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LeBron James and the Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 4-1 in the NBA finals. The king finally has a ring.

Thursday, June 28

Soccer (1:30-4 p.m. ESPN): The last semifinal bout of Euro 2012 is between Germany and Italy. The winner faces either Spain or Portugal in the final. ... NBA (6:30-11 p.m. ESPN): Catch the NBA Draft live from Newark, N.J. featuring Kentucky's Anthony Davis.

Friday, June 29

Olympic Trials (7-10 p.m. NBC): U.S. Olympic trials feature swimming competitions and the first day of the women's gymnastics competition.

Saturday, June 30

NASCAR (6:30-10 p.m. TNT): NASCAR heads to Kentucky for the Quaker State 400. Last year's winner, Kyle Busch, looks to repeat his win this year.

Sunday, July 1

Soccer (1:30-4 p.m. ESPN): The Euro 2012 Final will feature the winners of two earlier contests—Spain versus Portugal and Italy versus Germany—for the apex of European soccer's bragging rights for the next four years.

Monday, July 2

Tennis (7 a.m.-2 p.m. ESPN/ESPN 2): The oldest tennis tournament in the world, Wimbledon, begins its final week of championship competition. Venus Williams won't be there.

Tuesday, July 3

Poker (7-9 p.m. ESPN): ESPN begins its coverage of the World Series of Poker from Las Vegas, Nev. With a $1 million buy-in, the prize money is more than $12 million.

Wednesday, July 4

Competitive Eating (2-3 p.m. ESPN): What better way to celebrate the 4th of July than watching the 2012 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest? American Joey Chestnut won last year by eating 62 hotdogs in 10 minutes.

LeBron James is now just four championship rings behind Kobe Bryant, five rings behind Michael Jordan and 10 rings behind Bill Russell.

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