They are the only team with two, Top 25 wins so far this season. If a Power 4 school had won at Boise State and at Florida, in back-to-back weeks, the mainstream sports media would be heaping praise on them.
Since they weren’t “ranked” before the season started, they’re being ignored, and given a “courtesy ranking” by the clowns at ESPN and the AP.
I omitted the Texas Longhorns, because their offense is struggling. Yes, Arch Manning threw for 4 TD’s, but 3 of those were on busted coverages and most of his passes, were under 4 yards.
BOLO – Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Texas A&M Aggies, and Vanderbilt Commodores.
The San Francisco 49ers have signed their starting quarterback Brock Purdy to a 5-year $265 million dollar contract extension, including $181 million dollars guaranteed. The new contract runs through the 2030 season.
Purdy made a total of $2.6 million in his first three seasons combined, now he’ll have an average salary of $53 million dollars, which is $2.9 million per week.
The old saying “He who laughs last, laughs the hardest”. Well, Purdy who is known as “Mr. Irrelvant” for being the final pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, is laughing all the way to the bank.
In his career, Purdy has completed 67.5% of his passes, for 9,518 yards, with 64 TDs and 27 INTs.
NBA PLAYOFFS.
The NBA Conference Finals are now set.
The #1 seeded Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the #6 seeded Minnesota Timberwolves in the West.
The Thunder and Wolves split the season series 2-2.
Game 1 is Tuesday night, in Oklahoma City, at 8:30 PM (EST) on ESPN.
The #3 seeded New York Knicks will take on the #4 seeded Indiana Pacers in the East.
The Knicks got the season series 2-1.
This is a great nostalgia feel for me. Brings back memories of the Knicks-Pacers rivalry games in the 90’s.
Game 1 is Wednesday night, in New York, at 8:00 PM (EST) on TNT, truTV, and Max.
NHL STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS.
The Conference Finals for the Stanley Cup are now finally set.
In the West, the C2 Dallas Stars will take on the P3 Edmonton Oilers.
Game 1 is Wednesday night, in Dallas, at 8:00 PM (EST) on ESPN.
In the East, the A3 Florida Panthers will take on the very rested M2 Carolina Hurricanes.
Game 1 is Tuesday night, in Charlotte, at 8:00 PM (EST), on TNT, truTV, and Max.
MLB SCORES AND NEWS.
Philadelphia Phillies P Joe Alvarado has been suspended by Major League Baseball for the next 80 games, after testing positive exogenous testosterone, which is a performance-enhacing drug.
The suspension is effective immediately and also disqualifies him from being eligible to play in the postseason, if the Phillies make the playoffs.
Alvarado will not appeal the suspension.
My Aunt Chris’ teams continue to beat mine in 2025, as her Cincinnati Reds complete the weekend sweep against my Cleveland Guardians with a 3-1 win yesterday afternoon.
The Milwaukee Brewers ended the Minnesota Twins 13-game winning streak with a 5-2 win.
The Cubs sweep the White Sox with a 6-2 win.
The Yankees take two out of three from the Mets in the Subway Series, as they get the 8-2 victory last night.
OTHER NEWS.
The PWHL’s (Professional Women’s Hockey League) Walter Cup Finals are set.
The Ottawa Charge will take on the defending champion Minnesota Frost.
I’m very much looking forward to this series. Both teams have good goalie tandems and strong forward lines.
Women’s hockey doesn’t get enough love or credit.
Game 1 is Tuesday night, at TD Place in Ottawa, at 7:00 PM (EST), on TSN and RDS for Canada, and on FanDuel Sports Newtwork North and YouTube for America.
Prediction – I love that Ottawa has made it here, it’s good for the city and the fans, but Minnesota has been here before.
Frost forwards Kendall Coyne-Schofield (12G-12A-24P) and Taylor Heise (8G-14A-22P) just always seem to be around the puck in the big moments this season. The Frost also have a big edge on the Powerplay and Penalty Kill.
I’m taking Minnesota to repeat as Walter Cup Champions winning in 4 games.
– by Sean McKenzie
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The #3 seeded New York Knicks are now 1 win away from their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance is 25 years; with a 121-113 victory over the #2 seeded Boston Celtics. Full game highlights above.
PG Jalen Brunson continued to show the world why he’s the leader of this team, with 39 points and 12 assists. C Karl Anthony-Towns had 11 rebounds.
Celtics star SF Jayson Tatum left the game in the 4th quarter with a lower right leg injury. He is expected to get an MRI sometime today.
Game 5 is Wednesday night, in Boston, at 7:00 PM (EST) on TNT, truTV, and Max.
The #6 seeded Minnesota Timberwolves beat the #7 seeded Golden State Warriors 117-100 last night, to take a 3-1 series lead. Full game highlights above.
A 17-0 run by the Timberwolves in the third quarter, gave them a 20-point lead going into the fourth quarter. The Warriors simply couldn’t catch up, especially without their superstar PG Stephen Curry.
PF Julius Randle led the team with 31 points. PF Jaden McDaniels pulled in 13 rebounds, and C Rudy Gobert had 6 assists.
Game 5 is also on Wednesday night, in Minnesota, at 9:30 PM (EST) on TNT, truTV, and Max.
The Dallas Mavericks will have the #1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. The Mavericks had a lowly 1.8% chance of winning the lottery.
It is widely expected that they will select Duke F Cooper Flagg with the pick. Flagg averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game at Duke last season.
The 2025 NBA Draft is on June 25th, from the Barclay’s Center in New York, at 8:00 PM (EST) on ESPN and ABC.
NHL STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS.
The P3 Edmonton Oilers defeated the P1 Vegas Golden Knights 3-0, to take a 3-1 series lead. Full game highlights above.
Oilers backup goalie Stuart Skinner stopped all 23 shots he faced, to get his 7th career shutout. C Adam Henrique scored 2 goals for the Oilers. It was the first time since 2012 the Henrique scored multiple goals in a Stanley Cup Playoff game.
Game 5 is Wednesday night, in Las Vegas, at 9:30 PM (EST) on ESPN.
The M2 Carolina Hurricanes take a commanding 3-1 series lead over the M1 Washington Capitals, with a 5-2 victory last night. Full game highlights above.
Both teams scored a combined 5 goals in a wild and fast paced 3rd period. Capitals superstar LW Alex Ovechkin got it to a 3-2 game when he connected on a powerplay goal. That was as close as they would get, as D Sean Walker and RW Andrei Svechnikov would add 2 more goals.
Game 5 will be on Thursday night, in Washington DC, at 7:00 PM (EST) on TNT, truTV, and Max.
MLB SCORES AND NEWS.
Yankees 3B Oswaldo Cabrera was taken off the field by ambulance, with a brace on his left ankle, after suffering a gruesome injury in their 11-5 victory over the Mariners last night. He was batting .243 with 1 HR and 11 RBIs through 34 games this season.
3B Evan Longoria will sign a 1-day contract with the Tampa Bay Rays and officially retire as a member of the team on June 7th.
Longoria is the easily the greatest player in the franchise’s history. He was selected with the 3rd overall pick in the 2006 MLB Draft. He leads the team in GP (1,435), Home runs (261), RBIs (892), Runs (780), Extra Base Hits (618), and Walks (269).
He was the American League Rookie of the Year in 2008, as well as a 3 time All-Star. He won 3 Gold Glove Awards in 2009,2010, and 2017. He won the Silver Slugger Award in 2009.
Guardians beat the Brewers 5-0.
The Tigers continue to win, blasting the Red Sox 14-2.
Cubs beat the Marlins 5-2.
Rockies win total stands at only 7, after losing to the Rangers 2-1.
Mets win 4-3 over the Pirates.
OTHER NEWS.
Kansas City Chiefs “superfan” Xaviar Babudar, also known as “ChiefsAholic” was sentenced to 32 years in prison, in an Oklahoma Courtroom for bank robbery.
Question of the day – Who is your favorite team mascot?
– by Sean McKenzie
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