New stars appear in NBA, MLB |

26/06/2025 12:30 - The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Please wish my father a happy birthday today. Happy birthday, Dad. Today we focus on two drafts, one that happened last night and one set to occur in just three weeks. Let's start with last night's first round of the NBA Draft, where saw a new star born and a bunch of other question marks take shape:  Yes, Cooper Flagg is now a Maverick. He was such a shoo-in for the top pick that talking about him almost became boring. Flagg will...