NHL Playoffs Round 1: Capitals, Stars, Kings earn wins

The Washington Capitals defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 in Game 2 on Wednesday night at Capital One Arena, to take a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference First Round playoff series. Canadiens’ forward Christian Dvorak scored early
NBA Playoffs: Celtics, Cavaliers, Rockets all win

The Boston Celtics beat the Orlando Magic 109-100 in Game 2 of their playoff series at TD Garden on Wednesday to take a 2-0 series lead. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics in Jayson Tatum’s absence (due to
NBA Playoffs Round 1: Pacers, Thunder, Lakers win Game 2 matchups

The Indiana Pacers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks with a 123-115 victory on Tuesday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, taking a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Playoffs first round. Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 24 points,
NHL Playoffs: Hurricanes, Maple Leafs, Panthers, Wild all win

The Carolina Hurricanes took a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series, after beating the New Jersey Devils 3-1 on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C. Jordan Martinook had a goal and an assist, with defenseman Shayne
NHL Playoffs Round 1: Capitals, Jets, Stars and Kings all win

The Washington Capitals defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 to take a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seven, first-round Stanley Cup playoff series on Monday. Alex Ovechkin scored the winning goal in overtime as the Capitals held off a
NBA Playoffs: Pistons defeat Knicks, Clippers beat Nuggets in Game 2 matchups

The Detroit Pistons defeated the New York Knicks 100-94 in Game 2 of their playoffs at Madison Square Garden on Monday, to tie the series at 1-1. Cade Cunningham had 33 points and 12 rebounds, with Dennis
NBA Playoffs: Thunder, Celtics, Cavaliers and Warriors take Game 1 in first round

In Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series on Sunday, the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies in a 131-80 blowout win— marking the fifth-biggest victory margin in NBA postseason history; and the largest victory
NHL Playoffs Round 1: Hurricanes, Maple Leafs, Knights win Game 1

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 to take a 1-0 lead in their first round, best of seven series. Jalen Chatfield scored a first-period goal for the Hurricanes, with Logan Stankoven scoring two second-period
ESPN ‘College GameDay’ analyst Lee Corso to retire in August

ESPN announced on Thursday that longtime analyst Lee Corso will retire from the college football pregame show College GameDay on Aug. 30. Corso, who will turn 90 on Aug. 7, has been part of the show for
MLB suspends Nationals’ pitcher Jorge López three games for throwing at Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen

Major League Baseball announced on Thursday that they have issued a three-game suspension to Washington Nationals reliever Jorge López for “intentionally throwing at outfielder Andrew McCutchen of the Pittsburgh Pirates” during Wednesday night’s game. Nationals manager Dave