National Basketball Association

The Daily Buzz: Monday, June 24

Published Jun. 24, 2013 4:04 p.m. ET

Sam Gardner

With the NBA Finals over, and the Miami Heat celebrating their championship with a parade Monday morning, it’s all about the NHL and the Stanley Cup Finals — at least for one more night.

Injuries will be big questions for both the Blackhawks and Bruins when they take the ice at 8 p.m. ET for Game 6, with Boston hoping to force a deciding Game 7 and Chicago looking to close out a championship on the road.

Monday night’s contest will certainly be must-see TV, but while you wait for the puck to drop, check out some of the other news you may have missed over the weekend:

• This columnist isn't thrilled that people are contemplating Maryland's Alex Len as the No. 1 overall pick

• And Nerlens Noel is also becoming a controversial pick

• Great PGA win for Ken Duke, who got his first tour victory at 44

• And at the other end of the golf world, check out this 5-year-old prodigy

• A reported $10K in booze was lifted from a U.S. Open tent

• Former boxer discusses concussion awareness

• At 23 years old, Syracuse's Eric White is a recruiting star

• Jockey gets ready for her first career ride.

• An Arena Football team guaranteed home fans free pizza if it lost — then it won the game

• Forty years after his memorable debut, David Clyde reflects on a career cut short

• On Torrey Smith, Patriots fans and a Twitter battle

• The Bikini Basketball League's Miami Spice turn up the heat

• And it's official: The Miami Heat are more compelling than porn

• Under Armour gives St. John's hoops a hefty deal

• It's summer, so let's heat up the the Super Bowl ticket market

• Sarah French helps you meet the artist behind Tuukka Rask's mask

• Nice story on LPGA player Laura Kueny

• Jose Reyes' comeback trail takes him to Buffalo

• Friend of UConn baseball gets liver from unlikely source

• The Aaron Hernandez situation is turning into one search after another

• The Patriots and Florida gridders are proving a bad mix

• The Connelly Bros. carry some heavy NBA weight

• This Earnhardt is 12 and has a future in racing

• Brad Keselowski is going to buy a $200,000 tank

• The Sporting News listed Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart, who does not have cancer, as being out indefinitely with cancer:

Lies “ @DaveyJE24: @Jonathanstewar1 didn't realize you were sick. We will be praying for you. #Panthers #KeepPounding pic.twitter.com/NyukW7igok”
— Jonathan Stewart (@Jonathanstewar1) June 24, 2013

Dear fans I do no have cancer @sportingnews must of had a typo in there updates! So there info is completely false no worries #fail
— Jonathan Stewart (@Jonathanstewar1) June 24, 2013