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While You Were Sleeping: Giannis, Bucks pick South Beach

Every time something like this happens, I go through the same emotional arc. Finally, the big thing happened. But wait … the big thing actually happened. The ramifications of the big thing are here. Oh, God.

After months of speculation, Giannis Antetokounmpo is no longer a Milwaukee Buck, ending the most accomplished tenure in franchise history. Thirteen seasons, two MVPs, one championship. Antetokounmpo, 31, evolved from a lanky, unheralded first-round pick into a force the league had never seen while playing for the Bucks.

Now he plays for the Miami Heat, as The Athletic reported last night. Giannis goes to South Beach along with Bobby Portis in a blockbuster trade for Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakučionis, three first-round picks, a first-round pick swap and one second-round pick. Whew.

The deal came the night before the NBA Draft. See our full trade grades here.

We’ll have more on the fallout tomorrow. Let’s move on:

Rings: OU completes unbelievable run

We were going to lead with the team that won a title last night, but a massive trade got in the way. Alas.

Still: Oklahoma, off one of the most impressive NCAA Tournament runs in recent memory, is college baseball’s national champion. Two quick notes:

• The Sooners won their first championship since 1994 with a 13-2 shellacking of North Carolina, an elite program that remains ringless. This one was ugly by the fifth inning, too, as Oklahoma piled on seven runs.
  
• I can’t get over that this team won it all. Not because of the talent — there are plenty of MLB-caliber players here — but because of the path. Oklahoma lost seven of its final 10 games, got bounced after one game in the SEC tournament and faced elimination three times in its regional.

Now, the Sooners are champs. Wild. Read our full story from the scene in Omaha.

Goals: These guys are pretty good

Whichever official had the original thought to slot Argentina, France and Norway into the same days of World Cup group play needs more compensation or at least a free lunch. Because in two such days, we’ve seen each team’s superstars score a combined 13 goals.

We can recap yesterday’s action by simply listing the Golden Boot — awarded to the World Cup’s highest goal scorer — standings:

1. Lionel Messi, Argentina — 5 goals
Messi scored twice again in a 2-0 win over Austria, which means he’s scored all five of his country’s goals during this World Cup. His first goal gave him the men’s Cup’s scoring record, passing Germany’s Miroslav Klose. His second made him the scoring leader across both the men’s and women’s Cups, passing Brazil’s Marta. The last was most impressive:

MORE MESSI HISTORY 🇦🇷

The Argentine’s second goal breaks a tie with Marta to make him the World Cup’s all-time leading scorer.

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— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) June 22, 2026

Messi’s run has been incredible. But the record might not stand for long …

T-2. Kylian Mbappé, France — 4 goals
Mbappé also scored twice in yesterday’s rain-soaked 3-0 win over Iraq, giving the Frenchman 16 career World Cup goals … just two behind Messi’s new record. Messi is 38 years old, playing in his sixth World Cup. Mbappé is 27, playing in his third World Cup. If he can keep any kind of pace in this tournament and the next Cup, the record should be his.

Look at this sick shot from outside the box yesterday:

KYLIAN MBAPPE STRIKES ⚡️

Lionel Messi made history earlier today — but the French superstar is hot on his trail.

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— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) June 22, 2026

T-2. Erling Haaland, Norway — 4 goals
Haaland also scored twice yesterday, his coming in Norway’s nail-biting 3-2 win over Senegal. Haaland is assuredly one of the world’s best, if not the best, goal scorers, but time is against him in the all-time goals race. This is his first World Cup, at 25 years old.

Still, Norway is through to the round of 32 with the win. Next up: a final group play game against Mbappé and France.

See the full group standings here. Plenty of groups and knockout-round spots are still in play.

News to Know

Mavs pluck May
Michigan coach Dusty May, who led the Wolverines to the national title just two months ago, is leaving college to coach the Dallas Mavericks, sources confirmed to The Athletic. It is a bold move for both parties, as Dallas presents one of the best coaching opportunities in the NBA with Cooper Flagg as a new franchise cornerstone. And while May’s collegiate bona fides are unquestioned, he has never coached in the NBA. See our full analysis of the move.

Cohn retires
ESPN legend Linda Cohn will make her final on-air appearance Friday, she said in a statement, ending a 34-year run on “SportsCenter” that made her a household name and face to a generation of sports fans. My parents love to joke that around 5 years old, I swapped out “Power Rangers” for ESPN in the morning at home. Cohn was part of that golden age of ESPN, and I’m sure my experience is far from rare.

Andrew Marchand had some good analysis on her career in our full story. Thanks for the news, Linda.

More news:

• Another late NBA trade last night: Minnesota sent Julius Randle and the No. 28 pick in tonight’s draft to Brooklyn for pick No. 33. Nets center Nic Claxton is expected to land in Chicago via the trade, too. Full details here.
  
• Brittney Griner now owns the WNBA record for blocks after an 878th swat last night. Read more.
  
• Seattle Storm rookie Flau’jae Johnson is joining Unrivaled, too. More inside.
  
• USMNT star Folarin Balogun does not want to rest against Turkey. Hm.
  
• Manchester United secured enough land for a new 100,000-seat stadium to replace Old Trafford. See the renderings.
  
• MLB commissioner Rob Manfred blamed “inadequate” communication from the Giants for its Pride Night controversy. Read his comments.
  
• Markéta Vondroušová, the 2023 Wimbledon champion, was suspended from tennis for four years after refusing a doping test.

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Watch Guide

📺 World Cup: Group play
1 p.m. ET-10 p.m. on Fox, FS1 and Telemundo
We’re nearing the end of everyone’s second group match, and plenty is still on the line, as we noted above. The action starts today with an anxious Portugal squaring off against Uzbekistan, followed by England-Ghana (4 p.m.), Panama-Croatia (7 p.m.) and Colombia-DR Congo (10 p.m.).

📺 NBA Draft
8 p.m. ET on ESPN
That’s when picks start during an event that has somehow flown under the radar, thanks to the World Cup. Three resources for your watch, updated in real time:

📺 WNBA: Liberty at Aces
10 p.m. ET on USA Network
Two of the top five teams in the W should merit a watch, but I’m curious about New York here. The Liberty have lost two straight. Is this a trend? Blip? Star power is fully out in this game, too. Read our latest Power Rankings for more great coverage.

Pulse Picks

Every paragraph I read of this story, my jaw dropped further. Just make time to read this today, please: How Texans star Azeez Al-Shaair went through fire to get where he is. Lordy.

I still find myself thinking about the antagonism Wyndham Clark faced Sunday from the U.S. Open crowds. Brody Miller wrote a great story about the people who were rooting for him.

Sam Burns was this close to stealing the U.S. Open from Clark. His agony — on display as his putt on the 18th missed Sunday — was deeper than you think, as Gabby Herzig wrote.

We know the big MLB names that could move by the trade deadline (cough, Tarik Skubal). Jim Bowden has 10 under-the-radar targets you should know.

That beautiful moment from the WNBA’s 30th anniversary game Sunday was at once about the league’s bright future, sure, but also about its survival. Moving stuff.

Our NFL staff gave their observations from all 32 teams after minicamps. See how your team did.

Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday: Brendan Quinn’s story on Clark at the U.S. Open. Catch up here.

Most-read on the website yesterday: The live blog from France-Iraq.