In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday night, Jimmy Butler scored 35 points, including 20 after halftime, and the Miami Heat rallied to defeat the Boston Celtics 123-116. After taking a nine-point halftime lead, Miami turned the tide by scoring a franchise playoff record 46 points in the third quarter and outscoring…
Gregg Popovich, the coach of the San Antonio Spurs, once said that the team had already had all the luck it could have wanted. The two earlier years the Prods wound up with the No. They had the first overall pick in the draft, and each time they got a player who would go on…
The No. 1 spot was given to Oklahoma, which has won the last two Women’s College World Series and is the clear favorite to do so again this season. 1 generally seed in the 2023 NCAA softball competition on Sunday. On Saturday, the Sooners easily defeated Texas to win the Big 12 championship and improve…
A sloppy game and a sloppy run of games were underway for the Mets. They had bombed protectively, they had flopped over and again in large spots with their bats and in one occurrence they seemed to intellectually fall flat. However, Francisco Lindor and Drew Smith’s failure meant that everything was forgiven. Friday night, in…
Connor McDavid, a center for the Edmonton Oilers, David Pastrnak, a winger for the Boston Bruins, and Matthew Tkachuk, a winger for the Florida Panthers, are among the contenders for the Hart Trophy, which is awarded annually to the NHL’s most valuable player. McDavid finished the season with 153 points and 64 goals, making him…
Monday night, the Chicago Blackhawks won the lottery for the NHL draft, giving them the right to select Connor Bedard, a superstar. The Blackhawks last chosen first in general in 2007, when they took winger Patrick Kane. With 11.5%, Chicago had the odds of winning the first overall pick this year that were third best.…
Throughout the playoffs, Devin Booker has carried a significant offensive load for the Phoenix Suns, scoring more than 35 points per game despite having many defenders draped over him. He somehow did even more on Friday night, when the game was almost a must-win. The Phoenix Suns defeated the Denver Nuggets 121-114 to cut Denver’s…
With a 127-100 victory on Thursday night, the Warriors, who are the defending champions, evened their Western Conference semifinal matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers at one game apiece. Klay Thompson scored 30 points with eight 3-pointers, Golden State held Anthony Davis to just 23 points, and LeBron James scored 23 points. Stephen Curry added…
Martin Odegaard scored two goals for Arsenal in their 3-1 victory over Chelsea on Tuesday, propelling them back to the top of the Premier League. However, Manchester City still holds the title, despite having played two fewer games than the leaders. When captain Odegaard was given a lot of space by Chelsea’s weak defense twice,…
This season, Joel Embiid rose to the top of his field, and on Tuesday, he was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player. The 76ers star becomes only the fifth MVP in the franchise’s history and the first Philly player since Hall of Famer Allen Iverson in 2001 to win the award. Embiid got 915 focuses…