Monday June 3

MNML Sports Newsletter
June 03, 2024

This weekend’s sports news and what to watch this week

Weekend Recap

NHL Playoff Recap

The Stanley Cup Final is set after McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Dallas Stars. The NHL’s Northern most team, the Oilers, will face the southern-most team, the Florida Panthers. This will also be the farthest two teams in the Stanley Cup have ever been.

This year’s Stanley Cup final between the Oilers and Panthers will be the furthest between two cities in NHL history, per ESPN Stats and Information.
It’s a distance of 2,541 miles. Here’s a chart previous long-distance Cup finals:
— Ryan S. Clark (@ryan_s_clark)
2:38 AM • Jun 3, 2024

Golf

With his dad on the bag, Robert MacIntyre wins the RBC Canadian Open and secures his first PGA victory.

Robert MacIntyre wins first PGA Tour event with father as caddie | CNN

Most parents would do anything to have a front row seat to their child’s success, yet merely spectating was not quite close enough for Robert MacIntyre’s father.

www.cnn.com/2024/06/03/sport/robert-macintyre-father-caddie-canadian-open-spt-intl/index.html

MLB

Aaron Judge hit his 21st home run of the season to lead the league in HRs.

464 feet for Aaron Judge's 21st home run!
— MLB (@MLB)
2:14 AM • Jun 2, 2024

NCAA

The College Baseball World Series is coming up this week and UNC kept their hopes alive with a Walk-off Grand Slam.

NFL

The Buffalo Bills are signing an Olympic Gold Medal wrestler as a defensive lineman.

Bills signing Olympic gold medalist wrestler Gable Steveson to rookie deal after WWE release

Steveson will reportedly play on Buffalo's defensive line

www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/bills-signing-olympic-gold-medalist-wrestler-gable-steveson-to-rookie-deal-after-wwe-release

Soccer

Real Madrid wins their 15th Champions League title.

Real Madrid win record 15th Champions League, defeat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in final at Wembley

Two goals in the second have made all the difference for Los Blancos

www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/real-madrid-win-record-15th-champions-league-defeat-borussia-dortmund-2-0-in-final-at-wembley/live

WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK

Monday
French Open- 11. De Minaur vs 5. Medvedev | 7:15am ET on Tennis Channel
French Open- 12. Fritz vs 7 Ruud | 10am ET on Tennis Channel
French Open- 1. Djokovic vs 23. Cerundolo | 10am ET on Tennis Channel

Tuesday
French Open Quarterfinal- 9. Tsitsipas vs 3. Alcaraz | TBD
French Open Quarterfinal- 10. Dimitrov vs 2. Sinner | TBD
French Open Quarterfinal- 1. Swiatek vs. 5. Vondrousova | TBD
French Open Quarterfinal- 3. Gauff vs. 8. Jabeur | TBD

Wednesday
Go outside

Thursday
NBA Finals- Dallas Mavericks at Boston Celtics (Game 1) | 8:30pm ET on ABC
PGA- Memorial Tournament (Round 1) | 2pm ET on Golf Channel

Sean Fitzgerald
MNML Sports Newsletter

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