Derrick White had 24 points, including six 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics dominated the Miami Heat 110-97 on Thursday night in Game 5 to extend the Eastern Conference finals. Marcus Smart had 23 points and five steals. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown finished with 21 points apiece as the Celtics
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Panthers inch closer to Stanley Cup appearance with Game 3 win over Hurricanes
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 32 shots for his first career playoff shutout, Sam Reinhart scored a power-play goal midway through the second period and the Florida Panthers moved one win away from a most improbable trip to the Stanley Cup Final by blanking the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 on Monday night. Matthew
Debt negotiations hit a snag as the country gets closer to a possible default
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Negotiations between his team and the White House over the debt ceiling broke down on Friday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks
Dan Snyder is one step closer to NFL exit with Commanders sale agreed
Dan Snyder has agreed to sell the Washington Commanders to 76ers owner Josh Harris, but the final piece of Snyder’s NFL exit still needs to come through. Dan Snyder’s embarrassing tenure as the owner of the Washington Commanders is just about over. On Friday, Snyder and Josh Harris announced an
Stars inch closer to Western Conference finals with Game 5 win over Kraken
Roope Hintz had two goals and an assist, Joe Pavelski scored his seventh goal of the second-round series and the Dallas Stars beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2 in Game 5 on Thursday night to move within a victory of advancing to the Western Conference finals. Pavelski also had an assist
White Sox closer Liam Hendriks announces he’s ‘cancer free’ after non-Hodgkin's lymphoma battle
Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks is officially cancer free as his final test results showed his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma has been beaten. “REMISSION,” Hendriks wrote in an Instagram post that had videos and pictures of him going through his treatment. “It’s official. I’m cancer free.” The 34-year-old MLB veteran rang
White Sox closer Liam Hendriks rings victory bell after finishing chemotherapy
Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks rang the “victory bell” Wednesday after completing his final round of chemotherapy, five months after being diagnosed with cancer. Hendriks gave White Sox fans a positive update on his battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma before the team’s home opener, saying his last round of chemo
Rockies place closer Daniel Bard on IL as he deals with anxiety
Colorado Rockies made a late roster move prior to Opening Day, placing closer Daniel Bard on the injured list (IL) due to anxiety. Bard did not want to keep it a secret either, telling Danielle Allentuck of The Gazette this is something he has dealt with in his MLB career
Congress steps closer to formally repealing the resolutions authorizing the Iraq wars
U.S. soldiers stand guard in Fallujah, May 2003. Congress will vote on whether to repeal the authorization for the use of military force orders passed in 1991 and in 2002 for two separate armed conflicts in Iraq. Murad Sezer/Associated Press hide caption toggle caption Murad Sezer/Associated Press U.S. soldiers stand
U.S. allies South Korea and Japan move closer to resolve forced labor feud
South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin, center, leaves after a briefing announcing a plan on Monday to resolve a dispute over compensating people forced to work under Japan’s 1910-1945 occupation of Korea, at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea Monday, March 6, 2023. Kim Hong-Ji/AP hide caption toggle caption