Fake NHL gear worth $180000 seized around Stanley Cup final – Chicago Daily Herald

CHICAGO — Federal authorities say they seized counterfeit NHL merchandise worth an estimated $180,000 in the days surrounding the Chicago Blackhawks’ Stanley Cup victory. The operation was handled by the Homeland Security Investigations unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It focused on catching illegal…

Will Orioles, Preakness help soothe ravaged Baltimore? – ABC NEWS 4

By DAVID GINSBURGAP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) – Looting, rioting and violence has left Baltimore rattled and in a state of repair. Officials hope a big sports week has a healing effect on the beleaguered city. Civil unrest remains an issue in Baltimore after two…