June 2013 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Jun 1 Bayern Munich defeat VfB Stuttgart 3-2 to win the DFB-Pokal and become the first German treble-winning team

Jun 6 MLB Draft: Stanford pitcher Mark Appel first pick by Houston Astros
Jun 7 NHL Eastern Conference Finals: Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh Penguins, 4 games to 0
Jun 8 145th Belmont: Mike Smith aboard Palace Malice wins in 2:30.70

Jun 8 French Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams wins her second French title; beats defending champion Maria Sharapova of Russia 6-4, 6-4

Jun 8 NHL Western Conference Finals: Chicago Blackhawks beat Los Angeles Kings, 4 games to 1

Jun 9 French Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3; first man to win same Grand Slam title 8 times

Jun 9 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Locust Hill CC: Inbee Park wins her 3rd major title in a sudden-death playoff, defeating runner-up Catriona Matthew of Scotland on the 3rd extra hole

Jun 9 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Shoal Creek G&CC: David Frost of South Africa wins his lone career major title by 1 stroke from Fred Couples

Jun 16 US Open Men's Golf, Merion GC: Englishman Justin Rose wins his first major title, 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Jason Day and Phil Mickelson

Jun 20 NBA Finals: Miami Heat beat San Antonio Spurs, 95-88 in Game 7 for back-to-back titles; MVP: LeBron James for second straight year

Jun 23 India defeats England to win the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy in cricket
Jun 24 Stanley Cup Final, TD Garden, Boston, MA: Chicago Blackhawks defeat Boston Bruins, 3-2 for 4-2 series victory; Blackhawks' 5th Championship
Jun 27 NBA Draft: UNLV power forward Anthony Bennett first pick Cleveland Cavaliers

Jun 28 Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole's final "Sportscentre" broadcast on TSN

Jun 30 NHL Draft: Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) center Nathan MacKinnon #1 pick by Colorado Avalanche
Jun 30 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Fox Chapel GC: Kenny Perry wins first of 4 Champions Tour titles by 2 strokes from Fred Couples and Duffy Waldorf
Jun 30 US Open Women's Golf, Sebonack GC: Inbee Park of South Korea wins her second US title, 4 strokes ahead of compatriot I.K. Kim

Jun 8 TV personality Kristin Cavallari (26) weds Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (30) in Nashville, Tennessee
Jun 24 Actress Kerry Washington (36) weds NFL star Nnamdi Asomugha (32) in Blaine County, Idaho

Jun 3 Deacon Jones, American Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end (8 × Pro Bowl; 5 × First-team All-Pro; LA Rams, SD Chargers), dies from natural causes at 73
Jun 6 Esther Williams, American swimmer and actress (Dangerous When Wet), dies from natural causes at 91
Jun 11 Miller Barber, American golfer (11 PGA Tour; 3 US Senior Open titles), dies from lymphoma at 82
Jun 15 José Froilán González, Argentine race car driver, dies from respiratory failure at 90
Jun 15 Stan Lopata, American baseball player, dies from complications of a cardiac condition at 87
Jun 16 Hans Hass, Austrian diving pioneer, dies at 94
Jun 18 Gene Freese, American MLB player, dies from complications of back surgery at 79
Jun 23 Sharon Stouder, American swimmer, dies at 64
Jun 27 Alain Mimoun, Algerian/French distance runner (Olympic marathon gold 1956; 3 x silver 1948, 52), dies at 92