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Five storylines to watch going into Saturday's 138th Preakness Stakes. 1. One down, two to go If Kentucky Derby winner Orb wins the Preakness, he would become the 13th horse to win the first two legs of the Triple Crown since 1978, when Affirmed...

Eastern Conference Semifinals 7 Senators at 1 Penguins, 7:30 ET (Penguins lead series, 1-0) * Penguins: 3-1 at home this postseason (outscoring opponents, 16-5) * Penguins: 9-25 (36.0 pct) on power play this postseason (leads all playoff te...

The Bruins and Kings both rallied to win in their conference semifinal series. The Bruins beat the Rangers in overtime. The last 3 postseason wins by the Bruins have all come in overtime. Meanwhile, the Kings scored 2 goals in a 22-second span in the...

It was not the spectacular matchup of aces that everyone had hoped for Thursday night in Arlington. In fact, for Justin Verlander, it was his worst career start ever, thanks to a horrible third inning. ESPN Stats & Information provides some of the ev...

AP Photo/Marcio Jose SanchezTony Parker led the Spurs past the Warriors in the Western Conference semifinalsThe San Antonio Spurs knocked off the Golden State Warriors to reach the Western Conference Finals for the second straight season and the eigh...

I had to look long and hard, but I found a positive statistic about a member of the New Orleans Saints' defense. Cornerback Keenan Lewis led the NFL with 17 pass breakups (passes that were batted, tipped or defensed) in the 2012 season, according ...

Been A Long Time: The Rangers and Bruins meet in the playoffs for the first time since 1973. From Elias: The 40-year separation between playoff games is the longest gap between postseason games for any pair of teams in NHL history. The previous recor...

AP Photo/Marcio Jose SanchezStephen Curry (right) has struggled off the dribble in his last four games. The Golden State Warriors host the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals (10:30 ET on ESPN). San Antonio t...

The Blackhawks broke open a 1-1 tie against the Red Wings by scoring 3 goals in the 3rd period for a 4-1 win over their rivals. The Blackhawks have outscored their opponents 9-2 in the 3rd period this postseason while the Red Wings have been outscore...

Joe Murphy/NBAE/Getty ImagesTayshaun Prince was the primary defender on Kevin Durant the last two games.The Memphis Grizzlies took out the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games to advance to their first Western Conference Finals in franchise history. ...

Jon Lester goes for his sixth win of the season on Wednesday when the Boston Red Sox play the Tampa Bay Rays (7 ET on ESPN and WatchESPN). In 2012, Lester didn't earn his sixth win until Aug. 12 -- 24 starts into the season. Lester's return to ...

Original Recipe: The Red Wings and Blackhawks meet in Game 1 tonight in a battle of Original Six teams. Four of the eight teams still alive in the NHL playoffs are Original Six teams (Bruins, Rangers, Red Wings, Blackhawks). From Elias: This is only ...

Western Conference Semifinals Red Wings at Blackhawks (Game 1), 8 ET * 16th playoff series meeting all-time between Blackhawks and Red Wings (CHI leads 8-7) * Blackhawks: 4-0-0 vs Red Wings during regular season * Blackhawks: 3-0 at home during...

Jason Miller/Getty ImagesAfter losing a career-high 14 games in 2012, Jon Lester is unbeaten in eight starts this season.Jon Lester goes for his sixth win of the season on Wednesday when the Boston Red Sox play the Tampa Bay Rays (7 ET on ESPN and Wa...

Illustration by Will Cohen, ESPN Stats & InformationMariano Rivera is still the same old productive Rivera that he was prior to his knee injury. He just has a different way of going about it. Pitch selection and velocity Rivera has alway...

The Penguins captured Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals with an easy 4-1 win over the Senators. FROM ELIAS: Evgeni Malkin has picked up assists in all seven of Pittsburgh's playoff games this year. He's the first NHL player to register assi...