Jun 6, 2016
Need To Know: Monday, June 6
Here's what you need to know for Monday, June 6, the top stories from around the sports world.
TSN.ca Staff
Here's what you need to know for Monday, June 6, the top stories from around the sports world.
Two for Two: Draymond Green scored 28 points, Stephen Curry added 18 and Klay Thompson chipped in 17 to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 110-77 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. LeBron James led the Cavs with 19 points, eight rebounds and nine assists as Golden State takes a 2-0 series lead on the road for games 3 and 4 in Cleveland.
Getting Even: The San Jose Sharks look to even the series at two games apiece when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final this evening. Listen to all the action unfold from SAP Center at San Jose live on TSN Radio 1050 at 8pm et/5pm pt.
Eight Is Enough: Marco Estrada took a no-hitter into the eighth inning for the third time in a year before it was broken up by Chris Young's home run with one out, and the Toronto Blue Jays held off the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Sunday. Estrada (4-2) walked three, struck out five and was lifted after giving up his second hit - Dustin Pedroia's leadoff double in the ninth - with a 5-1 lead.
In Grand Fashion: Novak Djokovic captured a career Grand Slam on Sunday, defeating Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 at Roland Garros to win the French Open. Djokovic is only the third man in history to win all four majors in a row. Djokovic, who had lost three times over the past four years in the final at Roland Garros, now holds 12 Grand Slam titles.
Just Getting Warmed Up: Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the orchestrator for Sweden in a 3-0 win over Wales on Sunday in a warmup game for the teams before the European Championship. Elsewhere, Belgium came from behind to beat Norway 3-2, an early header by Burak Yilmaz gave Turkey a 1-0 victory against Slovenia, Russia drew against Serbia and the Czech Republic's preparations for the European Championship suffered a setback with a 2-1 defeat against South Korea.