On this day in sports: June 14

1. 1994 The 1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot occurs after the New York Rangers defeat the Vancouver Canucks to win the Stanley Cup, causing an estimated C$1.1 million, leading to 200 arrests and injuries. Source
2. 2000 Born: RJ Barrett, Canadian basketball player Source
3. 2007 Born: Bryce James, American basketball player Source
4. 2012 Died: Bob Chappuis, American football player and soldier (born 1923) Source
5. 2017 Republican U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, and three others, are shot and wounded while practicing for the annual Congressional Baseball Game. Source

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