From The Sports Desk: Our reporters take you behind the scenes of a historic stretch in sports

In the sports world, the past 10 days have been, for lack of a better word, a little wild.

In the sports world, the past 10 days have been, for lack of a better word, a little wild. The New York Knicks clinched their first NBA title in 53 years, the UFC staged an event on the White House lawn, and the first World Cup on American soil since 1994 kicked into high gear.

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NBC News had reporters on the ground for all of it, so we thought we’d empty our notebooks and give you a peek behind the scenes of all these historic events. We don’t typically publish a Saturday newsletter, but for a stretch like this? We made an exception.

I’ve had the pleasure of seeing some wild NBA playoff games, but none really compares to the New York Knicks’ 29-point comeback against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. What stood out most to me was what happened in Madison Square Garden after the game.