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Djokovic Most Grand Slams In History, Antonucci First Female Trainer To Win A Triple Crown Race, Nuggets/Knights Up 3-1

TENNIS

Novak Djokovic beat Casper Ruud in the French Open. With the win, the 36-year-old now has recorded his 23rd men’s Grand Slam singles title, passing Rafael Nadal for the most Grand Slam titles in history.

HORSE RACING

Arcangelo won the Belmont Stakes race on Saturday night making Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to win one of the famous Triple Crown races. The historical feat comes 30 years after Julie Krone became the first female jockey to win a Triple Crown race.

BASKETBALL

The Denver Nuggets have a commanding 3-1 series lead over the Miami Heat with Game 5 Monday night.

HOCKEY

The Vegas Golden Knights are up 3-1 against the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Finals with Game 5 Tuesday night.

 

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Panthers Win Game 3 In OT, Belmont Stakes Happening If Air Quality Good, Nuggets At Miami In Game 4

HOCKEY

The Florida Panthers rallied back in a spectacular way by tying game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Vegas Golden Knights with just 2:13 seconds remaining.  The Panthers prevailed in overtime, and the series is now a more competitive 2-1. The win marks the Panthers first-ever Stanley Cup game win.

HORSE RACING

The Belmont Stakes (the third leg of the Triple Crown) is scheduled to take place on Saturday, but racing was canceled on Thursday due to the air quality.

BASKETBALL

The NBA Finals continue on Friday night with the Denver Nuggets up 2-1 against the Miami Heat.

 

 

 

 

 

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PGA & LIV Merge, Churchill Downs Suspends Racing, DeGrom Out

GOLF

After two years of bitter fighting and lots of drama, the PGA Tour and LIV Golf (the group backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund) will merge. The combined forces will create “a new, collectively owned, for-profit entity.” Many big-name stars, such as Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka, left the PGA for a much larger paycheck from LIV (and were vilified by other golfers and fans), but now that the leagues have merged, it will be interesting to see how this plays out.

HORSE RACING

Churchill Downs Inc announced that racing will be suspended from June 7th-July 3rd to conduct a review of the track after 12 horses died in the past month.

BASEBALL

Jacob deGrom will undergo Tommy John surgery and isn’t expected to return until the middle of next season. DeGrom signed a five-year, $185 million deal this offseason with the Texas Rangers.

 

 

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Heat/Nuggets Up 3-0, Griner Stands For National Anthem, National Treasure Wins Preakness, Koepka Wins Major, Golf Pro Tears Up

BASKETBALL

The Miami Heat are up 3-0 in the Eastern Conference finals over the Boston Celtics, and the Denver Nuggets are up 3-0 in the Western Conference finals over the LA Lakers. No team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit, so it’s a good bet that the Heat and Nuggets will face off in the Championship.

Phoenix Mercury’s Brittney Griner, who was locked in a cage in Russia, stood for the national anthem before her team’s season opener on Friday. Before her prisoner exchange with Russia, Griner refused to stand for the anthem expressing her protest of racial injustice. After her recent experience, however, she explained, “Just being able to hear my national anthem, see my flag, I definitely wanted to stand. The Star-Spangled Banner just means a little bit more to me now and represents the freedom Americans have to speak out.”

HORSE RACING

National Treasure won the Preakness on Saturday ending Mage’s hope to secure a Triple Crown.  The Belmont Stakes is the third leg of the series (June 10th), but there won’t be as much excitement with no Triple Crown at stake.

GOLF

Brooks Koepka, who left the PGA Tour last year to join the Saudi LIV series, won the PGA Championship in Rochester, NY. The highlight of the tournament, however, was Michael Block, a 46-year-old head pro at a public golf club in California. Block finished in the top 15 and secured his place in the major for next year. He also took home $288,333 in prize money. Watch him tear up at his press conference.

 

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Mage Wins Derby, Jokić’s Technical For Shoving Suns Owner, Playoff Update, Bronny Commits To USC, Max Verstappen Wins Miami Grand Prix

HORSE RACING

The Run for the Roses was overshadowed by an astonishing seven deaths the week leading up to and day of the Kentucky Derby. Mage (a 15-1 shot) beat out the field of 18 horses. 391 people invested in Mage via a sports investment app named Commonwealth, which allows individuals to buy shares in pro athletes.

BASKETBALL

Thanks to an impressive 36 points from both Devin Booker and Kevin Durant, the Phoenix Suns evened the Western Conference semifinal with the Denver Nuggets 2-2. The most exciting play on social media, however, was when Nikola Jokić shoved a fan (who just happened to be the Suns new owner Mat Ishbia), while trying to extract the ball from Ishbia’s hands. Jokić was issued a technical foul, but many felt that was unfair. Nugget’s coach Mike Malone said, “He’s going to get the ball and some fan is holding onto the ball like he wants to be a part of the game. Just give the ball up, man.” When told the fan was the Suns new owner, Malone said, “I don’t give a s–t.”

In other NBA Playoff news:

The LA Lakers demolished the Warriors on Saturday and took a 2-1 series lead with game 4 Monday night.

The Miami Heat have a 2-1 lead over the NY Knicks and play game 4 Monday night.

The Philadelphia 76ers barely edged out the Boston Celtics in overtime on Sunday and tied the series 2-2.

The wait is finally over, LeBron James’s eldest son Bronny committed to USC.

FORMULA ONE

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen started in ninth place but fought back and won the Miami Grand Prix. His teammate Sergio Pérez finished second.

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Celtics Dominate Sixers In Game 2, Four Horses Euthanized Prior To Kentucky Derby

BASKETBALL

The Boston Celtics blew out the Philadelphia 76ers (121-87) on Wednesday night evening up the series. Game 3 is back in Philly on Friday night.

HORSE RACING

The 149th running of the Kentucky Derby is on Saturday, but in the days leading up to the big event, four horses have been euthanized (including Derby competitor Wild on Ice).

 

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Mayfield To Panthers, Biles/Rapinoe Medal Of Freedom, Safety In Horse Racing, Nadal Withdraws from Wimbledon

FOOTBALL

The Cleveland Browns’ #1 pick in 2018, quarterback Baker Mayfield, has been traded and will now compete for the starting job in Carolina against Sam Darnold (the #3 pick in 2018).

OTHER

President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 people including gymnast Simone Biles (youngest to ever receive this honor) and soccer player Megan Rapinoe.

HORSE RACING

The horse racing industry implemented new safety rules including limiting the use of the riding crop (whip) during races and prohibiting devices (like cattle prods) that are used to desensitize horses.

TENNIS

Rafael Nadal had to withdraw from his semifinal match at Wimbledon because of an abdominal tear. Nick Kyrgios will now face either #1 seed Novak Djokovic or #9 seed Cameron Norrie.

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Curry’s 43 Pts Leads Warriors To Even Series, Lightening Vs Avalanche In Stanley Cup, PGA Tour Suspends Players, Mo Donegal Wins Belmont

BASKETBALL

Steph Curry put on a show Friday shooting a remarkable 43 points to help the Golden State Warriors cruise past the Boston Celtics 107-97. With the NBA Finals tied at two games a piece, the Celtics now head to San Francisco for game 5.

HOCKEY

The Tampa Bay Lightening finished off the New York Rangers and will head to the Stanley Cup Finals to take on the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche has had 9 days off and is the betting favorite to win, but the Lightening has been looking tough. It should be an exciting series.

GOLF

The PGA Tour suspended players who took part in the inaugural LIV event, which was funded by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. The winner of each LIV event will get at least $4 million with last pace earning $120,ooo. In comparison, the winner of the most famous event on the PGA tour, the Masters, took home $2.7 million with 39 players (who missed the cut) going home with nothing.

HORSE RACING

The favorite (going off at 5- 2 odds) Mo Donegal, won the Belmont Stakes, the last leg of the Triple Crown.

 

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Mavs Force Game 7, Heat Win Series, NFL Schedule Reveal & New Intern, No Triple Crown

BASKETBALL

Thanks to Luka Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks had a hug win over the Phoenix Suns to force a Game 7. (Mavs 113, Suns 86)

The Miami Heat had no trouble closing out the series and ending the Sixers season. (Heat 99, Sixers 90)

FOOTBALL

The official NFL schedule ”reveal” has become a social media opportunity, and Peyton Manning and “new intern” Russell Wilson had some fun with it. Check it out.

HORSE RACING

There’s now no chance of a Triple Crown winner this year after it was announced that Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike won’t be running in the Preakness Stakes on May 21st. Rich Strike is still scheduled for the Belmont Stakes, but the decision not to run the Derby winner is disappointing for many racing fans.

 

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Rich Strike Wins Derby, Boehly Buys Chelsea, Sixers/Mavericks Even Series, Verstappen Wins FI

HORSE RACING

In the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby, Rich Strike (who wasn’t even eligible to run until Friday morning) won at 80-1 odds. It was the second-biggest upset in Derby history with a payout of $163.60 on a $2 bet.

SOCCER

A group of investors led by Todd Boehly edged out the other bidders to buy Chelsea FC for $3.1 billion, setting a new record. Steve Cohen, who bought the Mets in 2020 held the previous record when he spent $2.4 billion.

BASKETBALL

A recap of the weekend games:

With Joel Embiid back after sitting out due to injury, the Philadelphia 76ers won games 3 and 4 to even the series with the Miami Heat.

The Dallas Mavericks also evened the series with the Phoenix Suns after winning games 3 and 4. Luka Dončić has now scored 655 points in his first 20 playoff games. The only other players to accomplish this feat is Michael Jordan (718) and Wilt Chamberlain (705).

The Milwaukee Bucks are up 2-1 vs the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors are up 2-1 on the Memphis Grizzlies.

FORMULA 1

In the inaugural Miami Grand Prix, Max Verstappen (Red Bull) held off Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) for the win.

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