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[ad_1] The Denver Nuggets are proving why they are the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. The Nuggets lead their first-round series over the Minnesota Timberwolves 2-0 after their 122-113 win on Wednesday night. The Nuggets were up by as many as 21 points, but the Timberwolves outscored Denver 40-23 in the third quarter…

[ad_1] Brook Lopez scored 25 points, Jrue Holiday added 24 and the hot-shooting Milwaukee Bucks withstood Giannis Antetokounmpo’s absence while trouncing the Miami Heat 138-122 on Wednesday night, tying their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at a game apiece. The Bucks went 25 of 49 on 3-point attempts to tie the NBA record for 3-point…

[ad_1] Brandon Montour scored twice and the Florida Panthers had four third-period goals to beat the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Bruins 6-3 on Wednesday night and send Boston to its first loss in 10 games. The Panthers — the NHL’s top regular-season team last season — tied the best-of-seven series and head home for Games 3 and…

[ad_1] They say a series doesn’t start until the home team loses a game – but if this series “starts” in Game 3, it’ll be almost over. Jesper Fast’s overtime goal gave the Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 victory and a 2-0 series lead over the New York Islanders. The Isles fought back from a 2-0…

[ad_1] Xavier Tillman scored a career-high 22 points and had 13 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies tied their first-round Western Conference series at 1-1 Wednesday night by beating the Los Angeles Lakers 103-93 with All-Star guard Ja Morant sidelined by an injured hand. No. 2 seed Memphis sat Morant after he tested the right hand…

[ad_1] UFC star Conor McGregor argued on Wednesday that fighters should stop promising to bet their pay on whether they win their match and instead should keep their money. “Has any competing fighters bet their purse against each other and then followed thru? We should stop doing this. Fighting is tough. It can go anyway….

[ad_1] NFL Draft prospect Michael Jefferson is expected to miss the 2023 season due to injuries suffered in a car crash in Alabama earlier this month. Jefferson was driving when his vehicle was struck head-on by a suspected impaired driver, according to TMZ Sports.  Charles A. Dunn, 55, was pronounced dead at the scene after…

[ad_1] The baseball world is Aaron Judge’s, and we’re just living in it. In the top of the first inning in the Bronx Wednesday, there was superstar-on-superstar crime.  On a 3-2 pitch from New York Yankee Jhony Brito in the top of the first inning, Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels drove the ball…

[ad_1] New York Mets star Max Scherzer explained his side of the story after he was ejected from Wednesday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers for having a sticky substance on his hand. Scherzer was subjected to a substance check in between innings. Umpires looked closely at the three-time Cy Young Award winner’s fingers. After…

[ad_1] Joe Mixon appeared in a Cincinnati courtroom Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to an aggravated menacing misdemeanor charge. The Cincinnati Bengals running back is alleged to have “knowingly” pointed a gun in a woman’s face, saying she “should be popped in the face.” The incident occurred less than a mile from the Bengals’ stadium…