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Monday's results STANLEY CUP FINALS Chicago 3 Boston 2 Chicago wins series 4-2 MLB Giants L.A. Dodgers LATE Today's games MLB Cincinnati Athletics CSNC 7:05 p.m. CIN — Arroyo, 6-5 OAK — Milone, 6-7 Giants L.A. Dodgers 1B Sports Tehama Tracker CSNB 7:10 p.m. SF — Gaudin, 2-1 LAD — Fife, 1-2 On the tube COLLEGE BASEBALL • 5 p.m., ESPN — World Series, finals, game 2, Mississippi State vs. UCLA, at Omaha, Neb. GOLF • 1 p.m., TGC — PGA of America, Professional National Championship, third round, at Corvallis, Ore. MLB • 4 p.m., MLB — Regional coverage, Texas at N.Y. Yankees or Cleveland at Baltimore • 7 p.m., CSNB — San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers • 7 p.m., CSNC — Cincinnati at Oakland SOCCER • 7:45 a.m., ESPN2 — FIFA, U-20 World Cup, group phase, Mexico vs. Paraguay, at Gaziantep, Turkey TENNIS • 4 a.m., ESPN — The Wimbledon Championships, early round, at London WNBA • 5 p.m., ESPN2 — Phoenix at San Antonio Pagan to have surgery LOS ANGELES (AP) — San Francisco Giants center fielder Angel Pagan is scheduled for left hamstring surgery on Tuesday and could miss the rest of the season. The announcement was made by manager Bruce Bochy before the defending World Series champions opened a three-game series with the last-place Dodgers on Monday. The procedure to repair a tendon will be performed by Dodgers team physician Neal ElAttrache at the Kerlan-Jobe Clinic in Los Angeles, and Pagan is expected be out at least another 12 weeks. Pagan, who turns 32 on July 2, signed a fouryear, $40 million contract in December after helping the Giants win their second World Series title in three years. He is batting .262 with three home runs and 24 RBIs. Gregor Blanco and Juan Perez, who was promoted from the minors on June 7, have shared time in center with Pagan out. Blanco started the series opener in Los Angeles. Also Monday, the Giants recalled reliever George Kontos from Triple-A Fresno and optioned right-hander Jean Machi to their Pacific Coast League club. Right-hander Chad Gaudin was placed on the 15-day DL because of a bruised elbow and lefty Mike Kickham was recalled from Fresno. Pagan hasn't played since his inside-the-park homer lifted San Francisco to a 6-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies on May 25. He sustained a small tear when he aggravated the leg injury during a rehab game with Class A San Jose on Thursday night. He then met with team orthopedist Dr. Ken Akizuki and opted to get a second opinion. ''After getting the second opinion, the consensus was that surgery's the best option right now,'' Bochy said. Tuesday June 25, 2013 Nadal upset at Wimbledon LONDON (AP) — For the second straight year, Rafael Nadal is leaving Wimbledon early after a stunning loss to a little-known player ranked in the hundreds. In one of the tournament's greatest upsets, an ailing Nadal was knocked out in straight sets Monday by 135th-ranked Steve Darcis of Belgium — the Spaniard's first loss in the opening round of any Grand Slam event. The free-swinging Darcis defeated the two-time champion 7-6 (4), 76 (8), 6-4 on Court 1, ending Nadal's 22-match winning streak and eliminating one of the Big Four of men's tennis on the very first day of the grass-court Grand Slam. After serving an ace down the middle on match point, Darcis conceded he was as surprised as everyone. ''Nobody was expecting me to win,'' he said. ''So I had to play a good match, relax, and enjoy the game. That's what I did.'' There were no surprises for the other big names: Defending champion Roger Federer, bidding for a record eighth Wimbledon title, and second-seeded Andy Murray both won in straight sets on Centre Court. Nadal was sidelined for seven months with a left knee injury after losing in the second round of Wimbledon last year. He seemed to be struggling physically Monday. He was unable to turn on the speed or use his legs to spring into his groundstrokes, limping and failing to run for some shots. Nadal declined to blame any injury and gave full credit to the 29year-old Darcis, who had never beaten a top-5 player before and has yet to go beyond the third round of any Grand Slam. ''I don't ... talk about my knee this afternoon,'' Nadal said. ''Only thing that can say today is congratuSee UPSET, page 2B AP photo Steve Darcis of Belgium reacts as he defeats Rafael Nadal of Spain in their Men's first round singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London. Chicago wins Stanley Cup BOSTON (AP) — An NHL-record unbeaten streak to start the lockout-shortened season. Three straight victories to clinch the title. From beginning to end, the Chicago Blackhawks skated away from the rest of the league. Bryan Bickell and Dave Bolland scored 17 seconds apart in the final minutes and the Blackhawks rallied to win Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final 3-2 on Monday night to clinch their second NHL championship in four seasons. Jonathan Toews returned from injury to add a goal, and Corey Crawford made 23 saves for Chicago. But Crawford was off for an extra skater for the most important goal of the season, when Jonathan Toews fed it in front and Bickell scored from the edge of the crease to tie it 2-2. Perhaps the Bruins expected it to go to overtime, as three of the first four games in the series did, because they seemed to be caught off-guard on the ensuing faceoff. A shot deflected by Michael Frolik went off the post right to Bolland, who put it in the net and started the Chicago celebration with 59 seconds left in the game. ''It's huge,'' Bolland said. ''Just seeing that puck bounce around there, I knew I just had to tap it in. So it was a huge goal.'' The Blackhawks on the ice gathered in the corner, while the Blackhawks bench began jumping up and down. It AP photo Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews hoists the Stanley Cup. was only a minute later, when Boston's Tuukka Rask was off for an extra man, that the Hawks withstood Boston's final push and surged over the boards, throwing their sticks and gloves across the ice. ''I still can't believe that finish,'' Crawford said. ''Oh my God, we never quit.'' The Bruins got 28 saves from Rask, who was hoping to contribute to an NHL title after serving as Tim Thomas' backup when Boston won it all two years ago. The sold-out TD Garden began chanting ''We want the Cup!'' after Milan Lucic's goal put the Bru- ins up 2-1 with eight minutes left, but it fell silent after their team coughed up the lead. The arena was almost empty — except for a few hundred fans in red Blackhawks sweaters who filtered down to the front rows — when the Chicago players passed the 35-pound Cup around the ice. Patrick Kane, whose overtime goal in Game 6 beat Philadelphia to win the 2010 championship, was voted the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as playoffs MVP. ''It was the best year of my life, just playing with these guys,'' Kane said. Toews scored his third goal of the playoffs to tie it for the Blackawks at 4:24 of the second of Game 6 — exactly two minutes after teammate Andrew Shaw was penalized for roughing. ''In 2010, we didn't really know what we were doing,'' Toews said. ''We just, we played great hockey and we were kind of oblivious to how good we were playing. '' This time around, we know definitely how much work it takes and how much sacrifice it takes to get back here and this is an unbelievable group. We've been See CUP, page 2B Havlat undergoes surgery SAN JOSE (AP) — San Jose Sharks forward Marty Havlat has undergone surgery to help repair the injured groin that sidelined him during the playoffs and will not be an option to be bought out of the final two years of his contract this summer. General manager Doug Wilson said Monday that Havlat had a bilateral pelvic floor reconstruction earlier this month and will be sidelined indefinitely. ''It's not an uncommon injury for hockey players,'' Wilson said. ''The severity, both sides, time will tell. I don't have a crystal ball to it. That was the diagnosis, that was the procedure, and there was not a timeline to the back end of it.'' With Havlat injured, the Sharks will not be able to use one of the two compliance buyouts in the new collective bargaining agreement to get out of the final two years of his $30 million, six-year contract. Wilson had previously not said whether the team would use a buyout this summer. He said Monday he does not expect that to happen as the team looks to build on a strong finish to the season that ended with a Game 7 loss in the second round to Los Angeles. ''The big thing now is just to maintain the momentum that we have from doing our reset on See SHARKS, page 2B Healthy Curry looking to take next step CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A healthy Stephen Curry is looking forward to spending this offseason improving his game instead of than rehabbing from another ankle surgery. The Golden State Warriors point guard said Monday that he feels great, unlike the last two seasons when he spent months recovering from surgery on his troublesome right ankle. Curry was bothered by a sore left ankle during the NBA postseason but said he started working out this week and has ''no limits.'' ''It's huge,'' Curry said Monday during a break from hosting a youth basketball camp at Charlotte Christian, his high school alma mater. ''Mentally, that's the biggest part. You don't have to worry about the rehab. It wears on you every day knowing you have to wake up and do these mundane exercises to get your range of motion back.'' Curry is coming off a breakout season in his fourth year, averaging 22.9 points and 6.9 assists while helping the Warriors reach the playoffs for the first time in six years. When the postseason arrived, he stepped it up, averaging 23.4 points and 8.1 assists before the Warriors succumbed to the eventual Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs in the second round. Curry said knowing he has three to four months to prepare for training camp is a great feeling — and he plans to take advantage of the extra time. He plans to use the extra time this offseason to find more ways to get to the free throw line. ''That's the biggest thing,'' said Curry, a 90-percent free throw shooter. ''In the playoffs I've found your shot can take you a long way but to be able to not let defenders play so tight on you and be able to get those easy points at the free throw line definitely opens the game up for you more, especially in those games where you aren't shooting the ball so well. You still have a way to get easy points if you can get to the line.'' Curry also wants to get stronger in the coming months and plans to do more self-evaluation through film study to determine ways to work on his drives. The former Davidson product, who signed a fouryear contract extension last November with the Warriors, believes the future is bright in Golden State under coach Mark Jackson. Curry said a solid core exists and the team is only going to get better with more playoff experience and the fact they were competitive with the Spurs shows they're on the right track. ''Hopefully keep our team together,'' Curry said. ''We have a lot of chemistry this year. Going through that experience in the playoffs that is big to build the foundation going forward, especially with a fairly new coach who has got his taste of being in a suit. Once you have those pieces together, you want to keep them together so when we go through those ups and downs of the season and get our taste of the playoffs again we will know how to advance further.'' Curry will be paying close attention to the NBA draft Thursday night, even though the Warriors don't have a pick. His younger brother, Seth, who plays at Duke, has a chance to get drafted. ''Whether he gets drafted or not, a team will be making a great decision by bringing him into camp,'' Curry said. ''The same questions that were brought up about my game and how it transitions to the NBA, he's going through that same criticism. But I think the way he shoots the ball and the way he can score will be a high value for a team.''