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| Lead Photo · The Knicks' championship parade, New York City |
The Lead · Trending The Knicks got their parade. New York turned it into a crime scene. |
| FRIDAY · JUNE 19, 2026 | No. 14 |
Thursday handed New York its first championship parade in a generation. It handed the rest of us ninety minutes of footage that cannot be unseen. They forgot to grease the light poles, and from there New York did exactly what New York does. People climbed, people fell, and what happened on the pavement afterward is not getting transcribed in an email. We’ve eaten our share of questionable things at our own parades, so the glass house stays standing — but there’s regular feral, and then there’s whatever Thursday was. A generation of waiting, and the city spent its big day confirming every word we’ve ever said about it. Enjoy the banner, New York. We’ll hang onto the tape. |
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★ The Stoop ★ The word on every team, neighbor to neighbor |
| Eagles GI-NO-CHEE Rookie receiver Makai Lemon found one of the best Italian kitchens in the city, sat down, and ordered the “gi-no-chee.” Sirianni heard it and sprinted to Vic Fangio like a kid running to tell dad — that clip is following the rookie all the way to camp. Eagles report → |
| Phillies SENT DOWN Andrew Painter and his 7.06 ERA are headed back to Lehigh Valley — the right call, roughly a month late. Behind Sanchez, Wheeler, and Luzardo it’s a mess, and the fifth-starter hole just became Dombrowski’s problem to solve before the deadline. Phillies report → |
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★ What to Watch | SATURDAY Phillies and Mets get back at it at Citizens Bank Park after Friday’s World Cup pause bumped the series. | | ALL WEEK The World Cup keeps rolling through Lincoln Financial Field — the Linc belongs to soccer for now. | | AT THE DEADLINE With Painter optioned and Nola scuffling, the hunt for a real fifth starter is now Dombrowski’s summer. | | JULY 4 The America250 time capsule goes in the ground under Independence Hall. Pack accordingly. |
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Trending Pennsylvania’s gift to the year 2276: a letter from the governor and a booklet. A 900-pound capsule gets buried under Independence Hall on July 4th, sealed until 2276, and New Mexico managed a cookie recipe and a bolo tie. The state that actually invented America answered with a form letter from Harrisburg. The full thing → |
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PHILADELPHIA → DALLAS Eagles at Cowboys · Thanksgiving · Nov 26 · 4:25 PM |
| 7-1TLL's record on Phans road trips since 2022 |
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The annual Thanksgiving raid on Jerry World is back on the table. Flights, a block of rooms near the action, and the tailgate that turns AT&T Stadium into a road green-out. ● 31 SPOTS LEFT |
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Let New York hose down Broadway. We’ve got a World Cup in the backyard and a rotation to fix — back at it tomorrow. ★ — TLL |
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