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#043
Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Spurs steal Game 3. Antonelli wins Monaco. Tech stocks crater again.

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5 MIN READ · ISSUE #043 · SPORTS · MARKETS · CULTURE
NBA Finals - Game 4 · Tonight 8:30 PM ET
SA @ NY
Madison Square Garden · New York City
The Rundown

Tech stocks are getting hammered again — QQQ is down 5.2% on the week as Apple, Tesla, AMD, and Microsoft all slid on the same session.

The Rundown

Sports

San Antonio Spurs vs. New York Knicks — NBA Finals - Game 4. Tomorrow, 8:30 PM ET.

Tomorrow · 8:30 PM ET — NBA Finals - Game 4
San Antonio Spurs
NBA
FINALS
New York Knicks
Tip-off 8:30 PM ET · Tomorrow
NY leads series 2-1
Game info on ESPN →
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden · New York City · The World's Most Famous Arena

Vegas up 2-1, Carolina comes to T-Mobile Arena for Game 4.

T-Mobile Arena · Las Vegas, NV
8:00 PM ET · Stanley Cup Final - Game 4
Puck drop 8:00 PM ET
VGK leads series 2-1
  • Why it matters: The Golden Knights are one win away from hoisting the Cup on home ice — a result their fanbase has been building toward all season.
  • The series: Carolina is in a must-win situation. Lose Game 4 and they're down 3-1 with their backs fully against the wall; win it and suddenly this is a best-of-three with real momentum.
  • Watch for: Whether Carolina's offense can generate sustained pressure or if Vegas locks them down early and lets the crowd take over at T-Mobile Arena.
  • What to say: Vegas wins tonight and they're Cup champs. Carolina steals it and this series gets interesting fast — that's the only two outcomes that matter right now.
  • When: Puck drop 8:00 PM ET
Other scores worth knowing
New York Knicks
111
NBA Finals - Game 3 · Final
SA Win
San Antonio Spurs
115
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden · New York City · The World's Most Famous Arena

San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks 115–111. NY leads series 2-1.

Circuit de Monaco · Monte Carlo · The most iconic 3.3 miles in motorsport
Circuit de Monaco · Monte Carlo · The most iconic 3.3 miles in motorsport

Antonelli wins Monaco. Mercedes owns the streets.

Circuit de Monaco · Monte Carlo
  • Why it matters: Antonelli took the checkered flag at Monaco, where precision and car control matter more than raw speed. Winning here means something different — it's the race every driver wants on their resume, and Antonelli just added it.
  • Championship: Lewis Hamilton finishing second in Ferrari red at Monaco is the kind of storyline that writes itself — the man who defined an era at Mercedes, now chasing his former team on the most iconic circuit in the world.
  • Watch for: Whether Red Bull can close the gap on Mercedes at the next street circuit, or if Antonelli's mastery of tight tracks becomes the defining story of this season.
  • What to say: Hamilton finishing second to his old team at Monaco in a Ferrari is genuinely one of the stranger and more compelling images of this F1 season. Antonelli is running away with this championship.

Canadian Open tees off with home crowd hungry for a winner.

Hamilton Golf and Country Club, Hamilton, Ontario · Jun 11–Jun 14
  • Why it matters: The RBC Canadian Open is one of the oldest national opens in the world and carries full FedEx Cup points, making it a serious stop for players trying to lock up their playoff position heading into summer.
  • Last year: Robert MacIntyre won here last year in one of the more emotional victories of the 2025 season, giving Canada a hometown-feeling moment that the crowd hasn't forgotten.
  • In the running: Whether the early leaders can hold their ground as the field settles in, and whether any marquee names make a move up the leaderboard by the weekend.
  • What to say: Hamilton Golf and Country Club is one of the most respected courses in North America — whoever wins here isn't just cashing a check, they're putting their name on something that actually has history behind it.
Estadio Azteca · Mexico City · The World Cup opener
Estadio Azteca · Mexico City · The World Cup opener

The World Cup is here.

June 11 – July 19 · USA / Canada / Mexico · Day 17
  • Format: 48 teams, 104 matches, 12 groups — the first expanded, three-country World Cup.
  • South Africa vs Mexico — upcoming
  • Czechia vs South Korea — upcoming
  • USA opener: USA vs Paraguay, June 12 · SoFi Stadium · 9pm ET · Fox
  • Final: July 19 · MetLife Stadium, New York
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Markets

Tech stocks are getting hammered again — QQQ is down 5.2% on the week as Apple, Tesla, AMD, and Microsoft all slid on the same session.

Markets open
as of 3:08 PM ET today
SPY
$736.71
-0.3%
DIA
$509.70
+0.2%
QQQ
$706.83
-1.3%
IWM
$285.33
+0.4%
10Y Treasury
4.53%
-0.5%
Top Gainers
NKE $44.71 +3.4%
SBUX $97.72 +3.1%
GE $330.90 +2.8%
JNJ $237.48 +2.3%
Top Losers
AMD $469.36 -4.3%
COIN $155.21 -4.3%
AAPL $291.73 -3.3%
PLTR $132.12 -3.2%
Most Active
NVDA $207.15 -0.7%
INTC $107.34 -2.7%
AAPL $291.73 -3.3%
BTC $61796.50 -2.6%

Culture

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Sharp Take

Office Take

San Antonio's defense tightened in crunch time last night, but New York's still in the driver's seat heading home—don't sleep on a Spurs team that's figured something out.

Drop this at work.
Bar Argument

The Knicks are playing not to lose instead of playing to win, and that's exactly how you blow a Finals series you should've already closed out.

Start a fight with this one.
Final Sharp Take

The Spurs aren't dead yet. San Antonio took Game 3 at home 115-111, with Wembanyama, Castle, and Harper all showing up when it mattered. New York still leads 2-1 and has homecourt tomorrow night, but this is a real series now — not a coronation. Game 4 decides whether the Knicks close it out or whether San Antonio drags this thing back home.

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