Sports SummaryBrief at 11:22 a.m. EDT
Knicks fans have converged on San Antonio as Game 5 looms, with the Larry O’Brien Trophy expected to be on site and thousands of New Yorkers traveling to Texas to support a 3-1 series lead. A win would clinch New York’s first championship since 1973, while San Antonio hopes to force a return trip to Madison Square Garden. In other sports, the U.S. opened its home World Cup campaign in Inglewood with a 4-1 victory over Paraguay, sparked by Balogun’s two goals. Balogun, 24, became the first U.S. player to score multiple World Cup goals since 1930, while Pulisic assisted and Reyna added a late tally. Separately, Trump hosted UFC Freedom 250 at the White House for his 80th birthday, featuring fighters like Pereira and Gane at a South Lawn cage. In Milwaukee, Jacob Misiorowski threw a 104.5 mph starter’s pitch—the fastest recorded—while fanning 15 without a walk in a one-hitter.






