Numbers Game Victory Over the New York Rangers in Game 5
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This Day In Sports 2014 — The Los Angeles Kings wins the Stanley Cup for the second time in three years with a 3-2 Numbers Game victory over the New York Rangers in Game 5. Antelope Valley Press, Thursday, June 13, 2019 C5 Morning rush Beautiful course, a beast of a U.S. Open Valley Press news services By DOUG FERGUSON comprehensive test, whatever Froome crashes in training, will miss Associated Press you want to call it. And really Tour de France PEBBLE BEACH — Tiger just to create something where ROANNE, France — Four-time Tour de France Woods and Jordan Spieth be- PREPARE players’ shot-making ability, champion Chris Froome will miss this year’s race gan the final day of U.S. Open Jordan Spieth, mental resolve, physical stami- after a “bad crash” in training on Wednesday. preparation with a walk along left, walks off na are tested.” Team INEOS leader Dave Brailsford said the beach. the 18th green Adding to the anticipation Froome sustained a suspected fractured femur in a No other U.S. Open has as Tiger Woods is how the other two majors 60 kph (40 mph) crash. such a calming effect, especial- looks on during turned out this year. The British rider was being airlifted to a hospital, ly the seven-hole stretch along a practice round Nothing can top what Woods Brailsford said at the Criterium du Dauphine race the Pacific coast with sweeping for the U.S. Open did at the Masters, where he in southeastern France. views of sea lions basking on the Championship emerged from a six-player pack Froome was practicing on the route of the 26-ki- rocks below the sixth green and golf tournament on the back nine at Augusta Na- people walking dogs on the sea- lometer (16-mile) fourth stage of the eight-day Dau- on Wednesday in tional to win his fifth green jack- shore below the 10th fairway. phine race, which would have been the 34-year-old Pebble Beach. et and 15th major in a career rider’s first time-trial test this season. “What’s not to like?” Dustin Associated Press that only two years ago looked Brailsford said Froome was riding in gusty winds Johnson said. “The golf course to be done in by back problems. it’s February or June. John- and seemed to lose control of his front wheel when is fantastic from start to finish. A tree that seems to be in the Brooks Koepka showed son has won the AT&T Pebble trying to clear his nose. When you’ve got nice weather, middle of the 18th fairway is his major prowess, along with Beach Pro-Am twice and was now only a few paces from the Froome received treatment quickly from medical it’s quite beautiful out there.” plenty of resolve, when he set runner-up twice. The last time rough on the right because of staff with a race ambulance that was near the scene About the time Woods a PGA Championship record and Spieth, along with Jus- the U.S. Open was at Pebble, he how much the fairway was nar- of the crash, Brailsford said. with a seven-shot lead through tin Thomas and Kevin Kisner, had a three-shot lead going into rowed. Seeking a fourth win in the key preparation race, 54 holes, nearly lost it, and then began their nine-hole practice the final round until he rushed The rough is lush as ever. Froome was eighth in the Dauphine standings, 24 round Wednesday on No. 10, fog his way through a triple bogey, a The greens are small, and they held on to beat Johnson by two seconds behind leader Dylan Teuns of Belgium. crept over the foothills and soon double bogey and a bogey before look even smaller when not hit- shots. Froome won the Dauphine before his Tour wins in blanketed the course. Visibility he reached the fifth hole. John- ting from the fairway. Koepka now goes for three 2013, ‘15 and ‘16. He also won the 2017 Tour. was reduced to about 250 yards. son shot 82 and tied for eighth. This is what a U.S. Open is straight U.S. Open titles, a feat The three-week Tour de France starts on July 6. It was an ominous sign the “The golf course was great,” supposed to look like. only accomplished more than a Long-time Froome teammate Geraint Thomas is U.S. Open is no holiday. Johnson said about 2010. “I feel “We’re going into this week century ago. Johnson looks for the defending champion. Johnson is among the early like the golf course is getting to with a great plan, and part of atonement from his U.S. Open starters when the 119th U.S. where it’s going to play like that that plan is to do what we’ve meltdown at Pebble Beach. No Zlatan Ibrahimovic sets MLS salary Open begins Thursday at Peb- later on this week. It’s going to always done,” said John Boden- one has greaterå history at Peb- record at $7.2 million ble Beach, which is celebrating play tough. You’ve got to be very, hamer, the senior managing di- ble Beach than Woods, not so BETHESDA, Md. — LA Galaxy forward Zlatan its 100th year. very precise.” rector of championships for the much by number of victories but Ibrahimovic is earning a Major League Soccer-re- He is one of the favorites, The USGA says it used 2010 USGA. “We will continue to en- margin of victory. His 15-shot cord $7.2 million salary this season. not only from his sheer skill, as a blueprint for this U.S. deavor to provide the toughest win in 2000 is nearly as iconic The 37-year-old Ibrahimovic, who earned a rel- but historical reasons whether Open, with a few exceptions. test, the ultimate test, the most as the course itself. atively modest $1.5 million last year, broke the pre- vious mark of Toronto’s Sebastian Giovinco, who had $7,115,556 in total compensation in both 2017 Women’s soccer MLB sports odds NHL NBA and 2018. 2019 Women’s World Major League Baseball American League Glance Today NHL Playoff Glance NBA Playoff Glance The MLS Players Association said Wednesday Cup Glance West Division STANLEY CUP FINALS FINALS W L Pct GB National League (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) the average base salary for all players this year is FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Houston 46 23 .667 — St. Louis 4, Boston 3 Toronto 3, Golden State 2 $376,174 and the average guaranteed compensation GROUP STAGE at ATLANTA -150 Pittsburgh +140 GROUP A Texas 36 31 .537 9 Arizona -117 at WASHINGTON +107 Monday, May 27: Boston 4, St. Louis 2 Thursday, May 30: Toronto 118, Golden is $417,643, including a prorated share of guaran- W L D GF GA Pts Oakland 35 34 .507 11 at NEW YORK -140 St. Louis +130 Wednesday, May 29: St. Louis 3, Boston State 109 teed money not attributable to a specific year. The ak-France 2 0 0 6 1 6 Angels 33 35 .485 12½ at COLORADO -145 San Diego +135 2, OT Sunday, June 2: Golden State 109, Toronto Norway 1 1 0 4 2 3 Seattle 29 42 .408 18 at LA DODGERS -190 Chicago +175 Saturday, June 1: Boston 7, St. Louis 2 104 average salary for senior roster non-designated Nigeria 1 1 0 2 3 3 East Division American League Monday, June 3: St. Louis 4, Boston 2 Wednesday, June 5: Toronto 123, Golden players increased 13.3% to $345,867 and is up from South Korea 0 2 0 0 6 0 W L Pct GB at MINNESOTA -180 Seattle +165 Thursday, June 6: St. Louis 2, Boston 1 State 109 ak-Advanced to knockout stage New York 41 25 .621 — Toronto -141 at BALTIMORE +131 Sunday, June 9: Boston 5, St. Louis 1 Friday, June 7: Toronto 105, Golden State $138,140 in 2014. Friday, June 7 Tampa Bay 41 26 .612 ½ at BOSTON -215 Texas +195 Wednesday, June 12: St. Louis 4, Boston 92 Striker Giovani dos Santos, released by the At Paris Boston 35 34 .507 7½ at TAMPA BAY OFF LA Angels OFF 1 Monday, June 10: Golden State 106, France 4, South Korea 0 Toronto 24 43 .358 17½ Detroit -137 at KANSAS CITY +127 Toronto 105 Galaxy in March, is second with a base salary of Baltimore 21 46 .313 20½ New York -160 at CHICAGO +150 Stanley Cup Champions Thursday, June 13: Toronto at Golden State, Saturday, June 8 2019 — St. Louis Blues def. Boston $4.75 million and total compensation of $6.5 million. At Reims, France Central Division NBA 6 p.m. Today Bruins, 4-3 Norway 3, Nigeria 0 W L Pct GB x-Sunday, June 16: Golden State at Toronto midfielderMichael Bradley ($6 million FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG 2018 — Washington Capitals def. Vegas Wednesday, June 12 Minnesota 44 22 .667 — Toronto, 5 p.m. at GOLDEN STATE 3 (211½) Toronto Golden Knights, 4-1 base, $6,428,571 total) is third, followed by Toron- At Grenoble, France Cleveland 34 33 .507 10½ Updated odds available at Pregame.com 2017 — Pittsburgh Penguins def. Nigeria 2, South Korea 0 Chicago 32 34 .485 12 to striker Jozy Altidore ($4,891,250, $6,332,250), Nashville Predators, 4-2 OLF At Nice, France Detroit 25 39 .391 18 G 2016 — Pittsburgh Penguins def.