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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had his MVP trophy in hand before tip-off Monday night, but the Thunder star wasn't feeling very valuable by the final buzzer. Oklahoma City dropped Game one of the Western Conference Finals to San Antonio, and SGA didn't mince words afterward — putting the loss squarely on his own shoulders and saying flat out he has to be better. With a second straight MVP award and a championship window wide open, the pressure is real and he knows it.
Shifting to the ice, the Buffalo Sabres walked off the rink to a standing ovation Monday night even in defeat. A game-seven overtime loss to Montreal ended their season, but what a season it was — fourteen years without a playoff appearance, and this team finally broke through and made a run. The crowd knew it, the players knew it, and the word around the organization is this is just the beginning.
And over in the Bronx, the Yankees may need to move fast. With Blake Snell going down for the Dodgers, New York is being urged to target the same All-Star arm Los Angeles might now pursue — and in a pennant race this tight, being second to the punch could be the difference between October baseball and an early fall.
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