It's Monday in May

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Ben Remis
May 26, 2025

Good Morning! Today is Monday, May 26. Here’s what happened over the weekend in the world of sports.

NBA

We’ll start with the series between the Thunder and Timberwolves, because there isn’t a whole lot to cover from this past weekend. With their backs up against the wall, Minnesota absolutely dominated game three at home on Saturday, beating OKC by 42 points. Reserve guard Terrance Shannon finished with more points than any of the Thunder starters! You knew Anthony Edwards (30 points) and the T-Wolves wouldn’t go down without a fight, but this was a blowout. The real test of this series will be tonight in game four…

Indiana and New York gave us two wild games this weekend. On Friday, the Pacers won yet another game at Madison Square Garden, thanks to an impressive 39-point game by the underrated Pascal Siakam. Facing enormous pressure as they went on the road, the Knicks moved Mitchell Robinson into the starting lineup and tried to switch things up. It didn’t work, as they trailed Indy by 20 points in the second quarter and 16 midway through the third. But then something clicked. Karl Anthony-Towns scored 20 points in the fourth and New York roared back to take game three 106-100. Indiana is now 0-4 all-time when hosting a game on the same day as the Indy 500 race, so maybe that was the reason for the loss? In any case, this series is full of surprises. Clear your schedule for game four on Tuesday.

NHL

The Florida Panthers are absolutely crushing the Carolina Hurricanes. They won game three 6-2 and can sweep the Canes tonight to end the series. The craziest stat of all? Since winning the Stanley Cup in 2006, Carolina is 0-15 in the conference finals! They were swept in 2009, 2019, and 2023. Florida might be really good, but that’s a pretty awful track record for Carolina.

Dallas made NHL history with first ever all-Finnish starting five skaters on Friday night. Unfortunately for the Stars, they were outscored 9-1 in their two games this weekend against the Edmonton Oilers. Connor McDavid and his team are simply too good right now, and there’s nothing stopping them. The Oilers now hold a 2-1 series lead, as we get closer and closer to a 2024 Stanley Cup rematch.

MLB

The stars were out this weekend in Major League Baseball! It’s a team game, but this morning I’m going to tell you about four individuals who showed up big time the last few days:

NOTEWORTHY NEWS

It’s not often that you learn about a new rule in sports, but here’s one from Saturday’s Mets-Dodgers game: a baserunner tagging up from a base is allowed to leave as soon as “touch” is established, and does not have to wait for a fielder to catch the ball. This must be the answer to why outfielders don’t bobble a pop-fly all the way to home plate in order to prevent a run. You can see the example here at this link. The more you know!

Novak Djokovic won his 100th career singles title on Saturday, taking home the trophy in Geneva. He joins two others as the only men to reach the century mark– can you name them? Answer at the bottom

And in more tennis news, the first day of the French Open was highlighted by an incredible ceremony to honor the red clay’s greatest champion. Center court at Roland Garros was packed like a final as the historic tournament recognized Rafael Nadal. There were videos and speeches and lots of tears, but I think this little moment backstage with Rafa’s son was my favorite part:

TODAY’S BIG GAMES (all times Eastern)

NBA: Thunder @ Timberwolves, 8:30 PM on ESPN

NHL: Hurricanes @ Panthers, 8 PM on TNT/Max

“I know you guys roll your eyes when I say ‘no lead is safe,’ but no lead is safe,” –New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau

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