Golden Knights take 3-0 series lead with shutout win vs. Stars

The Vegas Golden Knights took a 3-0 series lead in the Western Conference Finals, defeating the Dallas Stars 4-0 in Game 3 on Tuesday night. Ivan Barbashev scored the second of three goals for the Golden nights with a power-play goal (after Stars captain Jamie Benn was ejected because of his hit on Mark Stone …

Denver completes sweep of Lakers to advance to NBA Finals

The Denver Nuggets are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. The Nuggets completed a sweep over Los Angeles, winning in Game 4 on Monday night. Center Nikola Jokić scored 30 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists, including the game-winning point with less than a minute remaining. LeBron James scored …

Panthers defeat Hurricanes, take 3-0 lead into Game 4

The Florida Panthers defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 in Game 3 on Monday, to take a 3-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference final. Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky made 32 saves in his first career playoff shutout, with Sam Reinhart scoring the go-ahead goal midway through the second period. Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov left Game 3 …

Golden Knights defeat Dallas Stars in OT to take 2-0 series lead

The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Dallas Stars 3-2 in overtime Sunday, taking a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference final. Jonathan Marchessault forced overtime with a shot from the slot with just 2:22 left in the third period, with Chandler Stephenson jumping on a rebound 1:12 into overtime to complete the rally. Stephenson, …

Heat take 3-0 series lead with win against Celtics

The eighth-seeded Miami Heat are just one win away from the NBA Finals after defeating the Boston Celtics 128-102 on in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday. Gabe Vincent scored a game high 29 points on 11-of-14 shooting, while Duncan Robinson and Caleb Martin added 22 and 18 respectively, while Jimmy Butler …

Panthers beat Hurricanes in quadruple OT of Eastern Conference Game 1 final

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 at 2:35 …

Denver Nuggets beat LA Lakers to take 2-0 series lead

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, …

Heat rally to beat Celtics 123-116 in Game 1 of Eastern Conference finals

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 …

Blue Jays pitcher Jay Jackson admits he was tipping pitches against Yankees’ Aaron Judge

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’ first-base dugout …

Denver Nuggets defeat LA Lakers in Game 1 of Western Conference Finals

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 …