Box Score 6/15: Victory parade week
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Good morning and welcome to the YB Box Score, what we're reading while resting our feet between victory parades.
Happy birthday today to Tim Lincecum, Derek Anderson, Andy Pettitte and Dusty Baker. On this date in 1938 Johnny Vander Meer threw a no-hitter for the Reds in the first night game at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn against the Dodgers.
Daily brain workout
QUIZ: Name the oldest active NBA players who have not won a championship in the 'It don't mean a thing if you ain't got that ring' quiz.
YB ICYMI
- As the Twins climb to unexpected heights, unexpected challenges await.
- Everything new becomes old: Where interleague baseball goes from here.
- The Mulligan: Every NBA team not named the Cavs and Warriors.
- Which former MLB All-Stars are struggling most in 2017.
Around the league
- Amateurism isn't educational; debunking the NCAA's dumbest lie. [Vice Sports]
- A hole-by-hole guide to Erin Hills and the 117th U.S. Open. [Fox Sports]
- Kareem Abdul Jabbar is the best basketball player ever – period. [The Undefeated]
When the MLB draft gets real
Have a good Thursday, everyone. Two more weeks to get your All-Star ballot in.
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