The Florida Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in quadruple overtime to win Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final at PNC Arena on Thursday – the sixth-longest game in NHL history. The Panthers’ Matthew Tkachuk scored with 12.7 seconds left in the fourth overtime, his second OT goal this postseason. Ryan Lomberg’s goal
In their Game 2 matchup of the Western Conference finals, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 108-103 on Thursday at home, taking a 2-0 lead in the series. Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 37 points (23 of them in the fourth quarter) on 11-of-24 shooting. while Nikola Jokić had a 23-point, 17-rebound, 12-assist outing. For the
The Miami Heat rallied in the second half to beat the Boston Celtics 123-116 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday night. Miami trailed by nine at the half before coming back with 46 points in the third to outscore Boston 66-50 in the final two quarters. The Heat’s Jimmy Butler scored 35 points, including 20 after
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jay Jackson said he was tipping his pitches against NY Yankees star Aaron Judge during the game between their two teams on Monday. Judge has received widespread scrutiny for a sideways glance before his home run off the Toronto right-hander; television cameras showed him quickly glance toward the Yankees’
The Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers with a score of 132-126 in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night. Nikola Jokić recorded his sixth triple-double of these playoffs with 34 points, 21 rebounds and 14 assists, while Jamal Murray scored 31. For the Lakers, Anthony Davis had 40 points and 10 rebounds, and LeBron
The Philadelphia 76ers have fired coach Doc Rivers, just two days after they were eliminated from the playoffs in a Game 7 loss to the Celtics. Rivers had just told reporters on Sunday that he expected to return to the 76ers next season; he signed a 5-year, $40 million contract with the 76ers in 2020, and remained under contract for another two
The Dallas Stars defeated the Seattle Kraken 2-1 to win Game 7 and advance to the Western Conference Final for the second time in four seasons. The Stars’ Roope Hintz scored late in the second period to give the Stars a 1-0 lead at the 15:59 mark. The goal was Hintz’s ninth goal of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and his fourth of the
Rio Moon, a 3-year-old colt, became the eighth horse to die at Churchill Downs in less than three weeks at the home of the Kentucky Derby. According to notes in the Equibase chart for the sixth race, Rio Moon “suffered a catastrophic injury to his left foreleg a few strides after the wire.” The race notes said that Rio Moon was
The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 in Game 6 Sunday night at Rogers Place to advance to the Western Conference Final. The Golden Knights are heading to the third round for the fourth time since they joined the league in 2017-18. Jonathan Marchessault scored three consecutive goals in the second period, helping the Golden
The Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-88 on Sunday to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight year. Jayson Tatum scored 51 points towards the Celtics’ win – the most in a Game 7 in NBA history. NBA MVP Joel Embiid scored 15 points on 5-for-18 shooting, and Tobias Harris scored 19 for
