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We start with heartbreaking news out of Muncie, Indiana. Gavin Yates-Lyons, an eighteen-year-old freshman defensive back for the Ball State Cardinals football program, has passed away after being shot on Saturday. He had just begun his college career, and the loss is devastating for the entire Ball State community. Our thoughts are with his family and teammates.
Shifting to the hardwood, and New York money is talking loud. At DraftKings Sportsbook, Knicks bettors in the state of New York have poured in nearly half of every dollar wagered on an NBA Finals winner this season — almost matching the rest of the entire league combined. That is staggering faith in a franchise that has not won a title since nineteen seventy three, and right now, the city believes.
And across the pond, twenty two years in the making. Arsenal lifted the Premier League trophy Sunday and took that celebration straight to the streets of north London. Hundreds of thousands of fans packed the parade route to honor both the men's and women's sides in what manager Mikel Arteta called the start of a new era for the club. North London is absolutely red tonight.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
