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Headline Sports podcast with Stephen Ruderman and Augie Mesenburg: Belmont Stakes and the dangers to horses lives; Nuggets can put it away on Monday night; plus more

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National Treasure trains ahead of the Belmont Stakes horse race, Friday, June 9, 2023, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. (AP News photo)

On Headline Sports podcast with Stephen Ruderman and Augie Mesenburg:

#1 Stephen tonight is the Belmont Stakes a the third of the three big horse races but the talk and focus going into tonight’s Belmont has been about that eight horse that had died last month at Churchill Downs at the Kentucky Derby. Is this part of the sport of the dangers of the sport or the care for the horse have just taken a dive in the last year or so.

#2 The Denver Nuggets chalked up another win against the Miami Heat and are up 3-1 in the series it just looks like a series where the Nuggets are just cruising and they could wrap this NBA Finals up Monday night in Denver.

#3 Tuesday night will mark a historic night in Oakland A’s history as they will be holding a reverse boycott to show MLB that the A’s do have fan support and that the fans are not at fault for the A’s having to leave Oakland for Las Vegas. Tuesday could be the day that the Nevada Legislature could vote on the $380 million in tax credits to help for Tropicana ballpark on the Vegas strip.

#4 The San Francisco Giants are coming off a sweep in Denver against the Colorado Rockies and opened this three game series with the Chicago Cubs with a 3-2 loss on Friday night. The Giants sit in third place 6.5 games back of the first place Arizona Diamondback coming into Saturday night’s game.

#5 The Oakland A’s put together their longest win streak of the season at three straight taking the last two games of the three game series in Pittsburgh and taking the first game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday and it may not set the world on fire but you can feel the incentive in the A’s clubhouse.

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NHL Stanley Cup Finals podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Knights-Panthers face off tonight for game 4

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Vegas Golden Knights center Jack Eichel (9) defends Florida Panthers center Carter Verhaeghe (23), as goaltender Adin Hill (33) protects the net during the first period of Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals, Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP News photo)

On the NHL Stanley Cup Finals podcast with Marko Ukalovic for Matt Harrington:

#1 The Panthers got a little pressure off when they won game 3 in Florida in overtime it would have been a nightmare for Vegas having to go into game 4 down 0-3 but they recovered and they could tie this thing up tonight 2-2.

#2 The Vegas Golden Knights have dominated in the first two games of this Final but the Panthers in game 3 were a determined bunch and going into that overtime they had to find a way.

#3 The Panthers Carter Verhaeghe scored the overtime winner on a wrister at 4:27 in the overtime stanza in Thursday night’s game 3 thriller talk about how that gamer was set up.

#4 Verhaeghe said the Panthers are the cats and they have whatever lives they have and said that Florida has no quit in them.

#5 Marko, how impressive are the Panthers just to get this far coming back 1-3 in round one against the Boston Bruins then going onto advance in rounds two and three against the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Carolina Hurricanes to get to these finals.

#6 Game 4 tonight in Sunrise and the Panthers still face another critical game they have to avoid going down 1-3 going back to Vegas on Tuesday night.

Marko Ukaloivic filled in for Matt Harrington who does the NHL Stanley Cup post season podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL Stanley Cup Finals podcast with Len Shapiro: Panthers on the ropes 0-2 host Knights in game 3 tonight

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Vegas Golden Knights center Brett Howden (21) scores around Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) during the second period at the T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Mon Jun 5, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the NHL Stanley Cup Playoff podcast with Len:

#1 Len through the first two games of these Finals the Vegas Golden Knights have dominated with wins in games 1 and 2 on Vegas home ice. How important has goaltender Adin Hill been for the Knights.

#2 In the most recent game, game 2 the Vegas Golden Knights came away with a five goal win 7-2. The Knights showed all the signs of being in control from the start and the Panthers just couldn’t get any defense to stop the Knights.

#3 The Panthers who over came the odds in the first round of the playoffs overcoming the Boston Bruins from a 1-3 deficit to coming back and winning the series and winning the next two rounds to advance to the Finals can the Panthers find something deep down and pick up a win on Florida ice?

#4 The Knights who won 5-2 and 7-2 in games 1 and 2 are the first team in 25 years of NHL finals to show that no other team has been so dominate.

#5 So the Knights who have the upper hand get after it tonight in game 3 up 2-0 and can take game three or the Panthers really have to find the back of the net and often and get some great netminding from Panther goalie Sergei Bobrovsky.

Len Shapiro covers the NHL Stanley Cup Finals for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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

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 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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NHL Stanley Cup Finals podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Panthers need this one tonight to avoid going back to Florida 0-2; Knights with home ice can go up 2-0

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Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone, left, celebrates his goal against the Florida Panthers with Brett Howden (21), defenseman Zach Whitecloud (2) and center Chandler Stephenson during the third period at T Mobile Center in Las Vegas on Sun Jun 4, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the NHL podcast with Marko:

#1 Marko, with just less than ten minutes left in the game and the Vegas Golden Knights trailing the Florida Panthers the Knights made good use of their last and final period of the first game of the Finals. With the game tied 2-2 the Knights came roaring back with three goals to take game 1, 5-2.

#2 The Knights Jonathan Marchessault said that the Knights were ready mentally and breaking it open like they did in the third period was a show of their character to kick off the finals.

#3 The Knights Zach Whitecloud scored a critical goal and Mark Stone got an insurance goal but the goal was reviewed for a high stick and the goal turned out to be confirmed.

#4 Marko, the Knights had scored their third and final goal when Reilly Smith scored an empty netter to make the final look like there was never a tie score.

#5 The Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 29 of 33 shots and allowed four goals. As you saw this first game did the Panthers just seem to loose confidence in the third period or the Knights just started working their offensive plans and pulled it off on Florida.

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A’s Drop Game Two in Marlins Series 12-1

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Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Luis Medina, front left, talks with catcher Shea Langeliers (23) during the first inning at LoanDepot Park in Miami on Sat Jun 3, 2023 (AP News photo)

A’s Drop Game Two in Marlins Series 12-1

By Barbara Mason

Saturday afternoon the Oakland A’s (12-48) continued their series with the Miami Marlins (31-28) and it was not the outcome Oakland would have wanted this time getting crushed by their hosts 12-1 at LoanDepot Park in Maimi.

Friday was no better either Oakland was shut out by Miami 4-0. The A’s were coming off a great series in the beginning of the week actually winning a series against the NL East leading Atlanta Braves.

They played some very nice ball against the Braves in that series but it all came to a screeching halt yesterday when they lost that first game against Miami Friday.

Saturday game recap: In game two of this series it was all Miami after only two innings into the game. The Marlins went on top taking a 4-0 lead. Jonathan Davis doubled and Nick Fortes and Joey Wendle both scored for the 2-0 lead.

The Marlins Luis Arraez singled in Davis and a Bryan De La Cruz sacrifice got Arraez home giving the Marlins a 4-0 advantage. The Marlins were putting on a great show for their home crowd at LoanDepot Park.

The Marlins would strike again in the third inning scoring three times and take a 7-0 lead. Miami loaded the bases and Arraez came to the plate and doubled. Arraez set a career for most hits in a game with five and five RBIs to chip in on the offensive effort. Jean Segura, Joey Wendle and Nick Fortes all scored to end the inning.

There was two more runs in the fifth inning for Miami taking a 9-0 lead. The Marlins had 12 hits through seven innings and the A’s had only five hits. When it was all said and done, Miami had 14 hits and the A’s had eight.

In the eighth inning the A’s got up on the board. They did have the bases loaded but only managed to score a single run leaving runners stranded. Shea Langliers singled Laureano home for the one run.

The Marlins would tack on three more runs in the bottom of the eighth taking a 12-1 lead that was the final. After the great series that the A’s had to start the week this current one was turning into a real disappointment. The A’s down 0-2 with game three on tap Sunday.

Sunday, the A’s will head into game three with Miami trying to avoid another sweep. Paul Blackburn will take the mound for Oakland with a 0-0 record and a 2.25 ERA. Sandy Alcantara will be on the hill for Miami with a 2-5 W/L record and a 4.93 ERA. First pitch is scheduled for 10:40 AM.

NHL Stanley Cup Finals podcast with Charanbir Mahal: Do Knights have the upperhand opening up on home ice?

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Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Adin Hill speaks with the media ahead of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey final Friday, June 2, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP News photo)

On the NHL Stanley Cup podcast with Charanbir:

#1 Charanbir, the Finals tonight will be the first time since 1994 that the Finals will be on cable. TNT who is under the umbrella of Warner Brothers Discovery Sports in their second season televising the NHL.

#2 TBS has done the NCAA men’s basketball finals only three times and the NHL and NBA Conference Finals and MLB league championship series but this for TNT is a historic plateau, reaching the mountain top if it were doing the entire finals all on cable as first.

#3 Charanbir, turning the Vegas Golden Knights this is their sixth year in the NHL since their first year going to the finals and nearly becoming pro sports first expansion team to win the championship in their first year which they lost to the Washington Capitals.

#4 For the finals this week the Knights who are hosting during the morning skate Thursday fans were directed to the overflow lot and were hoping to get in the rink where the lines were 30 deep to get in at T Mobile Center.

#5 The Knights William Carrier who was on that original team one of six remaining players says this team says this Knights team says this team is better overall and the original team were mostly on a contract year.

#6 Charanbir, the puck drops at 5:00pm tonight at T Mobile Center for game 1 of the NHL Finals between the Florida Panthers and Knights how do you see this one opening up the series?

Charanbir Mahal is a INDTVUSA reporter and is doing analysis for the NHL Stanley Cup Finals podcasts and was filling in for Matt Harrington who does the NHL podcasts Saturdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL Stanley Cup Finals podcast with Len Shapiro: Panthers-Knights battle for the Cup Saturday night at T Mobile Center

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Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin, center, pressures Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Adin Hill (33) and defenseman Nicolas Hague (14) as a shot go wide of the net in the first period of Game 6 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on Wed May 31, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the NHL Stanley Cup Finals podcast with Len:

#1 Both the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers had their shares of six game or seven game thrills this post season. For the Knights they held their own against the surging Dallas Stars who were making a comeback after being down 3-0 and making it 3-2 before the Knights came back to win game 6 to eliminate the Stars and advance to the finals.

#2 For the Florida Panthers they were on life support during the first round of this post season down 3-1 and came back eliminate the Boston Bruins 4-3. They went on to eliminate the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Carolina Hurricanes to advance to the NHL Finals.

#3 The Panthers in their last series with the Hurricanes swept them clean in four games 4-0, the Panthers Matthew Tkachuk had quite an offensive series scoring two goals in game four that polished off the Hurricanes 4-3.

#4 Which goaltender do you feel has the advantage going into this Final the Knights Adin Hill or the Florida Panthers Sergei Bobrovsky.

#5 So now it’s game 1 of the Finals with the puck dropping at the T Mobile Center on Saturday night as the Knights host the Panthers it’s almost a miracle that both teams are here how do you see them facing off Saturday night?

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NHL Stanley Cup Western Conference podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Can Stars even series?; Knights badly want to end it tonight

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Dallas Stars left wing Jason Robertson (21) celebrates after scoring against the Vegas Golden Knights during the second period of game 5 of the Western Conference Finals at the T Mobile Center in Las Vegas on Sat May 27, 2023 (AP News photo)

#1 Marko, how shocked are you that the Dallas Stars down 3-0 now are in a position to tie it up on home ice tonight in Dallas. What helped turn it around for the Stars?

#2 Taking a look at that game 4 come back by the Stars did they get rejuvenated by Joe Pavelski’s overtime goal that saved them from eliminaton.

#3 Ty Dellandrea who was a healthy scratch for the Stars got into the line up in game 5 and ended up scoring two goals that help give the Stars a two goal win over the Knights and cut Vegas’ lead by one game. Dellandrea sat for those two games but was sure motivated in game 5.

#4 Marko, if you had to point to any one thing that put the Knights behind the eight ball after dropping that overtime game 4 was it their confidence has lacked or the Stars just are getting after it more authority?

#5 Marko, the Knights are going to have to rely on their go tos for tonight’s game to find the back end of the net, Mark Stone, William Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault, and Jack Eichel.

Join Marko for the NHL Stanley Cup post season podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL Stanley Cup Western Conference Finals podcast with Matt Harrington: Another must win game for Stars tonight in Vegas

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Dallas Stars left wing Jason Robertson (21) falls to the ice after scoring against the Vegas Golden Knights, as Tyler Seguin (91), Joe Pavelski (16) and Roope Hintz (24) celebrate during the the first period of Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference finals Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Dallas. Golden Knights’ William Karlsson (71) skates past the celebration (AP News photo)

On the NHL Stanley Cup Western Conference Finals:

#1 The Dallas Stars came out on Thursday with a overtime win 3-2 against the Vegas Golden Knights in Dallas. The Stars came into the contest with their backs to the wall down in the series 3-0 and got a lot of motivation to come back and avoid elimination.

#2 Matt, you got to know Joe Pavelski when he skated with the San Jose Sharks before going to the Stars he’s one player that’s been clutch and it really doesn’t surprise you that he got the game winning goal.

#3 Pavelski and Stars head coach Peter DeBoer were the crux of the Sharks back when they were in San Jose during the 2019 playoffs. It’s hard to believe that the Sharks organization let not only Pavelski and DeBoer go but they let a lot of their key players go and turned into a last place club.

#4 The Stars come in tonight down two games and know they are long odds -750 to come back and win this Western Conference. Who has the most pressure on them going into tonight Coach DeBoer, Pavelski or goaltender Jake Ottetinger.

#5 The Knights have some heavy hitters in their own right William Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault, and Jack Eichel who can find the back end of the net can the Knights take game 6 on home ice or do you smell a miracle for Dallas?

Join Matt for the NHL Stanley Cup post season podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com