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TENNESSEE TAKES COLLEGE WORLD SERIES FINAL:
Christian Moore hit a leadoff homer, Dylan Dreiling went deep for the third time in three games and Tennessee won its first national championship in baseball with a 6-5 victory over Texas A&M on Monday night in Game 3 of the College World Series finals.
The Volunteers bounced back from a Game 1 loss to win two straight and become the first No. 1 national seed in the NCAA Tournament to win the title since Miami in 1999.
The Vols are the eighth Southeastern Conference school to win a national title in baseball. Those eight have combined for 16 titles. The SEC has won five in a row, all by different schools, and 10 of the last 15.
NO STANLEY CUP COLLAPSE; PANTHERS FEND OFF EDMONTON FOR TITLE:
Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe scored goals, Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves and the Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Monday night in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. It was the third title-round appearance in Florida’s 30-year history; it was swept in 1996 by Colorado and routed 4-1 by Vegas last season.
This time, they were on the right side of history — after avoiding what would have been a historic collapse. The Panthers won the first three games of the series, then lost the next three and needed a win on Monday to avoid joining the 1942 Detroit Red Wings as the only teams to lose the final after taking a 3-0 lead in the title round.
Connor McDavid won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP on Monday night despite Edmonton’s Stanley Cup Final loss to Florida, a nod to one of the greatest postseason performances in NHL history.
McDavid, who was held without a point the final two games of the final, still led all playoff scorers with 42 points, five shy of the record of 47 set by Wayne Gretzky in 1985.
KEARNEY LEGION BASEBALL REMATCHES NORTH PLATTE AT BILL WOOD FIELD:
Kearney Baseball is back in action with a return to Bill Wood Field tonight as the Post 52 Juniors and Misko Sports Seniors battle North Platte tonight.
The Post 52 Pinnacle Bank Juniors are back in action after taking the weekend off, while the Kearney Seniors are on a five game winning streak that kicked off a week ago. First pitch for the juniors matchup begins at 5 PM with the Seniors action scheduled for 7:30 PM.
KGFW’s pregame coverage of the Kearney Misko Sports Seniors contest against North Platte FNBO begins at 7:15 PM with Alex Hammeke on the call.
Listen to Kearney Legion Baseball on 1340 KGFW, 96.1 FM, on the free KGFW mobile app, and online at KGFW.com.
NEBRASKA ADDS 2024 RUNNING BACK:
Nebraska continues to add to its 2024 roster. St. Thomas More Prep School (Oakdale, Conn.) head coach Ernest Anderson confirmed to HuskerOnline on Sunday that running back Mekhi Nelson is in Lincoln and has already begun his Husker journey.
The 6-foot, 190-pound Nelson planned to reclassify to the class of 2025 after a successful career at Wilkes Barre (Penn.) High School.
He never ended up playing a down of football for St. Thomas More. Nebraska began recruiting him heavily in early May of his senior year of high school.
Nelson officially announced his commitment to Nebraska on Monday.
TWO HUSKERS ADDED TO U21 ROSTER:
Nebraska volleyball sophomore middle blocker Andi Jackson and setter Bergen Reilly will represent the U.S. U21 National Team at the U21 NORCECA Continental Championship from June 25-30 in Toronto, Canada.
Jackson and Reilly were named to the 12-player roster from a pool of 20 athletes. Nebraska assistant coach Jaylen Reyes is an assistant coach for the team.
The team recently completed a week of training in Anaheim, California, and will open the tournament against the Dominican Republic on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. (CT).
LOPER BASKETBALL ADDS JUCO WING:
UNK head men’s basketball coach Marty Levinson announced on social media on Sunday that he has added another player to his first recruiting class in Kearney.
DJ Jamerson has accepted a scholarship offer to play for the Lopers next season after stints with Troy and New Mexico junior college.
Last year he averaged three points per game in 17 contests aiding to lead the team to a 23-9 finish.
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES FINALS SCORES/SCHEDULES:
FINALS SCORES:
MONDAY – MCWS FINAL GAME THREE: TENNESSEE 6-5 Texas A&M (TENNESSEE Wins 2-1)
NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS SCORES/SCHEDULES:
MONDAY – GAME SEVEN: FLORIDA PANTHERS 2-1 Edmonton Oilers (FLA WINS 4-3)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE/SCORES:
MONDAY SCORES:
Cleveland Guardians 3-2 Baltimore Orioles
Philadelphia Phillies 8-1 Detroit Tigers
Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 Seattle Mariners
Boston Red Sox 7-6 Toronto Blue Jays
Cincinnati Reds 11-5 Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 Atlanta Braves
Kansas City Royals 4-1 Miami Marlins
Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 Texas Rangers
Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 Chicago White Sox
Los Angeles Angels 5-1 Oakland Athletics
San Diego Padres 7-6 Washington Nationals
San Francisco Giants 5-4 Chicago Cubs
TUESDAY SCHEDULE:
Cleveland Guardians @ Baltimore Orioles – 5:35 PM
Philadelphia Phillies @ Detroit Tigers – 5:40 PM
Seattle Mariners @ Tampa Bay Rays – 5:50 PM
Toronto Blue Jays @ Boston Red Sox – 6:10 PM
New York Yankees @ New York Mets – 6:10 PM
Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds – 6:10 PM
Atlanta Braves @ St. Louis Cardinals – 6:45 PM
Texas Rangers @ Milwaukee Brewers – 7:10 PM
Miami Marlins @ Kansas City Royals – 7:10 PM
Los Angeles Dodgers @ Chicago White Sox – 7:10 PM
Colorado Rockies @ Houston Astros – 7:10 PM
Oakland Athletics @ Los Angeles Angels – 8:38 PM
Washington Nationals @ San Diego Padres – 8:40 PM
Minnesota Twins @ Arizona Diamondbacks – 8:40 PM
Chicago Cubs @ San Francisco Giants – 8:45 PM
TUESDAY KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 7:15 PM)
- Kearney Misko Senior Legion Baseball @ North Platte FNBO Nationals (7:15 PM – 10:15 PM)
