
📺 Sports This Week
🏀 NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18) @ San Antonio Spurs (62-20) – Friday, May 22nd & Sunday, May 24th
Game 3: 8:30 PM ET (Fri) | 1:30 AM London (Sat) | 9:30 AM Tokyo (Sat) – NBC/Peacock
Game 4: 8:00 PM ET (Sun) | 1:00 AM London (Mon) | 9:00 AM Tokyo (Mon) – NBC/Peacock
The series shifts to San Antonio after opening with a 1-1 split. But both teams are dealing with injuries to key players.
New York Knicks (53-29) @ Cleveland Cavaliers (52-30) – Saturday, May 23rd & Monday, May 25th
Game 3: 8:00 PM ET (Sat) | 1:00 AM London (Sun) | 9:00 AM Tokyo (Sun) – ABC
Game 4: 8:00 PM ET (Mon) | 1:00 AM London (Tues) | 9:00 AM Tokyo (Tues) – ESPN
The Knicks look to close out the series in Cleveland after building a 2-0 lead, but it won’t be easy. The Cavs are 6-1 at home in the postseason, and it was this exact point that turned things around in the last round against the Pistons.
🏒 NHL
Vegas Golden Knights (39-26-17) @ Colorado Avalanche (55-16-11) – Friday, May 22nd
8:00 PM ET | 1:00 AM London (Sat) | 9:00 AM Tokyo (Sat) – ESPN
Vegas stole Game 1 from a Colorado team that has dominated the season. Can Colorado respond in Game 2 to avoid an 0-2 hole as the series goes to Vegas?
Montreal Canadiens (48-24-10) @ Carolina Hurricanes (53-22-7) – Saturday, May 23rd
7:00 PM ET | 12:00 AM London (Sun) | 9:00 AM Tokyo (Sun) – TNT/truTV/HBO Max
Montreal has been a dominant team lately and cruised to a 6-2 win on Thursday. Carolina needs a better start to avoid yet another ECF collapse.
Colorado Avalanche (55-16-11) @ Vegas Golden Knights (39-26-17) – Sunday, May 24th
8:00 PM ET | 1:00 AM London (Mon) | 9:00 AM Tokyo (Mon) – ESPN
Vegas has been one of the most successful expansion teams in NHL history. Will the Golden Knights get close to another championship on home ice, or will Colorado find its footing?
Carolina Hurricanes (53-22-7) @ Montreal Canadiens (48-24-10) – Monday, May 25th
8:00 PM ET | 1:00 AM London (Tues) | 8:00 AM Tokyo (Tues) – TNT/truTV/HBO Max
Will Carolina be on its toes as the series crosses the border? If so, Montreal could have a huge opportunity to keep Canada’s Stanley Cup hopes alive.
⚽MLS
St. Louis City SC (3-4-6) @ Austin FC (3-5-6) – Saturday, May 23rd
2:45 PM ET | 7:45 PM London | 3:45 AM Tokyo (Sun) – Fox/Apple TV+
Two second-half goals led Austin to a win in St. Louis earlier this month. Can St. Louis return the favor on this trip?
Inter Miami CF (8-4-2) @ Philadelphia Union (1-4-9) – Sunday, May 24th
7:00 PM ET | 12:00 AM London (Mon) | 8:00 AM Tokyo (Mon) – Fox/Apple TV+
As Miami closes in on adding Brazilian star Casemiro, it continues to play among the best in the MLS. Now, it gets a bit of a reprieve against the last-place team.
Los Angeles FC (6-3-5) @ Seattle Sounders (7-3-2) – Sunday, May 24th
9:00 PM ET | 2:00 AM London (Mon) | 10:00 AM Tokyo (Mon) – Fox/Apple TV+
West Coast powers square off. LA has mostly dominated the series in recent years.
🏀WNBA
Minnesota Lynx (2-2) @ Chicago Sky (3-2) – Saturday, May 23rd
1:00 PM ET | 6:00 PM London | 2:00 AM Tokyo (Sun) – CBS/Paramount+
Chicago took the first meeting between these teams last weekend. Can the Sky do so again and protect its home court?
Los Angeles Sparks (2-3) @ Las Vegas Aces (4-1)– Saturday, May 23rd
7:00 PM ET | 12:00 AM London (Sun) | 8:00 AM Tokyo (Sun) – CBS/Paramount+
One of the WNBA’s most historic teams visits the defending champs. Are the Aces the team to beat?
Dallas Wings (3-2) @ New York Liberty (3-1) – Sunday, May 24th
3:30 PM ET | 8:30 London | 4:30 AM Tokyo (Mon) – NBC/Peacock
Established star Breanna Stewart and the Liberty welcome rising phenoms Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd, and the Dallas Wings to town. After two wins in a row, can the Wings slow down New York’s high-powered offense?
⚾MLB
Houston Astros (20-31) @ Chicago Cubs (29-21) – Friday, May 22nd
2:20 PM ET | 7:20 PM London | 3:20 AM Tokyo (Sat) – Apple TV+
It wasn’t long ago that this was a potential World Series matchup. Now, the Cubs are a contender, while Houston is sinking.
St. Louis Cardinals (28-21) @ Cincinnati Reds (26-24) – Saturday, May 23rd
7:15 PM ET | 12:15 AM London (Sun) | 8:15 AM Tokyo (Sun)– MLB.TV/Fox
An old-school NL Central duel. Neither team was expected to be as good as they have been this season. Which one will continue its success?
Los Angeles Dodgers (31-19) @ Milwaukee Brewers (29-18) – Saturday, May 23rd
7:15 PM ET | 12:15 AM London (Sun) | 9:15 AM Tokyo (Sun)– MLB.TV/Fox
Two of the NL’s top teams over the last few years. It’s a good barometer for the Brewers to see how they stack up against baseball’s top team and defending champs.
Pittsburgh Pirates (26-24) @ Toronto Blue Jays (22-27) – Sunday, May 24th
12:15 PM ET | 5:15 PM London | 1:15 AM Tokyo (Mon) – Peacock
Many of last year’s playoff teams have struggled early this season. Can the Blue Jays start to buck the trend?
🎬 Entertainment
Friday, May 22nd
Netflix: Ladies First
A satirical take on society depicts a man waking up in an alternative universe where gender roles are reversed.
Netflix: Mating Season
From the creators of the raunchy hit animated series Big Mouth, Mating Season uses a similar approach to analyzing mating rituals, dating anxieties, and relationship issues of woodland creatures.
HBO Max: Josh Johnson: Symphony
The comedian uses musical comedy to dissect family, religion, and awkward moments.
Paramount+: The Chi – Season 8
The final season of the hit drama sees its characters deal with grief and wrongful accusations after recent deaths.
Sunday, May 24th
Peacock: The Killer Among Us – Season 1
A murder scares a small town. When they realize the murderer is an unknown person among them, they become suspicious of each other. Everyone’s a suspect.
In Theaters
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
The Mandalorian and Grogu come to the aid of the Rebellion as the New Republic faces threats.
Passenger
A couple can’t escape a stalker after witnessing their driver die in an accident.
Corporate Retreat
This horror movie follows a group of young, up-and coming corporate executives on a luxury team-building trip. But it turns into a violent and bloody battle for survival.
📰 Top Story
Knicks Take Control After Strong Game 2 Performance Against Cavaliers
The New York Knicks strengthened their position in the Eastern Conference Finals with another impressive performance against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Knicks relied on aggressive defense, fast transition scoring, and strong late-game execution to maintain momentum throughout the matchup. Cleveland struggled to contain New York’s physical play and ball movement during key stretches of the game. Analysts noted that the Knicks continue showing strong depth and composure under playoff pressure, while the Cavaliers now face growing urgency heading deeper into the series.
💻️ Tool of the Week
Proton VPN Secure Core
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🔧 Digital Tip
Frequent travelers increasingly carry compact travel routers instead of connecting every device directly to hotel Wi-Fi. A travel router creates a private wireless network inside the hotel room, allowing laptops, streaming devices, phones, and gaming systems to reconnect automatically each time you travel.
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