They watched more film than the crowd at Cannes, and when the Celtics got back out on the floor this week, coach Brad Stevens made them look at little things, like how to hold onto the ball. Better screening and sharper cuts — areas that were decidedly sloppy during their two losses to the Wizards when
After four straight years of Games 7 losses at home, the Anaheim Ducks finally won a Game 7 in front of their home crowd. The Ducks narrowly defeated the Edmonton Oilers 2-1, and now move on to the Western Conference Final to face the Nashville Predators. The victory on Wednesday night was the Ducks’ first Game 7 win since 2006 when the then-Mighty Ducks beat the Calgary Flames in the same round.
Markelle Fultz is expected to be the first or second pick in the June draft. Fultz is interviewing at the combine with the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers, Sacramento Kings and New York Knicks. Fultz is one of the only top projected picks to attend the pre-draft combine in Chicago
The New York Knicks are believed to be targeting Frank Ntilikina, De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk at No. 7 if they don’t move up in next week’s lottery. The Knicks also are high on Markelle Fultz, Lonzo Ball and Josh Jackson. The Knicks have a long-term need at point guard with Derrick Rose entering
Inside the 11-pitch Jayson Werth at-bat that sparked the Nats’ comeback
Matt Wieters burns his old club with a walk-off single, Toronto gets a walk-off win of its own, plus the Giants come back to beat the Mets
Boston took a 3-2 series lead Wednesday because of an important and overlooked group: the role players.
With attention on Isaiah Thomas, Celtics flip the script on Wizards
Ovechkin’s Game 7 play raises questions
