San Antonio Spurs Win Fifth Title in 16 Years
BERMAN: So for the fifth time in 16 years, the San Antonio Spurs are the NBA champs. They beat the two-time defending champion Miami Heat, and they did it in dominating fashion.</s>ROMANS: Berman keeps saying amazing, amazing, amazing. Is he right, Joe?</s>JOE CARTER, BLEACHER REPORT: Yes, yes. It's remarkable, really, it is. When you look at the fact that the Spurs just -- I mean just because they are a small market team, we don't talk about them as much. But it's remarkable. I mean, if this team as based in L.A. or New York or Chicago, they would be definitely identified as an incredible dynasty. But you can't ignore the fact that this was supposed to be one of the most competitive series, considering the fact last year it was so competitive. It was going to be a rematch of the ages. But it wasn't even close. The Spurs got this one done in five games. They won all four games by double digits. When you add up those wins, it actually goes down as the largest margin of victory in the history of the NBA finals. So sort of boring to watch, if you're the average fan. And what can you say but remarkable. Coach Popovich did it again with these guys. Five titles in 16 years as John Berman said, and Tim Duncan, who's been the driving force behind all five of those titles, is the first player to win a title in three different decades.</s>TIM DUNCAN, SAN ANTONIO SPURS PLAYER: It's amazing to think about having done this five times. And for the stretch and the span between them, to still be in a situation where we can win or I can win another championship has been an amazing blessing.</s>CARTER: Five titles and two cute kids. The finals loss is certainly going to make for interesting summer in South Beach. The future of the Big Three is up in the air -- Lebron, Dwayne and Bosh can all opt out of their contracts and leave Miami, if they so choose. Well, trending this morning on bleacherreport.com, Martin Kaymer routs the filed at the U.S. Open. He won a second career major by eight strokes Sunday. And it was really a formality round for him because he had played so well during the first two days of the tournament. He shot back-to-back 65s on Thursday and Friday. Kaymer's win on Fathers' Day comes on the heels of his win at the Players Championship, which happened to be on Mothers' Day. Well, history is made yesterday in Brazil during the France-Honduras match. A FIFA used the controversial goal line technology to confirm a goal by France in the 49th minute. This is the first time the new technology was used in an international match to confirm a goal in the game. The technology is very similar to what's used in professional tennis to identify whether the ball is in or out. And, guys, I know John is geeked up for this. Team USA plays later today. They play Ghana in their first World Cup match at 6:00 p.m. Eastern. It's game time. And, considering their group, John, I think we both can agree on this, today is a must win for the U.S. men.</s>BERMAN: Must win. This is one of the biggest games in U.S. soccer history. I recommend everyone watch and cheer on this team tonight. Joe Carter, great to see you. Thanks so much. This has been one of the most entertaining World Cups really I've ever seen.</s>ROMANS: What time is that game?</s>BERMAN: That game's at 6:00 tonight. Which means it will run slightly past our bedtime. So I will be tired tomorrow morning. But hopefully happy and tired.</s>ROMANS: All right, happening now, Iraq in crisis. Terrorists slaughtering soldiers in the streets; the United States now evacuating its embassy and finding an unlikely ally to stop complete chaos from erupting. We've got live team coverage of the situation in Iraq right after the break.