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NEW YORK -- The New York Rangers staved off elimination with a 4-3 overtime win over the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers' Chris Kreider scored the winnin...

What it means: The Rangers erased a 2-0 deficit and rallied to win the game in overtime, narrowly avoiding a series sweep and keeping their playoff hopes alive in Game 4 against the Bruins at Madison Square Garden. Rick Nash connected with Chris Krei...

Chris Kreider steered in a pass from Rick Nash 7:03 into overtime, and the New York Rangers stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

Everyone expects Doc Rivers will be back, but he still hasn't said so.

When the Miami Heat faced the Indiana Pacers in the playoffs last season, the series featured two suspensions, a host of flagrant fouls and plenty of blood. It appears the Eastern Conference finals between the teams is already heating up.

In Part 1 of 2, Zach Lowe joins Bill to break down the Heat's overtime Game 1 win, the Spurs' two-game lead in the West, and the free-agent market. In Part 2 of 2, ESPN's Brian Windhorst joins Bill to talk about whether the Cavs might trade the no. 1...

If Wayne Gretzky were coaching Jonathan Toews, he knows what he would tell the Chicago Blackhawks captain to help him snap out of his playoff slump, which has seen him score just three assists in eight games. "In my career I went through a couple ...

New York Knicks sixth man J.R. Smith played in the postseason with fluid in his left knee, a league source confirmed. It is unclear whether Smith will need to undergo a procedure to drain fluid from his knee at this point, the source said. A se...

Lionel Hollins has been more successful than any Grizzlies coach and will be a free agent after June 30.

The Heat squeak through Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Pacers thanks to weird tactical stuff including the crunch time benching of Roy Hibbert. ESPN's Tom Haberstroh and Israel Gutierrez discuss the lessons of the opener, and nam...

Andrew McCutchen had three hits and two RBIs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Chicago Cubs 4-2 on a rainy Thursday for their fourth straight win.

Lots of fantasy news to report over the past few days, so let's dive right in: Orioles call up Kevin Gausman It was supposed to be Dylan Bundy. At the tail end of the Orioles' shocking run to the playoffs, they called up the then-19-year-old Bu...