at DAYTONA (Aric Almirola) Seattle 35 36 .493 9 Tuesday, June 1: Tampa Bay 2, Carolina 1 Brooklyn 3, Milwaukee 3 First Round (Completed) ■ Feb. 11 — x-Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 Angels 34 35 .493 9 Thursday, June 3: Carolina 3, Tampa Bay Saturday, June 5: Brooklyn 115, Superstar Racing Experience: The Camping World SRX Series, Russell Henley ..........................33-34—67 -4 at DAYTONA (Austin Dillon) 2, OT Milwaukee 107 Louis Oosthuizen .....................34-33—67 -4 Texas 25 43 .368 17½ Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, Iowa, 5 p.m., CBS Feb. 14 — DAYTONA 500 (Michael Saturday, June 5: Tampa Bay 6, Carolina Monday, June 7: Brooklyn 125, Francesco Molinari ..................34-34—68 -3 East Division ■ Lucas Oil Motocross: The High Point, High Point Raceway, Mt. McDowell) 4 Milwaukee 86 Rafa Cabrera Bello ...................34-34—68 -3 W L Pct GB Feb. 21 — O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 At Tuesday, June 8: Tampa Bay 2, Carolina 0 Thursday, June 10: Milwaukee 86, Morris, Pa. (Taped), 7 p.m., NBCSN Brooks Koepka .........................36-33—69 -2 Tampa Bay 43 27 .614 _ DAYTONA (Christopher Bell) N.Y. Islanders 4, Boston 2 Brooklyn 83 Xander Schauffele ...................36-33—69 -2 Boston 42 27 .609 ½ ■ IndyCar: Qualifying, Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis. (Taped), Feb. 28 — Dixie Vodka 400 (William Saturday, May 29: Boston 5, N.Y. Sunday, June 13: Milwaukee 107, Hayden Buckley .......................33-36—69 -2 New York 36 33 .522 6½ Byron) Brooklyn 96 9 p.m., NBCSN Hideki Matsuyama ..................35-34—69 -2 Toronto 33 35 .485 9 Islanders 2 March 7 — Pennzoil 400 presented by Tuesday, June 15: Brooklyn 114, Jon Rahm .................................34-35—69 -2 Baltimore 23 46 .333 19½ Monday, May 31: N.Y.