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New York Knicks Win NBA Title for First Time Since 1973
The Knicks secured their first championship since 1973 while the Liberty claimed a second Commissioner's Cup and Taylor Swift married Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden. Gotham FC set an attendance record, the Ravens earned the Sports Humanitarian Award, and the FIFA World Cup final is set for Sunday.
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The New York Knicks won the NBA championship for the first time since 1973. The victory ended a 53-year drought and coincided with a series of other sports and entertainment events across the city. The New York Liberty captured a second Commissioner's Cup title in Brooklyn during the same period.
Gotham FC set a new attendance record for a women's sports event in New York City. Taylor Swift married Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden, and Jay-Z staged a three-night concert at Yankee Stadium the weekend before the Los Angeles Dodgers played the New York Yankees.
The Sports Humanitarian Awards and the 2026 ESPY Awards took place on July 15 and drew athletes and entertainers to Manhattan.
Comedian Hernández hosted the ESPY Awards. Fanatics Fest featured LeBron James and Tom Brady. James and Tyrese Haliburton taped an episode of the "Mind the Game" podcast on July 16, while Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Aaron Judge joined a live taping of the "Roommates Show" at the same event.
The Baltimore Ravens received the 2026 Sports Humanitarian Award for Team of the Year. Ravens team president Sashi Brown said the organization would contribute $100,000 to ESPN's pediatric cancer research goal. ESPN president of content Burke Magnus and vice president of corporate citizenship Kevin Martinez announced the network's target of raising $10 million before Super Bowl LXI, with $2 million already collected as of July 16.
The FIFA World Cup final is scheduled for Sunday in New York City.
