Box Score 6/30: Buckle up, here comes free agency madness

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Good morning and welcome the the YB Box Score, what we're reading while making sure our phone is fully charged in case our agents need to call us this weekend. 

Happy birthday today to Michael Phelps, Ben Utecht, Chan Ho Park, Jim Montgomery, Mike Tyson and Sterling Marlin. On this date in 1965 the Atlanta Falcons became the NFL's 15th franchise. 

Daily brain workout

Name every NBA player that averaged 10+ assists per game in a season in our 'R.I.P. Lob City' quiz. 

YB ICYMI

• Knicks tale of the tape: Phil Jackson vs. Isiah Thomas. 
• Our weekly baseball cool report in the Three Up, Three Down: A's rookies turn back the clock.
• BIG3 Week 2: The league adjusts as it heads to Charlotte.
• Zach Orr’s reported comeback is more than a labor loophole.

Around the league

• The skeptic's guide to the Tour De France. [Deadspin]
• How the sports landscape in Canada is changing. [Vice Sports]
• The best NBA handshakes in honor of national Handshake Day. [SB Nation]

Well, you could always hope the Pens, Caps, Rangers, Stars, Bruins or Devils call. (But not the Flyers. No one wants that for you.)