THIS WEEK IN SPORTS: MAY 15TH — 21ST

The NFL Schedule was released last week and now we have sporadic mini camps until Training Camps open in July. This week provides us with the Conference Finals in the NHL and NBA. The playoffs in both leagues have been chaos and I expect that trend to continue as we move closer to crowing their champions. Speaking of crowning champions, the PGA Tour tees off on their 2nd major of the year this week in New York with the 105th PGA Championship. Another Champion will be crowned in Baltimore with the 148th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. This is the 2nd race in the run for the Triple Crown and all eyes will be on Mage. Be sure to subscribe to the Photo Finish Podcast for all of your horse racing tips and bets. You can find it on Spinnable Sports and the Spinnable Sports YouTube Channel. MLB continues to play on as the season continues to unfold. The 2nd leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinals occur this week with spots in the Final at stake. We also enter the final 2 weeks of European Domestic Soccer Leagues with 2023/24 Champions League spots and League Relegation at stake. It is also a 2 match week for MLS here on this side of the pond.

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HORSE RACING:

• 148TH PREAKNESS STAKES. SATURDAY. POST 6:50PM EST. NBC/PEACOCK

PGA TOUR:

• 105TH PGA CHAMPIONSHIP AT OAK HILL CC. THURSDAY THRU SUNDAY. ESPN

NBA PLAYOFFS:

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: LA LAKERS VS DENVER NUGGETS

• GAME 1: TUESDAY. 8:30PM EST. ESPN
• GAME 2: THURSDAY. 8:30PM EST. ESPN
• GAME 3: SATURDAY. 8:30PM EST. ABC

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: MIAMI HEAT VS BOSTON CELTICS

• GAME 1: WEDNESDAY. 8:30PM EST. TNT
• GAME 2: FRIDAY. 8:30PM EST. TNT
• GAME 3: SUNDAY. 8:30PM EST. TNT

NHL PLAYOFFS:

GAME 7: SEATTLE KRAKEN AT DALLAS STARS: MONDAY. 8PM EST ESPN

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: FLORIDA PANTHERS VS CAROLINA HURRICANES

• GAME 1: THURSDAY. 8PM EST. TNT
• GAME 2: SATURDAY. 8PM EST. TNT

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: DALLAS STARS VS VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS

• GAME 1: FRIDAY. 8:30PM EST. ESPN
• GAME 2: SUNDAY. 3PM EST. ABC

MLB:

• NEW YORK YANKEES AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS. MONDAY THRU THURSDAY
• ATLANTA BRAVES AT TEXAS RANGERS. MONDAY THRU WEDNESDAY
• CHICAGO CUBS AT HOUSTON ASTROS. MONDAY THRU WEDNESDAY
• MILWAUKEE BREWERS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS. FRIDAY THRU SUNDAY
• SEATTLE MARINERS AT ATLANTA BRAVES. FRIDAY THRU SUNDAY
• LA DODGERS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS. THURSDAY THRU SUNDAY

EUROPEAN SOCCER:

• LEICESTER CITY VS LIVERPOOL. MONDAY. 3PM EST. USA/ PEACOCK
• SC FREIBURG VS VfL WOLSBURG. FRIDAY. 2:30PM EST
• TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR VS BRENTFORD. SATURDAY. 7:30AM EST
• TSG HOFFENHEIM VS 1 FC UNION BERLIN. SATURDAY. 9:30AM EST
• LIVERPOOL VS ASTON VILLA. SATURDAY. 10AM EST
• BAYERN MUNICH VS RB LEIPZIG. SATURDAY. 12:30PM EST
• MANCHESTER CITY VS CHELSEA. SUNDAY. 11AM EST
• FC AUGSBURG VS BORUSSIA DORTMUND. SUNDAY. 11:30AM EST
• NAPOLI VS INTER MILAN. SUNDAY. NOON EST
• BAYER LEVERKUSEN VS BORUSSIA MÖNCHENGLADBACH. SUNDAY 1:30PM EST

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 2ND LEG. SEMIFINALS

• INTER MILAN VS AC MILAN. TUESDAY. 3PM EST CBS/PARAMOUNT +. INTER LEADS 2-0 ON AGGREGATE
• MANCHESTER CITY VS REAL MADRID. WEDNESDAY. 3PM EST CBS/PARAMOUNT +. TIED ON AGGREGATE

MLS:

• ORLANDO CITY SC VS NYCFC. WEDNESDAY. 7:30PM EST
• PHILADELPHIA UNION VS DC UNITED. WEDNESDAY. 7:30PM EST
• NASHVILLE SC VS INTER MIAMI CF. WEDNESDAY 8:30PM EST
• FC DALLAS VS VANCOUVER WHITECAPS. WEDNESDAY. 8:30PM EST
• SEATTLE SOUNDERS VS AUSTIN FC. WEDNESDAY. 10:30PM EST
• FC CINCINNATI VS COLUMBUS CREW. SATURDAY. 7:30PM EST
• INTER MIAMI CF VS ORLANDO CITY SC. SATURDAY. 7:30PM EST
• PHILADELPHIA UNION VS NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION. SATURDAY. 7:30PM EST
• FC DALLAS VS HOUSTON DYNAMO FC. SATURDAY. 8:30PM EST
• LAFC VS SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES. SATURDAY. 10:30PM EST
• PORTLAND TIMBERS VS MINNESOTA UNITED FC. SATURDAY. 10:30PM EST

Have a CHAMPIONSHIP sports week!