LOS ANGELES -- Shiny purple and gold streamers fluttered down from the Crypto.com Arena ceiling on Saturday, not only signifying the Los Angeles Lakers' 119-108 win over the Denver Nuggets to stay alive in their first-round series, but also L.A.'s first win...
Matthews (illness) held out of third period of Game 4 loss
TORONTO -- Star center Auston Matthews did not finish Saturday's Game 4 due to an illness, as the Toronto Maple Leafs fell 3-1 to the Boston Bruins.
Toronto now finds itself on the brink of elimination in their first-round playoff series, with a must-win...
Celtics' defense answers call in blowout of Heat in Game 3
MIAMI -- After perhaps the most surprising result of the postseason thus far -- the shorthanded, No. 8-seeded Heat beating the No. 1-seeded Celtics in Game 2 to tie the first-round series -- it was natural to wonder how things would play out in the...
Philadelphia Eagles tie NFL draft record with eight trades
PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Eagles tied an NFL record for most trades in a seven-round draft with eight. They join the 2023 Houston Texans and 2018 New England Patriots for most draft-day trades since 1990.
The wheeling and dealing by general manager...