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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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* The Denver Nuggets defeated the Phoenix Suns 125-100 to win their Western Conference semi-final series in six games. Nikola Jokic scored 32 points and recorded 12 assists and 10 rebounds, while Jamal Murray scored 26 points for Denver. This will be the first time the Nuggets have reached the Western Conference finals since 2020 …
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* The Carolina Hurricanes eliminated the NJ Devils in their playoff series wit a 3-2 victory on Thursday night in Raleigh, North Carolina. Jesper Fast deflected in a shot by Jesperi Kotkaniemi at 7:09 of overtime to give the Canes the win. Jaccob Slavin and Brent Burns also scored for Carolina, and Frederik Andersen made …
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* The New York Knicks beat the visiting Miami Heat 112-103 on Wednesday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at Madison Square Garden; the win sends the series back to Miami for Game 6 on Friday night. Jalen Brunson had 38 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, while RJ Barrett added 26 …
* The Toronto Maple Leafs avoided elimination in Game 4 of their second-round series against the Florida Panthers, winning 2-1 to bring the series to 3-1. The game was scoreless through the first period until the Leafs struck with a power-play goal from William Nylander at 3:28 in the second period. Mitch Marner scored the …
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* The Philadelphia 76ers took a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals, beating the Boston Celtics 115-103 on Tuesday night. Joel Embiid scored 30 points for a third straight game, and Tyrese Maxey added 30 points and six 3-pointers, while James Harden finished with 17 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds. The Celtics Jayson …
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* The Carolina Hurricanes dominated in Game 4 of the playoffs, beating the NJ Devils 6-1 on Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference series. Jordan Martinook had a goal and two assists and the Hurricanes scored five times in the middle period to defeat the Devils, while Martin Necas scored …
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* The Miami Heat are now one win away from their third trip to the Eastern Conference finals in the last four years, after defeating the New York Knicks 109-101 on Monday night. Jimmy Butler had 27 points and 10 assists, while Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Max Strus scored 16 …
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