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The Eastern Conference finals between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics are as close as can be, heading back to Miami all tied up at two wins apiece.

Andrei Vasilevskiy had 49 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning completed a four-game sweep of the Florida Panthers with a 2-0 victory that sends the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions back to the Eastern Conference final for the sixth time in eight years.

The injuries continue to pile up in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Steven Stamkos scored two goals and Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 to move to the brink of another trip to the Eastern Conference final.

Tyler Bozak scored 3:38 into overtime and the St. Louis Blues fended off elimination in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum added 22 and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of a berth in the NBA Finals, running away after halftime to beat the Miami Heat 93-80 and take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference title series.

Dansby Swanson scored the tiebreaking run in the fifth inning on an excruciating defensive sequence by the Phillies, and the Atlanta Braves beat Philadelphia 8-4.

Interim head coach Andrew Brunette led the Florida Panthers to the best season in franchise history, but will the team retain his services behind the bench?

Last year’s French Open champion in singles and doubles says she has tested positive for COVID-19 and will withdraw from the tournament.

The mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, was especially disturbing for Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Brooks Raley.

Tyler Herro’s strained left groin forced the Miami Heat to rule him out of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.

Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is on the injured list for the fourth straight season.

Shane McClanahan (4-2) pitched six innings for the Rays, striking out nine.

The 26-year-old-Alcantara limited the Braves to three unearned runs and six hits.

The Nationals avoided their second three-game sweep to the Marlins this season.

Alcantara needed 43 pitches to get through the first two innings and 57 for innings three through eight.

Miami starter Trevor Rogers pitched 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball.

Stating pitchers Corbin Burnes and Pablo López dueled for seven innings in Miami on Friday night.

The land for that promised park has been used for parking on Inter Miami game days.

Beckham’s business partner, Jorge Mas, said on ESPN that he would also develop a hotel, office and retail space on the property.

For IMFC, if marked the clubs fourth straight win, and third in a row in MLS play.

Campana scored the game-winner for Inter Miami in the 88th minute.

Inter Miami takes on the Chicago Fire at home for the season opener.

The MLS club that plays its home games in Fort Lauderdale at DRV PNK Stadium announced the signing of U.S Men's National Team defender DeAndre Yedlin with the No. 1 Allocation Ranking.