NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers have forced a fifth game in the Stanley Cup finals by topping the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 at Madison Square Garden. Henrik Lundqvist made 40 saves and preserved a 2-1 lead while the Rangers were being outshot 15-1 in the third period. Benoit Pouliot (BEHN’-wah POO’-lee-aht) and Martin St. Louis (mahr-TAN’ san loo-EE’) scored to help the Blueshirts avoid becoming the first team in 16 years to be swept in the finals.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A court will determine next month whether Donald Sterling was properly removed as an administrator for the family trust that owns the Los Angeles Clippers. An attorney for Shelly Sterling went to probate court Wednesday to request a trial to confirm that she is the sole trustee and can proceed with the $2 billion sale of the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Sterling opposes the sale of the team and is suing the NBA for $1 billion.
SAO PAULO (AP) — U.S. soccer coach Jurgen Klinsmann says it’s unrealistic to talk about his team winning this year’s World Cup in Brazil. The Americans will meet Germany and Portugal in group play after opening against Ghana, the team that has eliminated them from the last two World Cups. Klinsmann says his team will have a hard enough time advancing out of group play.
UNDATED (AP) — Tony Scheffler is retiring from the NFL, telling The Associated Press that having three concussions over the past four years had “a lot” to do with his choice. He had 258 receptions for 3,207 yards and 22 touchdowns in his eight-year career. The Detroit Lions released Scheffler in October.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU starting safety Jalen Mills has been indefinitely suspended from the football team after the junior’s arrest on a battery charge early Wednesday morning. A probable cause document states that a woman says Mills punched her in the mouth on May 4 in his apartment. She says she fell to the ground and was briefly unconscious.
