MNML Sports Newsletter June 30

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MNML Sports Newsletter
June 30, 2023

Just the hits. Top sports news from this week + a weekend preview of what to watch

Happy Friday. Just a few hours until it’s acceptable to crack open a few of the United State’s best selling light beer. It’s about damn time Modelo had its time in the limelight.

Here’s this weeks recap and a preview of what’s to come this weekend. Enjoy.

MLB

  • New York Yankee’s pitcher, Domingo Germán (aka Sunday Schnitzel), throws a perfect game for the 24th time in MLB history. For reference, there have been around 235,500 games played in MLB history and only 24 have been perfect, meaning no hits or walks allowed

New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán throws 24th perfect game in MLB history | CNN

The New York Yankees’ Domingo Germán pitched his way into the record books Wednesday night, tossing Major League Baseball’s first perfect game in nearly 11 years.

www.cnn.com/2023/06/29/sport/yankees-pitcher-domingo-german-perfect-game/index.html

  • We’re halfway through the MLB Season so let’s do a check in on stat leaders, league standings and odds to win the World Series

HITTING LEADERS
-Batting Average | Luis Arraez MIA (.392), Ronald Acuna Jr. ATL (.331), Bo Bichette TOR (.319)
-Home Runs | Shohei Ohtani LAA (29), Matt Olsen ATL (26), Pete Alonso NYM (24)
-RBI’s - Adolis Garcia TEX (66), Shohei Ohtani LAA (66), Matt Olson ATL (62)

PITCHING LEADERS
-Wins | Shane McClanahan TB (11), Zac Gallen ARI (10), Clayton Kershaw LAD (10)
-ERA - Shane McClanahan TB (2.23), Bryce Eider ATL (2.44), Marcus Stroman CHC (2.47)
-Strikeouts - Spencer Strider ATL (146), Kevin Gausman TOR (139), Shohei Ohtani LAA (127)

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GOLF

  • PGA Tour - Rocket Mortgage Classic, Detroit Golf Club: There is hope for us all. Peter Kuest is leading the pack at 8 under par after qualifying for the event on Monday | Live coverage on Friday @ 3pm ET on Golf Channel, Saturday/Sunday @ 3pm ET on CBS

  • LIV Tour - The return of LIV starts today at the Real Club Vlderrama in Andalusia, Spain. The most recent winner in a LIV event was Harold Varner III back in May. Such a hard job, they deserve a month off | Watch starting at 7:15am ET on CW

NHL

  • NHL Draft: The Chicago Blackhawks select Connor Bedard as the first overall pick. No surprise here as Bedard is the most hyped prospect since Connor McDavid in 2015.

Bedard the Blackhawk: Connor goes No. 1 overall

The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks made the obvious official Wednesday night, selecting Regina Pats center Connor Bedard, 17, with the first overall pick in the 2023 NHL draft in Nashville, Tennessee, before the Anaheim Ducks took center stage at No. 2.

www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/37930278/set-impact-bedard-drafted-blackhawks-no-1

NBA

  • The NBA’s new stars make their first showing in the NBA Summer League starting today through Thursday.

20 NBA Summer League players we can't wait to watch, from Chet Holmgren (again) to Victor Wembanyama (of course)

Here are all the players you should be excited to watch in the NBA Summer League this year.

ftw.usatoday.com/lists/nba-summer-league-2023-players-to-watch

NFL

  • Ex-NFL quarterback, Ryan Mallett, dies of apparent drowning at a beach in Florida due to rip currents.

Former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett, 35, dies in apparent drowning in Florida | CNN

Former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett died Tuesday in an apparent drowning off a Florida Panhandle beach, a county sheriff’s office said.

www.cnn.com/2023/06/27/football/nfl-player-ryan-mallett-dies/index.html

  • There is a growing list of NFL players being suspended for the upcoming season due to league gambling rules.

NFL Players Forfeit $25M Over Recent Sports Betting Suspensions

Isaiah Rodgers, Rashod Berry, Demetrius Taylor and Nicholas Petit-Frere are the latest on a growing list of NFL players suspended by the league for gambling. In the two years since the league inked its first deals with U.S. sports betting partners, 10 players have forfeited more than $25 million in salary and signing bonus due […]

sports.yahoo.com/nfl-players-forfeit-25m-over-211705981.html

OTHER SPORTS

  • College Baseball World Series - LSU Tigers are National Champs after defeating the Florida Gators 18-4. After getting blown out in Game 2, LSU went up 6-0 early and never let off the gas. LSU’s centerfielder, Dylan Crews, is likely to go #1 overall in the MLB draft next week.

LSU captures 7th MCWS title in school history; first since ‘09

The LSU Tigers avenged their 2017 World Series loss to the Florida Gators winning the 2023 National Championship over Florida, the first since 2009 and the seventh in school history.

www.wafb.com/2023/06/27/lsu-captures-first-mcws-since-09-7th-school-history

OTHER SPORTS TO WATCH THIS WEEKEND

  • UFC Vegas 76: Sean Strickland vs. Abusupiyan Magomedov | Saturday @ 7pm ET on ESPN/ESPN+

  • Wimbledon: The world’s premier tennis tournament kicks off first round play on Monday and will run for two weeks | Monday on ABC/ESPN/ESPN2

  • Formula 1 - Austrian Grand Prix: Last year’s winner - Charles Leclerc for Ferrari | Watch on Sunday @ 8:55am ET on ESPN/ESPN+

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