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MUST WIN FOR CHICAGO: The Bruins hold a 2-1 series lead over Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup finals entering Game 4. According to Elias, teams holding a 3-1 series lead in the Final have gone on to win 30 out of 31 times. The lone exception was the Red...

Ronald Martinez/Getty ImagesThis is what they'll be playing for on Wednesday night. There are so many storylines for Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Let's take a look at the ones that relate to the history of Game 7s in this round. Home-Court Advanta...

Game 4 - Stanley Cup finals Blackhawks at Bruins, 8 ET (Bruins lead series, 2-1) The Bruins look to take a commanding 3-1 series lead on the Blackhawks Wednesday in Boston. FROM ELIAS: Home teams are 58-25 (.699) this postseason, setting the NHL ...

Game 3 - Stanley Cup finals Blackhawks at Bruins, 8 ET (Series tied, 1-1) * When Stanley Cup finals is tied 1-1, Game 3 winners have won 21 of 25 series since 1939 (1st year of best-of-7 format) * 1st Cup finals to be 1-1 after 2 games since 200...

Key to Game 5: Manu Ginobili was hot ... And LeBron James was not. It turns out that all Manu Ginobili needed to get his game going was a chance to start. Ginobili's 24 points and plenty of 3-pointers from Danny Green were the keys to suppor...

David Cannon/Getty ImagesJustin Rose came through with a host of big shots on Sunday. Phil Mickelson came oh-so-close to ending his U.S. Open drought on Sunday, but could not finish off the lead he built on the first three days. Instead it was Ju...

Stanley Cup finals - Game 2 Bruins 2, Blackhawks 1 (OT) (Series tied, 1-1) Daniel Paille's first career playoff overtime goal gave the Bruins a 2-1 win over the Blackhawks in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals. It's the second straight year th...

ESPN Stats & Information (thanks, Daniel Braunstein) crunched some numbers on the Texas Rangers offense. OK, the lack of an offense right now for the Rangers. We don't want to bury you in numbers, so here are just a few of the key categories. It was ...

Here are the numbers behind the storylines heading into Sunday's final round of the U.S. Open. Can Phil Mickelson finally win a U.S. Open? Mickelson has five runner-up finishes at the U.S. Open, the most in tournament history. This is his firs...

Wednesday marked one of the best games of the season for Albert Pujols as he went 3-for-5 with his 11th homer of the season. Unfortunately these games are now fewer and farther between for the man who was a perennial Triple Crown contender each seaso...

Each team has its shooting strengths and weaknesses through two games. Dwyane Wade came up with a vintage performance, the kind that the San Antonio Spurs had no answer for, and exactly the kind the Miami Heat needed to even the NBA Finals. Chris...

Blackhawks 4, Bruins 3 (3OT)(Blackhawks lead series, 1-0) The Blackhawks won Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals 4-3 over the Bruins in 3OT on a goal by Andrew Shaw. It was the 5th-longest game in Stanley Cup finala history (52:08 of OT played) and ...

Overtime Payoff: Last night's Stanley Cup finals Game 1 went triple overtime after the Kings won last year's Game 1 also in overtime. It marked the first time since 1934-1935 that Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals has been decided in overtime in conse...

Below are three stats nuggets from last night's triple-overtime Blackhawks victory, which was the fifth-longest game in Stanley Cup finals history. 1. Losing Horton hurt Bruins' chances: After scoring the first two goals of the game for the Bruin...

The Detroit Tigers are at an impasse with their bullpen, specifically with closer Jose Valverde. After another gem by Justin Verlander, Valverde surrendered a game-tying two-out, two-strike home run to Lorenzo Cain in the ninth inning in an event...

Stanley Cup finals - Game 1 Bruins at Blackhawks, 8 ET * 1st meeting of Original Six teams in Stanley Cup finals since 1979 (Canadiens def. Rangers); 7th meeting of Original Six teams in Cup finals in post-expansion era (since 1967-68) * Game...