Friday May 31, 2024
Underdogs and Unions: A Week in Sports
The Boston Celtics face the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals, while soccer players' unions threaten a strike over the new Club World Cup. Texas opens the Women's College World Series with a one-hitter win, and the Minnesota Timberwolves look to the future after a postseason loss.
Sources:
https://www.espn.com/espn/betting/story/_/id/40248465/tatum-celtics-favored-doncic-mavs-nba-finals
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40247573/fifpro-pfa-club-world-cup-players-strike
https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/40248333/teagan-kavan-one-hitter-leads-no-1-texas-stanford-wcws
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40248824/anthony-edwards-says-wolves-back-playoff-exit
Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:37) Celtics open as Finals betting favorites over Mavs
(00:03:04) Players' unions threaten strike over Club World Cup
(00:05:23) No. 1 Texas opens WCWS with one-hitter win
(00:07:36) 'We'll be back': Wolves hungry for more after loss