Larry Smith dives into a massive Friday lineup:

🏀 Oklahoma City Thunder make history, winning their first NBA Championship. The moment is marked by a touching tribute at the OKC Bombing Memorial, blending sports triumph with deep emotional resonance.

🏒 NHL season wrap with Austin Nivison of CBS Sports:

• Florida Panthers' back-to-back titles

• Oilers' goaltending issues and McDavid’s future

• Who's poised to be Canada’s next Cup champion?

• Mitch Marner watch: how his free agency will trigger domino effects

🏈 Ryan Chapman talks Oklahoma football:

• The Thunder’s citywide impact

• Brent Venables on the hot seat

• OU's SEC adjustments and NIL-era roster strategy with new GM Jim Nagy

• Why portal recruiting and offensive line philosophy are evolving fast

👀 College Football Recruiting Update with Tony Cordaro:
What the House settlement means for 2026 recruiting classes, scholarship limits, and the shifting power dynamics between big and small programs.

⚾ Moment of Awe:
Clayton Kershaw sits three strikeouts away from the 3,000 mark. An all-time great adds another chapter.

🧠 Plus: WNBA showdown preview, revenue-sharing thoughts, and the legacy of Kobe Bryant from the 1996 NBA Draft.

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Today’s SportsIQ, Larry Smith hosts a wide-ranging Thursday edition loaded with sports insight and cultural crossover:

🏀 WNBA Spotlight with guest Myles Ehrlich (Winsidr, Pull Up with Miles & Owen) — deep dive into the Liberty’s resilience, Golden State Valkyrie’s fast rise, and how stars like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are just the tip of a much longer growth story. Plus: team valuations, TV deals, charter flights, and the real work behind the league’s boom.
📈 Inside the $400M valuation of the New York Liberty — and why even James Dolan regrets selling too soon.
💰 CBA negotiations and the players’ push for equity — what’s coming next for salary caps and travel reform.

🏀 NBA Draft Recap — Cooper Flagg to Dallas was expected, but the real drama came later:
• Ace Bailey’s awkward reaction to Utah
• Brooklyn’s baffling five-pick strategy
• Washington State’s Cedric Howard shocks the lottery

💎 Sports Card Market with Will Stern (Collect Media) — from boom to bust and back again. Are we in a new “Junk Wax” era, or is the industry finally maturing?
• Fanatics Fest vs. The National
• Topps returning to licensed NBA/Football
• How kids (and adults) are flipping cardboard into six-figure businesses.

⚾ MLB Headlines
• Jacob deGrom no-hits through 7
• Juan Soto sets HR record
• Acuña joins the Home Run Derby
• White Sox stun the Diamondbacks

📺 Moment of Awe: A tribute at the Oklahoma City Memorial reminds us what fandom, legacy, and memory really mean — even in the loudest of sports seasons.

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Larry Smith dives into the latest headlines and long-term shifts in college sports:

🏈 Iowa Football Outlook with Tom Kakert (HawkeyeReport.com) — new QB optimism, offensive depth, and a rare prediction of shootouts in Iowa City. Plus: insight on the McCollum hire, hoops rebuild, and NIL-era growing pains.

🏛️ NIL & House Settlement with Kam Cox (Assistant AD, Illinois) — the future of college sports revenue sharing, roster limits, enforcement under the new College Sports Commission, and why he’s cautiously optimistic this “new era” will be more structured.

⚾ Baseball Beat — Yankees' slump deepens, Chase Burns' MLB debut dazzles, and the Mets hit rock bottom.

🏀 WNBA + NBA Draft Buzz — Caitlin Clark’s 3-point drought, the Wings’ resurgence, and what to watch for as Cooper Flagg prepares to make history at the draft. Plus: the ghost of Kwame Brown and other #1 pick busts.

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