Basketball

• NBA-Draft….Tonite…Trade Rumors everywhere involving teams trying to move up the draft board.
• Draft…1-Minnesota Timberwolves..2-Lakers..3-76ers…4-Knicks…5-Orlando.
• Draft…Minnesota 1-31-36…..Lakers 2-27-34….Phi 3-35-37-47-58-60…Boston 16-28-33-45

• Minnesota…Lock to take Karl Anthony Towns (7-C) Kentucky.
• Lakers…Backing away taking Jahlil Okafor (6-9-F) Duke…Interested DeAngelo Russell-G-Ohio State…Latvian (7-1-F) Kris Porzingas…or Trade.
• 76ers..Wanted DeAngelo Russell…may wind up with Okafor.
• Knicks..Thinking trading back though do like Em Mudiay-G-China…Kris Porzingas-F-Latvia

• Moving up-Emannuel Mudiay-G-China….Devin Booker-G-Kentucky….Stanley Johnson-G-Arizona.
• Dropping-Frank Kaminsky-C-Wisconsin…Jahlil Okafor-C-Duke…Willy Stein-C-Kentucky

• Sacramento-Lakers..Discuss DeMarco Cousins-C…for Julius Randle-#2 pick.
• Sacramento-Boston..Discuss DeMarco Cousins for #16-28 and #1 next year
• Golden State…Offering F-David Lee (15M) and #30 pick…to trade up to mid-first round.
• Orlando-Memphis..Trade…Magic move G-Luke Ridenour to Grizzlies for rights to Jannis Timma-Latvia-F
• Charlotte-Okl City…Hornets trade F-Matt Barnes to Thunder for F-Jeremy Lamb.
• Portland-Charlotte..Blazers trade F-Nic Batum (9P-6R) to Hornets for G-Gerald Henderson (12P-3R)

• Cavaliers..Kevin Love-F-Opts out of final year of contract to become free agent…opening up bidding war between Lakers-Knicks-Cavs.
• Dallas..G-Monta Ellis (19P)-opts out-will not be offered new contract by Mavs…may be headed to Miami
• Indiana..G-David West (10P-5R) opts out of contract for free agency

• NCAA.. .Proposes new draft…Underclassmen can file for draft…Go to draft camp for evaluation by scouts.
• St Johns…Chris Obekpa-C-top rebounder-shot blocker transfers out…was suspended end of season for marijuana positive test.

Baseball

• Padres-L-Giants (6-0)…Buster Posey Grand Slam HR-off Ian Kennedy..Friars shutout for 11th time this year…Matt Kemp moved to leadoff spot (0-4)-in (2-20) hole…batting average dips to season low (.240)
• San Diego-San Francisco…James Shields (7-1)-vs-Chris Heston (7-5)-afternoon game

• Padres..DL-P-Dale Thayer-strained shoulder…Option P-Nick Vincent-AAA…Callup P-Kevin Quackenbush-Marcus Mateo from El Paso…Put P-Brandon Morrow on 60D-DL-out till August likely.
• ESPN…Buster Olney calls Padres off season moves ‘disastrous’…predicts Padres will hold firesale before trade deadline.

• Dodgers-W-Cubs (5-2)..Justin Turner 3R-HR..Adrian Gonzalez solo-HR…
• LA-Chicago…Carlos Frias-vs-Jon Lester (4-5).

• Angels-W-Astros (2-1)…Halos get 7-shutout innings from bullpen-win in 13th….
• Halos…Off today.

• Cleveland-W-Detroit…Carlos Santana 2R-single…Jason Kipnis-stretch hitting streak 19-games.
• Toronto-W-Tampa Bay…Marco Estrada had perfect game into 8th inning for Jays.
• Yankees-W-Phillies..Ivan Nova 3-hitter in 1st start of season..Headley-Teixeira-A Rod combine 7-hits for NY.
• Twins-W-White Sox…Tori Hunter-RBI-double for Minnesota.
• Nationals-W-Braves..Bryce Harper 2H..push average (.340).
• Reds-W-Pirates..Marlon Byrd 2R-HR..RBI-single.
• Orioles-L-Red Sox…David Ortiz 2R-HR
• Cardinals-W-Marlins..Jason Heyward 3R-HR..Kolten Wong HR..
• A’s-W-Rangers…Brett Lawrie-Grand Slam HR for Oakland
• Mets-L-Brewers…Bartolo Colon 4R-10H allowed..Mets (10-26) road.
• Diamondbacks-L-Rockies…Nick Hundley HR-Bases Loaded walk.
• Royals-W-Mariners…Mike Moustakas 2R-HR.

• Boston..Option OF-Rusney Castillo back to AAA-signed 72M contract last year.

• Tigers..P-Justin Verlander-out with back stiffness.
• Pirates..P-Jameson Taillon-oblique
• Rangers…OF-Josh Hamilton begins rehab assignment-test ailing hamstring.
• Rangers..Activate 3B-Adrian Beltre from DL-thumb.
• Giants..OF-Nori Aoki-DL-fractured leg…P-Sergio Romo-hyper extended knee.
• Royals..Activate P-Danny Duffy from DL-had bicep injury.
• Phillies..DL-2B-Chase Utley-ankle..was hitting (.179)

Football

• New England…Tom Brady discipline hearing last 10-hours…no determination on when decision will come.
• Cleveland..NFL allows Browns to maintain contact with WR-Josh Gordon during year long drug-alcohol suspension.

• Carolina..CB-Antoine Cason to sit out 2015-season following foot surgery.

• Miami…Dolphins owner Steven Ross part of group bidding to buy control of Formula 1-Auto Racing from Bernie Ecclestone.

• Penn State..Hires longtime NFL Coach Jim Haslett as Football Consultant.
• UCLA…Actor-Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested for fight with strength coach in team weightlifting room.

Hockey

• NHL…GMs approve 3-on-3 skating for overtime games.
• NHL…Board of Governors approves formation of Expansion Committee-July 1st-to take offers for expansion in 2017…Price tag 500M per team…Las Vegas-Quebec City expected to file applications…Reports league would consider going from 30-to-33…go to 3-divisions-11 teams each.

• NHL Awards Ceremony…Montreal G-Carey Price wins NHL-MVP-Hart Trophy..and Vezina Trophy…Calgary-Bob Hartley-Coach of Year….Ottawa-Erik Karlsson-Norris Award-Defenseman of Year…Calder Trophy-Eric Ekblad-Florida-top rookie….Minnesota goalie Devan Dubnyk-Masterton Trophy…GM-Year-Tampa Bay Steve Yzerman.

• Ducks..End bidding with F-Matt Beleskey (22G)…will let him sign with another team.
• LA Kings..Suspend D-Slava Voynov-awaiting felony domestic abuse trial-gives team 4.1M-cap space.

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