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Sports Minute: Here is the latest New England sports news from The Associated Press

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BALTIMORE (AP) - The Baltimore Orioles beat Jon Lester and the Boston Red Sox 6-3 yesterday. Chris Davis hit his major league-leading 23rd home run and Nick Markakis had four hits and scored three runs. Lester gave up five runs and nine hits in five innings. The Red Sox left-hander came into the game with 14-1 lifetime record against the Orioles, including 7-0 at Camden Yards.

BALTIMORE (AP) - Red Sox righty Pedro Beato pitched the sixth inning of yesterday's game against the Baltimore Orioles after being recalled from AAA Pawtucket earlier in the day. The Sox had optioned Rubby De La Rosa to Pawtucket to make room on the roster.

BALTIMORE (AP) - Boston Manager John Farrell says right-handed pitcher Clay Buchholz could go on the 15-day disabled list with a neck injury if he can't throw his bullpen session tomorrow. Buchholz hasn't pitched since June 8th.

BOSTON (AP) -The Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks are getting ready for Game 3. The best-of-7 Stanley Cup Final series is tied at a game apiece. The Bruins evened it up Saturday night on Daniel Paille's goal at 13:48 of the first overtime. That's after the teams played 52:08 over three OTs on Wednesday in the series opener.

BOSTON (AP) - The next two games of the Stanley Cup finals will be in Boston tonight and Wednesday night. The series will then return to Chicago for Game 5 on Saturday. The Bruins hope to continue the momentum they found in Game 2 against the Blackhawks over the weekend.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green set an NBA Finals record for 3-pointers yesterday with 25 against the Miami Heat. Green broke Ray Allen's 2008 mark of 22 in a finals series with his fourth 3-pointer of the night early in the third quarter of Game 5. He later added two more and finished with 24 points, shooting 6 of 10 from long range.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - The Seattle Storm rolled past the Connecticut Sun yesterday 78-66. Allison Hightower had 17 points and five rebounds for Connecticut. Tina Charles added 15 points and six rebounds, and Kara Lawson had 11 points.

TODAY'S NEW ENGLAND SPORTS SCHEDULE:

STANLEY CUP FINALS:

Chicago at Boston, 8 p.m.

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