“I mean no matter who wins this series no wants the invite anyway.” LeBron James, echoing Steph Curry’s words that both the Warriors and Cavaliers would rather not celebrate their championships on the South Lawn of the White House. With the hometown Washington Capitals closing out their first ever Stanley Cup win, the invited may stay invited. The Caps are comprised of eight Americans, eight Canadians, three Russians, three Czechs, two Swedes and players from four other countries. All the Caps are expected to stand for the anthem, but Trump, noting the team’s diversity, warned “the United Nations is just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time, so sad.”

Phriday night in Philly. League-best Brewers are in town to face the sliding Phils but Vince Velasquez’s strikeout-to-walk ratio of 45-to-13 over his past six starts makes us phanatics tonight. 20 units on the Phils.

Seattle held on to defeat the Rays, 5-4. Tampa Bay, making things interesting, scoring thrice in the ninth. Mike Leake, two runs over eight innings for the win. Victory cuts our deficit to -629 langways.