In a nutshell: as of 12:05 a.m. Thursday by Hartley Miller
NBA:
–The Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics will play a 7th and deciding game to determine who advances against the Miami Heat in the NBA Eastern Conference final. Kyle Lowry hooped 33 points, in a playoff career-high 53 minutes, to lead the Raptors to a 125-122 double-overtime victory in Game 6 against the Celtics. The two teams meet one more time Friday night at 6:00 PT.
–The LA Clippers whipped the Denver Nuggets 96-85 to take a 3-1 series lead with Game 5 Friday (3:30 PM PT).
–There is one game tonight (Thursday) in the NBA (4:00 tip-off): LA Lakers against the Houston Rockets with the Lakers in front 2-1 in the Western Conference semifinal.
NHL:
–Nikita Kucherov scored with 8 seconds remaining in the third period to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders. The Lightning lead the NHL Eastern Conference final 2-0 with Game 3 Friday night.
–The NHL Western final resumes tonight (5:00 PT) in the Edmonton bubble. The Vegas Golden Knights and the Dallas Stars are even at a game each.
–Bruce Cassidy of the Boston Bruins has won the Jack Adams Award as NHL Coach of the Year. Philadelphia’s Alain Vigneault was a close second in the voting, which is done by broadcasters.
NFL:
–The NFL kicks off its new season tonight (5:20 PT). The Kansas City Chiefs host the Houston Texans. The Chiefs have 20 of their 22 starters back from last season’s championship team.
MLB:
–The New York Yankees ended a 5-game losing streak, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2. The (24-19) Jays have 17 games left. They are off today and will host the New York Mets Friday (3:37 PT) in Buffalo.
Tennis:
–Serena Williams has advanced to the US Open semifinals. She needs two more wins to claim a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title. The 38-year-old Williams will face unranked Victoria Azarenka. The other women’s semi today will feature 2018 champion Naomi Osaka vs. No. 28 seed Jennifer Brady.
SPORTS TWEETS:
Raptors outlast Celtics in double OT thriller to force Game 7. MORE: https://t.co/QVcugjicie pic.twitter.com/vVbimYJI8J
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) September 10, 2020
TAKING CONTROL: Kawhi Leonard finishes one assist shy of a triple-double (30 pts, 11 reb, 9 ast) as #Clippers roll to a 96-85 win over #Nuggets to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. Jamal Murray finishes with 18 for Denver. #NBA
MORE: https://t.co/M2wixBPk9V pic.twitter.com/BoRNJ659wO
— SportsCentre (@SportsCentre) September 10, 2020
The Clippers win Game 4 against the Nuggets 96 to 85.
The Clippers have never reached the conference finals.
Their 49 seasons without reaching their league’s penultimate playoff round entering 2019-20 are by far the most of any active NFL/NBA/MLB/NHL team pic.twitter.com/2vjMsp8oEE
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 10, 2020
The Lightning are two wins from the #StanleyCup Final after Nikita Kucherov scored a late game-winner against the Islanders.https://t.co/6g3MubVcjS
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 10, 2020
NIKITA KUCHEROV WITH 7.8 SECONDS REMAINING! ?
The @TBLightning make it 2-1! #NHLonSN pic.twitter.com/YkFAkxnU6F
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 10, 2020
Jon Cooper’s reaction to @86Kucherov‘s goal is everything. ?#NHLonSN pic.twitter.com/mbIX2urbpj
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 10, 2020
Daly: NHL targeting 82-game 2020-21 but much still up in air. MORE: https://t.co/mzs1XkaUF1 pic.twitter.com/RGAHlBz93S
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) September 9, 2020
The Blue Jays’ three-game win streak was snapped by a loss to the Yankees.https://t.co/x8LT9zY1HP
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 10, 2020
It’s 29-9 and the game isn’t even over ?https://t.co/s14XhTdHti
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 10, 2020
#USOpen Final 4⃣ set
Women’s SF Thursday at 7 pm ET
?? [4] Naomi Osaka ? ?? [28] Jennifer Brady
?? [3] Serena Williams ? ?? Victoria AzarenkaMen’s SF Friday at 4 pm ET
?? [5] Alexander Zverev ? ?? [20] Pablo Carreno Busta
?? [2] Dominic Thiem ? ?? [3] Daniil Medvedev— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) September 10, 2020