Headline Sports podcast with Bruce Magowan: Giants get plenty run production against Cubs Sunday; Nuggets could wrap it up Monday night; plus more

San Francisco Giants Thairo Estrada rounds the bases after hitting his first of two home runs this one coming in the bottom of the sixth inning at Oracle Park against the Chicago Cubs on Sun Jun 11, 2023 (@SFGiants photo)

On Headlines podcast with Bruce Magowan:

#1 After the San Francisco Giants lost the first two games of this series and almost got no hit on Saturday they led the Cubs as much as six runs in an effort to avoid getting swept by the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.

#2 Chicago Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks on Saturday had great outing, great control and keep the Giants line up off balance in the 4-0 shutout and took a no hitter into the eighth inning but lost it to a double by the Giants Mitch Haniger.

#3 In the NBA Finals the Denver Nuggets have the upper hand going into game 5 in Denver 3-1 on Monday night at Ball Arena in Denver. The Nuggets have been dominate with Aaron Gordon and Nikola Jokic.

#4 Bruce this week the PGA joined the LIV Saudi golf league. The PGA players have voiced their displeasure feeling they were duped when PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan went ahead and made an agreement with LIV and the two leagues merged much to the PGA players shock.

#5 Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo may not play one down with his new team the Las Vegas Raiders due to having foot surgery. Garoppolo could be released outright if he can’t return for this season by Las Vegas.

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Headline Sports podcast with Jessica Kwong: PGA Commissioner on hot seat; Miami’s Butler “winning would mean everything”; plus more

 PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan speaks during a news conference before the start of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Cromwell, Conn. Monahan was questioned by PGA players Tue Jun 6, 2023 in a heated meeting regarding merging the PGA with LIV the Saudi golf league without consulting the PGA players (AP file photo)

Headline Sports podcast with Jessica:

#1 Many of the players in the PGA had no idea about the PGA-LIV merge and that a deal had been made without the players knowledge.

#2 A lot of the players are calling for new leadership after PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan agreed to a deal with LIV the Saudi golf league to merge. The PGA players have a huge problem with LIV because of it’s human rights violations and taking away many of it’s stars.

#3 The Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler says that winning the NBA Finals would mean everything, this is Butler’s 12th NBA season Butler says his teammates are locked on. The Heat who dropped game 1 of the Finals came back and tied the series in game 2 in Denver. The Heat dropped game 3 and the Nuggets reclaimed the lead in the series 2-1 with a 109-94 victory on Wednesday.

#4 New York is suffering smoky conditions as smoke from the Canadian fires have floated into the Big Apple and had an impact on the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees game on Tuesday night. For Yankee third baseman Josh Donaldson said that it was a little foggy but nothing out of the ordinary.

#5 Jessica, game 3 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals are Thursday night in Sunrise Florida. The Panthers have their backs to the wall down 0-2 against the Vegas Golden Knights losing both games 1 and 2 in Vegas. The Panthers have been here before they were down in the first round of the playoffs to the Boston Bruins 3-1 and came back from two games down. How do you see the Panthers chances going back to Florida Thursday night?

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