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12 hours ago | sports.yahoo.com | John Hayes

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Fans waiting for the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers to tip off Game 1 of the NBA Finals Thursday were met with a literal thunderstorm. News 4 sent a crew to Social Capital downtown for a watch party ahead of the game on Thursday. Late afternoon thunderstorms produced rain, wind, thunder, and lightning. It was a small blip for some Thunder fans who say they’ve waited since 2012 to see their team get so far.

15 hours ago | sports.yahoo.com | Curt Popejoy

After a long wait, the Pittsburgh Steelers finally have their quarterback. According to multiple reports, Aaron Rodgers is headed to Pittsburgh and will sign his contract in time to get started with the team at their mandatory minicamp next week. This has been a long time coming even if we all assumed this was how it would go. Here are our big takeaways from the pending signing.

16 hours ago | sports.yahoo.com | Robert Marvi

Magic Johnson Brings Back NBA Playoffs Claim After Pacers' Win originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Indiana Pacers have been the little engine that could throughout this year's NBA playoffs. They finished a modest fourth place in the Eastern Conference during the regular season, but over the last several weeks, they have turned into a growing nightmare.

16 hours ago | sports.yahoo.com | Dan Devine

OKLAHOMA CITY — The lead wasn’t big enough. The Thunder had opened the 2025 NBA Finals with a borderline-unbelievable half of defensive basketball. They’d forced the visiting Pacers into a whopping 19 turnovers of all shapes and sizes — travels in the open floor, kickouts airmailed into the backcourt, thread-the-needle bounce passes picked off, bobbled pocket passes, moving screens, 24-second violations, you name it.

17 hours ago | sports.yahoo.com | Kyle Dalton

Max Verstappen Turns Heads With Comment About Desire to Drive NASCAR Ride originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Max Verstappen has been the dominant driver in Formula One since 2021, winning 55 races and the championship in the last four seasons. Kyle Larson has been a dominant driver in NASCAR in that same time, winning 26 races. But he only has one championship to his credit. AdvertisementFor more than a year fans have been debating — between them — who is the best driver in the world?