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The Los Angeles Lakers needed overtime, but they came away with their third victory of the first round series against the Memphis Grizzlies, 117-111, to take a commanding 3-1 lead.  It was LeBron James delivering the decisive blow to Memphis, as he made a driving layup while being fouled by …

William Karlsson and Ivan Barbashev scored 47 seconds apart in the second period and the Vegas Golden Knights held on for a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series. The Golden Knights could eliminate Winnipeg in Game 5 …

Sacramento Kings star point guard De’Aaron Fox reportedly has a fractured finger in his shooting hand following the team’s Game 4 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.  The fracture is on the top of Fox’s left index finger, which is on his shooting hand, ESPN reported Monday. He …

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined the fight to protect women’s sports amid the rise of “unfair and dangerous competition from biological men.” An official press release by Paxton states that he is joining an amicus brief that is led by Tennessee and was filed in the U.S. Court …

Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley can seemingly riff about anything and his latest target on Sunday night was about cats and those who have them as pets. Barkley unleashed his take at halftime of Game 4 between the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night after already declaring …

The Golden State Warriors managed to even the series against the Sacramento Kings with a 126-125 Game 4 victory on Sunday, but it was nearly an epic disaster from Stephen Curry. The Warriors, up five points, gained a rebound after a Malik Monk missed shot. Curry then called a timeout …

Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum each scored 31 points and the Boston Celtics led nearly the entire way, holding off the Atlanta Hawks for a 129-121 victory Sunday night and commanding 3-1 lead in the opening-round playoff series. The Celtics can deliver the clincher Tuesday night when the series returns …

The Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night staved off elimination and defeated the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 of their playoff series despite allowing 12 consecutive points in the final moments of regulation. Denver used the 12-0 run behind Nikola Jokic and Michael Porter Jr. to force overtime after Anthony Edwards …

Kyle Busch had just enough gas to cross the finish line in first place on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, picking up his first victory at the track in 15 years. Busch needed to push through in double overtime and under caution for the win. “Rowdy” barely had enough gas to …

Drew Maggi’s dream has finally come true. After 13 years as an infielder in the minor league system, the Pittsburgh Pirates called Maggi up to the majors after he had played eight games in Double-A Altoona to start the 2023 season. He was on the bench as the team defeated …