NBA: The San Antonio Spurs swept the Memphis Grizzlies in four games to claim the Western conference title and advance on to the Finals against either the defending world champion Miami Heat or the Indiana Pacers. As of Friday, 5/31, the Heat has a 3-2 series lead over Indy and can wrap up their third consecutive Eastern conference championship with a win on the road on Saturday, 6/1....Head coach firing: Vinny Del Negro, Los Angeles Clippers....Head coach hirings: Jeff Hornacek, Phoenix Suns; Steve Clifford, Charlotte Bobcats; Mike Budenholzer, Atlanta Hawks; Mike Malone, Sacramento Kings; Larry Drew, Milwaukee Bucks.
NHL: The Stanley Cup playoffs have now reached the conference final round, with the Boston Bruins set to face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the East, and the defending champion Los Angeles Kings will take on the Chicago Blackhawks in the West. Both 'best-of-seven' series begin on Saturday, 6/1....Head coach firing: John Tortorella, New York Rangers.
Pro Tennis: The French Open got underway with seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams getting eliminated in the first round by 40th-ranked Urszula Radwanska of Poland. Her sister Serena comes into the tournament as the No.1-ranked women's player, and Serbian phenomenon Novak Djokovic holds the No. 1 spot on the men's side. Spaniard Rafael Nadal is looking to win his eighth career French Open title.
WNBA: This years number-one overall draft pick Brittany Griner made her season debut with the Phoenix Mercury at home against fellow rookie sensation Elena Della Donne and the on-the-rise Chicago Sky. Griner scored 17 points and 8 rebounds, and became the first WNBA player to dunk twice in a game, which both occured in the fourth quarter. Della Donne scored 22 points in her debut and All-Star guard Epiphanny Prince poured in a game-high 26 points in a 102-80 rout by the Sky over Phoenix.
Auto Racing: Brazilian Tony Kanaan wins his first-ever Indianapolis 500 championship....In NASCAR, Kevin Harvick took the checkered flag to win the Coca-Cola 600 in North Carolina.
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