Big Apple Basketball Boom

May 21, 2021

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Sports Section Fans, Here’s Your Shot at $1,000

Like any sports nut, we loooove a good challenge.

In celebration of the NBA Playoffs, we’re lacing up our Jordans and inviting you to participate in an exclusive Sports Section contest.

Here are the deets:

$1,000 in total prizes to the Top 25 finishers, including $300 for first place
Must enter by 5/22 12 p.m. ET
Sweatbands not included (sorry!)

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Making Headlines

PGA Championship: Five-time major champion Phil Mickelson fired a 3-under 69 in Friday’s second round and is among the leaders at minus-5.

NHL: The Penguins, Canadiens, and Golden Knights all took respective series leads. Meanwhile, the Panthers cut their series deficit to the Stanley Cup champion Lightning to 2-1.

NBA: The Wizards trounced the Pacers 142-115 to clinch the No. 8 seed in the East.

NCAAW: UConn announced it has given coach Geno Auriemma a five-year contract extension through 2025.

Tonight’s Action

Dodgers at Giants, 9:45 p.m. ET

Odds: Dodgers -148, Giants +128 || O/U 7

Pick: The Giants have the best record in baseball (28-16) and hold a two-game lead over the defending World Series champion Dodgers in the West. Los Angeles will send righthander Trevor Bauer (4-2, 2.20 ERA) to face San Francisco lefty Alex Wood (5-0, 1.75).

Sports Section likes the Dodgers on the moneyline and the under.

Who ya got? Reply to this newsletter with your prediction of the Dodgers-Giants winner, the final score, and the combined strikeouts from Bauer and Wood. Nail it, and you get a mention in the next edition of Sports Section. Don’t forget to include your Twitter handle.

Shoutout: Yesterday, we asked subscribers to predict the winner of Pacers-Wizards, the final score, and Russell Westbrook’s total points. Washington won 142-115, with Westbrook scoring 18.

Subscriber Jonathan Forsythe (@jforsythe23) had the Wizards and was closest to Westbrook’s total. Nice job, Jonathan!

Keep the picks coming, everyone!

Comments? Suggestions? You can reach me at chris.kuc@thedraftmag.com or follow me on Twitter.