Browns icon Jim Brown passes away at 87

Browns icon Jim Brown passes away at 87

Jim Brown, the legendary Browns Hall of Fame running back who was one of the NFL’s most prolific players and a civil rights icon, passed away. He was 87.

“Jim Brown is a true icon of not just the Cleveland Browns but the entire NFL,” Jimmy and Dee Haslam said. “He was certainly the greatest to ever put on a Browns uniform and arguably one of the greatest players in NFL history.

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8 takeaways as the Heat shock Celtics in Game 2 go up 2-0 in series

8 takeaways as the Heat shock Celtics in Game 2 go up 2-0 in series

The Celtics fell apart late once again and find themselves on the brink against the Heat after dropping Game 2, 111-105.

Here are the takeaways as the series shifts back to Miami.

1. We have a great number of places we could start when describing why the Celtics lost on Friday, but we’ll open with Jaylen Brown,

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Lakers’ 2nd-half adjustments put scare into Nuggets in G1 loss

Lakers’ 2nd-half adjustments put scare into Nuggets in G1 loss

LeBron James marched off the court after the Lakers’ 132-126 Game 1 loss Tuesday to the Denver Nuggets, closed his eyes, craned his head back and let out an, “Oh my god,” after Los Angeles nearly stole the Western Conference finals opener.

The Lakers trailed by as many as 21, were outrebounded by 17 and allowed Denver to score 72 points by the break —

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Kraken reflect as breakout season surprising playoff run ends

Kraken reflect as breakout season surprising playoff run ends

The plaque in the Seattle Kraken locker room held seven game pucks, signifying the first seven Stanley Cup playoff wins in franchise history.

There wouldn’t be an eighth. An equipment manager tucked the plaque under his arm after Game 7 against the Dallas Stars, packing it away once the Kraken were eliminated in a 2-1 loss Monday night.

But as veteran Jordan Eberle explained,

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Cousins scores in OT to send Panthers to Eastern Conference Finals

Cousins scores in OT to send Panthers to Eastern Conference Finals

Scoring the biggest goal of his career, Cousins beat Joseph Woll with a shot from the left circle at 15:32 of overtime to send the Florida Panthers to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 1996 with a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Friday.

“A big goal for our team,” said Cousins,

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Toronto Maple Leafs Avoid Elimination by Topping Florida Panthers 2-1 in Game 4

Toronto Maple Leafs Avoid Elimination by Topping Florida Panthers 2-1 in Game 4

Joseph Woll stopped 24 shots in his first playoff start, Mitch Marner and William Nylander had the goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs staved off elimination by beating the Florida Panthers 2-1 in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Wednesday night.

Nylander was the beneficiary of an odd bounce for a power-play score in the second period,

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Knicks push Heat to Game 6 behind Jalen Brunson’s 38-point gem

Knicks push Heat to Game 6 behind Jalen Brunson’s 38-point gem

Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau beamed with pride as he described Jalen Brunson’s 38-point, nine-rebound, seven-assist performance in a must-win 112-103 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Wednesday night.

As eye-popping as the numbers were for the guard who has quickly become one of Thibodeau’s favorite players in his first season with the Knicks,

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Klay Thompson Will Likely Make NBA History In Lakers-Warriors Game

Klay Thompson Will Likely Make NBA History In Lakers-Warriors Game

On Wednesday evening, the Golden State Warriors will host the Los Angeles Lakers for Game 5 of their second-round playoff at the series at the Chase Center in San Francisco.

During the game, Klay Thompson can make NBA history by moving up on the all-time Playoff scoring list.

The five-time All-Star has 3,014 career Playoff points, which ranks 28th on the list.

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After losing Game 1 ‘angry’ Celtics dominate 76ers in Game 2

After losing Game 1 ‘angry’ Celtics dominate 76ers in Game 2

The Boston Celtics spent the past 48 hours feeling “angry and pissed,” according to coach Joe Mazzulla, after the way they dropped Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals to the Philadelphia 76ers at home. So from the opening minutes of Game 2 on Wednesday night, Celtics guard Jaylen Brown was determined to set a different tone for the rest of the team to follow.

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Josh Hart ‘did everything’ down stretch to get Knicks back into series

Josh Hart ‘did everything’ down stretch to get Knicks back into series

Game on the line — really, season on the line — and Josh Hart didn’t blink.

He didn’t hesitate.

He stepped up and hit the shot that provided the impetus to get the Knicks even in this Eastern Conference semifinal series at 1-1 as it shifts to Miami this weekend.

Hart’s 3-pointer with 1:38 left pushed a one-point lead to four,

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