NEW YORK HOCKEY JOURNAL - Phil Shore - At the end of June the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors in a best-of-seven series to win the National Basketball Association championship. It was the first professional championship won by a team from Cleveland in 52 years.

On a smaller scale, Port Huron Mich., snapped a similar championship drought. The Federal Hockey League's Port Huron Prowlers swept Danbury Titans to win the commissioner's cup. 

A big reason for their success was the team's Jersey boy, Jack Callahan (Red Bank, N.J.), and although this wasn't a championship in the big leagues, he recognized how important it was to the community. 

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