Box Score 6/7: Go, Scooter, go!
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Good morning and welcome to the YB Box Score, what we're reading while we wait for our Scooter Gennett jersey to arrive in the mail.
Happy birthday today to Milan Lucic , Allen Iverson, Mike Modano , Heathcliff Slocumb and Anna Kournikova . On this date in 1997 the Red Wings completed their four-game Stanley Cup sweep of the Flyers.
Daily brain workout
Name every NHL goalie in the post-expansion era to win the Stanley Cup in the The 'Music City Miracle save' quiz.
YB ICYMI
- Have the Toronto Blue Jays cheated death? Our Matt Whitener believes so.
- This week's NBA Referee Hotline Bling gets a celebrity phoner as Rihanna calls 'Brick' to the officials.
- Your NBA Finals MVPs.
Around the league
- Major league litter: Can a strategic bat toss turn trash into treasure? [ESPN]
- Take a lap on the deadliest motorcycle race in the world. (The visuals on this piece are stunning, go!) [NYT]
- Carli Lloyd is looking forward to her ‘next chapter’ returning to the NWSL after a stint with Man City. [Excelle Sports]
Vroom-vroom-vroom-vroom, Scooter!
Have a good Wednesday. We get championship sports back tonight, as it should be this time of year. Let's try not to get swept out there.
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