Forget the MVP finalists Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Victor Wembanyama. Everyone expected Jared McCain and Alex Caruso to shine in the Western Conference finals, right? Right?? Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Oklahoma City’s role players made all the difference last night in Game 5, and have … Read more
President Donald Trump said he thinks he will attend an NBA Finals game after the New York Knicks advanced to the finals for the first time in 27 years. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “They have some great players,” Trump told reporters during the White … Read more
One memory that remains vivid for Greg Brittenham, a Knicks assistant in 1999, was how comfortable Brunson appeared in Madison Square Garden even as a toddler. “One time I walked up in the green room before the game, and he comes walking out with a whole big plastic cup of M&M’s, and I think that … Read more
Are the New York Knicks the best team in the NBA? Over the past few weeks, they’ve sure looked like it. After falling behind the Atlanta Hawks 2-1 in the first round of the playoffs, New York has rattled off 11 straight wins, by a margin of about 24 points per game, to reach its … Read more
Seventeen different teams — more than half of the NBA — have made it to the NBA Finals this century, a level of parity never before seen in the league’s history. Yet one notable franchise remained watching the championship round from home every spring. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free … Read more
The New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers convincingly last night and are now two wins away from their first NBA finals since 1999. Yes, the New York Knicks. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Also, lots of soccer in today’s newsletter. Haiti’s Duckens Nazon is … Read more
Wow! What else is there to say? Victor Wembanyama put on an otherworldly performance last night to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a double-overtime win over Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. We might see six more games of this? How lucky are … Read more
Pop icon Madonna, Latin music superstar Shakira and K-pop sensations BTS will headline the first-ever halftime show at a FIFA World Cup final, organizers — and The Muppets — said early Thursday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The headliners, some of the biggest musical acts … Read more
A system that thousands of schools and universities use was offline Thursday during a cyberattack, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals and underscoring education’s dependence on technology. The hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach at Canvas, said Luke Connolly, a threat analyst at the cybersecurity firm Emisoft. Instructure, the … Read more