Carolina Clinches Stanley Cup

The Hurricanes closed out the best-of-seven series on Sunday, and attention shifted to early World Cup group matches and other weekend results.

Overview

Carolina beat Vegas 3-0 in the deciding game to win the Stanley Cup series 4-2, ending the NHL postseason and giving the Hurricanes the league title.
Germany routed Curaçao 7-1 and Ivory Coast edged Ecuador 1-0 as opening World Cup group-stage matches produced several decisive scorelines.
Sweden beat Tunisia 5-1 and the Netherlands played Japan to a 2-2 draw, while Brazil drew Morocco 1-1 and Scotland defeated Haiti 1-0 in other group games.
In the AHL Calder Cup Final, Toronto won 5-4 in overtime and now leads the series 2-0, keeping that championship series alive.
Major-league play featured an unusual high-scoring game as Colorado defeated Oakland 23-9, and Canadian Press scoreboards list upcoming fixtures across the World Cup, NHL, AHL and MLB for the week ahead.