🏀🏒 Y! Sports AM: About last night

🏈 Wilson weighing options: Russell Wilson, 37, is debating between signing with the Jets or making the jump to TV. "I still know I can play ball at a high level, but also I think the opportunity to do TV [analysis] is great, so we'll see what happens."

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📸 IN PHOTOS: PLAYOFFS ROUNDUP

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New York — Following four straight blowouts, the Knicks proved they can win a slugfest, too, beating the 76ers, 108-102, to take a 2-0 series lead.

See-saw affair: New York and Philly traded blows all night, with their 25 lead changes marking the most in a playoff game since 2015 (Spurs vs. Clippers, Game 7, Round 1).

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San Antonio — The Spurs followed up their Game 1 loss with a shellacking in Game 2, routing the Timberwolves, 133-95, to even the series behind a double-double from Victor Wembanyama (19 points, 15 rebounds) and a game-high 21 points from Stephon Castle.

Historic beatdown: The Timberwolves' 38-point defeat was by far their worst playoff loss in franchise history, surpassing the previous record of 30. It didn't help that they missed 15 free throws (16-31) or had more turnovers (22) than assists (19).

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Buffalo — The Sabres took down the Canadiens for a series-opening 4-2 victory as they were finally able to turn their power play problem into a nightmare for the Habs.

Flipped the script: Buffalo scored more goals in three power play opportunities on Wednesday (2) than they did in their previous 44 power play opportunities (1).

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Las Vegas — The Ducks beat the Golden Knights, 3-1, to send the series back to Anaheim tied at one game apiece.

So close: Vegas' lone goal came with 5.6 seconds left in the game, continuing an odd drought for the Ducks, who haven't recorded a shutout victory since the 2024-25 season-opener — 571 days ago.

⚾️ THE BATTLE FOR WRIGLEY'S ROOFTOPS

Fans watch a game at Wrigley Field via the adjacent rooftops. (David Banks/Getty Images)

The free ride may soon be coming to an end for the Wrigley View Rooftop, the last remaining independent business selling tickets to Cubs games.

Motion denied: The latest development in the 2024 suit brought by the Cubs against Wrigley View came on Friday, when a U.S. District Judge denied a motion on the pleadings by the defendant, pushing the case one step closer to a potential trial.

The backdrop: Wrigley Field is a unique ballpark not just for its ivy or history, but because the roofs of many neighboring buildings have a great view of the field — an idiosyncrasy that businesses have long availed themselves of for profit.

• In 2004, following a dispute similar to the current one, the Cubs struck a 20-year licensing agreement with those surrounding businesses to share a portion of their revenue. And in the ensuing two decades, the team bought many of those properties, adding 11 rooftops' worth of seating to the 41,649 seats already inside Wrigley Field.
• But in 2024, when those deals expired, Wrigley View kept right on selling tickets, leading the Cubs to sue for misappropriating the team's property rights and unjust enrichment.

Understanding both sides: The Cubs argue that Wrigley View should not be allowed to profit off a product they had no hand in producing. The team has invested billions over the years to own and operate an MLB franchise and stadium; so the team, not the business, should have the sole right to recoup that investment by selling tickets.

• Wrigley View, meanwhile, argues that because the Cubs don't own their building, they have no legal say regarding how its 200-person capacity rooftop is used.
• Furthermore, while the Cubs may have a property right to the experience of live Cubs games, Wrigley View says the team failed to protect that right by putting its stadium in such a location that allows outside viewers to look in.

What's next: The team already scored a win last year when the judge denied a motion that the case be sent to arbitration, so from here it will either end in a settlement or a trial. If it does go to trial, precedent is on the Cubs' side thanks to a 1938 ruling in favor of the Pittsburgh Pirates over a local radio station, which "affirmed the holding that sports teams have a property right in profits from their live games."

💯 BIG NUMBERS

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🐎 5th horse in 8 years

There will yet again be no Triple Crown winner this year after Golden Tempo trainer Cherie DeVaux announced Wednesday that her Kentucky Derby-winning horse will not race in next week's Preakness Stakes. This marks the fifth time in the last eight years that the Derby winner skipped the Preakness, a worrying trend caused by the sport's compressed calendar.

Is change coming? The Derby winner competed in the Preakness every year from 1997 to 2018, when Justify won the most recent Triple Crown. But just three have done so since (Authentic in 2020, Mage in 2023, Mystik Dan in 2024), as many trainers believe the two-week gap is not sufficient for recovery. One possible solution? Moving the Preakness date back, which could happen soon as part of the ongoing negotiations for the race's television rights.

🏀 33 states

The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association narrowly approved a measure on Monday to add a 35-second shot clock to high school basketball games starting in the 2027-28 season, becoming the 33rd state (including Washington, D.C.) to adopt a shot clock.

The backdrop: Adoption has steadily increased since 2021, when the National Federation of State High School Associations began allowing state-level adoption. In a vacuum, most agree that shot clocks are needed, but plenty of states continue holding out due to the cost of installation and operation. Indiana, for example, overwhelmingly voted against the measure this week.

⚾️ 1,000 strikeouts

Dodgers righty Tyler Glasnow struck out his 1,000th career batter on Wednesday, becoming the fastest starting pitcher in MLB history to reach the milestone (793 innings pitched). Unfortunately, the oft-injured hurler left the game two batters later with lower back pain.

All-time leaderboard: Glasnow, the 576th pitcher in MLB history to reach 1,000 strikeouts, broke the record set just last year by Freddy Peralta (804.2 IP). The next four fastest? Robbie Ray (810 IP), Yu Darvish (812 IP), Blake Snell (820.2 IP) and Dylan Cease (830.1 IP).

🏀 GOOD READS: WNBA TIP-OFF

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The 30th anniversary season of the WNBA tips off tomorrow. Here's what you missed this offseason, plus predictions for the year ahead, courtesy of Yahoo Sports' Cassandra Negley.

Offseason recap: More money, a healthy Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese in Atlanta and the contenders reload

There has never been an offseason as full of colossal milestones as the time between the anointing of the 2025 WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces on Oct. 10 and the first tip-off of the 2026 season on Friday.

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Preseason awards: Analyzing the top candidates for MVP, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Woman and more

The best teams and clear-cut frontrunners for individual awards will show themselves as the season churns along. Everything right now is healthy assumptions based on previous performances and future projections. But we have to start somewhere.

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5 bold predictions: A comeback MVP, Sparks in the Finals, expansion team success and more

The season begins with storylines aplenty to monitor. But what might we be writing about this time next year? Here's a look at some predictions, leaning more bold and daring as the action gets underway.

📺 WATCHLIST: THURSDAY, MAY 7

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🏀 NBA Playoffs

Both No. 1 seeds look to take 2-0 leads at home tonight, as the Pistons host the Cavaliers (7pm ET, Prime) and the Thunder host the Lakers (9:30pm, Prime).

Historic underdogs: Just as they were in Game 1, the Lakers are 15.5-point underdogs tonight, marking the longest odds of any game in LeBron James' career (regular season or playoffs). OKC still covered on Tuesday with an 18-point victory.

🏒 NHL Playoffs

The Hurricanes, up 2-0 on the Flyers, will look to continue their undefeated run through the playoffs as they travel to Philadelphia for Game 3 (8pm, TNT).

Fun fact: This is the first time the Hurricanes and Flyers have met in the postseason despite both being members of the Eastern Conference (formerly known as the Prince of Wales Conference) since the conferences were realigned in 1981.

More to watch:

• ⚾️ MLB: Rays at Red Sox (7pm, ESPN); Cardinals at Padres (10pm, ESPN) … St. Louis is a surprising 21-15 despite having MLB's youngest roster and being in the midst of a rebuild.
• ⛳️ PGA: Truist Championship (7:30am, ESPN+; 2pm, Golf) … Rory McIlroy headlines the field at North Carolina's Quail Hollow, back as the host after taking last year off to host the PGA Championship.
• ⛳️ LPGA: Mizuho Americas Open (11am, Golf) … Tournament host Michelle Wie West will tee it up for the first time since 2023.
• 🎾 Tennis: Italian Open (7:30am, Tennis) … First round action for the men, second round for the women.
• 🏒 PWHL: Montreal (tied 1-1) at Minnesota (7pm, Prime) … The best-of-five semifinal is all tied up as it heads to St. Paul.

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⚾ MLB TRIVIA

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Question: There are currently only two AL teams above .500. Can you name them without looking at the standings?

Hint: Same division.

Answer at the bottom.

💔 REST IN PEACE, TED TURNER

Turner and then-wife Jane Fonda at a Braves game in 1991. (Focus on Sport via Getty Images)

Ted Turner, who died Wednesday, was an outrageous owner and savvy businessman who reshaped the sports world.

Trivia answer: Yankees (25-12) and Rays (24-12)

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