Florida!!!

The GIST: The Florida Panthers are your Stanley Cup champs for the second straight season, earning the title with last night’s convincing 5–1 Game 6 win over the Edmonton Oilers. Me-ow.

🐱 Panthers dominate from puck drop: If you looked up “clutch” in the dictionary, you’d find Florida forward Sam Reinhart. No, it’s not déjà vu — after burying the Stanley Cup–winning goal last season, Reinhart was the hero again last night, becoming the first player since 1957 to score four goals in a single Stanley Cup Final game.

• Just like in Game 5, it was a night to forget for the Oilers. Superstar Connor McDavid managed just two shots on net, while the team’s top forward line of McDavid, Corey Perry, and Leon Draisaitl were on the ice for four of the Panthers' goals. Oof.

👑 Does a Floridian dynasty await?: Maybe. Many of the team’s key contributors will be back next season, including goalie Sergei Bobrovsky and forwards Matthew Tkachuk and Reinhart. But three big names — defenseman Aaron Ekblad plus forwards Brad Marchand and Conn Smythe winner Sam Bennett — are not under contract next year.

• That means general manager Bill Zito might have to pull out his checkbook if the Panthers want a shot at their fourth straight Stanley Cup Final appearance.

❌ The Canadian Cup drought continues: It’s been 32 long years since a Canadian team hoisted Lord Stanley, and the Great White North will have to wait at least one more. There is a silver lining though: The Cup could visit eight different Canadian locales this offseason thanks to the eight Canucks on Florida’s roster, including the aforementioned Bennett, Reinhart, Ekblad, and Marchand.

The GIST: The Oklahoma City Thunder (up 3-2) are one win away from raising their first championship banner since 1979 (back when they were the Seattle SuperSonics). Let’s ball.

⭐ Co-stars take center stage in Game 5: Every Batman needs a Robin, and OKC’s Jalen Williams played the role perfectly for league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Monday. Williams was absolutely electric in the 120–109 win over the Indiana Pacers, dropping a playoff career-high 40 points — the perfect complement to SGA’s 31-point, 10-assist double-double.

• Indy’s Pascal Siakam (28 points) made his case for best supporting actor, but the two-time All-Star was left asking what the helly after his partner-in-hoops, Tyrese Haliburton, managed just four points while playing through a calf strain.

👀 Will the Thunder wrap it up in tomorrow’s 8:30 p.m. ET road Game 6?: It seems likely considering Haliburton’s injury status — but if we’ve learned anything about the Pacers this postseason, it’s that you can never count them out. Case in point? Although their superstar was far from his best in Game 5, Indy cut an 18-point deficit to two in the second half.

• Still, if the Pacers want to force a title-deciding Game 7 on Sunday, they’ll need to take care of the ball: OKC forced Indy into 22 turnovers on Monday, including four straight giveaways during a pivotal fourth-quarter stretch. Defense wins championships, after all.

Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the prize money: We’re talking $10.4M big — that’s the purse at this weekend’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, the third LPGA Tour major of the year.

Chase, an Official Partner of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, is excited to offer cardholders exclusive benefits in the Chase Clubhouse, including:

🌬️ Air conditioning — enough said.

🥵 Fans, sunscreen, and soft drinks to help beat the heat.

🧢 And a complimentary Round21 x Chase hat. Trés chic.

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The GIST: Last night’s six-game slate was pure cinema, notably locking in the Commissioner’s Cup final before two teams go head-to-head for $500K on July 1st. Read on for who’s through, plus other buzzy headlines from around the WNBA.

🏆 Indiana Fever to face Minnesota Lynx in Commissioner’s Cup championship: The Fever are heading to the W’s in-season tourney final for the first time, clinching their spot with last night’s testy 88–71 win over the Connecticut Sun, while the red-hot reigning Cup champion Lynx earned their berth with a 76–62 win over the struggling Las Vegas Aces. Can’t wait.

👀 Guess who’s back, back again?: Trooper Kaitlyn Chen is officially back in the WNBA, re-signing with the Golden State Valkyries ahead of last night’s 80–71 L to the Dallas Wings. It's all love between former teammates — especially when a certain NCAA legend is in the house.

🙌 Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese cashes in: Criticized by social media trolls for grabbing rebounds off her own missed shots, Reese is hoping to turn those so-called “mebounds” into money, filing a trademark for the phrase on Monday. Iconic.

📺 Caitlin Clark’s return + defending champ NY Liberty = appointment television: The Fever’s 102–88 Saturday win over the Libs averaged 2.2M viewers, making it the third most-watched WNBA game ever on ABC.

🔜 Alyssa Thomas returns to Connecticut tonight at 7 p.m. ET: For the first time since leaving the Sun in the offseason, the former franchise star and triple-double machine is returning to Mohegan Sun Arena, now leading the Phoenix Mercury. Popcorn at the ready.

🎟️ Summer’s hottest ticket? An LPGA Tour event, of course. The LPGA, aka the longest-running women’s sports org in the world, has a full slate of tournaments at gorgeous courses around North America this summer, including this weekend’s historic KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.

• It’s a little last-minute to, ahem, swing it in Frisco, Texas, tomorrow, but there are plenty more chances to spend a day outside, supporting women in sports, and watching the LPGA’s gals compete up close.

• And by close, we mean really close, because there’s no thrill like watching world-class athletes, like World No. 1 Nelly Korda, do their thing only a few feet away. Aces.