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The New York Knicks are NBA champions for the first time in fifty-three years, and the country was watching. Saturday night's Game Five victory over the Spurs, ninety-four to ninety, drew an average of twenty-four point five million viewers on ABC and ESPN, making it the most-watched Game Five since nineteen ninety-eight. New York waited a long time for this one, and the ratings prove the whole nation felt it.
Meanwhile, over in the Bronx, Aaron Boone is taking his frustrations straight to the league office. The Yankees manager confirmed he's spoken with MLB about Tampa Bay's Jose Caballero and his deliberately slow approach to the batter's box, which drew a delay-of-game warning on Sunday. Boone isn't letting it go quietly, and you can bet this conversation isn't finished.
And a tough break for the Detroit Tigers after a brilliant night. Colt Keith crushed three home runs and drove in six runs in Monday's win over Houston, but he fell during the game and woke up with right wrist soreness. The twenty-four-year-old was scratched Tuesday, and Detroit will be watching that situation closely as the series wraps up.
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