Knicks Win First NBA Championship Since 1973, Topping Spurs in Game 5

Jalen Brunson and the Comeback Knicks did it again. And now they’re the Champion Knicks.

For the first time in 53 years, New York rules the NBA. Brunson scored 45 points, including 13 straight for New York in the fourth quarter, and the Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night.

The Knicks won the series 4-1, rallying from double-digit deficits in all four of those victories. The deficit was 16 on Saturday night. Brunson and the Knicks were never fazed.

“I have no words,” Brunson, the NBA Finals MVP, said during the on-court celebration. “It’s everything I ever dreamed of.”

Knicks Stun Spurs With Historic Rally From 29 Points Down

The San Antonio Spurs opened a big lead early Wednesday and silenced a Madison Square Garden crowd for a second straight time in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

But a 29-point second-half advantage wasn’t big enough. The New York Knicks rallied for a 107-106 win, mounting the largest comeback in NBA Finals history.

OG Anunoby’s putback of a missed Jalen Brunson 3 with 1.2 seconds remaining secured the victory for the Knicks and capped a wild second-half rally that made history.

“I just went and crashed to try to get a tip dunk or something,” Anunoby said. “The ball went over my head, so I couldn’t really dunk it. I just tried to tip it in softly and it went in.”

New York is now one win away from securing its first NBA championship  since 1973. To avoid that fate, the Spurs will have to win three straight, starting with Game 5 on Saturday in San Antonio.

NFL Adds Paris To International Games Schedule

The NFL will host its first-ever regular season game in Paris, France, during the 2026 season, adding more countries to its international slate.

The New Orleans Saints have been named as the participating “home” team against the Cleveland Browns at the Stade de France, the country’s national stadium.

“Bringing a regular season game to Paris in 2026 marks an exciting next step in the continued expansion of the league’s global footprint,” said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. “Paris is one of the world’s greatest sporting and cultural cities with tremendous success in hosting global events.”  

“Playing our first‑ever regular season game at the impressive Stade de France, together with the New Orleans Saints, underlines our continued global growth ambitions and we look forward to bringing the NFL to our passionate fans in France.”

The NFL has confirmed eight international games in 2026, which also includes one in Melbourne, Australia; one in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; one in Munich, Germany; three in London, England and one in Madrid, Spain.