
Scherzer improves to 10-0 as Tigers maul Orioles
Reuters - 29 minutes ago(Reuters) - Max Scherzer maintained his perfect start to the season by securing a 10th straight victory in pitching the Detroit Tigers to a 5-1 triumph against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday. Scherzer blew through the Orioles line-up with 10 strikeouts, allowing one run in six innings, as he drew level with St Louis pitcher Adam Wainright (10-3) on 10 wins for the campaign. He is, however, the first starter to open a season 10-0 since Roger Clemens completed the feat for the Toronto Blue Jays …

Stellar Rask shuts out Chicago, Bruins lead 2-1
Reuters - 1 hour 17 minutes agoBy Steve Keating BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston netminder Tuukka Rask collected the shutout but had to share the spotlight with team mate Dan Paille as the Bruins blanked the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Monday to take control of the Stanley Cup Final. Rask has been center stage throughout the Final while Paille has gone from role player to leading man after scoring the overtime winner in Game Two and finding the Chicago net again on Monday as Boston grabbed a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. …

Tens of thousands protest Confed Cup costs in Brazil
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Blackhawks bemused as unflappable Rask basks in glory
Reuters - 1 hour 36 minutes agoBy Steve Keating (Reuters) - The Chicago Blackhawks are finding out what the Pittsburgh Penguins already knew - that Boston Bruins netminder Tuukka Rask is pretty good. The ice-cool Finn was unbeatable again on Monday, stopping all 28 shots he faced to backstop the Bruins to a 2-0 win over Chicago and a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals. It was Rask's third shutout in his last seven games, putting him at the top of the list of Conn Smythe Trophy candidates for the Stanley Cup …

Bruins beat Blackhawks 2-0, edge ahead in series
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