The Mavericks hung around for 10 minutes, courtesy of Luka Dončić’s early burst of action, but the hosts doubled up their output midway through the second frame and continued to ravage them in the last two quarters at TD Garden. The guests refused to cover the arc, and their main two, Kyrie Irving and Dončić, ...

The Indiana Fever are a rebuilding outfit with nice pieces, but they have been a major disappointment for a quarter of the season. The effort on defense is not adequate. Caitlin Clark’s teammates have not reached the same court wavelength as her. Players miss open looks. The bench is inefficient, logging 16.1 points on 39.6% ...

Before walking out of the room following their second consecutive Eastern Conference Final win, Panthers head coach Paul Maurice left a message for his team.  “You’re all f*ing brilliant, I love every one of ya.”.  The Panthers are set to open the 2024 Stanley Cup Final at home on Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers and ...

As the Florida Panthers celebrate their Eastern Conference championship and the more important Stanley Cup Final berth, let's take a step back and appreciate the great series saw. In the six games of the ECF, three straight went to overtime, five were one-goal games and the road team won three times. The series was tight, ...

Teams that lose in the Stanley Cup Final usually don’t get another chance for a long time, if ever. But for the Florida Panthers, their second chance could come now. Last year, Florida watched in heartbreak as the Vegas Golden Knights hoisted the Stanley Cup in front of them. After a year of fighting like ...

The Dallas Mavericks won the Western Conference gauntlet, earning a trip to the NBA Finals with their Game 5 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in hostile territory. The celebration at center court was rained over by boos plus cheers, and Dončic was named Western Conference Finals MVP. He said the award represented the team’s work ...

FORT LAUDERDALE -- The message in the Panthers room ahead of Game 4 is consistent with what they’ve done all postseason  -- play their game. Sunday afternoon’s loss was no doubt a gut-wrenching one for the Panthers, as they fell 2-1 in the series after losing consecutive games in overtime.  After overcoming a two-goal deficit ...

The Pacers tried to prolong the inevitable, but the Celtics locked up the hosts in the last three-and-a-half minutes to sweep the series and advance to the NBA Finals. Gainbridge Fieldhouse was rocking like a madhouse, but most home supporters dispersed, and the cheers of rival fans echoed through the building as Gang Green celebrated ...

Under the bright lights of Madison Square Garden, the world’s most famous arena, the Florida Panthers walked into the Rangers house and gave them their best display of Panthers hockey. The Rangers have been phenomenal at MSG all season, posting a 30-11-0 record in the regular season and a 4-1-0 home playoff record in the ...

Two of the NHL’s best will meet Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final. The Presidents’ Trophy winning New York Rangers (55-23-4) will play hosts to last year’s Eastern Conference champion Florida Panthers (52-24-6).  New York swept the Washington Capitals 4-0 in the first round, then took down ...

It’s taking the WNBA too long to suspend Diana Taurasi for her dangerous late-game hit on Cheyenne Parker-Tyus or, at the very least, fine her. A WNBA spokesperson didn’t respond to an immediate request for comment when asked if the league was looking into the matter. In the last 35 seconds of a tight match, ...

The Pacers whacked the hobbled Knickerbockers in Game 7 at Madison Square Garden. Vibrations of Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau’s curses could be felt at Central Park. The hosts conceded 67.1% of field goals. And supporters are still stuck with memories of greatness, and a growing number of them didn’t see it live or in person ...

The Fever rolled into Mohegan Sun Arena and got overwhelmed by the opposing outfit late. Caitlin Clark was welcomed to the league by DiJonai Carrington’s two-way play. And Connecticut’s DeWanna Bonner passed Candice Dupree for fifth place in WNBA scoring. At halftime, turnovers had the visitors down 39-49 despite shooting 54.2% from the field and ...

Vintage Pat Riley emerged from his cave for his end-of-the-season presser, criticizing and praising his group. He also rebuked the idea of a rebuild because he thinks a healthy Jimmy Butler can be a 1A player in the Postseason. He started with an indication that there must be a change to the team’s approach to ...

The Timberwolves wiped the floor of Ball Arena with the defending champs so badly that Jamal Murray threw a heating pack on the court while seated on the bench, which should have got him tossed and deserves a suspension. Additionally, Nuggets coach Michael Malone and his staff were disturbed on the sideline, and the hosts’ ...

The Celtics destroyed the outgunned Heatles at TD Garden, eliminating the visitors from the Playoffs. The Celtics' defense, the disparity on the glass, 56-29, in favor of the hosts, and the Heat’s lack of outside offense sums up this massacre. The Heat was absent Jimmy Butler (knee) and Terry Rozier (neck). Bam Adebayo scored off ...