Adam Minter

Television viewers outside of Georgia didn't have many reasons to care about the Atlanta Braves in the mid-1970s.

Television viewers outside of Georgia didn't have many reasons to care about the Atlanta Braves in the mid-1970s. The team was terrible and its games were largely unavailable to anyone whose “rabbit ears” antenna couldn't pick up an Atlanta signal.

Television viewers outside of Georgia didn't have many reasons to care about the Atlanta Braves in the mid-1970s.

Television viewers outside of Georgia didn't have many reasons to care about the Atlanta Braves in the mid-1970s. The team was terrible and its games were largely unavailable to anyone whose “rabbit ears” antenna couldn't pick up an Atlanta signal.

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The Los Angeles Lakers’ season ended last night in a sweep by the Oklahoma City Thunder. For LeBron James, now 41, it was another disappointing Hollywood ending. For the Lakers, it felt like the end of an era. A franchise that once relied on glamour to attract stars and win championships finally collided with the modern National Basketball Association.

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This year’s Indianapolis 500 arrives with a striking split-screen image. On Sunday, Caitlin Clark, whose rise has helped fuel a surge in women’s sports, will serve as grand marshal and issue the command: “Drivers, to your cars!” Among the 33 drivers answering her call, only one — Katherine Legge — is a woman.

The Knicks are back in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. For long-suffering fans, it feels like a breakthrough. For James Dolan, the Knicks’ stubborn owner, it should feel like vindication. After years of brushing off critics and scrapping with the National Basketball Association, he has the team he insisted was possible. It may also be the best opportunity he’ll ever have to walk away.

The brightest spotlight is back on center court.