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David Dow/NBAE/Getty ImagesJrue Holliday scored 20 points to lead the 76ers over the Celtics, forcing a Game 7.The Philadelphia 76ers staved off elimination with a 82-75 win over the Boston Celtics, sending the Eastern Conference Semifinals to a deci...

The Tampa Bay Rays inched closer to the top of the AL East standings with a dramatic 5-4, extra-inning walk-off win against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Rays victory coupled with the Orioles' loss earlier means Tampa Bay is just a game back in the divi...

R.A. Dickey struck out a career-high 11, all with the knuckleball, in Monday's win. The Mets won two of three from the Pirates to finish a 3-3 road trip. With the help of Baseball-Reference.com and some of our other research tools, let's look at som...

Issac Baldizon/Getty ImagesSince the "Big 3" era began in 2007-08, the Celtics are 2-10 in road games with a chance to close out a series. The rest of the NBA is 28-28 in such games.The Boston Celtics visit the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday night (ESP...

Andy Pettitte Stats To Watch Pettitte hasn't lost to the Royals since 1999. His eight straight wins against the Royals mark the longest regular-season winning streak by a Yankees pitcher against the Royals. Similar to his last start, Pettitte wil...

West Side Story West Coast Teams In Stanley Cup Final During Post-Expansion Era (Entering 2012 Postseason) Year Team Opponent Result 2011 VAN Bruins Lost in 7 2007 ANA Senators Won in 5 2003 ANA Dev...

Adam Wainwright regained some of his 2009 and 2010 magic on Tuesday, tossing his third career shutout and first since August 6, 2010. For a guy who had a 9.78 ERA in his previous four home starts this season, the shutout must have been an especial...

You might be able to beat the Miami Heat at home once, but forget about doing it twice in a row. In the regular season, they lost five home games. They not only won each of their next home contests, they did it in blowout fashion. The wins came by...

Phil Hughes Stat To Watch One of the reasons Hughes has pitched at least a little bit better of late has been his ability to wiggle out of trouble. Opponents are 2-for-16 against Hughes with runners in scoring position over his last three starts. ...

Ask the Atlanta Braves whether Mike Leake's arm or bat did more damage to their hopes of winning on Monday night, and they might hesitate to answer. We'll detail his arm below. What Leake will likely remember the most is that, in his 117th career ...

For a player who had never before scored 20 points in a playoff game, Brandon Bass announced his presence loudly in Game 5 against the Philadelphia 76ers. Bass finished with 27 points - 18 of them in the third quarter - in a performance that few c...

It will likely be argued that Stan Van Gundy is a product of his star players. After all, he has only coached teams that included either Dwyane Wade or Dwight Howard. And Howard especially anchored a defensive unit that, in the Van Gundy era, has cer...

Hiroki Kuroda Stats To Watch For Kuroda's roller-coaster ride through the American League continues on Monday night as he faces the Royals for the second time this season. He failed to make it out of the fifth inning in his previous start against th...

AP Photo/Frank Franklin IIAndy Pettitte pitched a gem on Friday versus the Reds.STAT OF THE SERIES Thirty-nine year-olds Andy Pettitte and Raul Ibanez combined to help the Yankees beat the Reds on Friday. Pettitte threw eight scoreless innings and I...

David Wright is 20-for-40 in his last 11 games. Above is a look at his performance by pitch location. A snapshot review of the Mets-Blue Jays series, with the help of Baseball-Reference.com Stat of the Series David Wright passed Jose Reyes to mo...

Hitters could have their way Monday night in Cincinnati when a pair of struggling starters take the mound for Monday Night Baseball (7 ET on ESPN). The Atlanta Braves are hoping Mike Minor can avoid making history. Minor has allowed at least six ...