Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics lifts the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy after Boston’s 106-88 win against the Dallas Mavericks in Game Five of the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden on June 17, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
(BOSTON) — The Boston Celtics bested the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the NBA Finals Monday night to win their 18th championship, setting a new league record.
Small forward Jayson Tatum led Boston to their 106-88 victory over Dallas with 31 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists followed by Celtics shooting guard Jaylen Brown, who scored 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Brown, 27, went on to be named the MVP for the series.
With the win, which came on the 16th anniversary of Boston’s last championship in 2008, the Celtics passed the Los Angeles Lakers for the most NBA titles in league history.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE Atlanta Braves 2, Detroit Tigers 1 New York Mets 14, Texas Rangers 2 Los Angeles Angels 5, Milwaukee 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston Red Sox 7, Toronto Blue Jays 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 Philadelphia Phillies 9, San Diego Padres 2 St. Louis Cardinals 7, Miami Marlins 6 San Francisco Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 6 Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Colorado Rockies 5
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS Boston Celtics 106, Dallas Mavericks 88
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Minnesota Lynx 90, Dallas Wings 78
(INDIANAPOLIS) — The 2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials are underway in Indianapolis and Katie Ledecky, the greatest female swimmer in U.S. history, has already made her fourth Olympics team in Paris.
Team USA swimmer Katie Ledecky punches Olympics ticket to Paris
The superstar swimmer from Maryland swam the 400-meter freestyle in 3:58.35 to cement her place on Team USA at the upcoming Summer Games.
Ledecky was a full body length ahead of her competition for much of the race and was the only swimmer to break four minutes.
The seven-time Olympic gold medalist has 21 world championship titles and first made a splash with her 800-meter freestyle gold at just 15 years old at the 2012 London Games.
Ledecky has since become an Olympic champion at every freestyle distance from 200 meters to 1,500 meters.
Now, she’s the eighth American swimmer to qualify for four Olympic Games.
Others making a splash at US Olympic Swimming Trials
A world record was smashed on Saturday with a shocking swim in the semis by 21-year-old Gretchen Walsh, one of the young stars for Team USA.
The 6-foot-2 University of Virginia product set a new world record in 55.18 seconds in the semifinals of the 100-meter butterfly, which smashed the previous record of 55.48 by Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjöström set in 2016.
Walsh had never recorded a time below 56 seconds until Saturday.
While she didn’t lower her world record, Walsh locked up a spot in Paris with a win in the finals on Sunday. Walsh, then 18, just missed out on the Tokyo Games, but she’ll be featured prominently on the U.S. team in Paris.
The best story of the trials so far belongs to Gabrielle Rose.
The 46-year-old two-time Olympian — who last competed at the Sydney Summer Games in 2000 — shocked everyone by coming out of her qualifying heat to make the 100-meter breaststroke semis. Rose has been swimming in seniors events and decided to give the trials a try after swimming some of the best times of her life. Sadly, the Cinderella story came to an end with a fifth place finish in the semifinals on Sunday, but she still notched her personal best time.
Of the 16 women who made the semis in the 100-meter breaststroke, only Lilly King was alive when Rose swam in Sydney 24 years ago.
King, the queen of the breaststroke, cruised to first place in the semis with a time of 1:05.57 and is set to jump back in the pool on Monday for the finals. King, a five-time Olympic medalist, is aiming to make her third U.S. team in Paris.
Brittany and Patrick Mahomes arrive on the red carpet prior to the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Ring Ceremony at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, June 13, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (Fernando Leon/Getty Images)
(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, along with the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs, received their newest Super Bowl rings Thursday.
The team attended the ring ceremony on June 13 at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri, and celebrated their status as back-to-back champions.
Mahomes, in an all-black suit, attended the event with his wife Brittany, who rocked an off-the-shoulder colorful gown with embellishments and fringe detailing for the celebratory evening.
“Xthree,” she captioned an Instagram post.
In a post shared by both the Kansas City and NFL Instagram accounts, Kelce can be seen arriving at the event solo, as his girlfriend Taylor Swift was in Liverpool in the United Kingdom on her massively popular Eras Tour.
Another Instagram post from Kansas City and the NFL shows both Mahomes and Kelce rocking their three Super Bowl rings.
“THREE RING KINGS 💍💍💍,” the caption read.
Kansas City won the Super Bowl in 2020, 2023 and 2024. Their most recent victory came in February against the San Francisco 49ers, with Kansas City winning 25-22 in overtime.
The team, including Mahomes and Kelce, visited the White House to celebrate their big win with President Joe Biden on May 31.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE Baltimore Orioles 3, Atlanta Braves 6 Washington Nationals 2, Detroit Tigers 7 Tampa Bay Rays 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Philadelphia Phillies 3, Boston Red Sox 9 Arizona Diamondbacks TBA, Los Angeles Angels TBA Los Angeles Dodgers TBA, Texas Rangers TBA
NATIONAL LEAGUE NY Mets 3, Miami Marlins 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St Louis Cardinals 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE New York Yankees 3, Kansas City Royals 4 Seattle Mariners TBA, Chicago White Sox TBA Oakland Athletics 2, Minnesota Twins 6
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Seattle Storm 92, Dallas Wings 84 Atlanta Dream 84, Indiana Fever 91 Las Vegas Aces TBA, Phoenix Mercury TBA
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Florida Panthers 4, Edmonton Oilers 3
Jerry West #44 of the Los Angeles Lakers dribbles the ball up court against the Baltimore Bullets during an NBA basketball game circa 1972 at the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore, Maryland. West played for the Lakers from 1960-74. (Focus On Sport/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — Hall of Fame NBA player and executive Jerry West — who won eight NBA titles as a member of the front office for the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors — died Wednesday, according to ESPN.
West, known as “The Logo” due to his silhouette being used as the NBA logo, was 86 years old.
West, whose teams often came up short against Bill Russell and the Celtics in the ’60s, finally won his only title as a player with the Lakers in 1972. Though his teams often came up short for the title, West won the NBA Finals MVP in 1969 — the first award ever given — despite losing the series.
“Jerry West, the personification of basketball excellence and a friend to all who knew him, passed away peacefully this morning at the age of 86. His wife, Karen, was by his side,” the Clippers announced in a statement, according to ESPN.
West has been an executive with the Clippers since 2017.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE Baltimore Orioles 4, Atlanta Braves 0 Washington Nationals 5, Detroit Tigers 4 Tampa Bay Rays 5, Chicago Cubs 2 Cleveland Guardians 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 Philadelphia Phillies 4, Boston Red Sox 1 Colorado Rockies 5, Minnesota Twins 4 Toronto Blue Jays 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0 Arizona Diamondbacks 9, Los Angeles Angels 4 San Diego Padres 4, Oakland Athletics 3 Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 15, Texas Rangers 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE New York Yankees 10, Kansas City Royals 1 Seattle Mariners 4, Chicago White Sox 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE Miami Marlins 4, New York Mets 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St Louis Cardinals 1
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Washington Mystics 87, Atlanta Dream 68 Seattle Storm 95, Los Angeles Sparks 79 Minnesota Lynx 100, Las Vegas Aces 86
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Minnesota Twins 5, Colorado Rockies 0 Milwaukee Brewers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 3 San Diego Padres 6, Oakland Athletics 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore Orioles 5, Tampa Bay Rays 2 Ne York Yankees 4, Kansas City Royals 2 Seattle Mariners 8, Chicago White Sox 4
