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Howard Stern says he only will attend a Knicks game if given front row seats: 'First-row type person'

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Howard Stern has made it clear: if he isn’t sitting in the front row at Madison Square Garden watching the New York Knicks, then he isn’t going at all.
Stern, 71, is not known to be the biggest sports fan, but does support the Knicks, who hold a 3-2 series lead over the defending champion Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Yet despite the team’s playoff success, Stern will not be a part of the raucous Madison Square Garden crowd unless he gets front row seats.
Howard Stern’s radio show has been on the air since 1987. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images)
“You can tell your place in show business by where they place you at the Knicks game. The day they put me in the second row, I quit. Because I consider myself a first-row type person,” Stern said on “The Howard Stern Show.”
“I’m very aware of where they seat me, and it’s very important to me. If they said to me, ‘Look, you’re not gonna be in the first row,’ I’d turn around and leave. It would be embarrassing to me.”
Stern does have interest in going to an upcoming Knicks’ playoff game, but will only attend if his requirements are met.
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Howard Stern has a couple of requirements he needs to attend a Knicks game. (Getty Images)
“I have tremendous interest, but I wouldn’t go. I’m very self-conscious. I wait for them to invite me,” Stern said.
“I don’t want to take advantage and I know everyone comes out of the woodwork for the Finals. I don’t want to be that guy. I prefer when the Knicks are dead last, then I don’t feel guilty taking the tickets because nobody wants to go.”
While he would like to go to a game, if invited, the longtime host does not have a lot of faith in the Knicks knocking off the Celtics and moving on.

Howard Stern admitted that he’s made some questionable remarks on air that he’s had to apologize for in the past. (Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
“I still feel like the Knicks are gonna blow it. I get agita with that team,” Stern said.
The Celtics won Game 5 at the TD Garden in Boston 127-105 despite not having star player Jayson Tatum due to an Achilles injury he suffered at the end of Game 4.
The Knicks have another chance to clinch the series on Friday at 8 p.m. ET, when the series returns to Madison Square Garden. The team has not made the conference finals since 2000.
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Panthers beat Oilers in Game 5 of Stanley Cup Final to reach brink of title

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The Florida Panthers moved to the verge of the Stanley Cup title by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 in Game 5 Saturday
“It was very solid game, definitely,” goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky said. “But the series continues and we are excited about the next game. It’s going to be a big game.”
Sam Bennett #9 of the Florida Panthers celebrates a goal against the Edmonton Oilers with teammate Nate Schmidt #88 of the Florida Panthers during the first period in Game Five of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place on June 14, 2025 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Bobrovsky stopped 19 of the 21 shots he faced, making some important saves when needed, and was aided by lockdown defense that took ice away from the Oilers.
Marchand, Bennett and Sam Reinhart provided the offense. Marchand joined Mario Lemieux as the only players in the past half-century to score five-plus goals in a final multiple times, and his 13 career goals in the final are the most among active players.
“I’m just enjoying every moment,” said Marchand, who is in his fourth final and third since winning the Cup with Boston in 2011. “It’s such a special group of guys, and I’m having so much fun here right now. I honestly feel like a young guy in the league again, just excited to be part of the group.”
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Brad Marchand #63 of the Florida Panthers celebrates a goal against the Edmonton Oilers with teammates on the bench during the first period in Game Five of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place on June 14, 2025 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Connor McDavid scored his first goal of the series after the Oilers fell behind 3-0. Reinhart’s came 46 seconds later to restore the Panthers’ three-goal lead, and by the time Corey Perry scored with 3:13 left, it was too late.
Eetu Luostarinen sealed it with an empty-netter with 1:19 left, silencing the once fired-up crowd for a final time.
“We just got to play our game earlier,” Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse said. “We can all agree in our room that we can be better.”
Edmonton’s power play went 0 for 3, a product of the Panthers’ aggressive penalty kill knocking McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the rest of the top unit out of their usual rhythm.
Calvin Pickard lost for the first time in eight starts this spring, allowing four goals on 18 shots. He got the nod over Stuart Skinner after entering in relief and winning Game 4 to improve to 7-0, a record that is now 7-1.

Edmonton Oilers skates against of the Florida Panthers during Game Five of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place on June 14, 2025 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Leila Devlin/Getty Images) (Leila Devlin/Getty Images)
Skinner could be back in for Game 6, with the Panthers aiming to close things out following another cross-continental trip back to the other corner of North America. They are in this spot after bouncing back from blowing a three-goal lead and falling in overtime in Game 4, taking advantage of their depth to send the Oilers to the brink again.
“We’ve been pretty good at bouncing back all playoffs,” Marchand said. “We learned a pretty good lesson there last game, and thought we did a much better job in this one.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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UCLA opens its College World Series slate with victory over Murray State

OMAHA, Neb. — The warm wind was blowing into Charles Schwab Field and UCLA freshman Wylan Moss threw a changeup. Dean West knew he could make a play on that pitch.
Sure enough, Murray State’s Dominic Decker sent a liner to shallow left. West got a jump on it and anticipated. With the wind knocking the ball down, the sophomore outfielder dove and extended his glove. He slid across the manicured outfield grass and held up his glove to show Omaha he stranded two runners and ended the rally.
At that point Murray State scored its first run of the game but still trailed UCLA by five runs. The Cinderella fourth seed kept scrapping runs together, forcing the Bruins to use six pitchers. Their lead narrowed up until closer Easton Hawk came in the ninth and shut the door. UCLA held on to a 6-4 win on Saturday afternoon in its first College World Series appearance in 12 years.
The Bruins will play the winner of Saturday night’s game between Louisiana State and Arkansas.
“It wasn’t an easy victory,” UCLA coach John Savage said. “We pitched out of some problems today.”
Bruins starter Michael Barnett threw 28 pitches in the first inning. Three of the first four batters he faced worked full counts. But he worked through 4⅔ innings without yielding a run until Moss came on in relief. Barnett finished with three hits, four walks and four strikeouts.
UCLA celebrates its 6-4 win against Murray State at the College World Series on Saturday.
(Cory Eads / Associated Press)
Moss gave up two hits and one run with West’s diving catch as his only out recorded. Ian May stepped in with a runner on to start the sixth and conceded one hit. Jack O’Connor stepped in to pitch two-hit ball in 2/3 of an inning. Freshman righty August Souza got the call and gave up two runs on a hit and a walk in the eighth.
“O’Connor got in trouble. Moss got in trouble. Souza got in trouble. Really the only one who didn’t get in trouble is Hawk,” Savage recited after the game. “It’s baseball. It’s Omaha. You expect trouble.”
Murray State’s four runs came on nine hits — same as UCLA — with nine left on base. The Racers didn’t score until the fifth inning. Then one in the sixth and two in the eighth. A slow bleed of runs that could have mounted if not for defensive plays such as West’s diving snag or multiple stops by UCLA second baseman Phoenix Call.
“I thought we put a lot of pressure on. Just a couple of breaks didn’t go our way,” Murray State senior center fielder Jonathan Hogart said. “They made some phenomenal plays. Again, those plays were phenomenal and killed momentum.”

UCLA’s Mulivai Levu runs to first base against Murray State on Saturday.
(Cory Eads / Associated Press)
UCLA sophomore third baseman Roman Martin said: “We knew it was going to be tough and defense is really a separator, especially in these big games.”
Martin also supplied some of UCLA’s offensive firepower. He was one of two Bruins with multiple RBIs, including the bases loaded walk with no outs in the bottom of the first. But that one run is all the Bruins could manage in the opening inning.
West, one of two Bruins with multiple hits on Saturday, sent a line drive over the first baseman’s glove in the second inning to score one. But instead of settling at first, he rounded the bag too much and got thrown out trying to get back.
The left fielder scored his second hit in the fourth inning to put runners on the corners with superstar Roch Cholowsky stepping to the plate.

Savage made it clear afterward that he didn’t tell Cholowsky to bunt. A Murray State assistant told coach Dan Skirka the shortstop wouldn’t lay one down. The Bruins’ leader in hits, runs, doubles, home runs and slugging percentage squared on the first pitch of the at bat. The ball sluggishly rolled to the pitcher on the third-base side, forcing Nic Schutte to throw across his body to get the out at first and not at home plate.
“It led to four runs, kind of the difference in the game,” Savage said.
Martin followed Cholowsky with an RBI single and AJ Salgado emptied the bases with a two-run double before the fourth inning ended. UCLA led 6-0 and those six runs were all the Bruins needed.
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Thunder beat Pacers in Game 4 of NBA Finals to even series

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The Oklahoma City Thunder rallied in the fourth quarter of Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers to earn a 111-104 victory on Friday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, and evened the series at two games a piece.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter to lead the comeback win. The NBA MVP had nine straight points down the stretch to clinch the come-from-behind victory.
Jun 13, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) drives to the hoop as Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith (23) blocks Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort (5) during the second quarter of game four of the 2025 NBA Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images)
The Pacers came out flying, scoring 20 points in the first 4:59 – only the second time all season the Thunder gave up so many so quickly. They led by as many as nine early, but were unable to pull away.
And things got chippy for the first time in the series wheb Toppin was called for a Flagrant 1 on Caruso midway through the second quarter, then Toppin was the recipient of a Flagrant 1 from Lu Dort just before the half. The Pacers closed on a 15-6 run, taking a 60-57 lead into the break.
Toppin’s baseline dunk late in the third put Indiana up 86-76, its first double-digit lead of the series coming late in the 15th quarter of the series. Back came OKC: A 13-3 run tied the game early in the fourth at 89, the first of a handful of those down the stretch.
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Jun 13, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams (8) drives to the hoop past Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner (33) during the fourth quarter of game four of the 2025 NBA Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images)
The game was then tied at 91, tied at 95 and tied at 97, before Gilgeous-Alexander’s step-back with 2:23 left put the Thunder up 104-103, their first lead of the second half.
Jalen Williams added 27, Alex Caruso had 20 and Chet Holmgren finished with 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Thunder. They did it the hard way — with a season-low three 3-pointers, and no assists from Gilgeous-Alexander for the first time all season.

Jun 13, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indiana Pacers forward Obi Toppin (1) drives to the basket against Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort (5) during the first half during game four of the 2025 NBA Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Kyle Terada-Imagn Images)
Pascal Siakam scored 20 for Indiana, which got 18 from Tyrese Haliburton and 17 from Obi Toppin.
Game 5 of the series is at Oklahoma City on Monday night, with the Thunder now having reclaimed home-court advantage.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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