NEW YORK (AP) β The NBA draft is being held tonight at Barclays Center in New York. From all indications, Kentucky center Karl-Anthony Towns will be the first pick with Duke big man Jahlil Okafor getting a lot of attention as well.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) β The U.S. Open was last week and today in Sacramento, California, the USGA’s Senior Open starts play. Colin (KAH’-lihn) Montgomerie, who finished 64th last week, is the defending champion of the Senior Open. This is the fourth of the Champions Tour’s five majors.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) β Virginia defeated Vanderbilt in the third and final game of the College World Series final last night to win the championship,. A year ago the tables were reversed as the Commodores beat the Cavaliers for the title. The score of last night’s game in Omaha, Nebraska, was 4-2.
LAS VEGAS (AP) β NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the league is opening a formal expansion review process to consider adding new franchises to its 30-team league. Cities being discussed are Las Vegas, Seattle, Quebec City and even a second team in Toronto.
LAS VEGAS (AP) β Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price walked off with many of the prizes at last night’s NHL awards show in Las Vegas. He won the Hart Trophy as the player most valuable to his team, the Ted Lindsay Award, chosen as the NHL’s most outstanding player by his fellow players, and the Vezina (VEH’-zih-nuh) Trophy as the league’s best netminder.
