Daily Sports Brief - June 3, 2025

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DAILY SPORTS BRIEF – June 3, 2025

Intro:

Welcome to Tuesday's edition, where the MLB delivered all the action (and the drama), the NFL offseason gave us a retirement and a cameo, and the rest of the sports world took a collective nap. Let's get to the good stuff.

Top Sports Stories:

Mike Trout launches a three-run homer as the Angels outslug the Red Sox in a Fenway fireworks show.

NFL news: Dolphins' Terron Armstead retires, and Stefon Diggs makes an appearance at Patriots OTAs. No, you didn't miss a blockbuster trade.

Shigeo Nagashima, legendary Japanese baseball icon, passes away at 89. A true giant of the game.

Score Recaps:

NBA:

No games played.

MLB:

Rockies 6 – Marlins 4

Angels 7 – Red Sox 6 (Mike Trout: 3-run HR in 1st)

Brewers 3 – Reds 2

Tigers 13 – White Sox 1

Padres 1 – Giants 0 (10 innings)

Twins 10 – Athletics 4

Mets 4 – Dodgers 3 (10 innings)

NHL:

No games played.

MLS:

No games played.

NFL (Offseason News):

Dolphins' Terron Armstead retires; Stefon Diggs at Patriots OTAs. No major moves reported.

Player of the Day:

Mike Trout, Angels – Crushed a three-run homer in the 1st inning to set the tone in a wild win at Fenway.

Today's Biggest Games:

NBA Finals Game 1: Pacers vs. Thunder, 7:30 PM CT, ABC

French Open Quarterfinals, All Day, Tennis Channel

MLB: Yankees vs. Blue Jays, 6:05 PM CT, YES

Born on This Day:

Rafael Nadal – Tennis, 22-time Grand Slam champion

Billy Cunningham – NBA, Hall of Famer and 5x All-Star

Travis Hafner – MLB, tied MLB record for grand slams in a season

Died on This Day:

Shigeo Nagashima – Baseball, legendary Japanese player and manager, "Mr. Giants"

Where Were You When...

On this day in 1972, Billie Jean King won her only French Open women's singles title, cementing her legacy as a tennis legend.

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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