(As of 12:01 a.m.)
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 105 Milwaukee Bucks 99
The Raptors are one win away from the NBA finals for the first time in team history.
They lead the Eastern Conference final 3-2 with game six Saturday night (5:30 PT) in Toronto.
Kawhi Leonard scored 35 points, his 11th 30-plus performance for the Raptors.
Fred VanVleet had seven three-pointers for Toronto as part of a playoff career-high 21 points.
The Raptors trailed 18-4 early in the first quarter but were only down 75-72 after three quarters.
The Bucks are riding their first three-game losing streak of the season.
?️ @kawhileonard (35 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB) scores 15 in the 4th, lifting the @Raptors to a 3-2 series lead with the Game 5 road W! #WeTheNorth #NBAPlayoffs
Game 6: Saturday (5/25), 8:30pm/et, TNT pic.twitter.com/NxkxSZ73Dv
— NBA (@NBA) May 24, 2019
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The Golden State Warriors will start the NBA finals on Thursday, May 30th at either Toronto or Milwaukee.
The Warriors, who are Western Conference champions for a fifth straight year, have won their last six games (all without the injured Kevin Durant)
The NBA playoff schedule is right here.
NHL:
Dave Tippett is widely considered the front-runner to be named head coach of the Edmonton Oilers.
The 57-year-old Tippett is a former Jack Adams coach of the year award winner who has coached over 1,100 NHL games, most recently with the Arizona Coyotes in 2017.
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The Ottawa Senators have hired D.J. Smith as their head coach.
Smith spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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The first two games in the Stanley Cup final will be played in Boston on Monday and Wednesday.
The series will shift to St. Louis for game three on Saturday, June 1st.
2019 Stanley Cup Final Schedule (All games 5 PM PT)
Game 1 May 27–St. Louis at Boston
Game 2 May 29–St. Louis at Boston
Game 3 June 1–Boston at St. Louis
Game 4 June 3–Boston at St. Louis
*Game 5 June 6–St. Louis at Boston
*Game 6 June 9–Boston at St. Louis
*Game 7 June 12–St. Louis at Boston
* If Necessary
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WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP: (in Slovakia)
(Quarter-finals)
Canada 3 Switzerland 2 (OT)
(Damon Severson scored with 0.4 seconds left in regulation and teammate Mark Stone added the winner at 5:07 of overtime, his 7th goal of the tournament)
Czech Republic 5 Germany 1
Russia 4 USA 3
Finland 5 Sweden 4
The semi-finals Saturday have Canada vs. Czech Republic (10:15 PT) and Russia vs. Finland (6:15 AM).
The schedule/results right here.
MEMORIAL CUP: (in Halifax)
There are two games remaining at the Memorial Cup.
The semifinal tonight has the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies against the Guelph Storm.
The winner plays the host Halifax Mooseheads in Sunday’s final.
Halifax, Guelph and Rouyn-Noranda all finished the round-robin 2-1 while the Prince Albert Raiders ended up 0-3.
The WHL champions have lost 13 straight at the Memorial Cup, dating back to 2015.
Memorial Cup Schedule/Results: (All times PT)
Friday, May 17 Halifax Mooseheads 4 Prince Albert Raiders 1
Saturday, May 18 Guelph Storm 5 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 2
Sunday, May 19 Halifax Mooseheads 4 Guelph Storm 2
Monday, May 20 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 6 Prince Albert Raiders 3
Tuesday, May 21 Guelph Storm 5 Prince Albert Raiders 2
Wednesday, May 22 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4 Halifax Mooseheads 3
Friday, May 24 Semifinal 4 p.m. Guelph vs. Rouyn-Noranda
Sunday, May 26 Final 4 p.m. Halifax vs. Guelph/Rouyn-Noranda winner
PG SENIOR LACROSSE:
RPR Mechanical/JR Construction Bandits 15 Mackenzie Lumberjacks 8
Northland Nissan Assault 14 Quesnel Crossfire 9
Prince George Senior Lacrosse has a pair of weekend games in Quesnel featuring the 0-5 Crossfire against the
2-3 Mackenzie Lumberjacks.
Game times are 8 PM Saturday and 11 AM Sunday.
League Standings: (As of May 24th morning)
Westwood Pub Devils 6-0
Northland Nissan Assault 4-2
Mackenzie Conifex Power Lumberjacks 2-3
RPR Mechanical/JR Construction Bandits 2-4
Quesnel Summit Electric Crossfire 0-5
MLB:
Boston Red Sox 8 Toronto Blue Jays 2
The Jays are 20-30 after 50 games.
Toronto continues a seven-game homestand tonight against the (26-24) San Diego Padres.
The Blue Jays schedule/results right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
PGARA:
The Stock Car racing season begins Saturday night at PGARA, highlighted by the Turgeon Memorial.
Time Trials are at 6:00 followed by racing at 7:00.
The Wescar PGARA 100 will be featured on June 1st.