Minnesota Teams

Quiet day on the Minnesota sports front. The Twins are plugging along in the middle of the AL Central pack — no major headlines from them in today's cycle. The Timberwolves and Wild seasons are over, and the Lynx are in the early stretch of their WNBA season. No Gophers news to report today either. We'll keep you posted as anything develops locally.

NFL

It's the offseason, but Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders is already making headlines — he pulled in a record $17.7 million in licensing money from jersey sales, trading cards, and merchandise, topping Tom Brady's old record. Not bad for a guy who hasn't taken a regular-season snap yet.

Over at the New York Giants, rookie QB Jaxson Dart and teammate Abdul Carter publicly patched things up after a disagreement about Dart's involvement in a Donald Trump event. Both players emphasized team unity Friday.

Meanwhile, the San Francisco 49ers might not break the NFL's all-time travel mileage record this season — a scheduling detour through Colorado before their Mexico City game could save them some miles.

NBA

Here's the big one: Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals on Saturday night. The Spurs are heading to the NBA Finals in just Wembanyama's third season — which is absurd for a 22-year-old who already looks like a generational talent.

They'll face the New York Knicks, who are making their first Finals appearance in 27 years. The Knicks might be without big man Mitchell Robinson, who needed pinky surgery — the team is being tight-lipped about how the injury happened.

The sports world was buzzing about Wembanyama all night. He's now on a trajectory that has people throwing around "greatest of all time" chatter, and honestly… it's not crazy anymore.

MLB

Fernando Tatis Jr. finally hit his first home run of the season — a massive 451-foot blast — after enduring the longest homer drought of his career. The Padres outfielder has had a rough start to 2026, so that felt like a breath of fresh air.

Milwaukee Brewers reliever Abner Uribe got suspended for making an "inappropriate gesture" toward the Cardinals dugout after a strikeout. Even his own manager wasn't happy about it.

There's a young pitcher to keep an eye on: Brody Bumila, an 18-year-old high schooler who stands 6-foot-9 and throws 101 mph. He's being compared to Randy Johnson and could be a first-round MLB Draft pick.

NHL

The Carolina Hurricanes punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final with a dominant 6-1 win over Montreal in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals. It's Carolina's first Cup Final appearance in 20 years — they've been knocking on the door for a while.

They'll face the Vegas Golden Knights, with Game 1 set for Tuesday on ABC. Should be a fun series between two fast, skilled teams.

College Sports

The Big 12 coaches are unanimously backing a 24-team College Football Playoff, which would be a major expansion from the current format. They argue it would give more teams a realistic path to a national title — and Oklahoma's Brent Venables was unusually blunt about why top programs should support it.

In basketball, St. John's is climbing the early offseason rankings after adding transfer Tounde Yessoufou, with Rick Pitino's squad hovering just outside the top 10.

And in a weird story: Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby reportedly placed 40+ bets on Indiana games while he was the Hoosiers' QB. He's got a court hearing Monday challenging NCAA rules.

Other Sports

Paris Saint-Germain won their second consecutive Champions League title, beating Arsenal in a penalty-kick shootout on Saturday. Manager Luis Enrique is now in rare company — only Zinedine Zidane has won back-to-back titles in the modern era. Arsenal's defense was brilliant, but they fell just short of their first-ever European crown.

At the French Open, defending champion Coco Gauff was stunned in the third round by Anastasia Potapova — the latest in a string of upsets at this year's tournament.

And in the boxing world, Dmitry Bivol, Holly Holm, and O'Shaquie Foster are all in action Saturday across a trio of fight cards.