Why do I love sports?
Good morning! Today is Friday, July 3. It's me, Tim G.! It was a huge evening for sports news as FedEx asked the Washington NFL team to change its nickname, the NFL will play the Black national anthem before Week 1 games this season and two figure skating commentators are in hot water after appearing in a vulgar spoof. And if you haven't seen Serena Williams' new doubles partner ... well, just click here. Scroll down to see the day's biggest sports headlines, but first:
We asked why you fell in love with sports. These are those stories.
Today's memory is from Paste BN Sports NBA reporter Mark Medina:
We had sat in front of the television for nearly 2½ hours. With my grandparents graciously accommodating my hopes to watch the entire NBA on NBC playoff tripleheader, my late grandfather finally found a moment that we could take a break from the tube. “This game is over,” he said. It looked like it was. It was Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference semifinals and the New York Knicks held a six-point lead over the Indiana Pacers with 18.7 seconds remaining.
Read the rest of Mark's story here and check out more awesome fan memories of how we all first fell in love with sports.
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