05/18/2026 12:12 PM
The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Wear two gloves today. Coming up: 💰 Game 7 Cavs ⛳ Aaron Rai, English hero ⚾ The Mets are back? The psychology of a Game 7 will forever fascinate me. A concept simultaneously basic — win or go home — and layered — is this how the story of a 90-plus game season ends? — that wreaks havoc on the brain. Cleveland’s huge win in Detroit last night lived in that liminal space. The Cavaliers are moving on to the Eastern...
