What’s the most important thing in one of NBA’s most tight Eastern Conference playoff races?

12:07 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA’s top players Eastern ConferenceThere is nothing more compact. On Tuesday, there are four teams participating — the Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Boston CelticsAnd Philadelphia 76ers— had suffered one loss. In serendipitous timing, all four teams were set to face each other, with the Bucks playing in Philadelphia Tuesday, … Read more

Faced with potential playoff games in Toronto and Boston, the Boston Celtics or Philadelphia 76ers, it is difficult to tell if teams have been fully vaccinated.

4.34 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Both the respondents were asked if they had been vaccinated in the last 24 hours. Boston Celtics Philadelphia 76ersESPN declined to comment — opening up the possibility for both teams to be missing players in road matches of a first round playoff series against the Toronto Raptors. The Wednesday play-offs … Read more

NHL playoff watch standings updates

7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close ESPN’s senior NHL editor, Tim Kavanagh, is Tim Kavanagh. He is a native of Upstate New York. The NHL’s 2021-22 regular-season has not ended. The current No. 2 vs. No. Matchup between the No. 3 and 2 seeds in the Pacific Division would be the matchup. Los Angeles KingsFor … Read more

With rules changes approved by the NFL owners, both teams are guaranteed a possession during playoff overtime

NFL owners approved Tuesday’s rule proposal to change overtime in the playoffs. This would allow both teams to possess a possession, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. In the regular season, overtime will be played according to the current rules. A game may end with only one team touching it if the coin is tossed correctly. … Read more

Robert Kraft was bothered by the 3-year playoff skid of New England Patriots

PALM BEACH FL. New England PatriotsRobert Kraft, owner, expressed his frustration at the team’s recent slide and expressed hope for the future with coach Bill Belichick as quarterback Mac Jones. “I’m a Patriot fan, big-time, first. Kraft stated Tuesday at the NFL Annual Meeting that, more than anything else, it upsets me that we haven’t … Read more

The final month of NHL season: What to see from wild playoff races to MVP chase

Two years have passed since the NHL concluded an 82-game regular league season. The NHL’s final regular season is just one month away. The trade deadline is also over, so each team in the league can approach these final weeks their own way. Some will use the season as a warm-up for their playoffs run. … Read more

NHL playoff watch standings updates

6:55 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close ESPN’s senior NHL editor is Tim Kavanagh. He hails from upstate New York. One month remains until the end of the 2021-22 NHL regular-season. There are many games and playoff races that need to be completed between now, and then. Tonight’s slate, however, is one month away. 11 of … Read more

NHL playoff watch standings updates

7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close ESPN’s senior NHL editor is Tim Kavanagh. He is a native of Upstate New York. If the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs started with teams at their current position in the standings, Carolina Hurricanes Washington CapitalsThe first round would not see them matched up. There are still five weeks to … Read more

NHL playoff watch standings updates

8:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close ESPN’s senior NHL editor, Tim Kavanagh, is Tim Kavanagh. He is a native of Upstate New York. The NHL schedule-makers have added eight matches for Sunday following a wild 10-game Saturday slate. The NHL schedule-makers provide another eight matchups on Sunday. Colorado AvalancheVisit the Minnesota Wildat 6 p.m. ETThe … Read more

NHL playoff standings updated

7:45 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close ESPN’s senior NHL editor, Tim Kavanagh, is Tim Kavanagh. He is a native of Upstate New York. It’s a fact that the NHL is renowned for having some of the most intense rivalries in professional sports. There’s nothing better than a huge rivalry matchup between two teams when they … Read more