Box Score 6/27: Monday is for all sorts of ballers

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Good morning and welcome to the YB Box Score, what were reading once we replace the batteries on our remote after going between the Big3, NBA Awards and RAW. 

Happy birthday today to Brad Childress, Johnny Benson and Chuck Person. On this date in 1917 Hank Gowdy of the Boston Braves became the first baseball player to enlist to serve in World War I. Gowdy would go on to serve in the 42nd Infantry "Rainbow" Division before returning to baseball. 

Daily brain workout

Name the major NBA award winners from 2012-16 the 'Tonight, we settle the Beard vs. Brodie debate' quiz. 

YB ICYMI

• Big3 brings summer festival feel to basketball with barnstorming tour. 
• Sure there were there other NBA awards given out last night, but we like our 2016-17 NBA Awards: The Disappearing Act Award for player who came up small. 
• And of course, our The 8th Man Award for most overlooked player this year. 
• Your weekly state of the baseball union in the Getaway Day: Welcome back to the world, AL Central.

Around the league

• Marc-Andre Fleury penned a farewell to the city and team that took him No. 1 in in the 2003 NHL draft for The Players' Tribune saying thanks, Pittsburgh. [The Players' Tribune]
• Meet the speedster behind baseball's runaway hit, The Freeze. [Yahoo!]
• Ten years after the Chris Benoit killings, pro wrestling still can't fix itself. [Deadspin]

We love a good acceptance speech