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Good morning! I hope your TV is in working order. Coming up:
📆 A busy stretch begins
1️⃣ Dallas’ surprise at No. 1
🏆 Rory’s family win
One of the busiest stretches of important pro sporting events begins tonight, and I mean that in quite a positive way. The NBA playoffs tip off in a few hours, with two Play-In games. This weekend, the NHL playoffs will join. Both sports will crown winners by the third week of June … which is when the…