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James, Heat stave off elimination with OT win over Spurs
LeBron James shrugged off a poor start to get 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, Ray Allen hit a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds to play to force overtime and the Miami Heat staved off elimination with a 103-100 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.

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Encarnacion, Blue Jays top Rockies for seventh straight win
Edwin Encarnacion had a home run and three RBIs to back pitcher Esmil Roger's strong outing against his former club and the Toronto Blue Jays won their seventh straight with a 8-3 interleague victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. Canadian Jeff Francis, making his fourth career start against Toronto, had an unwelcome homecoming.
Blackhawks' Hossa likely to play Game 4 of Stanley Cup Final
Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville stayed mum Tuesday on how star forward Marian Hossa was injured or where it occurred, but did say that it is likely he will play in Game 4 against the Boston Bruins. Hossa was absent from the lineup in Chicago's 2-0 loss to the Bruins in Game 3.
Hardy, Jones homer off Verlander as Orioles beat Tigers
J.J. Hardy and Adam Jones homered off Justin Verlander, and Manny Machado added a double and two sparkling plays at third base to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
Blue Jays' Morrow suffers setback in single-A rehab start
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Brandon Morrow has been taken out of rehabilitation after suffering a setback. Morrow pitched two innings on Monday with single-A Dunedin and gave up five hits and three runs, including a homer. It was Morrow's first game since leaving after two innings against Atlanta on May 28 with forearm tightness.
Eskimos QB Nichols out for the season with torn ACL
Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Matt Nichols sustained a torn ACL during last Friday's loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He will undergo surgery and is out for the season. Former B.C. Lion Mike Reilly will start Friday in Vancouver in the final pre-season game against his former team and heads into the regular season atop the depth chart.
Naylor: With Nichols out, it's Reilly's show in Edmonton
With Matt Nichols out of the mix in Edmonton the starting quarterback job goes to Mike Reilly. As for Nichols future, a lot of people thought that Nichols or Reilly might end up being selected in the expansion draft by the Ottawa RedBlacks. It's now far less likely that Ottawa would look to Nichols as somebody that they would want to build around But given the fact that by that time Nichols will not have played meaningful football in 13 months and coming off two significant injuries, it's now far less likely that Ottawa would look to him.

Kings, Voynov agree to new six-year, $25M contract
The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to terms with defenceman Slava Voynov on new six-year, $25 million contract, with an annual cap hit of just over $4 million. The new deal cannot be signed until July 5. Voynov just completed his three-year entry-level deal and was set to become a restricted free agent.
Datsyuk agrees to three-year, $22.5M extension with Red Wings
Pavel Datsyuk and the Detroit Red Wings have agree to terms on a three-year contract extension that runs through the 2016-17 season. Datsyuk's agent Gary Greenstin told the Detroit News that the deal is worth $22.5 million with an average cap hit of $7.5 million.
Gretzky believes NHL will return to Quebec City someday
The Great One firmly believes the NHL will return to Quebec City. The Quebec capital has been without an NHL franchise since the Nordiques left for Denver in 1995. But hockey legend Wayne Gretzky said Tuesday his gut feeling is Quebec City will again have its own pro hockey franchise that will be as successful as the Winnipeg Jets.
Insider Trading: Is there a future for Letang in Pittsburgh?
TSN Hockey Insiders Bob McKenzie, Pierre LeBrun and Darren Dreger gathered for the latest installment of Insider Trading and the topics discussed were Kris Letang's future in Pittsburgh, Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Bernier, getting New York Ranger Henrik Lundqvist a contract extension and the latest on the Rangers' thoughts on buying out Brad Richards.
Tatar scores twice, leads Griffins to Calder Cup championship
Tomas Tatar scored twice as the Grand Rapids Griffins won the Calder Cup on Tuesday with a 5-2 victory over the Syracuse Crunch in Game 6 of the American Hockey League's championship series.
Powerade 24 Profile: Golfer Brooke Henderson
TSN and Powerade are teaming up to showcase 24 of Canada's future stars today. This week, the spotlight is on golfer Brooke Henderson. The 15-year-old from Smith's Falls, Ontario has qualified for this year's U.S. Women's Open at the Sebonack Gold Club in Southampton, New York.