The Update- June 12th

In today’s edition of The Update Journal, Elmo commits the most controversial act in modern sports media: hoping both NBA Finals teams have fun. That’s it. That was the statement. But because this is New York, that somehow turned into a citywide emergency where people started acting like Elmo should be subpoenaed, cross-examined, and asked under oath whether he’s secretly a Spurs fan. One innocent Sesame Street post went off the rails fast, and now everybody’s yelling at a three-and-a-half-year-old red monster like he controls the Knicks’ fourth-quarter rotations.Then, the Bears are reportedly moving from Chicago to… Hammond, Indiana? Moving to where now? Not Arlington Heights. Not some shiny stadium district with luxury boxes and a fake “entertainment village.” Hammond. A place that sounds like your GPS gave up and said, “Honestly, just pull over somewhere.” We take a look at how an NFL team goes from one of America’s biggest cities to a location that feels like the answer to a question nobody asked — and whether Bears fans are supposed to be excited, confused, or just thankful parking might be easier.And in The Last Word, it’s time to Finish Strong — because whether it’s sports chaos, questionable relocation rumors, work, school, summer heat, or just trying to get through the week without losing your mind, the mission is the same: don’t fall apart before the credits roll. We’re not asking for perfection. We’re asking for enough energy to cross the finish line, look alive, and pretend this was the plan the whole time.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, severe weather will bring sizzling temperatures and strong thunderstorms to New York — even offering intense enough conditions for a tornado to form, according to forecasters. Commuters could be up a creek — yet again! The problem-plagued New Jersey Transit system is readying two massive boats to ferry World Cup fans across the Hudson River to games in case of a meltdown on the rails, officials said.And in Minnesota, a man who pounded on Democratic lawmakers’ doors in the middle of the night while posing as a police officer, killing the state House speaker and her husband and wounding a state senator and his wife, pleaded guilty to murder so that federal prosecutors would not seek the death penalty.