Butler's 47 points propel heat past Celtics 111-103, extends series to decisive Game 7
The Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals 111-103 to force a Game 7 Sunday night.
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The Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals 111-103 to force a Game 7 Sunday night.
Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum added 22 and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of a berth in the NBA Finals.
Kevin Kiermaier hit Pablo López's first pitch for an inside-the-park home run and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Miami Marlins 4-0 on Tuesday night.
The team that prevails Wednesday night will be one game away from the NBA Finals.
The best regular season in Florida Panthers' history came to a crushing end in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Boston Celtics took their turn pounding the Miami Heat early, jumping out to a 26-4 lead and cruising to a 102-82 victory.
The Tampa Bay Lightning completed a four-game sweep of the Florida Panthers with a 2-0 victory Monday night.
Haskins, who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, was hit by a dump truck and killed on I-595 last month.
Ronald Acuña Jr. led off the game with a deep double and later singled and stole a base as the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 5-3 Friday night in his first game at the stadium where he sustained a season-ending knee injury last year.
The NBA announced that Miami Heat big-man Bam Adebayo was named to the 2021-22 NBA All-Defensive Second Team.
The Eastern Conference finals are all knotted up, the series about to shift to Boston with the Celtics now holding the home-court advantage.
The stunning finish put the Lightning up 2-0 in the best-of-seven series that heads to Tampa for Game 3 on Sunday.
Keibert Ruiz had three hits, including a go-ahead double in the 10th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 5-4 Wednesday night.
Jimmy Butler doesn't like being called a scorer, but after putting his foot on the gas this postseason, some may have something to say about that.
The Philadelphia Union and Inter Miami CF played in a hard-fought game Wednesday night, which resulted in a 0-0 draw.
