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Panthers beat Bruins with late game-winner, advance to Eastern Conference final

BOSTON — Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice considered it a good omen when the fire alarm went off at the team hotel on Friday afternoon, just as he was settling in for a pregame nap. “In my career, the number of times that something got messed up at the hotel … it’s like a guaranteed win,” Maurice said after a 2-1 victory over Boston earned the Panthers a spot in the Eastern Conference finals. “I said, ‘If this holds true, I guarantee we’re winning today.’” Maurice’s superstition held true a few hours later when defenseman Gustav Forsling scored the ...

Timberwolves force Game 7 by blowing out Nuggets, 115-70

MINNEAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards flashed seven fingers to the roaring crowd as he walked off for a fourth-quarter timeout during a blowout by the Minnesota Timberwolves. He had that tenacious look of a superstar player refusing to cede to the defending champs all night. Edwards scored 27 points to pull the Timberwolves out of their mid-series slump and deliver a flawless 115-70 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday to force a Game 7 in this roller-coaster matchup. Jaden McDaniels pitched in 21 points and lockdown defense, and Mike Conley had 13 points in his return from ...

NFL schedule-makers have Chiefs playing every day but Tuesday

With their record-setting quarterback and pop-star dating tight end, the Kansas City was the NFL’s version of the Beatles last season. This season Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Chiefs will be as close to matching the Beatles’ “Eight Days a Week” as any NFL team in nearly 100 years. Along with the traditional Sunday games, Kansas City is also set to play games this season on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday under the newly released schedule — an odd occurrence that has happened only once before in the NFL. The Chiefs will be the first team since the ...

‘Stepchild:’ Debate lingers over restoring the prestige of the Preakness

BALTIMORE — D. Wayne Lukas sat in his corner of the stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course earlier this week and pointed several stalls down. “Thank God the Derby horse came,” Lukas said, referring to Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan running in the Preakness. “It isn’t always a cinch.” It used to be automatic, something that until recent years made the Preakness a must-see event with a Triple Crown chance nearly always on the line. That was not the case from 2019-22 for various reasons, and the mere possibility of Mystik Dan skipping the Preakness has led to debate over ...

When It Comes to the Middle East, Slogans Mean Nothing Without Understanding History

After a year as a professor at Columbia University, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton probably knows what she’s talking about when she says young people “don’t know much at all about the history of the Middle East.” As an example, she pointed to the often overlooked rejection by the Palestinian Authority of a peace deal with Israel in 2000. Under its terms, a Palestinian Arab state would have been established in 96% of the West Bank and Gaza plus some ceded territory from Israel. In a recent interview, Clinton said Yassir Arafat, then the head of the PA, said he ...

Tatum scores 25 to lead Celtics into 3rd consecutive East finals

BOSTON — Al Horford wanted to savor the moment. With play stopped and the Celtics’ victory no longer in doubt, Horford turned in the direction of the sideline, walked a few paces, stopped and extended his hands overhead, bringing an already raucous TD Garden crowd to its feet in applause. The task was done. Jayson Tatum had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and Boston beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98 on Wednesday night to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the third straight season. Horford added 22 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and six of Boston’s 19 3-pointers to ...