Daily Sports Brief - June 7, 2025

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DAILY SPORTS BRIEF – June 7, 2025

Intro:

Happy Saturday! The NBA Finals tipped off with a stunner, the Stanley Cup Final went to overtime, and MLB teams are still finding new ways to lose. Let’s get you caught up before your coffee gets cold.

Top Sports Stories:

Pacers Steal Game 1 in OKC: Indiana rallied from 15 down in the fourth to stun the Thunder 111-110 in the NBA Finals opener. Tyrese Haliburton hit the game-winner and finished with 28 points.

Stanley Cup Final Thriller: The Panthers edged the Oilers 5-4 in overtime to even the series 1-1. Florida’s Sam Reinhart scored the OT winner.

MLB: Yankees, Giants, and Athletics Walk Off: The Yankees outslugged the Red Sox, the Giants walked off the Braves in extras, and the A’s stunned the Orioles in 10. Suspended game in Cincinnati due to rain—Mother Nature remains undefeated.

Score Recaps:

NBA:

Indiana Pacers 111 – Oklahoma City Thunder 110 (Tyrese Haliburton: 28 pts, game-winner)

WNBA:

Connecticut Sun 84 – Atlanta Dream 76

Los Angeles Sparks 93 – Dallas Wings 79

MLB:

Toronto Blue Jays 6 – Minnesota Twins 4

N.Y. Yankees 9 – Boston Red Sox 6

Houston Astros 4 – Cleveland Guardians 2

Chicago White Sox 7 – Kansas City Royals 2

L.A. Angels 5 – Seattle Mariners 4

Oakland Athletics 5 – Baltimore Orioles 4 (10)

San Francisco Giants 5 – Atlanta Braves 4 (10)

Pittsburgh Pirates 5 – Philadelphia Phillies 4

San Diego Padres 2 – Milwaukee Brewers 0

St. Louis Cardinals 5 – L.A. Dodgers 0

N.Y. Mets 4 – Colorado Rockies 2

Arizona Diamondbacks 3 – Cincinnati Reds 3 (Suspended, rain)

Detroit Tigers 3 – Chicago Cubs 1

Tampa Bay Rays 4 – Miami Marlins 3

Washington Nationals 2 – Texas Rangers 0

NHL:

Florida Panthers 5 – Edmonton Oilers 4 (OT, Stanley Cup Final tied 1-1, Sam Reinhart OT winner)

MLS:

No main MLS matches. MLS Next Pro: NYCFC II 3 – Atlanta United 2 2

NFL (Offseason News):

Aaron Rodgers set to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Ravens RB Keaton Mitchell (knee) is back healthy and plans to return kickoffs. Colts QB Anthony Richardson out indefinitely (shoulder).

Player of the Day:

Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana Pacers – 28 points and the game-winning shot to steal Game 1 of the NBA Finals in OKC. Not bad for a Friday night.

Today's Biggest Games:

NBA Finals Game 2: Pacers at Thunder, 8:00 PM ET, ABC

NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 3: Panthers at Oilers, 7:00 PM ET, TNT

MLB: Red Sox vs. Yankees, 7:05 PM ET, YES/NESN

Born on This Day:

Allen Iverson – NBA, 2001 MVP, Hall of Famer

Christian McCaffrey – NFL, 2023 Offensive Player of the Year

Anna Kournikova – Tennis, former world #8 doubles, global icon

Thurman Munson – MLB, Yankees captain, 1976 AL MVP

Died on This Day:

Jim Buchanan – Track & Field, 1976 U.S. Olympian (died June 7, 1977)

Tom Rafferty – NFL, Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl champion (died June 7, 2025)

Where Were You When...

On this day in 1941, Eddie Arcaro claimed the first of his two Triple Crowns at the Belmont Stakes. Also in 1941, Craig Wood won the U.S. Open in golf. And in 1969, Margaret Court won her third French Open title.

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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