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Carolina Hurricanes win Game 6, raise Stanley Cup in Vegas

The Carolina Hurricanes spent the first part of the Stanley Cup Final surviving, finding ways to overcome deficits and play a high-scoring game that didn't fit the club's typical style. But when it came down to doing what it takes to win the Cup, the Hurricanes' defense put its stamp on this series, shutting down the Vegas Golden Knights and not letting up. (ESPN)

The 53-Year Exorcism: How Jalen Brunson and the Knicks finally healed decades of New York heartbreak

For the Knicks fans who have waited 53 years for this moment, the feeling upon seeing Jalen Brunson lift up the Larry O’Brien trophy was disbelief. This happens to other franchises, not the Knicks. At least, not to Knicks fans born after Watergate. Millennial Knicks fans never witnessed that beautiful 1973 team. Instead, they were raised on heartbreak. (Sporting News)

Curt Cignetti sets firm deadline on when college football changes need to be made

A little more than four months removed from leading Indiana its first-ever national championship in football, Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti delivered a serious wake-up call about the future of the sport. He suggested the current state of college football — and college athletics at-large — has a shelf life of just 1-2 years before the entire system collapses. (On3.com)

A decade later, ‘O.J.: Made in America’ remains ESPN’s crowning achievement

When it comes to sports documentaries, O.J.: Made in America is in a class by itself. That’s a fact. Ten years after its release, it remains an exceptionally powerful and unprecedented achievement. Sports documentaries rarely win major mainstream awards. O.J.: Made in America not only won an Academy Award but also forever changed the rules. (Awful Announcing)

What it was like inside MSG for the greatest game in Knicks history

In the upper and lower bowls, thousands of fans chose to bask in the revelry a little longer. Fittingly, Journey’s "Don’t Stop Believin'" was pumping through the speaker system. Those who stayed were dancing and belting the chorus, snapping selfies, and FaceTiming loved ones. It was unrestrained jubilance in the collective, a catharsis for a fan base. (USA Today)

NBA Finals: A Wu-Tang prayer, OG Anunoby, Jose Alvarado and the greatest comeback in NBA history

It can't be easy to hype up a crowd that just watched the hometown team get absolutely decimated in the first half of an NBA Finals game. But that's why you pay professionals like the Wu-Tang Clan. After the final song of their excellent set, as Wu-Tang exited the floor at Madison Square Garden, Method Man said, "Knicks in five, what y'all talking about?" (Yahoo! Sports)

Coastal Carolina's Kevin Schnall Named Head Baseball Coach At South Carolina

Kevin Schnall has been named the head baseball coach at the University of South Carolina, Athletics Director Jeremiah Donati announced Wednesday. Schnall becomes the 33rd head coach in the history of Gamecock baseball. Schnall comes to Columbia after spending more than 20 years at Coastal Carolina University, the final two as the head coach. (Gamecocks Online)

ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit Got the Most Incredible Video of OG Anunoby’s NBA Finals Tip-In Game-Winner

Sometimes, you’re in the right place at the right time for the perfect shot. It certainly helps to be courtside at Madison Square Garden, standing right in front of the hero of one of the greatest NBA Finals games of all time as he takes off to make an instantly legendary play. That was the case for ESPN/Prime Video analyst Kirk Herbstreit. (Sports Illustrated)

College baseball has become a perfect parity showcase

So, hear me now and thank me later. Leave this sport alone. In this era of collegiate championship tinkering, when the biggest conferences are going full "The Odyssey" battlefield over CFP expansion and the NCAA is inexplicably pumping up March Madness like it is a bad guy from Dig Dug, college baseball has become a perfect parity showcase. (ESPN)

UNC Baseball, Carolina Hurricanes Chasing Titles, Immortality

Immortality. That’s what UNC Baseball is chasing over the next two weeks at the College World Series. That’s what the Carolina Hurricanes are pursuing the next seven days in the Stanley Cup championship series. Regardless of what happens in the coming days, the 2026 Tar Heels and 2026 Hurricanes should be remembered as truly exceptional teams. (Chapelboro.com)

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