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2B Daily News – Tuesday, June 25, 2013 CUP (Continued from page 1B) through a lot together this year and this is a sweet way to finish it off.'' Boston, needing a win to extend the series to a deciding Game 7, came out aggressively and led 1-0 after one period on Chris Kelly's second goal of the playoffs. The Bruins outshot the Blackhawks 12-6 in the first period but the margin dropped to 18-15 through 40 minutes. Each team got one of its best players back when Toews and Boston alternate captain Patrice Bergeron returned to the lineup after leaving the Blackhawks' 31 win with injuries on Saturday. Toews scored when he got past Boston defenseman Zdeno Chara along the boards in the neutral zone. Chicago's captain skated up the right side and fired a hard shot from the right faceoff dot that beat Rask between his pads. It was Toews' second goal in three games. Of Chicago's last 10 goals, Chara was on the ice for nine. Boston right wing Jaromir Jagr was shaken up in the first period. He returned for the second but left the bench, and Tyler Seguin replaced him on the second line with left wing Brad Marchand and center Bergeron. The play that led to Kelly's goal began after a faceoff that rookie defenseman Torey Krug rushed in to tip toward a teammate. The puck went to Daniel Paille, standing about 40 feet on the left. He passed to Seguin, who caught the puck with his right glove in the slot and dropped it. Seguin then passed to Kelly, who scored his second goal of the playoffs 7:19 into the game. It came just seven seconds after a whistle stopped a scrum in front of the net that followed an extended period of pressure by the Bruins. Just two minutes after the goal, Chicago had one of its best chances of the period when Frolik skated in with UPSET (Continued from page 1B) said. ''He's a playoff type player in certain series.'' Wilson has already been busy this offseason, having agreed to a fiveyear contract extension with star center Logan Couture that will keep him off the free-agent market next summer. That contract can't be announced until July 5 when Couture enters the final year of his current deal. The Sharks also signed forward Raffi Torres last week to a three-year, $6 million deal that prevented him from being an unrestricted free agent July 5 and signed a deal with Czech prospect and 2012 first-round pick Tomas Hertl to join the team next season. San Jose also gave a contract extension to coach Todd McLellan, who has led the Sharks to the playoffs all five seasons that he's been at the helm. McLellan has a 220108-48 record and has guided San Jose to three Pacific Division titles and two trips to the Western Conference finals since taking over before the 2008-09 season. The team still needs to decide what to do with Brent Burns, who was acquired two years ago to be a dominant defenseman but excelled after being moved to forward midway through last season. Wilson said a decision would likely be made next week on where Burns will play next season. The Sharks currently have the puck behind the defense and fired a 15-foot drive from the left, but Rask made the save. Boston had another solid chance at 12:24 when Lucic took a 15-foot shot from the slot that Crawford stopped. After having no power plays in Game 5, the Bruins had four failed advantages in the first two periods. With 4:01 left in the first, Shaw was struck in the face by a puck when it deflected off the shaft of his stick after Boston's Shawn Thornton shot it. He lay on the ice before getting up and skating off slowly. Toews was on Chicago's first shift of the game. Bergeron had left Game 5 with an undisclosed injury after playing just 49 seconds in the second period. Five of the last nine Cup finals have gone seven games, including in 2011 when the Bruins overcame a 3-2 series deficit and won their first championship since 1972 by winning Game 6 in Boston and Game 7 in Vancouver. In 2010, Chicago won its first NHL title since 1961 on Kane's overtime goal. As they did this year, the Blackhawks won Game 5 to take a 3-2 series lead. This year's finals have been extremely tight, with three of the first five games going to overtime. Chicago won the opener in three overtimes, then Boston won 2-1 in one extra period and 2-0. The Blackhawks regained home-ice advantage with a 6-5 overtime win in a wild Game 4 in Boston before returning home for Saturday night's win. Teams that have won Game 5 after splitting the first four have won the Cup 15 of 22 times since the best-of-seven format began in 1939. But the loser of Game 5 the past six times has won four championships, including the Bruins against the Canucks. Last season, the Los Angeles Kings beat the New Jersey Devils in six games. This season, the Blackhawks beat the Kings in five games to reach the Cup finals, clinching the series on Kane's goal in overtime. SHARKS champion, 2002 winner Lleyton Hewitt, displayed his grass-court prowess by upending 11th-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4, 7-5, 6-3. In a match that finished in fading light on Court 1, the 32-year-old Australian fell to his knees at the baseline, then jumped and pumped his fist as if he had just won the tournament. Playing his 15th consecutive Wimbledon and his 57th Grand Slam overall, Hewitt has bounced back from various injuries and reached the semifinals at Queen's Club to serve notice he is still dangerous. ''I know that I can still play the game,'' he said. ''I compete against the best guys. I play well in the big tournaments. That's why I'm still playing.'' Murray, the U.S. Open champion who again tries to become the first British man to win the trophy since Fred Perry in 1936, got off to a strong start with a 6-4, 6-3, 62 win over Benjamin Becker of Germany. ''It was a tough start for me. He is a very good grass player,'' Murray said. ''I was ready and to win in three sets was a good start. There's always nerves at the start of a Grand Slam and I'm glad to get it out of the way and hopefully I can improve as it goes on.'' It was Murray's first match on Centre Court since he beat Federer on the grass for the gold medal at last year's London Olympics — a month after losing to Federer in the Wimbledon final. The two could meet in the semifinals this year. The weather was mostly cloudy but dry for the begin- ning of the two-week championships. Among those in the Royal Box were former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Pippa Middleton, the younger sister of Prince William's wife, Kate. In women's play, there was an early upset as fifthseeded Sara Errani was eliminated by Puerto Rican teenager Monica Puig 6-3, 62. Puig slugged 38 winners in overwhelming Errani in the first match on Court 18. The 19-year-old Puig, playing her first grass-court tournament as a pro, completely outplayed the Italian veteran with her hard-hitting baseline game. Puig said she has been building on a recent run of success, including a thirdround showing at the French Open. ''Definitely pulling off some big career wins and not being afraid to close out matches, which was my problem at the beginning of the year,'' she said. ''Finally just having the confidence to close them out.'' In other women's matches, second-seeded Victoria Azarenka overcame a right knee injury from a scary fall beating Maria Joao Koehler of Portugal 6-1, 6-2. Azarenka screamed in pain after slipping and falling at the baseline in the second game of the second set. She sobbed on court and received medical treatment. Playing the rest of the match with a heavy wrap on her right knee, Azarenka limped noticeably but managed to win comfortably against an opponent making her Wimbledon debut. ''I was in such pain at the beginning, it wouldn't let go,'' Azarenka said. ''I think it calmed down.'' Third-seeded Maria Sharapova, the 2004 Wimbledon champion, came through a first-set tiebreaker and beat 37th-ranked Kristina Mladenovic of France 7-6 (5), 6-3. Sharapova drew attention over the weekend by delivering a sharp news-conference rebuke to Serena Williams over critical comments attributed to the top-seeded American in a recent magazine article. Sharapova swatted away questions about the feud Monday. ''I've said everything that I wanted to say about the issue,'' she said. ''Wimbledon started. This is my work. This is my job. I'd really MLB MLB grass-court preparation. ''The opponent played well,'' Nadal said. ''I had my chances. I didn't make it. So in grass (it's) difficult to adapt yourself, to adapt your game. When you don't have the chance to play before, I didn't have that chance this year, is tougher. I didn't find my rhythm.'' Ten years after his first Wimbledon championship, Federer opened play on Centre Court as defending champion and looked right as home as he dismantled Victor Hanescu of Romania 6-3, 6-2, 6-0. This was a grass-court clinic lasting 68 minutes. Federer had 32 winners, seven aces and just six unforced errors. He won 90 percent of the points when he put his first serve in. When his serve is clicking, Federer usually is unbeatable. On this day, he won his first 15 service points and 24 out of the first 25. ''I'm happy to get out of there early and quickly,'' Federer said. ''So it was a perfect day.'' Last year, Federer equaled Pete Sampras and William Renshaw with seven Wimbledon titles. He is now contending to become the first man to win the tournament eight times, which would bring his total of Grand Slam titles to 18. Federer came out wearing a white collared jacket with orange trim, then quickly got down to business. He never faced a break point and broke six times. Federer has a habit of making things look easy. And so it was in the opening game when, stranded at the net, he reached behind him for a reflex forehand volley that landed in for a winner. In the third set, Federer lifted a perfect backhand lob over the 6-foot-6 Hanescu for a break and a 5-0 lead. Another Wimbledon late Steve Darcis. He played a fantastic match. Everything that I will say today about my knee is an excuse, and I don't like to put any excuse when I'm losing a match like I lost today.'' Darcis, who had won only one previous match at Wimbledon, played the match of his life Monday, going for his shots and moving Nadal from corner to corner. Darcis amassed a total of 53 winners, compared with 32 for Nadal. ''Of course, Rafa didn't play his best tennis,'' Darcis said. ''I could see it. So I took advantage of it, tried to fight. Maybe he was not in the best shape ever. Maybe he didn't play his best match. But I have to be proud of me, I think.'' Darcis said he didn't know whether Nadal was injured, or was just troubled by the grass conditions. ''Not the day to talk about these kind of things,'' Nadal said. ''I am confident that I will have a good recovery and be ready for the next tournaments.'' Darcis finished the match in style, serving his 13th ace as Nadal failed to chase the ball. Darcis is the lowest ranked player to beat Nadal at any tournament since Joachim Johansson — ranked No. 690 — defeated the Spaniard in 2006 in Stockholm. Gustavo Kuerten, in 1997, was the last reigning French Open champion to lose in the first round at Wimbledon. Nadal was coming off his eighth championship at the French Open this month. But on this day he never looked like the player who has won 12 Grand Slam titles and established himself as one of the greatest players of his generation. Last year, Nadal was WNBA ousted in the second round by 100th-ranked Lukas WESTERN CONFERENCE Rosol, a match that finished W L Pct GB 6 2 .750 — under the closed roof of Cen- Minnesota Sparks 5 2 .714 .5 Phoenix 4 4 .500 2 tre Court. 4 4 .500 2 After that loss, Nadal took Seattle San Antonio 3 5 .375 3 3 8 .273 4.5 the rest of the year off to Tulsa recover from the knee prob- EASTERN CONFERENCE lem, missing the U.S. Open W L Pct GB 7 1 .875 — and Australian Open. Since Atlanta Chicago 5 3 .625 2 returning to action this year, New York 4 3 .571 2.5 4 4 .500 3 he had made it to the finals of Washington 2 6 .250 5 Connecticut all nine tournaments he Indiana 1 6 .143 5.5 —————————————————— entered, winning seven. Monday's results After winning the French No games scheduled Open, Nadal pulled out of a Today's games grass-court tuneup in Halle, Indiana at Atlanta, 9 a.m. Phoenix at San Antonio, 5 p.m. Germany. He came to WimWednesday's Game bledon without any serious New York at Chicago, 9:30 a.m. MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE Portland Salt Lake FC Dallas Galaxy Vancouver Seattle Colorado QUAKES Chivas USA W 7 9 8 7 6 6 5 4 3 L 1 5 3 6 5 5 7 7 10 T 9 3 5 3 4 3 5 6 2 Pts 30 30 29 24 22 21 20 18 11 GF 28 26 25 23 25 19 17 15 14 GA 16 16 20 18 24 17 19 25 30 EASTERN CONFERENCE Montreal Philadelphia New York Kansas City Houston Columbus N. England Chicago Toronto FC D.C. W 9 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 2 2 L 3 5 6 5 5 6 5 7 7 11 T 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 3 6 3 Pts 29 25 25 23 23 20 20 18 12 9 GF 24 25 23 20 19 19 18 15 14 8 GA 17 24 22 15 16 18 13 21 20 26 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. —————————————————— Saturday's games Los Angeles at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Toronto FC, 10 a.m. FC Dallas at Philadelphia, 2:30 p.m. Colorado at Montreal, 4 p.m. Vancouver at D.C. United, 4 p.m. Columbus at Kansas City, 5:30 p.m. New England at Chivas USA, 7:30 p.m. Sunday's game Houston at New York, 11 a.m. (Continued from page 1B) the fly,'' Wilson said. Wilson would not commit to Havlat being on the team next season, saying no decisions can be made until he is healthy again. Havlat has been mostly a disappointment since being acquired from Minnesota in a deal for Dany Heatley two years ago. Havlat has missed 51 regular season games with various injuries during his two seasons in San Jose, posting 15 goals and 30 assists in 79 games. Known as a strong playoff performer, Havlat played only briefly in the postseason this season because of the groin injury. He got hurt in the first period of the opening game in the first round against Vancouver and tried to come back in Game 3 of the second round against Los Angeles. He left again in the first period with a similar injury and did not play again as San Jose was knocked out in seven games by the Kings. Wilson said Havlat needs to change his game a bit to become more of a ''north-south'' player to fit the Sharks' aggressive style but thought he could have been a valuable contributor against a team like Chicago in the playoffs. ''When he played the right way he was a very effective player,'' Wilson National League Arizona GIANTS Colorado Padres Dodgers East Division American League West Division West Division W 41 38 39 38 32 L 34 37 38 38 42 Pct .547 .507 .506 .500 .432 GB — 3 3 3.5 8.5 Texas A's Seattle Angels Houston East Division W 44 44 34 33 29 L 32 34 43 43 48 Pct .579 .564 .442 .434 .377 GB — 1 10.5 11 15.5 W L Pct GB Atlanta 44 33 .571 — Washington 37 38 .493 6 Philadelphia 36 40 .474 7.5 New York 30 42 .417 11.5 Miami 25 50 .333 18 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 47 29 .618 — Pittsburgh 46 30 .605 1 Cincinnati 45 32 .584 2.5 Chicago 31 43 .419 15 Milwaukee 31 43 .419 15 —————————————————— Monday's results San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, late Philadelphia at San Diego, late W L Pct GB Boston 45 33 .577 — New York 41 34 .547 2.5 Baltimore 42 35 .545 2.5 Tampa Bay 40 37 .519 4.5 Toronto 38 37 .507 5.5 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 42 32 .568 — Cleveland 39 36 .520 3.5 Kansas City 35 38 .479 6.5 Minnesota 34 38 .472 7 Chicago 31 42 .425 10.5 —————————————————— Monday's results Cleveland 5, Baltimore 2 Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 1 Today's games San Francisco (Gaudin 2-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Fife 1-2), 7:10 p.m. Arizona (Cahill 3-8) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 3-3), 4:05 p.m. Colorado (Nicasio 4-3) at Boston (Dempster 4-8), 4:10 p.m. Minnesota (Correia 6-4) at Miami (Fernandez 4-4), 4:10 p.m. Atlanta (Medlen 4-7) at Kansas City (E.Santana 5-5), 5:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 3-9) at Milwaukee (Lohse 2-6), 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Z.Wheeler 1-0) at Chi. White Sox (Sale 5-6), 5:10 p.m. St. Louis (Westbrook 3-2) at Houston (Bedard 2-3), 5:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Arroyo 6-5) at Oakland (Milone 6-7), 7:05 p.m. Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 6-4) at San Diego (Marquis 9-2), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Locke 6-1) at Seattle (J.Saunders 5-7), 7:10 p.m. Today's games Cincinnati (Arroyo 6-5) at Oakland (Milone 6-7), 7:05 p.m. Cleveland (Masterson 9-5) at Baltimore (Tillman 8-2), 4:05 p.m. Texas (Darvish 7-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 7-5), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 6-5) at Detroit (Porcello 4-4), 4:08 p.m. Colorado (Nicasio 4-3) at Boston (Dempster 4-8), 4:10 p.m. Minnesota (Correia 6-4) at Miami (Fernandez 4-4), 4:10 p.m. Toronto (Buehrle 4-4) at Tampa Bay (M.Moore 9-3), 4:10 p.m. Atlanta (Medlen 4-7) at Kansas City (E.Santana 5-5), 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Z.Wheeler 1-0) at Chi. White Sox (Sale 5-6), 5:10 p.m. St. Louis (Westbrook 3-2) at Houston (Bedard 2-3), 5:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Locke 6-1) at Seattle (J.Saunders 5-7), 7:10 p.m. Wednesday's games San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at Miami, 9:40 a.m. Cincinnati at Oakland, 12:35 p.m. Pittsburgh at Seattle, 12:40 p.m. Colorado at Boston, 1:05 p.m. Arizona at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Atlanta at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Chi. White Sox, 5:10 p.m. St. Louis at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Philadelphia at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. Wednesday's games Cincinnati at Oakland, 12:35 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay, 9:10 a.m. Minnesota at Miami, 9:40 a.m. Pittsburgh at Seattle, 12:40 p.m. Colorado at Boston, 1:05 p.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Texas at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Detroit, 4:08 p.m. Atlanta at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Chi. White Sox, 5:10 p.m. St. Louis at Houston, 5:10 p.m. more depth at defense but there could be a major hole for a power-play defenseman when Dan Boyle is eligible to be an unrestricted free agent next summer. ''(Burns) can be a dominant defenseman in this league. He's proven that in the past,'' Wilson said. ''It's where we need to use him. The timing of that, this year was we needed to use him up front, and he filled a great need for us. We wanted to play an attacking game. Shoot, I don't know how you defend against him because he doesn't know what he's doing so how do they know? But that was part of how we wanted to play. We're coming after you, we're attacking, and he fit perfectly.'' The Sharks also have plenty of picks in what Wilson believes is a very strong draft coming up Sunday following some late-season trades that moved Douglas Murray, Michal Handzus and Ryane Clowe. San Jose has its own first-round pick, three second-round picks, a fourth-rounder, a fifth-rounder and two seventh-round picks. NOTES: D Justin Braun had an operation on his injured left hand, which bothered him all season. ... USA Hockey announced that the San Jose Jr. Sharks program was one of four programs picked as a USA Hockey Model Association Program. appreciate it if we move on.'' Other women's winners Monday included No. 9 Caroline Wozniacki, No. 12 Ana Ivanovic and No. 16 Jelena Jankovic. Advancing among the men were No. 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, No. 10 Marin Cilic, No. 15 Nicolas Almagro and No. 18 John Isner. Janko Tiparevic, seeded No. 14, lost to fellow Serb Viktor Troicki, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (5). MLB All-Star Fan Voting NATIONAL LEAGUE FIRST BASE: 1. Joey Votto, Reds, 2,677,813, 2. Paul Goldschmidt, Diamondbacks, 2,270,886, 3. Allen Craig, Cardinals, 1,801,138, 4. Brandon Belt, Giants, 1,323,511, 5. Freddie Freeman, Braves, 1,181,657 SECOND BASE: 1. Brandon Phillips, Reds, 2,597,742, 2. Marco Scutaro, Giants, 2,272,484, 3. Matt Carpenter, Cardinals, 2,251,248, 4. Chase Utley, Phillies, 1,136,890, 5. Daniel Murphy, Mets, 1,088,224 SHORTSTOP: 1. Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies, 3,104,285, 2. Brandon Crawford, Giants, 1,757,255, 3. Jean Segura, Brewers, 1,625,753, 4. Pete Kozma, Cardinals, 1,354,974, 5. Andrelton Simmons, Braves, 965,016 THIRD BASE: 1. David Wright, Mets, 2,917,819, 2. Pablo Sandoval, Giants, 2,788,988, 3. David Freese, Cardinals, 1,728,322, 4. Chris Johnson, Braves, 1,008,552, 5. Aramis Ramirez, Brewers, 881,559 CATCHER: 1. Yadier Molina, Cardinals, 3,596,858, 2. Buster Posey, Giants, 3,506,402, 3. John Buck, Mets, 1,087,519, 4. Jonathan Lucroy, Brewers, 845,519, 5. Miguel Montero, Diamondbacks, 799,837 OUTFIELD: 1. Carlos Beltran, Cardinals, 3,473,030, 2. Justin Upton, Braves, 2,453,531, 3. Bryce Harper, Nationals, 2,363,965, 4. Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies, 2,060,388, 5. Ryan Braun, Brewers, 2,010,310, 6. Matt Holliday, Cardinals, 1,947,864, 7. Andrew McCutchen, Pirates, 1,777,568, 8. Hunter Pence, Giants, 1,732,843, 9. Shin-Soo Choo, Reds, 1,566,597, 10. Angel Pagan, Giants, 1,541,055, 11. Carlos Gomez, Brewers, 1,393,464, 12. Jon Jay, Cardinals, 1,321,149, 13. Gregor Blanco, Giants, 1,210,892, 14. Domonic Brown, Phillies, 1,107,632, 15. Jay Bruce, Reds, 978,994 AMERICAN LEAGUE FIRST BASE: 1. Chris Davis, Orioles, 3,960,299, 2. Prince Fielder, Tigers, 2,579,031, 3. Mike Napoli, Red Sox, 902,562, 4. Albert Pujols, Angels, 872,602, 5. Mitch Moreland, Rangers, 750,674 SECOND BASE: 1. Robinson Cano, Yankees, 3,032,183, 2. Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox, 2,135,499, 3. Ian Kinsler, Rangers, 1,329,136, 4. Omar Infante, Tigers, 1,191,119, 5. Jose Altuve, Astros, 850,577 SHORTSTOP: 1. J.J. Hardy, Orioles, 2,548,682, 2. Jhonny Peralta, Tigers, 1,838,500, 3. Elvis Andrus, Rangers, 1,616,834, 4. Jed Lowrie, Athletics, 1,207,486, 5. Derek Jeter, Yankees, 819,175 THIRD BASE: 1. Miguel Cabrera, Tigers 4,337,223, 2. Manny Machado, Orioles, 2,097,804, 3. Adrian Beltre, Rangers, 1,334,195, 4. Evan Longoria, Rays, 1,106,984, 5. Josh Donaldson, Athletics, 635,581 CATCHER: 1. Joe Mauer, Twins, 2,788,972, 2. Matt Wieters, Orioles, 2,068,032, 3. A.J. Pierzynski, Rangers, 1,054,093, 4. Carlos Santana, Indians, 1,029,674, 5. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Red Sox, 966,196 DESIGNATED HITTER: 1. David Ortiz, Red Sox, 3,247,462, 2. Lance Berkman, Rangers, 1,519,503, 3. Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays, 1,091,593, 4. Victor Martinez, Tigers, 959,646, 5. Mark Trumbo, Angels, 919,036 OUTFIELD: 1. Adam Jones, Orioles, 3,571,693, 2. Mike Trout, Angels, 3,548,195, 3. Nick Markakis, Orioles, 1,915,860, 4. Jose Bautista, Blue Jays, 1,867,367, 5. Torii Hunter, Tigers, 1,851,657, 6. Nate McLouth, Orioles, 1,660,080, 7. Nelson Cruz, Rangers, 1,595,371, 8. Jacoby Ellsbury, Red Sox, 1,289,195, 9. Alex Gordon, Royals, 1,239,771, 10. Yoenis Cespedes, Athletics, 1,183,926, 11. Coco Crisp, Athletics, 1,115,204, 12. Austin Jackson, Tigers, 983,469, 13. Josh Hamilton, Angels, 897,181, 14. Shane Victorino, Red Sox, 823,363, 15. Ichiro Suzuki, Yankees, 759,154