Jayson Tatum scored 51 points – the most in a Game 7 in NBA history – and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 112-88, on Sunday to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight year. One game after
Nick Cousins scored at 15:32 of overtime and Sergei Bobrovsky made 50 saves as the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series on Friday to advance to the Eastern Conference final. Aaron Ekblad
Jimmy Butler scored 24 points, Bam Adebayo added 23 and the Miami Heat are headed back to the Eastern Conference finals after topping the New York Knicks 96-92 on Friday night. Max Strus scored 14 oiubts and Kyle Lowry had 11 points
Jesper Fast deflected in a shot by Jesperi Kotkaniemi at 7:09 of overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a series-ending 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. Fast’s deflection while shielding Akira Schmid set off a celebration for the
Jimmy Butler had 27 points and 10 assists, Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Miami Heat moved a win away from their third trip to the Eastern Conference finals in the last four years by topping the
An international team of climate scientists says the ongoing drought in Eastern Africa has been made worse by human-induced climate change. World Weather Attribution seeks to quickly determine whether certain extreme weather events were influenced by climate change. The United Nation said
At least 60 bodies were discovered in several villages in eastern Congo’s North Kivu province, authorities said Wednesday. Residents from Kashali and Kazaroho villages in Rutshuru territory were killed over several days by rebels from the M23 group, said Isaac Kibira, a
Russian forces are threatening a key supply route for Ukrainian troops and have “likely” seized the center of Bakhmut after more than six months of brutal fighting over the town, the U.K. defense ministry said Friday. Russian troops, largely led by Wagner
At least 20 people were killed in a landslide in eastern Congo, the government said on Monday. The landslide occurred in Bolowa village in Masisi territory on Sunday, Lt. Col. Guillaume Ndjike Kaiko announced in a statement. “As a result of this
East African regional forces have regained control of Bunagana, a strategic town in eastern Congo that had been held by M23 rebels for more than nine months, a spokesman for the regional force said Monday. Ugandan forces officially deployed to Bunagana and