Jimmy Butler returned from his sprained ankle to score 28 points, Max Strus added 19 and the Miami Heat topped the New York Knicks 105-86 on Saturday to take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Bam Adebayo had 17 points and 12 rebounds for Miami and Kyle Lowry added 14 points as the Heat never trailed.
Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid each scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers tied their Western Conference semifinal series at one game apiece with a 5-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday. Game 3 is Monday in Edmonton, where the Oilers were 23-12-6 during the regular season.
Today is Saturday, May 6, the 126th day of 2023. There are 239 days left in the year.
Singer Bob Seger is 78. Singer Jimmie Dale Gilmore is 78. Singer and comedian Lulu Roman (“Hee Haw”) is 77. Actor Alan Dale (“Lost”) is 76. Actor Richard Cox (“Alpha House”) is 75. Host Tom Bergeron (“Dancing with the Stars”) is 68. Actor Roma Downey (“Touched by an Angel”) is 63. Singer John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants is 63. Actor Julianne Phillips is 63. Actor George Clooney is 62. Child actor turned rodeo star Clay O’Brien (“The Apple Dumpling Gang”) is 62. Singer-bassist Tony Scalzo of Fastball is 59. Actor Leslie Hope (“24”) is 58. Actor Geneva Carr (“Bull”) is 57. Guitarist Mark Bryan of Hootie and the Blowfish is 56. Guitarist Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters is 52. Actor Stacey Oristano (“Friday Night Lights”) is 44. Actor Adrianne Palicki (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) is 40. Actor Gabourey Sidibe (“Precious”) is 40. Comedian Sasheer Zamata (“Saturday Night Live”) is 37. Rapper Meek Mill is 36. Actor Naomi Scott (2019’s “Aladdin”) is 30.
Authors, journalists and filmmakers take what may seem mundane or complicated and bring it to life through engaging storytelling. Each year, I highlight interviews that stuck with me throughout the year.
Jayson Tatum scored 27 points, Jaylen Brown had 23 and the Boston Celtics spoiled Joel Embiid's MVP coronation, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 114-102 Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Game 4 is Sunday in Philadelphia. Embiid had 30 points and 13 rebounds in his second game back from a sprained right knee. Embiid accepted his MVP trophy before the game.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored twice in a roughly 2 1/2-minute span during Carolina's four-goal second period that helped the Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 6-1 on Friday night. That gave the Hurricanes a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series. Jordan Staal and Martin Necas also scored in the decisive second period. Jordan Martinook and Stefan Noesen added clinching third-period goals. Frederik Andersen finished with 28 saves for Carolina. Miles Wood scored for New Jersey, which saw goaltender Akira Schmid chased early for the second straight game. The Devils will host Game 3 in the best-of-seven series on Sunday.
Today is Friday, May 5, the 125th day of 2023. There are 240 days left in the year.
Actor Michael Murphy is 85. Actor Lance Henriksen (″Aliens”) is 83. Comedian-actor Michael Palin (Monty Python) is 80. Actor John Rhys-Davies (“Lord of the Rings”) is 79. Former MTV News correspondent Kurt Loder is 78. Drummer Bill Ward of Black Sabbath is 75. Actor Melinda Culea (“Knots Landing”) is 68. Actor Lisa Eilbacher (“An Officer and a Gentleman”) is 66. Actor Richard E. Grant (“Gosford Park”) is 66. Singer Ian McCulloch of Echo and the Bunnymen is 64. Newsman Brian Williams is 64. TV personality Kyan Douglas (“Rachael Ray”) is 53. Actor Tina Yothers (“Family Ties”) is 50. Singer Raheem DeVaughn is 48. Actor Vincent Kartheiser (“Mad Men”) is 44. Singer Craig David is 42. Actor Danielle Fishel (“Boy Meets World”) is 42. Actor Henry Cavill (“Man of Steel”) is 40. Bassist Josh Smith of Halestorm is 40. Singer Adele is 35.
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SAN FRANCISCO — After yet another big basket, Klay Thompson scurried toward the fans sitting courtside opposite the Warriors bench and raised his arms in the air to fire up an entire arena behind him. It didn't take much the way his shots were falling.
Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves and the Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series. Anton Lundell had a goal and an assist, and Aleksander Barkov and Gustav Forsling also scored for Florida. Ryan O'Reilly and Alexander Kerfoot scored for Toronto, which blew an early 2-0 lead. Ilya Samsonov stopped 26 shots. The best-of-seven series shifts to Sunrise, Florida, for Game 3 on Sunday. Game 4 is scheduled for Wednesday.
Alabama is firing baseball coach Brad Bohannon, saying he violated "the standards, duties and responsibilities expected of university employees." The firing was announced three days after a report warning of suspicious wagers prompted Ohio's top gambling regulator to bar licensed sportsbooks in the state from accepting bets on Alabama baseball games. Pennsylvania and New Jersey also have halted bets on Alabama baseball. Pitching coach Jason Jackson will serve as interim head coach. Bohannon has not commented publicly.
University of Texas President Jay Hartzell says he’ll attend the Southeastern Conference’s annual meeting later this month with a goal of building relationships, and not trying to assert influence in the league Texas joins in 2024.
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