Thomas Middaugh

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[ProFootballTalk @ProFootballTalk]

Via @sportsrapport, the acquisition of NFL Network by ESPN will spark another round of layoffs. https://t.co/NN3o48iTG0

[Tommy Beer @TommyBeer]

Complete list of all teams in the last 50 years to win the first two games of the NBA Finals despite trailing by 10+ points in each of the first two games of the Finals:

2026 Knicks

— end of list —

[WrestlePurists @WrestlePurists]

🚨 OFFICIAL

CODY RHODES VS. GUNTHER IN TWO WEEKS FOR THE UNDISPUTED WWE CHAMPIONSHIP!

Next week, Gunther will name his stipulation for the match

#SmackDown

[Christian @Christian_NYYST]

If Ben Rice continues to hit at this pace without the protection of Aaron Judge in the #Yankees lineup then he is the American League MVP.

[KNICKS ON MSG @KnicksMSGN]

That's 13 Straight Knicks WWWWWWWWWWWWWins😤

@NYKnicks | #AlwaysKnicks

[ESPN @espn]

IT'S BEEN 43 DAYS SINCE THE LAST NEW YORK KNICKS LOSS 😳

Up 2-0 in the NBA Finals headed back to New York 👀

[Sports Business Journal @SBJ]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Las Vegas and Seattle will know by the end of the year whether the league will add one expansion team, two expansion teams, or none at all.

Sources said the NBA is seeking expansion fees between $7B and $10B, a key factor in any potential approval.

MORE: https://t.co/hD4y0MYR9T

[Fightful Wrestling @Fightful]

Rebel and Britt Baker reunite, joined by Mick Foley

[ESPN PR @ESPNPR]

ESPN remembers Ned Jarrett, NASCAR Hall of Fame driver who passed away Thursday

Jarrett was an analyst for ESPN’s NASCAR telecasts from '88–'00

[Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch]

Game 1 of the NBA Finals averaged 16.9 million viewers. Most-watched Game 1 since 2018. Peaked at 19.63 million viewers in the fourth quarter.

[WrestlePurists @WrestlePurists]

Chad Gable recalls learning about his torn rotator cuff and that he would need surgery:

“Basically to fill you in on what happened, this stems back a while, but in October of this last year [2024], I was wrestling Gunther on a live event in the UK. Something happened to my bicep tendon on this side [right side], which has never happened to me before. And I don’t even know specifically in the match what happened. It was nobody’s fault. It’s just a freak thing.

I was walking to the back after the match. My bicep was feeling very funky, and I looked down at it, and it was also looking very funky. I got it checked out. It turned out I had a slight tear in my right bicep tendon, the one that attaches at the shoulder. But nothing serious enough that required surgery or whatever. So kept wrestling, finished the tour, carried on as normal.

— But progressively the right side, specifically my arm, was giving me more and more trouble. Sometimes I couldn’t extend my elbow all the way. Sometimes it hurt, too. Sometimes I started having pain down here in the lower part of the bicep. And so eventually I decided I better get this checked out. At least just for my sanity so I know everything’s okay.

I got MRIs on my shoulder, my tricep, my bicep tendons involved in that, too, to get a look at what was going on, and the doctor kind of explained to me they found some different issues. Our doctor wanted to see me down in person for these. When I went down there, we also decided to get an image of my left shoulder because it had also been giving me some nagging injuries and got some news that I was not expecting.

It turns out all this time I was so worried about my right side and the left side was the one that had all these issues to my surprise. I got this news that the rotator cuff was torn and this knocked me off my feet bad. I'm the type of guy that expects to go in and be told that this pain I'm dealing with is like, you got some issues, but it's nothing that requires surgery. That's what it's always been. Through amateur wrestling all the way through my time with WWE. I’ve never been seriously hurt. And they went on to explain to me essentially that it had to be fixed. A torn tendon off the bone is not gonna repair itself.

The initial stage that I had to go through was denial because I didn't want to accept that I could be hurt. I'd never been hurt and that was one of the hard things for me to deal with. And getting to that acceptance stage took a while.”

(YouTube)

[WrestleTalk @WrestleTalk_TV]

Indi Hartwell says Steph De Lander helped her the most following her WWE release in 2024:

"The person who helped me the most throughout this was Steph De Lander. She's my best friend. We were best friends in Australia. We were on the indies together. We were at NXT together.

"She got released in 2022 and she kind of had to navigate that all by herself. She had the help of Matt Cardona and Chelsea Green - who have also been a really great help for me - but just trying to figure out how the indies are these days...

"Figuring out how that all works now... the last time I had been on the indies was in 2019, so it had been quite a while. Covid had happened since then. The landscape had changed. There's another major wrestling company out there now. So, there's just more opportunity.

"Steph has really helped me a lot, and Steph told me, 'When you're not working for WWE and you're on the indies, you are working 24/7.' It's so true."

(Studio 1 Sports)

[New York Yankees @Yankees]

The Rivalry Returns to the Bronx.

#RepBX

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

The last time the New York Knicks lost a game was April 23, the first night of the 2026 NFL Draft.

Since then, the Knicks have won a historic 12 straight games heading into tonight’s Game 2 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio.

[Thomas Middaugh @tmiddaugh39]

R.I.P

[Yahoo Sports @YahooSports]

Ned Jarrett, a 2x NASCAR premier-series champion and NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee, has died at age 93.

Jarret was one of the first competitors to make a successful transition from the race car to the television booth.

[New York Yankees @Yankees]

Prior to tonight’s game, the Yankees made the following roster moves:
• Recalled OF Spencer Jones (#78) from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
• Placed OF Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to 6/2) with a stress fracture of his right rib.

[WrestlePurists @WrestlePurists]

The five matches under the WWE umbrella to ever surpass ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano at NXT TakeOver: New York (5.5)

• Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano at NXT TakeOver XXV (5.25)

• WALTER vs. Tyler Bate at NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff (5.25)

• WALTER vs. Ilja Dragunov at NXT TakeOver 36 (5.25)

• El Gande Americano vs. OG El Grande Americano at AAA Noche de Los Grandes (5.75)

[Thomas Middaugh @tmiddaugh39]

@JustAlyxCentral Yes

[Just Alyx @JustAlyxCentral]

Dave Meltzer has awarded the El Grande Americano Mask vs Mask match 5.75 stars. This officially makes it the highest rated match in all of WWE history.

Do you agree?

[WrestleTalk @WrestleTalk_TV]

WWE and Italian football club Juventus FC have announced a "strategic partnership to connect sport, entertainment and global fan culture."

Per Juventus:

"As part of the ongoing partnership, Juventus and WWE will explore a wide range of opportunities, from co- branded merchandise and cross-promotional activations to crossover content, cross-promotional partner activations, creator-led storytelling and the integration of WWE and Juventus talent into key cultural moments.

"The collaboration will also extend to fan experiences, events and international activations, alongside campaigns designed to reach new audiences. At its core, the partnership establishes a long-term vision focused on building recurring cultural moments that connect football, entertainment and the next generation of fans."