Daily Sports Brief - June 14, 2025

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DAILY SPORTS BRIEF – June 14, 2025

Intro:

Happy Saturday! The NBA Finals are tied, the Stanley Cup is a thriller, and MLB pitchers are still mad at the strike zone. Let’s get you caught up before your coffee gets cold.

Top Sports Stories:

Thunder rally to even NBA Finals: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drops 35 as Oklahoma City storms back to beat Indiana 111-104, tying the series 2-2.

Stanley Cup Final drama: Edmonton erases a three-goal deficit to stun Florida 5-4 in OT, knotting the series at 2-2. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were in the house, but the Oilers stole the show.

MLB: Max Scherzer returns to the mound for a Triple-A rehab start, but the Phillies blank the Blue Jays 8-0 in the big leagues. Meanwhile, Atlanta’s offense explodes for 12 runs.

Score Recaps:

NBA:

Oklahoma City 111 – Indiana 104 (Gilgeous-Alexander 35 pts, series tied 2-2)

MLB:

Interleague:

Philadelphia 8 – Toronto 0

Detroit 11 – Cincinnati 5

Tampa Bay 7 – N.Y. Mets 5

American League:

Baltimore 2 – L.A. Angels 0

Boston 2 – N.Y. Yankees 1 (10 innings)

Athletics 6 – Kansas City 4

Texas 3 – Chicago White Sox 1

Houston 10 – Minnesota 3

Seattle 7 – Cleveland 2

National League:

Pittsburgh 2 – Chicago Cubs 1 (10 innings)

Atlanta 12 – Colorado 4

Miami 11 – Washington 9

Milwaukee 3 – St. Louis 2

Arizona 5 – San Diego 1

San Francisco 6 – L.A. Dodgers 2

NHL:

Edmonton 5 – Florida 4 (OT, Stanley Cup Final tied 2-2)

MLS:

San Jose 1 – Portland 1

Toronto FC at Los Angeles FC ppd.

NFL (Offseason News):

Rams sign veteran OT D.J. Humphries as Alaric Jackson deals with blood clots. Saints sign RB Cam Akers. Rams waive CB Derion Kendrick.

Player of the Day:

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder – 35 points, 15 in the fourth quarter, and the heart of a comeback to tie the NBA Finals. MVP stuff.

Today's Biggest Games:

MLB: Yankees vs. Red Sox, 3:05 pm CT, FOX

NBA Finals Game 5: Pacers at Thunder, 7:00 pm CT, ABC

NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 5: Oilers at Panthers, 7:30 pm CT, ESPN

Born on This Day:

Steffi Graf – Tennis, 22-time Grand Slam singles champion

RJ Barrett – NBA, New York Knicks guard

Don Newcombe – MLB, Cy Young and MVP winner

Died on This Day:

Johnny Farrell – Golf, 1928 U.S. Open champion

Les Favell – Cricket, Australian Test batsman

Where Were You When...

...the New York Rangers ended their 54-year Stanley Cup drought on June 14, 1994, beating the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 at Madison Square Garden?

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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