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Kevin Durant’s 31 points weren’t enough as the Phoenix Suns were routed 120-95 by Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves in their Western Conference first-round playoff series opener on Saturday. In Minnesota’s first win over…

The Los Angeles Chargers head coach kept a promise he made to his national champion Michigan team by getting a tattoo in honor of winning the College Football Playoff. Videos of Harbaugh getting the tattoo…

Jake DeBrusk logged a three-point game to lead the Boston Bruins to a 5-1 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round series on Saturday. DeBrusk factored into…

CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers and Orlando Magic wanted to throw the first punch in their first-round NBA playoff series. Well, the Cavs succeeded, landing a body blow Saturday afternoon with a 97-83 victory over the…

The Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins skated away with victories in the opening games of the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs on Saturday. Sunday, the final two Eastern Conference series get underway and two Western Conference…

Sometimes, as we’ve learned, Sean Payton can be rather direct in getting his point across. Intended or not, now may not be that time. Payton is a coach in a tight spot without a quarterback,…

The remaining four Game 1s in the first round of the NBA playoffs will be played Sunday, with both conferences’ No. 1 seeds in action. The Boston Celtics finished 14 games ahead of everyone else…

It’s Talladega time, which means wild pack racing, crazy crashes and high-speed drama at NASCAR’s largest track. The unpredictability at Talladega Superspeedway offers a chance for any driver to take the checkered flag. The Alabama…

Playoff pressure exists. How a player, team or coach deals with it helps determine how that pressure manifests itself and impacts performance. And if there’s not internal pressure, there’s external pressure based on expectations, which…

New Michigan basketball coach Dusty May has landed his first recruit since taking over the job in Ann Arbor, and it’s a name that comes with some firepower. Justin Pippen, son of NBA legend Scottie…