Soccer reporter Giusy Meloni provides vacation coverage outside of World Cup, vintage Penny Lane & Montana

We’re going to get Screencaps started on this fine Sunday morning with Italian soccer reporter Giusy Meloni. She is not in America covering the World Cup, but that doesn’t mean she’s not providing coverage for an important event. She is.

I’ve said this many times before, and I’ll say it again, I’m not a fan of the on-field action in the sport of soccer. I’m not going to fake it every four years for the World Cup either. I’m not interested at all.

The scandals off the field, the viral moments in the stands with fans (both real and fake) and the elite talent covering the sport are a different story. That’s entertainment and that’s some of the best around.

DAZN television anchor and actress Giusy Meloni plays with a ball during the Serie A football match between AS Roma and US Lecce at Stadio Olimpico in Rome on March 22, 2026. (Elianton/Mondadori Portfolio)

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That takes us back to Giusy Meloni. With Italy not in action and her not receiving a call similar to the one Eleonara Incardona received to cover the World Cup, she’s been forced to cover her own vacation.

Her coverage from a lakeside luxury hotel drives home the call made by Joe last spring to TV networks. A call that said she needs to be covering sports in the United States for a living.

So far, that call hasn’t been answered. But this Italian actress turned sports reporter doesn’t seem too concerned with what should be. She’s focused on what actually is, and that’s how a bikini vacation ends up being more important than the World Cup.

The New York Knicks end 53-year championship drought

The New York Knicks and Timothee Chalamet are NBA champions. They ended their franchise’s 53-year championship drought on Saturday night in San Antonio with a 94-90 Game 5 win.

Real Knicks fans like Chalamet made the trip to Texas to watch the Spurs blow another game and watch Jalen Brunson drop 45 points to make sure there wasn’t a Game 6 in person.

There was no Taylor Swift in a corny T-shirt sighting. Just Wemby and company losing yet another game that they had jumped out to a lead in. They’ve perfected that as a team.

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The Spurs incredible ability to blow leads shouldn’t overshadow what the Knicks did. They were truly a team of destiny. The fake fans didn’t slow them and no lead was safe.

The Knicks know who didn’t jump on the bandwagon when they started winning too. They know who was there when the games didn’t have as much attention on them as the Finals.

Timothee Chalamet celebrating a championship in the locker room with the Knicks is exactly how he saw this playing out. I think I saw him on a private jet or something too. This guy just might end up with a well-deserved ring when all is said and done.

Montana Meat!

– Montana Tim writes:

Howdy SeanJo! Montana Tim checking in after a memorable month of May! It’s still cool and damp here in Montany! I’m hoping for some heat coming our way for the “Big One” coming next month. We’ve had a few nice days but nothing to be real happy about. Just marked another journey around the sun! Got a special card to share and of course, smoked meat! Hog loin, asparagus and pineapple….a match made in heaven, and Montana! Also, we had a marinated pork loin and a tri-tip the was so tough it was un-eatable! I gave it to the dog and she started barking at me because she couldn’t chew it up either! The loin was right tasty, though.

Screencaps reader Montana Tim checks in and sends in his meat. (OutKick/Screencaps/Montana Tim)

More Montana Meat!

Then we ran the gauntlet…..rib steak (my b-day meal), Tim-bone and a strip steak! Worked our way up to some Montana survival food……AKA, hog ribs! This is all just practice for the “250 Birthday” bash! Oh, and my special b-day card!

More meat from Montana sent in by Montana Tim. (OutKick/Screencaps/Montana Tim)

More meat from Montana sent in by Montana Tim. (OutKick/Screencaps/Montana Time)

More meat from Montana sent in by Montana Tim. (OutKick/Screencaps/Montana Tim)

Happy Birthday to Montana Tim. (OutKick/Screencaps/Montana Tim)

Hog Ribs!

These pics need no explanation! Montana survival food! We use them for trail mix, too!

Screencaps reader Montana Tim sends in his hog ribs that “need no explanation.” (OutKick/Screencaps/Montana Tim)

Montana!

Springtime in Montana! These pics are near Glacier N. P. SeanJo. I would like to tell everyone in the SC world to have a great June! “Keep meat on the grill and some Blanton’s for a thrill!” Keep practicing for the Big 250 Party!

Screencaps reader Montana Tim shows off springtime in Montana. (OutKick/Screencaps/Montana Tim)

SeanJo

These are great, as they always are. It’s a much bigger pain in the ass uploading images since OutKick was integrated into , but these were well worth the trouble. There’s meat, a ton of meat, and some of the best scenery around. Montana Tim, you nailed it once again.

Backyard gardens

– Jim T in San Diego writes:

California gardens are a different beast than most anywhere else. Not much rain, but plenty of sunshine, and rarely a frost advisory to fear.

So we can start planting whenever, harvest throughout the year, tear out and start over at will.

When we bought this place 17 years ago, the back yard was plain dirt. We rototilled and laid down a sprinkler system, and grew a gorgeous lawn. Then the drought hit, water was rationed (and very expensive), and we turned the irrigation off and it went back to plain dirt.

Over the last year, my wife has been building the back yard into a garden – and we were able to host the graduation party of our youngest there this week.

It’s not where we want it to be just yet, but it’s getting closer.

Also: good lighting is cheaper than good landscaping – hiding the blemishes.

Screencaps reader Jim T in San Diego shares his backyard garden. (OutKick/Screencaps/Jim T in San Diego)

SeanJo

It looks great, Jim. I had a similar situation in my backyard with the grass and a lack of rain nearly wiping it all out. We tried sod, which eventually failed, and now I’m doing my best to get the Bermuda grass from the front to migrate to the back. It’s a process, a slow one, but it has been making some progress. We added some seed to the mix this year, and again, slow, but progress is being made.

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That’s all I have this Sunday. There’s college baseball action today. Hopefully, it’s sunny where you are and you’re able to throw some meat on a grill.

If you do hit the grill, send it my way. I want to see your meat and whatever else in my inbox, which is always open [email protected].

You can also follow me on Twitter and over on Instagram if you’d like. Feel free to slide into the DMs.

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