This Weekend in Sports: Stanley Cup Finals, MLB

The official arrival of summer brings a slight lull in the sports calendar. Here's what towatch this weekend:

Saturday, June 22

Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers

Comerica Park, Detroit; 7:15 p.m. (ET) on Fox
The Boston Red Sox (44-30) face the Detroit Tigers (39-31) in a battle of American League division leaders. Tigers' starter Max Scherzer (10-0, 3.08) may be baseball's hottest pitcher. The Red Sox have yet to name their hurler for Saturday.

2013 NHL Playoffs: Stanley Cup Finals Game 5 — Boston Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks

United Center, Chicago; 8 p.m. (ET) on NBC
The 2013 Stanley Cup Finals shift back to Chicago with the series tied at two games apiece. Until his shaky performance in Wednesday's 6-5 overtime loss, Boston goalie Tuukka Rask had been sensational for the Bruins. Chicago Blackhawks netminder Corey Crawford will try to outperform Rask and give his team the lead in the series.

Paulie Malignaggi vs. Adrien Broner

Barclays Center, Brooklyn; 9 p.m. (ET) on Showtime
Undefeated Adrien Broner (26-0, 22 KO) takes on WBA welterweight champ Paulie Malignaggi (32-4, 7 KO) in a 12-round title bout. Notable fights on the undercard include: Johnathon Banks vs. Seth Mitchell and Sakio Bika vs. Marco Antonio Periban.

Sunday, June 23

Toyota/Save Mart 350

Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, Calif.; 3:19 p.m. (ET) on TNT
NASCAR moves west this weekend, as the 2013 Sprint Cup series drivers attempt to navigate the road course at Sonoma, Calif. Jimmie Johnson still leads Carl Edwards by 31 points and Clint Bowyer by 49 points in the championship standings. Bowyer captured this race in 2012.

Texas Rangers at St. Louis Cardinals

Busch Stadium, St. Louis; 8:05 p.m. (ET) on ESPN
The Texas Rangers (40-32) wrap up a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals (46-26) in a battle of teams that played an epic World Series in 2011. The Rangers send Yu Darvish (7-3, 2.84) to the mound to face a Cardinals lineup anchored by outfielders Carlos Beltran and Matt Holliday. Adam Wainwright (10-4, 2.37) gets the start for St. Louis.