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In a landmark year for women’s sports in North America, yet another attendance record has fallen.
Bay FC defeated the Chicago Red Stars 2–1 Saturday at Wrigley Field in Chicago in front of 35,038 fans—the largest crowd for a single game in the 11-year history of the National Women’s Soccer League.
The mark was previously held by a 0-0 draw between the OL Reign and Washington Spirit on Oct. 6, 2023 at Lumen Field in Seattle, which drew 34,130 fans.

Wearing a white Florida Panthers jersey, Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel made a special appearance at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
McDaniel led the Panthers’ pregame festivities by banging the drum and encouraging the sellout crowd to chant “Let’s go Panthers!” ahead of the puck drop. It went about as you’d expect.
Miami Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel bangs the drum for the Florida Panthers ahead of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. 🏈🏒🥁 pic.twitter.com/GFzh4TjopK
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Josh Maravich, the youngest son of NBA great Pistol Pete Maravich, died Friday at his family’s home in Covington, Louisiana, at age 42, LSU confirmed Saturday in a news release.
Cause of death has not been released by the family, but Josh’s brother Jaeson Maravich had previously told OutKick that his brother was battling some medical issues.
The elder Maravich died at age 40 on Jan. 5, 1988, of a heart attack while playing pick-up basketball at a church gym in Pasadena, California. Josh was 5 years old at the time.

A qualifying session for the ages sees George Russell nip Max Verstappen at the Canadian Grand Prix
In the end, it was decided by the slimmest of margins
In fact, by no margin at all.
George Russell and Max Verstappen posted the exact same time in the third segment of qualifying at the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix, putting up matching best laps of 1:12.000. But with the Mercedes driver posting his lap first, it was enough to mark his first pole position of the season, and the second of his F1 career.
However, the Mercedes driver was clear when he clinched pole position.

35,038 fans turned up to Wrigley Field to make NWSL history.

Dornoch, who is owned in part by former MLB All-Star Jayson Werth, pulled off a 17-1 upset in the Belmont Stakes held at Saratoga on Saturday.

There’s no question that the Los Angeles Dodgers have one of the best fanbases in Major League Baseball. Dodger Stadium has enjoyed an MLB lead in attendance for years; last year the Dodgers averaged nearly 48,000 fans per game, the best in baseball by over 7,000.
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But the Dodgers don’t just enjoy immense fan support at home. A group of fans known as Pantone 294, the official “Dodger blue” color for the organization, frequently organizes traveling trips to see the team on the road.

Adam Silver was asked about the Caitlin Clark foul in his pre-NBA Finals press conference on Thursday before the Boston Celtics hosted the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1.
Clark was hip-checked by Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter on Saturday, which set off a firestorm throughout the week about the treatment of the Indiana Fever rookie. 
Silver said he didn’t want to get into the nitty-gritty about the call, leaving that to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert.

Entering Sunday, Scheffler leads by four shots despite a water ball, out-of-bounds tee shot and closing three-putt on Saturday.

Bryce Harper put on a show for fans at the MLB London Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets, celebrating with a soccer-style slide after his home run.