Events in Sports History in June 2017

Jun 2 Alex Puccio ascends Dead Meadow V13 (8B) at Wild Basin

UEFA Champions League Final

Jun 3 UEFA Champions League Final, Cardiff: Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice as defending champions Real Madrid thrash Juventus, 4-1 for 12th title; Juventus loses 5th consecutive final

Jun 6 Scooter Gennet hits four home runs in Cincinnati Reds 13-1 victory at home against St. Louis Cardinals, 17th player to do so

Sports History

Jun 9 Tennis player Venus Williams is involved in a car accident that leads to death of another passenger in Palm Beach, Florida; police later clear her of fault

Jun 10 149th Belmont Stakes: Jose Ortiz aboard Tapwrit wins in 2:30.02
Jun 10 French Open Women's Tennis: Jeļena Ostapenko upsets Simona Halep 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 to claim her 1st Grand Slam title; first Latvian to win a Grand Slam singles title

French Open Men's Tennis

Jun 11 French Open Men's Tennis: Spaniard Rafael Nadal beats Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland 6–2, 6–3, 6–1; becomes first man to win French title 10 times

Jun 11 Stanley Cup Final, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN: Pittsburgh Penguins defeat Nashville Predators, 2-0 for 4-2 series win; Penguins back-to-back champions
Jun 12 MLB Draft: JSerra Catholic HS, CA shortstop Royce Lewis first pick by Minnesota Twins

NBA Finals

Jun 12 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors beat defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers, 129-120 in Game 5 to win series, 4-1; first time same teams had met for third consecutive year; MVP: Kevin Durant

Jun 13 Warriors win 2nd NBA title in 3 years over the Cavaliers (129-120)
Jun 14 Bernie Sanders supporter opens fire at Republican politicians practising baseball near Washington, D.C., injuring 4
Jun 18 Pakistan defeat India to win cricket's Champions Trophy at the Oval in London by 180 runs, Fakhar Zaman scores 114 runs

US Golf Open

Jun 18 US Open Men's Golf, Erin Hills GC: Brooks Koepka wins his first major title by 4 strokes from Brian Harman and Hideki Matsuyama

Woods Checks into Clinic

Jun 20 Tiger Woods checks into a clinic to manage his pain medication and sleep disorder, following his arrest for driving under the influence

Jun 22 NBA Draft: Washington point guard Markelle Fultz first pick by Philadelphia 76ers
Jun 23 NHL Draft: Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) center Nico Hischier first pick by New Jersey Devils
Jun 24 World record for highest altitude football match ever played at 18,799ft on Mount Kilimanjaro by women's international team
Jun 26 America's Cup: Emirates Team New Zealand defeat Oracle Team USA 7-1 in Bermuda, Peter Burling (26) youngest ever helmsman

Sports History

Jun 27 Tennis star Serena Williams poses pregnant and nude for the cover of "Vanity Fair"