Daily Sports Brief - July 1, 2025

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DAILY SPORTS BRIEF – July 1, 2025

Intro:

Welcome to July! The sports world is in full offseason chaos: blockbuster NFL trades, a wild NBA Draft, and enough MLB runs to make your fantasy team cry. Let’s get to the good stuff.

Top Sports Stories:

Steelers and Dolphins swap stars: Jalen Ramsey and Jonnu Smith head to Pittsburgh, Minkah Fitzpatrick to Miami. The AFC just got a lot more interesting.

NBA Draft: Dallas takes Cooper Flagg at #1, San Antonio grabs Dylan Harper at #2, and the rest of the league scrambles for the next big thing. No games, but plenty of drama.

NHL: Mitch Marner traded to the Vegas Golden Knights in a blockbuster move. Free agency frenzy is officially on.

Score Recaps:

NBA:

No games. (Draft results above.)

MLB:

Padres 0 – Phillies 4

Cardinals 0 – Pirates 7

Yankees 4 – Blue Jays 5

Reds 6 – Red Sox 13

Athletics 6 – Rays 4

Orioles 10 – Rangers 6 (11 innings)

Royals 2 – Mariners 6

Giants 2 – Diamondbacks 4

NHL:

No games. (But Marner to Vegas is the talk of the league.)

MLS:

No games scheduled.

NFL (Offseason News):

Jalen Ramsey and Jonnu Smith to Steelers, Minkah Fitzpatrick to Dolphins (Blockbuster trade!)

Player of the Day:

Cooper Flagg, Dallas Mavericks (NBA) – Drafted #1 overall, the Duke phenom is already the talk of the league. No pressure, kid.

Today's Biggest Games:

MLB: Cubs vs. Brewers, 1:20 PM CT, Marquee

MLB: Astros vs. Twins, 7:10 PM CT, ATTSN-SW

MLB: Dodgers vs. Rockies, 8:10 PM CT, SportsNet LA

Born on This Day:

Ruud van Nistelrooy – Soccer, Dutch striker, Champions League top scorer

Patrick Kluivert – Soccer, Dutch striker, Champions League winner

Daniel Ricciardo – F1, Australian Grand Prix winner

Garry Schofield – Rugby League, Great Britain international

Lucas Vázquez – Soccer, Real Madrid winger

Died on This Day:

William Booth – Cricket, English Test batsman, died at the Somme (1916)

Achille Varzi – Auto Racing, Italian Grand Prix winner, died in 1948

Where Were You When...

On this day in 1904, the Olympic Games opened in St. Louis—the first ever held in the US, and the first to award gold, silver, and bronze medals. The rest is history (and a lot of questionable mustaches).

Wrap Up:

That’s a Wrap! You made it to the end — more informed than most fantasy league commissioners. Share this with your friends or that coworker who still thinks Ken Griffey Jr. is active. See you tomorrow for more sports mayhem.

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