Bay Area sports calendar, June 11-12
WEDNESDAY
BASEBALL
NBA FINALS
SOCCER
TRACK AND FIELD
WNBA
7p
Los Angeles at Las Vegas CBSSN
THURSDAY
BASEBALL
10a
Texas at Minnesota MLB Net
6:05p
Minors: Ballers at Missoula (860)
CRICKET
FOOTBALL
5:30p
CFL: British Columbia at Winnipeg CBSSN
GOLF
3:30a
U.S. Open USA
Noon
Meijer LPGA Classic GOLF
NHL PLAYOFFS
SOFTBALL
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