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Knicks championship parade highlights

The New York Knicks celebrated the team's first NBA championship since 1973 with a ticker-tape parade on Thursday. It marks the first championship parade in franchise history despite the team's three previous title wins, making it a novel experience for fans of all ages. The Knicks closed out the NBA Finals with a 4-1 series win over the San Antonio Spurs. (Yahoo! Sports)

Is Raleigh a hockey town? After two Stanley Cups, city claims major-league status

Even before the Carolina Hurricanes won their second Stanley Cup, Triangle T-shirt shop House of Swank made a bold declaration across the chest of its newest big-seller: Raleigh is a Hockey Town. But what does that mean? Proof of Raleigh’s major-league caliber comes in a profound shift in attitude since hockey’s bumpy Tar Heel beginnings. (MSN.com)

Michigan names Mike Boynton Jr. interim head coach after Dusty May leaves for Mavericks job

University of Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel announced Tuesday that assistant Mike Boynton Jr. "has been appointed head coach in an interim capacity" following the departure of Dusty May, who agreed to take the Dallas Mavericks' head-coaching job less than three months after leading the Wolverines to the first national title since 1989. (Yahoo! Sports)

NCAA approves landmark age-based eligibility model

The NCAA Division I Cabinet has voted to approve the age-based eligibility model, shifting away from the model that allowed athletes four seasons of competition over five years with no age restrictions. The age-based model initiates an athlete’s eligibility clock upon initial full-time enrollment in college or at the beginning of the academic year following their 19th birthday. (On3.com)

Who's next at Michigan? Potential candidates to replace Dusty May

For the first time in seven years, a college basketball head coach is leaving to take over an NBA team. Michigan's Dusty May is departing the Wolverines for the Dallas Mavericks. If Michigan looks internally for May's replacement, assistant coach Mike Boynton would be a logical option. Near the top of the list could be Saint Louis' Josh Schertz, a close friend of May's. (ESPN)

Michigan's Dusty May finalizing deal to coach Dallas Mavericks

Michigan coach Dusty May is finalizing a deal to take the Dallas Mavericks' head coaching job, sources report, a move that significantly alters the college and NBA landscapes. May, 49, led Michigan basketball to the national title in 2026. He'll coach a franchise with Cooper Flagg as a linchpin piece. The Mavericks fired Jason Kidd after a 26-56 season. (ESPN)

Len Bias: Remembering the person 40 years later

Those of a certain age still feel Len Bias, the symbol. He was a local phenom who grew into the distinction. The hometown kid from Landover, Maryland, who went on to not only star at the University of Maryland, but also erect entirely new imagination ecosystems there. His battles with UNC’s Michael Jordan became an immediate, godlike meeting. (Andscape)

Full hearts, empty kegs, can't lose: Scotland's Tartan Army takes over World Cup

Scotland's fans have been the talk of Boston. Thousands made the trip over the Atlantic to watch their men's team play in a World Cup for the first time in 28 years. Scotland have never made the knockout stages of the tournament, and their win over Haiti was just their fifth World Cup triumph -- and their first since 1990. But hope is a double-edged sword. (ESPN)

The Night the Knicks Finally Exhaled

For younger New York fans, this is the first Knicks team in their lifetime that’s been worthy of their passion. For those raised on the ’90s Knicks, this is the first team that’s emulated the grit and toughness that defined the Patrick Ewing era. And for an older generation, the Brunson-Hart-Anunoby Knicks feel like the rightful heirs to the Red Holzman–era Knicks. (The Ringer)

Tom Izzo ‘disgusted' by ‘self-inflicted’ losses of Michigan State president, AD

Tom Izzo is ashamed. Disgusted. Hurt, he said. And it has nothing to do with a performance on the basketball court. Instead, it’s the state of Michigan State leadership. Izzo sounded off on the loss of Athletic Director J Batt to Kentucky and the impending departure of President Kevin Guskiewicz to Clemson University in an interview with reporters. (Detroit News)

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