Knicks, Sticks, and Kicks

The New York Knickerbockers are NBA Champs for the first time in 53 years.

The Knicks beat the Spurs (94-90) to win Game 5 Saturday night, with finals MVP Jalen Brunson scoring 45 points to help erase a 16-point deficit. NYPD says 63 people were arrested as some celebrations turned riotous; a teenager was shot, and school buses that transported World Cup fans were torched.

On the ice, the Carolina Hurricanes stormed past the Vegas Golden Knights (3-0) yesterday to hoist their first Stanley Cup since 2006.

Meanwhile, the Stars and Stripes beat Paraguay 4-1 in their first World Cup match. Striker Folarin Balogun found the back of the net twice (watch ‘em), and Captain Christian Pulisic left at halftime with a left calf injury. Their next game is against Australia on Friday. 

Verse to consider whether you’re basking in triumph or stinging in defeat—we all share the same victory: “Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where, death, is your victory? Where, death, is your sting? The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!” 
1 Corinthians 15:54-57 (CSB) (read full passage)