📰🏟️ NCAA in turmoil

Good afternoon. Welcome back to another week full of top sports stories. Let’s rock and roll.

—Kyle

1) Spurs claw back to take NBA Finals Game 3

San Antonio beat the Knicks 115-111 in front of a boisterous Madison Square Garden crowd last night, with the Area 51 duo—#5 Stephon Castle and #1 Victor Wembanyama—combining for 55 points.

• The Knicks now lead the series by a 2-1 margin, with Game 4 set for Wednesday night (7:30 pm CT).
• It’s just the second time in NBA Finals history that the road team has won the first three games of the series.
• President Trump was at the game, which featured significantly increased security measures, becoming the first sitting US President to attend the NBA Finals.

Spurs crash Knicks’ MSG party

2) Backlash grows against Texas Tech QB Sorsby

Athletic directors and coaches nationwide have denounced a Texas judge’s decision to allow Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby to play in the 2026 season despite an NCAA ban for gambling.

• Sorsby has admitted to wagering a combined ~$90K across more than 9,000 sports bets over the past 4 years, including 40+ bets on Indiana’s football team while on their roster.
• Georgia and Nebraska have reportedly already refused to schedule Texas Tech in non-conference play across all sports.
• Meanwhile, the Big Ten is reportedly discussing a similar league-wide boycott of TTU in all sports.

Sorsby ruling hits sore spot for schools

3) MLB begins initial test run in Vegas

The Athletics began a six-game homestand in Sin City this week as part of a preview for the team’s move to Las Vegas in 2028.

• The games are being held ~13 miles west of the A’s new ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip, at the team’s AAA stadium.
• Action kicked off last night with a crazy back-and-forth 12-inning game that saw the Brewers prevail over the A’s 15-14, with both teams combining to hit 11 HRs.

It’s showtime for the A’s in Vegas

4) French Open underdog earns major payday

After a historic run from French Open qualifier to 2nd place in the entire Grand Slam tournament, Maja Chwalińska of Poland nearly doubled her career earnings with a $1.6M prize.

• It comes after Chwalińska said she was struggling to pay for her unexpectedly long hotel stay in Paris during the tournament, with Polish sports drink company Oshee stepping in to sponsor her stay.
• Chwalińska, 24, also jumped all the way from #114 in the world rankings prior to the French Open to #21 in this week’s edition, shattering her career high by 92 spots.

A life-changing 2 weeks for Chwalińska

5) Record 5 SEC teams make College World Series

The 8-team men’s CWS tournament in Omaha will feature 5 schools from the SEC, a record for any single conference, after yesterday’s action cemented the final spots.

• #3 Georgia, the top remaining seed, is joined by fellow SEC schools #6 Texas, #7 Alabama, Ole Miss, and Oklahoma.
• #5 North Carolina, #16 West Virginia, and Troy make up the rest of the field.
• The double-elimination tournament kicks off on Friday, with the best-of-3 finals set to begin on June 20.

SEC is taking over Omaha

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