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With a 16-3 record, the NBA champion Knicks finished in the top 10 of playoff winning percentage.
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The Knicks' championship snaps a streak of 52 straight playoff appearances by MLB/NBA/NFL/NHL teams from the NYC metro area that ended without a title.
It was the 3rd-longest streak all-time by a metro area, behind only active streaks by Minneapolis-St. Paul (57) & Buffalo (55).
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There have been 48 total 5-game spans by teams in NBA history (reg or post) where they led by 8 points at the end of the first quarter in all 5.
In 47 of the 48, the team had a winning record over the 5 games.
All except the Spurs in the 2026 NBA Finals.
They went 1-4.
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🇺🇸 United States 4-1 Paraguay 🇵🇾
After one match, the U.S. are more than halfway to their top scoring output at a World Cup. They scored seven in 1930 and 2002.
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🇺🇸 United States vs Paraguay 🇵🇾
Starting XIs for the start of play in Group D are in. Chris Richards is a go for the U.S. It'll be interesting to see what their shape looks like in and out of possession.
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With the Hurricanes up 3-2 in the Stanley Cup, our current Opta win percentage for them is 79.7%.
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Jordan Staal:
Feb. 2007: 5-game goal streak at age 18
June 2026: 5-game goal streak at age 37
He's the only player in NHL history with a 5 game goal streak (reg or post) as a teenager and at 35 or older.
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The FIFA president makes a great point.
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We asked FIFA President Gianni Infantino for his World Cup prediction.
#Opta says Spain will win.
His response was simple. "If Opta said so."
See @OptaAnalyst's full predictions ➡️ bit.ly/4498ICp
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Do you need an (almost) daily World Cup newsletter to keep up to date with all the goings on this summer?
𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭, 𝐕𝐢𝐳, 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐳 is going out five days a week from Monday to Friday during the tournament, packed with data-fuelled delights.
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As NFL teams build their rosters for the 2026 season, we’re using a data-driven power index to isolate pure unit talent and identify who possesses the best collection of defensive players at certain positional groups. @Tagreenawalt details the picks.
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In the last two NBA playoffs, there have been 11 comeback wins of at least 20 points. The Knicks own five of them (three more than any other team).
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While the Rams boast an offensive line that’s exceptional at many things, the unit’s run blocking stands out as the NFL’s best.
We looked at who leads the way at different offensive positional groups entering the new season.
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Projections for the Canadian Open, where Ryan Fox is the defending champion.
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Five teams have won NBA playoffs series after losing the opening two games at home, but the Spurs are trying to be the first to do it in the NBA Finals.
Story: theanalyst.com/articles/spur…
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The World Cup kicks off on Thursday. Here are the latest Opta supercomputer projections.
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What will the United States’ identity be at the 2026 World Cup under Mauricio Pochettino?
Even as co-hosts and backed to advance from Group D, playing with three at the back seems like the best setup for a deeper tournament run than they’re used to.
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As NFL teams work on their rosters for the 2026 season, we’re using a data-driven power index to isolate pure unit talent and identify who possesses the best collections of weapons and linemen at certain offensive positional groups. @Tagreenawalt details the picks.
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Only five teams have won an NBA playoff series after losing the first two games at home. The Spurs hope to follow a similar blueprint to become the first to do so in the NBA Finals. After how they won Game 3, @matissa15 writes about a renewed chance against the Knicks.
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The Vegas Golden Knights (39-26-17) earned 95 points to tie for 12th during the regular season. If they win this year's Stanley Cup, that ranking would be the second lowest to the 2011-12 champion Los Angeles Kings, who were 13th in points earned.
The Golden Knights have a 2-1 series lead over the Carolina Hurricanes. Game 4 is tonight.
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In his 3 career NBA Finals games, Victor Wembanyama has 85 points and 10 blocks.
The last player to hit each of those marks over a span of three NBA Finals games in a season was Shaquille O'Neal in 2001.
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