1970 — Los Angeles Lakers guard Jerry West hits a 60-foot desperation shot at the buzzer to tie Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks. The Knicks outscore the Lakers 9-6 in the overtime ...

but having the best player in the world on the roster tends to give a team confidence. This always felt like the most competitive series of the first round this year, and Game 1 delivered.

A generation after it began, the Battle of Ontario reignited in Game 1 ... world on his shoulders with his electric breakaway goal. With how heavily favoured the Leafs were coming into this series ...

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Jimmy Key was born in Huntsville, Alabama. Back then, the Jays tended to use first-year pitchers in the pen, figuring that ...

"It means Game 1," Minnesota coach Chris Finch said. "We know it's going to be a long series. We're not under any assumption that it's going to be this type of game in Game 2. It'll be a ...

Winning the first game of a seven-game series might be important, but it does not necessarily mean that the odds of advancing to the next round are heavily in favor of the team that comes out on ...

Yes, all evidence — including Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals series between Houston and Golden State — says that the Rockets cannot score. And with all due respect to a still ...