The NBA playoffs are off and running. After a wild first round, the conference semifinals begin on Monday night. In the East, three of the four series went the distance. The No. 3-seed Knicks got a ...

The NHL playoffs have arrived. After a long 82-game season, the NHL seeded eight teams from each conference in a deeply imperfect manner that should be changed, but for now, it's all we've got. In the ...

The Houston Rockets snatched defeat from the jaws of victory on Friday to fall one game away from postseason elimination. The Rockets led 101-95 with just over 30 seconds left in Game 3 of their first ...

The 2026 NBA playoffs will feature legendary matchups, intriguing questions and all kinds of X-factors. But who has the most at stake this postseason, and who will ultimately win it all? Our writers ...

The NBA is, more than any other American sport, a storytelling league. Players aren't hidden behind helmets or caps. The best players are on the court almost the entire game. It's not hard to tell ...

The Battle of Pennsylvania renews its rivalry in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs when the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins face off in a best-of-seven series. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh each ...

These stats milestones -- on the league and team level -- could be within reach as the playoffs wear on. Jeff Case, NBA.com Kevin Durant and LeBron James will meet in the first round and both have ...

After a year away, the Boston Bruins are back in the postseason. They'll take on the Buffalo Sabres in the first round, a team experiencing the playoffs for the first time since 2011. The Bruins ...

The NHL playoffs begin on April 18 with Game 1s for first-round series. The final matchups will be set on April 16, with the Pacific Nos. 2 and 3 slots (as well as the second wild-card slot in the ...

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Miami’s four straight trips to the Finals ended when exhaustion, injuries, and an aging core finally caught up with the team on the biggest stage. The Spurs did more than win the 2014 Finals — they ...

If New York's playoff run ends early, what's in store for Mike Brown, Mikal Bridges and others? Pamela Smith / Getty Images NEW YORK — When the New York Knicks’ season comes to an end, whenever that ...