John Tavares had his first playoff hat trick and the Toronto Maple Leafs rebounded from a poor playoff start with a lopsided 7-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night to even the teams’ first-round playoff series at a game
Joel Embiid, limping throughout the game and perhaps lucky not to have been ejected for kicking a Nets player in the groin area, blocked a potential tying basket with 8.8 seconds left and the Philadelphia 76ers beat Brooklyn 102-97 on Thursday night
This Sunday will be a historic occasion for whoever wins the GEICO 500, but it will also be a special day for Kevin Harvick. The 47-year-old will make his 800th NASCAR Cup Series start when he takes the green flag at Talladega
Klim Kostin broke a tie at 2:20 of the third period and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Wednesday night in Game 2 to tie the first-round Western Conference playoff series. Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two
Roope Hintz had a goal in each period, getting his first career hat trick by scoring three different ways, as the Dallas Stars stepped up without Joe Pavelski to get even in their first-round series against the Minnesota Wild. Hintz scored short-handed
The Denver Nuggets are proving why they are the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. The Nuggets lead their first-round series over the Minnesota Timberwolves 2-0 after their 122-113 win on Wednesday night. The Nuggets were up by as many as
Brook Lopez scored 25 points, Jrue Holiday added 24 and the hot-shooting Milwaukee Bucks withstood Giannis Antetokounmpo’s absence while trouncing the Miami Heat 138-122 on Wednesday night, tying their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at a game apiece. The Bucks went 25
Brandon Montour scored twice and the Florida Panthers had four third-period goals to beat the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Bruins 6-3 on Wednesday night and send Boston to its first loss in 10 games. The Panthers — the NHL’s top regular-season team last season
They say a series doesn’t start until the home team loses a game – but if this series “starts” in Game 3, it’ll be almost over. Jesper Fast’s overtime goal gave the Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 victory and a 2-0 series lead
The Phoenix Suns were one loss away from being in serious trouble, and in the first half, that was a legitimate reality. But the homegrown Sun carried his team to their biggest victory of the season, and their title hopes now have