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Good afternoon. Welcome back to another week full of top sports stories. Let’s get you up to speed.

—Kyle

1) Knicks make NBA Finals for first time since 1999

New York dominated the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-93 last night to complete a 4-0 series sweep, sending the red-hot Knicks to the NBA Finals for the first time this century.

• NY is currently riding an 11-game win streak with a +262 point differential, the best mark across 11 games in NBA history (regular season or playoffs).
• The Knicks will now attempt to win the franchise’s 1st NBA title since 1973 and 3rd overall, with a full week off before the NBA Finals begin June 3.
• They await the winner of the Thunder-Spurs Western Conference Finals, which is tied 2-2 heading into Game 5 in OKC tonight (7:30 CT).

Start spreading the news: NY in the Finals

2) Astros throw combined no-hitter

Houston SP Tatsuya Imai threw 6 hitless innings after walking 3 of 4 batters to start last night’s game, with relievers Steven Okert (1 IP) and Alimber Santa (2 IP) completing the 18th no-hitter in Astros history.

• It was the MLB debut for Santa, 23, who’s the 2nd player ever to pitch in a no-hitter in his 1st appearance.
• Astros pitchers were helped by some stellar defense, including an incredible play by SS Jeremy Peña on a scorching 105.4 MPH grounder.
• It’s the first MLB no-hitter since Shota Imanaga and two Chicago Cubs relievers combined for one in Sept. 2024.

The stars aligned for Houston last night

3) Clean athletes win multiple events at Enhanced Games

The inaugural Enhanced Games, held in Las Vegas on Sunday, saw dozens of roided up athletes compete in an event billed as a drug-friendly alternative to the Olympics.

• It also saw 3 winning athletes who say they aren’t on performance-enhancing drugs, including 100m dash winner Fred Kerley, who's aiming for the 2028 Olympics.
• The Enhanced Games produced one unofficial world record, and came close to breaking several others.
• Enhanced Group, the company behind the games, says ~250K people watched the event live—though its stock opened ~40% lower this morning.

Inside the first-ever Enhanced Games

4) Women’s College World Series is set

College softball's 8 best teams will descend on Oklahoma City starting Thursday to play for the national championship.

• This year’s WCWS features 7 of the top-8 teams—#1 Nebraska, #2 Alabama, #3 Texas, #5 Arkansas, #6 Texas Tech, #7 UCLA, #8 Tennessee—along with #20 Mississippi St.
• The World Series is two double elimination brackets of four teams, with the winners facing off in a final best-of-3 series.
• On the men’s side, the D1 baseball tournament bracket was unveiled yesterday; UCLA earned the #1 overall seed, while the SEC claimed 5 of the top 8.

Who’ll win the WCWS?

5) Closest-ever Indy 500 decided by 0.02 seconds

Sweden’s Felix Rosenqvist overtook American David Malukas at the final moment to win the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, in one of the most memorable finishes in motorsport history. (Video)

• Rosenqvist took the checkered flag by just 0.02 seconds, the tightest margin of victory in 110 editions of the Indy 500, after going from 3rd to 1st in the final lap.
• It marks Rosenqvist’s first IndyCar win in 6 years, and just the 2nd victory of his 8-year career. It also comes 3 weeks after the birth of his first child.

A finish for the ages

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