NBA – 2021 NBA Finals – Best of 7

Last Night

Milwaukee Bucks 105, Phoenix Suns 98                                                 (MIL wins 4-2)

Bucks 105, Suns 98 – Bucks' 50-year wait ends with a title behind 50 from Giannis

Giannis Antetokounmpo ended one of the greatest NBA Finals ever with 50 points and a championship Milwaukee waited 50 years to win again.  Antetokounmpo added 14 rebounds and five blocked shots as the Bucks beat the Phoenix Suns 105-98 on Tuesday night to win the series 4-2. It was the third game this series with at least 40 points and 10 rebounds for Antetokounmpo, a dominant debut finals performance that takes its place among some of the game's greatest.  He shot 16 for 25 from the field and made an unbelievable 17-of-19 free throws — a spectacular showing for any shooter, let alone one who was hitting just 55.6% in the postseason and was ridiculed for it at times.  The Bucks became the fifth team to win the NBA Finals after trailing 2-0 and the first to do it by winning the next four games since Miami against Dallas in 2006.  Chris Paul scored 26 points to end his first NBA Finals appearance in his 16th season. Devin Booker added 19 points but shot just 8 for 22 and missed all seven 3-pointers after scoring 40 points in each of the last two games.

NBA – For Suns, Paul's feel-good Finals story ends in frustration

Chris Paul’s feel-good story with the Phoenix Suns was denied the happy ending he craved. One of the NBA’s most accomplished players finally got to the sport’s biggest stage in his 16th season at 36 years old. He’s an 11-time All-Star, 10-time All-NBA selection, 9-time All-Defensive selection and often referred to as the ‘Point God’ for his near-perfect profile as an elite point guard. But he still lacks a championship. He led the Suns with 26 points in Game 6. It wasn't enough.

MLB – Major League Baseball

Yesterday

Detroit Tigers 4, Texas Rangers 1

Chicago White Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 5

Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Tigers 4, Rangers 1 – Grossman homers, Tigers top punchless Rangers for 5 in row

Robbie Grossman and Eric Haase homered as the Detroit Tigers extended their winning streak to five games with a rain-delayed 4-1 win over the Texas Rangers. The Rangers have lost seven straight and been outscored 43-3 in five games since the All-Star break. They were shut out in the previous three before Tuesday. Tarik Skubal got the win, giving up one run and four hits in six innings. He struck out four and did not walk a batter. Three relievers finished for the Tigers. Gregory Soto struck out the side in the ninth for his ninth save. Dane Dunning took the loss.

White Sox 9, Twins 5 – Abreu homer, triple, double, White Sox rally past Twins 9-5

Jose Abreu doubled and tripled early, then homered to cap a five-run rally in the eighth inning that vaulted the Chicago White Sox over the Minnesota Twins 9-5. Abreu hit his 18th homer, a three-run drive that sent the AL Central-leading White Sox to their fourth win in five games. Abreu connected off Hansel Robles shortly after the Twins seized their first lead in the top of the inning on a two-run homer by Jorge Polanco. Minnesota has lost five of six.

Cubs 7, Cardinals 6 – Cubs rally with six runs in ninth inning, beat Cardinals 7-6

Javier Baez and Ian Happ triggered a six-run rally in the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6. Chicago entered the ninth trailing 6-1. Baez drove in a pair of runs off closer Alex Reyes before Happ put Chicago in front with a two-run double. The Cubs sent 10 batters to the plate in the ninth and snapped a two-game losing streak. Reyes had converted all 22 save opportunities this season. The Cardinals had won three in a row. St. Louis infielder Paul Goldschmidt extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a s...