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Nikola Jokic got a triple-double in his NBA Finals debut, Jamal Murray scored 26 points and the Denver Nuggets had little trouble with the cold-shooting Miami Heat on the way to a 104-93 win in Game 1 of the title series on Thursday night.

Fort Lauderdale commissioners gave the direction to move forward with the next steps, which include a site evaluation and a 30 percent design completion.

The fan frenzy outside Ball Arena in Denver grew as the day passed by on Thursday.

Heat fans gathered at Kaseya Center in Downtown Miami for an NBA Finals Game 1 watch party.

The proposal to help finance a new ballpark for Major League Baseball's Athletics in Las Vegas has revived nationwide debates about public funding for private stadiums, pitting Nevada’s powerful tourism industry and labor unions against some progressive groups raising concerns about ceding tax revenue when services such as public schools are funded below the national average.

Without a goal all playoffs, Shea Theodore found the net just when the Vegas Golden Knights needed it.

Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice might have been channeling his inner Aaron Rodgers when he told the assembled media to “breathe.”.

Claressa Shields successfully defended her undisputed middleweight title with a lopsided unanimous decision over Maricela Cornejo on Saturday night in the first boxing card at Little Caesars Arena.

Zach Whitecloud scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.

The New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3.

Adin Hill made perhaps the save of the playoffs in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge knocked open the door of the visiting bullpen at Dodger Stadium while making a spectacular running catch in the eighth inning.

Miami Marlins left-handed pitcher Jesús Luzardo recorded the first nine outs Thursday afternoon at loanDepot park.

Jean Segura and Nick Fortes singled in runs against Josh Hader in the ninth inning, and the Miami Marlins overcame Gary Sánchez’s first home run for San Diego in a 2-1 victory over the Padres on Wednesday night.

Eury Pérez struck out Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout early in his fourth major league start. He then retired Trout on a long fly to strand two Angels runners with his final pitch, and the big 20-year-old rookie clapped his glove in celebration all the way to the dugout.

Ezequiel Tovar singled through a five-man infield during a ninth-inning storm, lifting Colorado over the Miami Marlins 7-6 Thursday after the Rockies wasted a four-run lead in the top of the inning.

Charlie Blackmon doubled in a four-run fifth inning, Jurickson Profar extended his on-base streak to 31 games and the Colorado Rockies spoiled 20-year-old Eury Pérez’s road debut with a 5-4 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.

Fresh off becoming the youngest pitcher in franchise history May 12 vs. the Cincinnati Reds, 20-year-old right-handed pitcher Eury Pérez earned his first victory Thursday afternoon at loanDepot park, as the Marlins (23-21) notched their second series sweep of the 2023 season by defeating the Washington Nationals (18-26), 5-3.

Fort Lauderdale commissioners gave the direction to move forward with the next steps, which include a site evaluation and a 30 percent design completion.

Inter Miami is having a rough start to its season, and things aren’t going to get easier any time soon.

David Ruiz had a goal and an assist on Josef Martínez’s go-ahead score before picking up a red card to help Inter Miami hold off the Eastern Conference-leading New England Revolution 2-1 on Saturday night.

Inter Miami has added one of the most prolific scorers in recent MLS history to its roster.

Major League Soccer unveiled Inter Miami CF’s 34-game schedule for the 2023 MLS Regular Season on Tuesday.