Double Elimination

At Norwich, Conn.

Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium

Friday, June 4

Game 1: Central Connecticut State (33-21) vs.

NORMAN – Sunny Golloway vowed to juggle hats if Oklahoma landed an NCAA Regional, playing P.R. man in addition to Sooners coach, all in search of sellout crowds.

Golloway commanded the big top Monday, as the Norman Regional became clear with Oral Roberts, North Carolina and California joining the Sooners.

"There are some places that are very difficult to play,” Golloway said.

CHICAGO — Marian Hossa and Ben Eager scored 28 seconds apart late in the second period, Antti Niemi had 32 saves, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 on Monday night for a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup finals.

After a wild scoring display when Chicago won the opener 6-5, Game 2 featured tightened-up defenses with goalies Niemi and Michael Leighton of the Flyers stepping up.

Then the Blackhawks struck quickly, not once but twice, to send the United Center into a frenzy.

SEATTLE (AP) — Michael Cuddyer and Jason Kubel homered on consecutive pitches, Delmon Young hit a two-run shot and the Minnesota Twins held on to tie their season-high with their fifth consecutive victory, 5-4 over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night.

Jon Rauch allowed a leadoff double by Jose Lopez and RBI single by Josh Wilson to begin the ninth.

CHICAGO (AP) — Looking to give his team a jolt, Danny Carcillo charged Chicago's Tomas Kopecky to deliver a big hit for Philadelphia in the first period of Game 2 — and Kopecky stepped aside.

Carcillo ended up drilling teammate Jeff Carter, who slammed hard against the ice while his helmet flew from his head.

It was that kind of night for the Flyers: playing hard, but misfiring.

LEWISTON, Idaho — Cumberland has Oklahoma City's number.

The Tennessee school socked four home runs Monday en route to an 8-1 baseball victory over OCU in the NAIA World Series.

In my memory, when I was between the ages of 9 and 12, the Lakers and Celtics played each other in the NBA Finals 14 times.

I know that's not quite right—they actually played three times (in 1984, 1985 and 1987) — but that is how it seemed to me.

TEAMS

Oklahoma (44-15); California (29-23); North Carolina (36-20); Oral Roberts (35-25)

SCHEDULE

→Friday: OU vs.

CHICAGO (AP) — In the days leading up to the Stanley Cup finals, teammates just had to ask Marian Hossa: Are you nervous?

After all, he had been there the past two years with Pittsburgh and Detroit — and lost — and during the layoff, he couldn't avoid the rush from his teammates.

"We asked him, 'Are you more nervous about this one now?

Last year, the NCAA Tournament offered a reprieve for Oklahoma State's baseball team, which failed to make the conference tournament.

Not this time.

Not unexpectedly.

While the 2009 Cowboys carried a solid case for inclusion in the postseason, the 2010 club was easily excluded.