Daily Sports Brief-June 8, 2025

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DAILY SPORTS BRIEF – June 8, 2025

Intro:

Welcome to your Sunday sports download! No NBA games, but plenty of action elsewhere: MLB bats were hot, the Stanley Cup Final went to double OT, and the Chicago Fire set MLS nets ablaze. Let’s get to the good stuff.

Top Sports Stories:

Belmont Stakes Drama: Sovereignty outdueled Journalism in a rematch of Derby and Preakness winners to take the Belmont Stakes. Horse racing’s best headline since, well, Journalism lost.

Stanley Cup Final Thriller: The Panthers evened the series with a 5-4 double OT win over the Oilers. Brad Marchand played hero, and Edmonton fans are still recovering.

MLS Mayhem: Chicago Fire torched D.C. United 7-1, with Tom Barlow netting a hat trick. D.C. fans, look away.

Score Recaps:

NBA:

No games played.

MLB:

Orioles 7 – Athletics 4

Mets 8 – Rockies 1

Mariners 6 – Angels 8

Padres 3 – Brewers 4

Red Sox 10 – Yankees 7 (Trevor Story: 5 RBIs)

Royals 1 – White Sox 4

Cubs 6 – Tigers 1

Blue Jays 5 – Twins 4

Dodgers 1 – Cardinals 2

NHL:

Panthers 5 – Oilers 4 (2OT, Stanley Cup Final Game 2: Brad Marchand GWG)

MLS:

D.C. United 1 – Chicago Fire 7 (Tom Barlow hat trick)

Colorado Rapids 0 – Austin FC 2

NFL (Offseason News):

No major moves reported.

Player of the Day:

Tom Barlow, Chicago Fire (MLS) – First career MLS hat trick in a 7-1 demolition of D.C. United. Not bad for a Saturday night.

Today's Biggest Games:

Stanley Cup Final Game 3: Oilers vs. Panthers, 7:00 PM ET, ABC

MLB: Yankees vs. Red Sox, 7:05 PM ET, ESPN

MLS: Inter Miami vs. LA Galaxy, 8:00 PM ET, Apple TV

Born on This Day:

Lindsay Davenport – Tennis, 3-time Grand Slam singles champion

Javier Mascherano – Soccer, Olympic gold medalist & Champions League winner

Anfernee Simons – NBA, Portland Trail Blazers guard

Died on This Day:

Satchel Paige – Baseball, Hall of Fame pitcher and Negro Leagues legend

Maria Bueno – Tennis, 7-time Grand Slam singles champion

Where Were You When...

On this day in 1950, the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 29-4, setting six MLB records in a single game. That’s a lot of runs, even for Little League.

Wrap Up:

That’s a Wrap! You made it to the end — more informed than most fantasy league commissioners. Share this with your friends or that coworker who still thinks Ken Griffey Jr. is active. See you tomorrow for more sports mayhem.

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