45 points to close out an NBA championship is absolutely insane.
Congratulations to Jalen Brunson on getting it done
Once a Mavs legend, now officially cemented as an NBA legend 💙
How about St. John’s Baseball? The Red Storm advance to the Tallahassee Regional Final tomorrow with a 21-8 win over Northern Illinois. This is a wow: Scored 18 unanswered after falling behind 5-0. Jon LeGrande, Dylan Fitzsimmons, Rob Mansour combined for 10 RBI.
Johnnies are 1 win away from Supers. Will play tomorrow against the winner of tonight’s elimination game between Florida State and Northern Illinois. Mike Hampton leading a remarkable story out of Queens after capturing their 11th Big East Tournament title last weekend.
I worry that Wembanyama will get caught up in the distractions of New York City, like the Rose Reading Room at the public library or the upcoming conference on participatory futures at The New School
Half of the starters in the NBA Finals are out of the Big East:
Knicks:
Jalen Brunson (Villanova)
Mikal Bridges (Villanova)
Josh Hart (Villanova)
Spurs:
Stephon Castle (Connecticut)
Julian Champagnie (St. John’s)
First and foremost, I want to thank God for always giving me the strength, courage, and faith to persevere through every challenge and moment of adversity. I also want to thank my family for standing by my side through thick and thin, especially throughout this process and this important decision.
I usually don’t speak publicly about things like this, but I feel it’s important to address a few things. Ever since I was a kid, my dream has always been to play in the NBA, and that dream has never changed. At the same time, I’ve always believed in myself and have always been self-aware enough to understand what I need to do to put myself in the best position to succeed.
I’ve seen and heard the rumors and speculation surrounding my decision. The truth is, none of that affects me. My entire life, I’ve been criticized, doubted, and questioned, and I’ve learned to stay focused on what matters.
I want to make one thing very clear: my decision to attend St. John’s has nothing to do with money. My decision was based on basketball, development, and winning.
I love what Coach Rick Pitino has built at St. John’s. His experience, leadership, and résumé speak for themselves, but what stood out most to me was the belief he has in his players, his relentless work ethic, and his ability to help good players become great players while also helping them grow as men.
At every level I’ve played, my goal has always been to compete for championships. I made this decision based on where I believe I can best develop as a player, grow as a leader, and put myself in the strongest position to achieve my ultimate goals.
This was a basketball decision. This was a development decision. This was a winning decision.
That’s the truth.
#redstorm
St. John's is in active discussions to play 16-18 games — including all 10 Big East regular season games — at MSG during the 2026-27 season, per Red Storm AD Ed Kull.
St. John's is aiming to play 3-5 non-conference games at MSG along with multiple Exhibition Games in October.
#BREAKING: Talarico: “This is the oldest strategy in the world—divide and conquer. They divide us by party, by race, by gender, by religion, by all this culture war stuff, so we don’t notice that they are picking our pockets, that they are closing our public schools all over Texas, they are gutting our healthcare, raising our premiums for Texans all over the state, and they are raising taxes on all of us while they cut taxes for themselves…Texans see through this game. They realize that we are being pitted against each other with these old, tired culture war fights so that corrupt politicians like #KenPaxton can hold on to power and continue to enrich themselves and their billionaire mega donors.”👊
Tomorrow Night. Madison Square Garden.
The University of Connecticut. St. John's University.
Rick Pitino. Dan Hurley.
The Game of the Year in the Big East.
Round 3.
For league supremacy.
It's happening.