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NBA:

 

Congratulations to the Denver Nuggets, the 2023 NBA Champions!  The Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat 4 games to 1 in a 7 game series.  The final score was Denver 94, Miami 89.  This is the first championship win for Denver since joining the league in 1976.  This is the first year for the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP Award. Denver’s Nikola Jokic won the Bill Russell Most Valuable Player Award. 

 

The Philadelphia 76ers are making off season moves to trade James Harden.  James Harden has opted out of his contract with the 76’ers.  He is rumored to return to Houston.  I’m guessing that we must TRUST THE PROCESS AGAIN!!!!!! 

 

NBA SUMMER LEAGUE: 

 

The 2023 NBA Summer League will begin in Salt Lake City, Utah at the Delta Center on July 3rd, 4th, and 5th.  The teams featured are: Philadelphia 76’ers, Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies, and the Oklahoma Thunder. 

 

The summer league is a showcase of rookies selected in the 2023 draft, sophomores, selected free agents, and other athletes competing to make NBA and G League regular season rosters. 

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The California Classic July 3rd and 5th: 

 

The Sacramento Kings will host the fifth annual California Classic Summer League.  Featured teams are: Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Charlotte Hornets, Golden State Warriors, and the Miami Heat.  The games will be played at the Golden 1 Center. 

 

THE NBA 2K24 SUMMER LEAGUE: 

 

The NBA Summer League game will be July 7 through July 17, in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Thomas Mack Center and at the Cox Pavilion. 

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NBA SUMMER LEAGUE SCHEDULE: 

 

JULY 7:

HOUSTON ROCKETS (VS) ORLANDO MAGIC 

PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS (VS) DETROIT PISTONS 

 

JULY 8:

DALLAS (VS) CHICAGO 

SAN ANTONIO (VS) CLEVELAND 

CHARLOTTE (VS) INDIANA 

BROOKLYN (VS) MILWAUKEE 

GOLDEN STATE (VS) NEW YORK KNICKS 

DENVER (VS) MINNESOTA 

PHOENIX (VS) LOS ANGELES LAKERS 

 

JULY 9:

TORONTO (VS) PHILADELPHIA 

ORLANDO (VS) SACRAMENTO 

BOSTON (VS) MIAMI 

DETROIT (VS) WASHINGTON 

ATLANTA (VS) UTAH 

OKLAHOMA (VS) HOUSTON 

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (VS) MEMPHIS 

NEW ORLEANS (VS) PORTLAND 

 

JULY 10:

INDIANA (VS) SACRAMENTO 

PHILADELPHIA (VS) BROOKLYN 

CHICAGO (VS) NEW YORK KNICKS 

WASHINGTON (VS) PHOENIX 

DENVER (VS) CLEVELAND 

GOLDEN STATE (VS) SAN ANTONIO  

MINNESOTA (VS) MEMPHIS 

CHARLOTTE (VS) LOS ANGELES LAKERS 

 

JULY 11:

NEW ORLEANS (VS) ATLANTA 

HOUSTON (VS) SAN ANTONIO 

MILWAUKEE (VS) BOSTON 

ORLANDO (VS) OKLAHOMA 

DALLAS (VS) UTAH 

NEW YORK (VS) PORTLAND 

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JULY 12:

CHICAGO (VS) TORONTO 

MEMPHIS (VS) BROOKLYN 

ATLANTA (VS) MIAMI 

BOSTON (VS) GOLDEN STATE 

DETROIT (VS) INDIANA 

PHOENIX (VS) DALLAS 

LOS ANGELES LAKERS (VS) LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 

 

JULY 13:

MINNESOTA (VS) MILWAUKEE 

CLEVELAND (VS) CHARLOTTE 

WASHINGTON (VS) NEW ORLEANS 

TORONTO (VS) UTAH 

SACRAMENTO (VS) OKLAHOMA 

MIAMI (VS) PHILADELPHIA 

DENVER (VS) LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 

 

JULY 14:

ATLANTA (VS) SAN ANTONIO 

MEMPHIS (VS) BOSTON 

CHICAGO (VS) CHARLOTTE 

CLEVELAND (VS) DETROIT 

DALLAS (VS) MILWAUKEE 

NEW YORK (VS) ORLANDO 

BROOKLYN (VS) MINNESOTA 

PORTLAND (VS) HOUSTON 

 

JULY 15:

LOS ANGELELAS CLIPPERS (VS) UTAH 

PHILADELPHIA (VS) DENVER 

OKLAHOMA (VS) GOLDEN STATE 

SACRAMENTO (VS) PHOENIX 

INDIANA (VS) WASHINGTON 

MIAMI (VS) TORONTO 

LOS ANGELES LAKERS (VS) NEW ORLEANS 

 

JULY 16 & 17:

WINNERS ADVANCE TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 

 

2023 NBA DRAFT: 

 

The Philadelphia 76’ers did not have a draft pick in the 2023 draft.  The 76’ers traded their 1st round pick to the Brooklyn Nets in the deal that brought James Harden to the team.  The 76’ers were docked 2nd round picks in 2023 and 2024 by the NBA for tampering. 

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BIG 3 BASKETBALL: 

 

Rapper, Ice Cube, returns in 2023 with the Big 3 Basketball tournament. The tournament will run from June 25 – August.  Team Trilogy are the returning champions. 

 

JULY SCHEDULE: 

 

SATURDAY, JULY 1:

3’S COMPANY (VS) KILLER ‘S 

POWER (VS) TRI STATE 

BALL HOGS (VS) ENEMIES 

TRILOGY (VS) TRIPLETS 

3 HEADED MONSTERS (VS) BIVOUAC 

GHOST BALLERS (VS) ALIENS 

 

SUNDAY, JULY 9:

TRILOGY (VS) POWER 

TRIPLETS (VS) TRI STATE 

3 HEADED MONSTERS (VS) 3’S COMPANY 

ENEMIES (VS) BIVOUAC 

ALIENS (VS) KILLER 3’S 

GHOST BALLERS (VS) BALL HOGS 

 

SATURDAY, JULY 15:

TRILOGY (VS) 3 HEADED MONSTERS  

TRIPLETS (VS) 3’S COMPANY 

POWER (VS) BALL HOGS 

GHOST BALLERS (VS) BIVOUAC 

TRI STATE (VS) KILLER 3’S 

ALIENS (VS) ENEMIES 

 

SUNDAY, JULY 23:

TRILOGY (VS) BIVOUAC 

TRIPLETS (VS) TRI STATE 

POWER (VS) GHOST BALLERS 

KILLER 3’S (VS) ENEMIES 

3 HEADED MONSTERS (VS) BALL HOGS 

3’S COMPANY (VS) ALIENS 

 

SUNDAY, JULY 30:

TRILOGY (VS) 3’S COMPANY 

TRIPLETS (VS) KILLER 3’S 

POWER (VS) ENEMIES 

3 HEADED MONSTERS (VS) GHOST BALLERS 

BALL HOGS (VS) BIVOUAC 

ALIENS (VS) TRI STATE 

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WNBA: 

 

The Connecticut Sun is in first place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 12 wins, and 14 losses. 

 

The Las Vegas Aces are in first place int the Western Conference with a record of 14 wins, and 1 loss. 

 

The WNBA All Star Game is Saturday, July 15 at the Michelob Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The All Star game is a celebration of the best talent that women’s basketball has to showcase. 

 

BOXING IN JULY:  

 

JULY 1: 

TITLE FIGHT: FRANCHON CREWS DEZURN (VS) SAVANNAH MARSHALL 

NATASHA JONAS (VS) KANDI WYATT 

JARED ANDERSON (VS) CHARLES MARTIN 

ARSLANBAK MAKHMUDOR (VS) RAPHAEL AKPEJIORI 

JAHI TUCKER (VS) NICKLAUS FLAZ 

DEANDRE WAVE (VS) DECARLO PEREZ 

TIGER JOHNSON (VS) JONATHAN MONTREL 

DANTE BENJAMIN (VS) MIRADY LUBANZADIO 

ABDULLAH MASON (VS) ALEX DE OLIVEIRA 

TYLER MCCREARY (VS) DEIVI JULIO 

HUSAM AL MASHHADI (VS) RANCE WARD 

MARK HEFFRON (VS) ZAK CHELLI 

BEN WHITTAKER (VS) VLADMIR BELUJSKY 

CALLUM SIMPSON (VS) BORIS CRIGHTON 

 

JULY 8: 

TITLE FIGHT: EIMANTAS STANIONIS (VS) VERGIL ORTIZ, JR. 

MARLEN ESPARZA (VS) GABRIELA CELESTE ALANIZ 

JOSEPH DIAZ (VS) JERRY PEREZ 

FLOYD SCHOFIELD (VS) HASKELL RHODES 

ERIC TUDOR (VS) REGGIE HARRIS 

JARON ENNIS (VS) ROIMAN VILLA 

YOELVIS GOMEZ (VS) MARQUIS TAYLOR 

EDWIN DELOS SANTOS (VS) JOSEPH ADOMO 

 

JULY 15: 

TITLE FIGHT: MONITO DONAIRE (VS) ALEXANDRO SANTIAGO 

ALYCIA BAUMGARDNER (VS) CHRISTINA LINARDATOU 

ELVIS RODRIGUEZ (VS) VIKTOR POSTOL 

FRANK MARTIN (VS) ARTEM HARUTYUNYAN 

RICHARDSON HITCHINS (VS) MONTANA LOVE 

ANDY CRUZ (VS) JUAN CARLOS BURGOS 

SOULEYMANE CISSOKHO (VS) JANELSON FIGUEROA BOCACHIA 

MARC CASTRO (VS) GONZALO FUENZALIDA 

 

JULY 22: 

GEORGE KAMBOSOS (VS) MAXI HUGHES 

KEYSHAWN DAVIS (VS) FRANCESCO PATERA 

GIOVANI SANTILLAN (VS) ERICK BONE 

MIKE BALOGUN (VS) HEMI AHIO 

RONEY HINES (VS) MICHAEL PIROTTON 

TROY ISLEY (VS) TBA 

JEREMIAH MILTON (VS) TBA 

 

JULY 25: 

TITLE FIGHT: STEPHEN FULTON (VS) NAOYA INOUE 

ROBEISY RAMIREZ (VS) SATOSHI SHIMIZU 

CHIHIRO IWASHITA (VS) HIROYUKI TAKAHARA 

TAIGA IMANAGA (VS) HEBI MARAPU 

KANAMU SAKAMA (VS) RYU HORIKAWA 

YOSHIKI TAKEI (VS) RONNIE BALDONADO 

YUKI KAJITANI (VS) MASATO SHINODA 

KENTA YAMAKAWA (VS) RYOSUKE NAKAMURA 

TAKERO KITANO (VS) KENTA KAWAKAMI 

 

JULY 28: 

TITLE FIGHT: SENIESA ESTRADA (VS) LEONELA YUDICA 

ANDRES CORTES (VS) XAVIER MARTINEZ 

ABRAHAM NOVA (VS) JONATHAN ROMERO 

ROHAN POLANCO (VS) CESAR FRANCIS 

KARLOS BALDERAS (VS) NAHIR ALBRIGHT 

CHARLIE SHEEHY (VS) TBA 

SUBARU MURATA (VS) TBA 

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JULY 29: 

TITLE FIGHT: ERROL SPENCE JR. (VS) TERRENCE CRAWFORD 

ISAAC CRUZ (VS) GIOVANNI CABRERA 

JESUS ALEJANDRO RAMOS (VS) SERGIO GARCIA 

GURGEN HOVHANNISYAN (VS) VIKTOR VYKHRYST 

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MLB-PHILLIES: 

 

After a rough start to the season, the Philadelphia Phillies are in 3rd place in the National League East with a record of 43 wins, and 37 losses. 

 

MLS-PHILADELPHIA UNION:  

 

The Philadelphia Union got off to a rough start as well.  After regaining their composure, the team is currently in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 10 wins, and 5 losses. 

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FIFA WORLD CUP

 

****THE USA WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM WILL PLAY WALES IN THE 2023 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP MATCH ON JULY 9, IN SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA AT 1PM ON TNT.  THIS MATCH IS A SEND OFF FOR THE USA WOMEN’S TEAM ON THEIR JOURNEY TO THE 2023 FIFA WORLD CUP IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZELAND. 

 

LET’S GO TEAM USA!!!!! 

 

NHL- STANLEY CUP FINALS: 

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS, THE 2023 NHL STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!  THE VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS DEFEATED THE FLORIDA PANTHERS 4 GAMES TO 1 IN A 7 GAME SERIES. 

 

TENNIS -THE FRENCH OPEN: 

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO MEN’S GRAND SLAM CHAMPION, NOVAK DJOKOVIC AFTER WINNING HIS 23RD GRAND SLAM SINGLES TITLE! 

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WOMEN’S GRAND SLAM CHAMPION, IGA SWIATEK AFTER WINNING HER 3RD GRAND SLAM IN THE FRENCH OPEN!

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By Danette Clement