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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Stanley Cup final continues in Detroit, the WNBA tips off its season, and Mine That Bird guns for a Belmont Stakes win.

Tipping off on the hardwood  . . .

The NBA Finals are idle on Saturday, leaving the day’s hoops spotlight for the opening of the WNBA season. There are six games on the WNBA’s slate, including Washington at Connecticut; the Sun are the biggest favorite on the day, giving eight points at home to the Mystics. Rounding out the schedule: Seattle at Sacramento, Indiana at Atlanta, Chicago at Minnesota, San Antonio at Phoenix, and Detroit at Los Angeles. The Sparks are 2/1 Vegas favorites to claim the title.

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

The Phillies and Dodgers will kick off the National League slate on Saturday afternoon with a 4:10pm ET contest in Los Angeles. Joe Blanton (4-3, 5.86 ERA) will take the mound for Philadelphia, with the righthander having won each of his past three outings. Los Angeles will counter with Hiroki Kuroda (1-1, 2.53 ERA). The righthander has made just two starts in ’09, returning from the DL on June 1.

Elsewhere around the National League in baseball betting on Saturday: San Francisco at Florida, the Mets at Washington, Pittsburgh at Houston, the Cubs at Cincinnati, Milwaukee at Atlanta, Colorado at St. Louis, and Arizona at San Diego. D-Backs starter Max Scherzer (2-4, 4.47 ERA) was pounded for eight runs in 3 2-3 innings in his last outing versus Atlanta. Josh Geer (1-1, 5.44 ERA) starts for the Padres.

Over in the American League on Saturday the Rays and Yankees continue their series in New York, with David Price (1-0, 3.00 ERA) taking on CC Sabathia (5-3, 3.46 ERA). As well, it’ll be Kansas City at Toronto, Cleveland at the White Sox, Minnesota at Seattle, the Angels at Detroit, Texas at Boston, and Baltimore at Oakland. Righty Jason Berken (1-1, 2.25 ERA) will get the ball for the Orioles. See the MLB odds at Sports Betting Sportsbook

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

The Stanley Cup final is knotted up at two games apiece as the series heads back to Detroit for Game 5 on Saturday night. The Penguins grabbed their second straight win over the Red Wings in Game 4 on Thursday, getting a goal and an assist each from Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 37 of 39 Detroit shots in the win, while Wings counterpart Chris Osgood made 27 saves. Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk sat out Thursday with his bad foot.

Rounding out the Roundup . . .

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With Rachel Alexandra taking a pass on Saturday’s Belmont Stakes the favorite to win the third jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown is Mine That Bird. Jockey Calvin Borel will be back on Mine That Bird for the Belmont Stakes after he rode Rachel Alexandra to victory in the Preakness Stakes. Borel and Mine That Bird combined to win the Kentucky Derby last month, meaning the jockey has a chance to sweep the Triple Crown events. The top challenger for Saturday’s race at Belmont Park is expected to be Charitable Man, with Dunkirk the third favorite.