31 May 2006 (Wednesday) Football: Pre-World Cup friendlies 1 – 1 2 – 0 1 – 0 3 – 1 2 – 5 Baseball: Roger Clemens returns to baseball by signing a contract with the Houston Astros. The deal will pay him up to $12.6 million for the rest of the season. On Tuesday, he is to pitch for the Lexington Legends, the Astros' Single-A farm team, for whom Clemens' son Koby plays. (AP) Football: Chelsea F.C. announce that they have signed former A.C. Milan and FC Dynamo Kyiv striker Andriy Shevchenko for a British record transfer of £34 million. BBC, UEFA Cycling: 7-time winner of the Tour de France Lance Armstrong is cleared of drug abuse allegations dating back to 1999. (Forbes) 2006 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Final, Game 5 Detroit Pistons 91, Miami Heat 78 Miami leads series 3–2 30 May 2006 (Tuesday) Football: Pre-World Cup friendlies With only nine days to go to the start of the World Cup, coaches are fine-tuning their teams and tactics. (Guardian) 2 – 0 1 – 1 1 – 0 3 – 1 At 17 years and 75 days, Theo Walcott becomes the youngest person ever to play for the senior England team. 2 – 2 Japan take an unexpected 2-goal lead over Germany before being pulled back. 1 – 2 Colombian goalkeeper Luis Enrique Martinez scores a goal with a goal kick that went the entire length of the pitch. 3 – 0 2006 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Final, Game 4 Phoenix Suns 106, Dallas Mavericks 86 Series tied 2–2 NHL 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference Final, Game 6 Buffalo Sabres 2, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (OT): Danny Briere's overtime power play goal forces a seventh game Thursday (June 1) at Carolina. Series tied 3–3 29 May 2006 (Monday) 2006 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Final, Game 4 Miami Heat 89, Detroit Pistons 78 Miami leads series 3–1 28 May 2006 (Sunday) Baseball Barry Bonds hits his 715th career home run, a two-run shot off Byung-hyun Kim in a home game against the Colorado Rockies. The home run puts Bonds past Babe Ruth for second place on the career homer list, behind only Hank Aaron, who had 755. The Rockies, however, go on to win 6–2. (AP) Cycling Giro d'Italia: German sprinter Robert Förster wins the last stage of the Giro. Ivan Basso maintains his position and has therefore won the