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NBA Playoffs

The Boston Celtics complete the gentlemen sweep over the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-1 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. The NY Knicks lead the series 3-2 and have a chance to join Boston with a win tonight against the Indiana Pacers. The Dallas Mavericks lead 3-2 over the Oklahoma City Thunder with a chance to close the series on Saturday in Dallas. The Minnesota Timberwolves completely destroyed the Denver Nuggets (115-70) in Game 6 to force a Game 7 in Denver on Sunday. Don’t be so quick to write Denver off after that performance, it should be a battle to end the series.

NHL Playoffs

The NY Rangers win the series 4-2 over the Carolina Hurricanes to advance to the Eastern Conference Final. The Florida Panthers, up 3-2, will try to end the series tonight against the Boston Bruins for Game 6. Dallas Stars lead the series 3-2 over the Colorado Avalanche and will look to steal another in Denver tonight to end the series. Vancouver Canucks lead 3-2 over the Edmonton Oilers who will hope to get a home win on Saturday to even the series.

Dallas Stars’ Wyatt Johnston makes an elite list of players with playoff goals before their 21st birthday. He made it on the eve of his 21st.

NFL

The Detroit Lions lock in Jared Goff as their franchise QB with a $212 million extension.

The NFL schedule has been released with 4 international games.

PGA Tour

The World No. 1 is back. Since his win at the Masters, he’s won the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, he took two weeks off for the birth of his first child, and holes out for eagle on his first hole back. The field is shaking in their boots.

Horse Racing

The 2024 Preakness Stakes are this Saturday. Here’s the run down of the horses and odds to win.

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WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEKEND

Friday

NHL- Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins (Game 6) | 7pm ET on TNT
NHL- Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche (Game 6) | 10pm ET TNT
NBA- NY Knicks at Indiana Pacers (Game 6) | 8:30pm ET on ESPN
Golf- PGA Championship (Round 2) | 12pm ET on ESPN

Saturday

NHL- Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers (Game 6) | 8pm ET ESPN
NBA- OKC Thunder at Dallas Mavericks (Game 6) | 8pm ET on ABC
Horse Racing- Preakness Stakes | 4:30pm ET on NBC
NCAAM LAX- 1 Notre Dame vs 8 Georgetown (Qrt Final) | 12pm ET on ESPNU
NCAAM Lax- 2 Duke vs 7 Maryland (Qrt Final) | 2:30pm ET on ESPNU
Golf- PGA Championship (Round 3) | 1pm ET on CBS

Sunday

NHL- Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers (Game 7 if needed) | TBD
NHL- Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars (Game 7 if needed) | TBD
NBA- Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets (Game 7) | TBD
NBA- Indiana Pacers at NY Knicks (Game 7) | 3:30pm ET on ABC
NCAA LAX- 5 Denver vs 4 Syracuse (Qrt Final) | 12pm ET on ESPNU
NCAA LAX- 5 Virginia vs 3 Johns Hopkins (Qrt Final) | 2:30pm ET on ESPNU
Golf- PGA Championship (Final Round) | 1pm ET on CBS

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