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With 6:37 left in the fourth quarter, Grant Williams hit a three-point shot to give the Boston Celtics a 96-87 lead over the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals.  After knocking down the three, Williams had a few words for Miami star Jimmy Butler.  Jimmy Butler …

Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell was ejected from Friday night’s game against the New York Yankees after umpires left Clarke Schmidt in the game following a substance check where they made him wash his hands. In the bottom of the fifth inning, umpires underwent a routine check on Schmidt’s hands, …

Brittney Griner, despite being a road opponent on Friday, received a standing ovation from the Los Angeles crowd on Friday night. Griner’s Phoenix Mercury are kicking off their season in L.A. against the Sparks – it marks her first WNBA game (excluding preseason) since Oct. 17, 2021 in the WNBA …

Brett Howden scored from behind the net off Dallas Stars goalie Jake Oettinger 1:35 into overtime Friday to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 4-3 victory in Game 1 of their Western Conference final. Jamie Benn forced the extra time when he scored on a 6-on-5 with 1:59 left in …

Driver Akinori Ogata’s practice round did not go according to plan Friday.  The Japanese driver’s No. 46 Toyota burst into flames as he prepared for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.  As Ogata headed into turn three, the truck started to bellow smoke. A short time later, the truck was engulfed …

The Florida Panthers and Carolina Panthers played the sixth-longest NHL game ever Thursday night into Friday morning, totaling just under 140 minutes of game play. The game ended minutes shy of 2 a.m. on the East Coast when Matthew Tkachuk scored the game-winning goal with 12.7 seconds left in quadruple-overtime. …

The bad blood between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays continued on Thursday in the final game of their four-game series.  Yankees manager Aaron Boone appeared to yell at Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker on Thursday during New York’s 4-2 victory.  Toronto Blue Jays manager John …

Reliever Trevor May says Major League Baseball’s new pitch clock rule has contributed to his anxiety, which has gotten bad enough that he has landed on the Oakland Athletics’ injured list.  May, 33, became the third player this year to land on the IL with mental health issues. Colorado Rockies …

During the first half of Thursday’s Western Conference Finals game, referees called a flagrant-1 foul on Lakers’ guard D’Angelo Russell. Russell was attempting to block Nuggets guard Jamal Murray’s layup as he drove to the basket in transition in the first quarter of Game 2 of the Conference Finals. Russell’s …

The Denver Nuggets used a dominant fourth quarter to come back against the Los Angeles Lakers and take Game 2, 108-103.  Denver is now in the driver’s seat, having won the first two games of this series that determine one of the two teams vying for the Larry O’Brien Trophy …