The sixth game of the NBA Finals had a dramatic close. Miami was down 10, rallied to take a one point lead. Then Derrick White hit the winning follow-up to set up game seven.
The Florida Panthers clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup final, beating the Carolin Hurricanes.
I was thrilled when Notre Dame made the national lacrosse championship. By beating Virginia.
The NBA playoffs have been surprising. Miami and Denver are up 3-0.
The NHL playoffs have also surprised as Florida and Las Vegas are impressive.
One of the greatest players in NFL history, Jim Brown passed away. RIP.
The NBA playoffs had lots of excitement. The Lakers, led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis, knocked out the defending champion Warriors. The Celtics got a brilliant 51-point performance by Jayson Tatum in a game seven win over the Sixers. The Nuggets knocked off the Suns, costing Monty Williams his job. The eighth-seeded Heat advanced over the Knicks.
The Florida Panthers continued to play Cinderella. First they beat Boston and then took out Toronto.
The NHL playoffs have seen some surprises but the Florida Panthers are a Cinderella story. They beat the top team in the regular season, the Bruins, then jumped to a 3-0 lead on Toronto.
The NBA playoffs have been wild.The Celtics and Sixers are tied and could go seven in an intense battle.
I’m thrilled that we set a record $12.4 million for pediatric cancer research at the Dickie V gala.
The NBA playoffs saw a few surprises. The Miami Heat as an eight seed stunned top-seeded Milwaukee. Jimmy Butler was dominant with back-to-back40+ point games. The seventh-seeded Lakers knocked off the Memphis Grizzlies.
The NFL draft saw Bryce Young go number one to Carolina. Will Levis of Kentucky fell out of th first round.
The NHL playoffs also saw drama. The Florida Panthers won game seven in overtime in one of the biggest shockers in NHL history. They beat a Bruins team that set a win record in the regular season. The Seattle Kraken, in its first playoff ever, beat the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche."
The NBA playoffs have provided lots of excitement. The New York Knicks took a 3-1 lead over Cleveland. The Celtics took a 3-1 lead over Atlanta. The Lakers took a 2-1 lead over Memphis.
Baseball has seen the Tampa Bay Rays remain on fire. They jumped out to a 19-3 record/ Pittsburgh won seven in a row while the Orioles won six straight.
The NBA playoffs got underway. DeAndre Fox and Malik Monk, former Kentucky teammates combined for 70 points as the Kings won a playoff game for the first time since 2006. The Knicks won game one in Cleveland.
The Boston Bruins finished with 65 regular season wins and 135 points. It was truly a special season.
The Tampa Bay Rays saw their season-opening win streak end at 13 games. It was a nice start!
Congratulations to the NCAA men’s basketball champion UConn Huskies. Danny Hurley’s team won all six tourney games by double figures. Adama Sonogo and Jordan Hawkins led the Huskies to the winner’s circle.
A salute to Masters champion Jon Rahm. He beat Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka.
The transfer portal has seen numerous players move. Caleb Love went from North Carolina to Michigan. Denver Jones, who averaged 20 ppg. last season, went from FIU to Auburn. Houston got help adding LJ Cryer from Baylor.
San Diego State and Connecticut advanced to the NCAA mens basketball final. The Aztecs beat Florida Atlantic on a buzzer beater by Lamont Butler.
Congratulations to the wimen’s champion LSU, which beat Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the final. LSU won in Kim Mulkey’s second year as coach.
Congrats to a great CLASS that has truly earned the honor of being selected to the NAISMITH BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME! It included Dewyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, Gregg Popovich and Gene Keady among others.
The Final Four is set. Florida Atlantic is the biggest surprise as a ninth seed. The C-USA champion won 35 games under Dusty May.
Connecticut is playing the best basketball, with all four NCAA tourney win by 15 or more points.
Miami surprised Texas, rallying from a 13-point deficit in the second half.
San Diego State knocked off Alabama and Creighton to advance to Houston.
The Sweet 16 is set. The SEC and Big East have three left. The Big 12 has two. The ACC, Mountain West, AAC, Ivy, WCC, Pac-12, Big 10 and C-USA have one each.
We have seen a number of shockers. Kansas and Purdue were 1-seeds ousted. Arizona and Marquette were two-seeds ousted.
Familiar names like Duke, Kansas and Kentucky are missing. Florida Atlantic and Princeton are still alive.
The NCAA Tournament is set. The four #1 seeds were as expected though Kansas got a tough break being sent West. The region includes UCLA, Gonzaga, Arkansas, Connecticut. The East is tough with Purdue, Marquette, Kansas State, Kentucky, Tennessee, Duke, Memphis.
I feel for teams like Clemson, Rutgers and Vanderbilt that were left out. Maybe NC State and Nevada could have been left out. Clemson beat NC State by double figures three times. Vanderbilt beat Kentucky twice, Tennessee, Auburn, Arkansas, Mississippi State and Pittsburgh. Jerry Stackhouse did all he could.
We are a week away from Selection Sunday. This could be the wildest NCAA Tournament ever. The key word is unpredictable. Marquette was picked ninth in the Big East preseason poll and they won the league. Kansas State was picked last in the Big 12 preseason poll and they shined under Jerome Tang.
The NBA saw Milwaukee’s 16-game win streak snapped by Philadelphia.
“In 2020, Kennesaw State won one game. The Owls are now in the big dance!"
It was a great weekend in college basketball.
Arizona State stunned Arizona on a 60-foot shot. Florida State rallied from a 25-point deficit to shock Miami. Michigan and Iowa hit buzzer beaters to send the respective games in overtime. Baylor knocked off Texas in a key Big 12 showdown.
We are getting close to Championship Week and this year could be wild. Teams will battle for improved seeding in the big dance. There are a few bubble teams that are surprising. North Carolina was preseason #1 and now 0-9 vs. Quad 1 opponents. The Tar Heels need a strong showing in the ACC tourney.
The NBA had its all-star break and the Bucks have been hot, winning 12 straight.
I had a great time calling the Duke-Syracuse game. Thanks to Orange AD John Wildhack, my former ESPN boss.
Congratulations to LeBron James on becoming the NBAs all-time scoring leader. He passed Kareem ABDUL-Jabbar.
Congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs on a Super Bowl win over the Eagles.Patrick Mahomes was the first player to win NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP since 1999.
The NBA trade deadline saw plenty of moves. Kyrie Irving went to Dallas, Kevin Durant went to Phoenix, Russell Westbrook landed in Utah, Mo Bamba went to the Lakers while James Wiseman went to the Pistons. Eric Gordon ended up a Clipper..
There was Hoosier Hysteria as Indiana beat #1 Purdue. There was enthusiasm and energy in Bloomington, a special environment.
There were a number of big college games Saturday. Duke edged North Carolina, Tennessee got past Auburn, Texas beat Kansas State and St. Mary’s beat Gonzaga in overtime.
Tom Brady announced his retirement. He won a record seven Super Bowls and set numerous passing records. Enjoy retirement Tom.
Tennessee had a great win over Texas. I was so impressed with Rick Barnes’ team defense. Kansas got a big win over Kentucky.
Congratulations to the Super Bowl participants Philadelphia and Kansas City.
Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka won the Australian Open singles titles.
The Australian Open saw plenty of upsets. Rafael Nadal lost to Mackenzie McDonald. Case Ruud fell to Jenson Brooksby. Ons Jabeur also lost in round two.Four American men advanced to the round of 16!
Notre Dame basketball coach Mike Brey announced his retirement at the end of this season, his 23rd with the Irish. Gonzaga saw its 75-game home win streak ended by Loyola-Marymount. The Zags had won 93 straight vs. unranked teams.