1. Original Recipe
One-third of the Original Six, the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers, skate to a Game 3 thriller at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers tie the game, 2-2, with :29 remaining but then Alex Galchenyuk of Les Habs score the game-winner just 72 seconds into overtime.
2. Lan-done
Coach Jurgen Klinsmann names his 23-man United States Men's National Team squad for next month's World Cup in Brazil and leaves forward Landon Donovan off the list. Donovan, 32, has scored more World Cup goals, five, than any player who will play in Brazil this summer and is generally considered the most accomplished male player in U.S. history.
3. The Artful Dodger
The full spectrum of Los Angeles Dodger phenom Yasiel Puig was on display at Citi Field last night, as the right fielder made what was arguably the catch of the year, but then later was tagged out not once but twice on base running blunders.
4. Memorial Day Weekend Sale
Chris Sale, the Chicago White Sox lanky lefty, allows just one hit in six innings against the Yankees in his return after spending more than a month on the disabled list. The six-foot-six, 180-pound southpaw improves to 4-0.
5. Royal Pains
Prince Fielder, who appeared in 851 of 852 regular season games between the beginning of 2009 and last week, will miss the rest of this season, his first with the Texas Rangers, in order to undergo herniated disc surgery for his neck. He goes from Prince Valiant to Prince Charles just like that.
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