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The Sportsletter (5/19/25)

The Sportsletter (5/19/25)

Yes, Scheff! & Conference Finals

May 19, 2025

Welcome Back 👋

No NBA or NHL Playoffs tonight for the first time in over a month? Catch your breath. Conference Finals are set. The Scheff is a major winner again. Rivalry weekend erupted across baseball. And the WNBA is back (so is Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese drama).

✉️ Next Edition: Wednesday (5/21/25)

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Yes, Scheff! ⛳️

Photo: David Cannon / Getty Images

PGA Championship: Scottie Scheffler (-11) Wins 3rd Major (1st Wanamaker) After Jon Rahm (-4) Tumbles on Back-9

Tack on another Sunday special? Yes, Scheff! Scottie Scheffler (-11) entered Sunday with a commanding four-stroke lead over the field in the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow after a blistering 6-under Saturday. By midday, Jon Rahm had come from nowhere to take a share of the lead, and it looked like he might do the unthinkable. He didn’t. Rahm collapsed miserably on the back-nine with two hooked drives on Hole 16 and 18 en route to seven-stroke defeat. Little drama down the stretch allowed Scheffler to have a late Sunday stroll to his third major championship — a drop of the putter and a spike of the hat. It was his first Wanamaker Trophy (PGA Championship) and 15th career PGA Tour victory (all since 2022).

Final Leaderboard (PGA Championship)

1. S. Scheffler (-11)

T2. B. DeChambeau (-6)

T2. H. English (-6)

T2. D. Riley (-6)

T5. J.T. Poston (-5)

T5. T. Pendrith (-5)

T5. J. Vegas (-5)

Notable Scorecards: J. Rahm (-4), K. Bradley (-4), C. Conners (-2), T. Finau (-2), X. Schauffele (-1), V. Hovland (-1), R. McIlroy (+3), C. Morikawa (+4) | Full Leaderboard

Watch: PGA Championship Highlights

Yahoo! Sports: Nike Drops Hilarious Ad Referencing Scottie Scheffler’s Arrest After Quail Hollow Win

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Conference Finals: Locked & Loaded

Photos: Joshua Gateley & Icon Sportswire / Getty Images

Knicks & Thunder (NBA), Stars & Panthers (NHL) Punch Tickets to Respective Conference Finals

Double Game 7s on Sunday? Sign me up. Both the NBA and NHL delivered fans some winner-take-all action. The Thunder and Panthers dominated in a Sunday 7s doubleheader. The Knicks are heading to the Eastern Conference Finals for first time in 25 years (2000). And the Stars sent the Presidents’ Cup Trophy-winning Jets into the offseason. Four teams are left in each league as Conference Finals week begins.

🏀 G6: Knicks def. Celtics (119-81)

No Doubter Sends NY to East Finals

NYK Wins Series (4-2)

🏀 G7: Thunder def. Nuggets (125-93)

Thunder Thrash Denver Behind SGA’s 35

OKC Wins Series (4-3)

🏒 G6: Stars def. Jets (2-1, OT)

Thomas Harley Series-Clinching OT Winner

DAL Wins Series (4-2)

🏒 G7: Panthers def. Maple Leafs (6-1)

Six Different Panthers Score in Closeout Rout

FLA Wins Series (4-3)

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Rivals on the Diamond 💎

Photo: Michael Urakami / Getty Images

Cody Bellinger’s Grand Slam Helps Yanks Take Subway Series in the Bronx

How ‘bout THAT ending to a New York weekend?! It was rivalry weekend in the majors. Amid the Knicks’ first trip to the Eastern Conference Finals in 25 years, the Yankees and Mets met for the first Subway Series of the season. The Pinstripes and Metropolitans split the first two games before an intense Game 3 encore. It was 2-2 in the 8th inning before the Yankees took the lead on a throwing error, then Cody Bellinger hit a grand slam to cap the series. A Belli blast!

Watch: Yankees Take Subway Series With Bellinger’s Grand Slam

⚾️ MLB Quick-Hitters

Brewers Snap Twins’ 13-Game Win Streak

Chourio Robs Late HR, Brewers def. Twins (5-2)

Mick Abel Outduels Paul Skenes in MLB Debut

Rookie Throws 9 Ks, Phillies def. Pirates (1-0)

Reds Sweep Guardians in Battle for Ohio

Cincinnati Gets Back to .500

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