In a nutshell: as of 12:05 a.m. (All times PT) Tuesday by Hartley Miller
NHL:
–The Dallas Stars are headed to the Stanley Cup final for the first time in 20 years. The Stars erased a 2-0 third period deficit to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in overtime to capture the Western Conference final 4-1. Denis Gurianov tallied the winner on a power play at 3:36 of OT.
–Tonight in the NHL (just after 5:00 PT) the Tampa Bay Lightning battle the New York Islanders. Tampa enjoys a 3-1 lead in the East final.
NBA:
–The LA Lakers will find out their opponent tonight in the NBA Western final. The LA Clippers and Denver Nuggets meet in Game 7 (just after 6:00 PT).
–The NBA Eastern final begins today (3:40) with the Boston Celtics against the Miami Heat.
NFL:
–The first week of the NFL season concluded with road teams winning the two Monday night games. The Tennessee Titans scored a late field goal for a 16-14 victory over the Denver Broncos and the Pittsburgh Steelers knocked off the New York Giants 26-16.
MLB:
–Two teams battling for second in the AL East meet tonight (4:05) as the Toronto Blue Jays visit the New York Yankees. With only 14 games left, the (26-20) Jays are just 1/2 a game ahead of the (26-21) Yanks. Toronto is 3 1/2 back of division-leading Tampa Bay.
SPORTS TWEETS:
? WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPS! ?
The @DallasStars take the series over the @GoldenKnights 4-1 to advance to the #StanleyCup Final for the first time in 20 years.
Presented by @TimHortons. #NHLonSN pic.twitter.com/vuA3wkbmza
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 15, 2020
The Dallas Stars don’t care who scores first. All that matters is winning when the final horn sounds — no matter how they get there.
Now, that resilience has earned them a shot at hockey’s most iconic prize. (@SportsnetSpec)https://t.co/ymwCJjCg6Q
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 15, 2020
“There’s no doubt the last couple games of the Vancouver series against Demko probably rattled our confidence.”https://t.co/M85Rvg8SvR
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 15, 2020
Stephen Gostkowski avoided a disastrous debut with the Tennessee Titans — and just in time, making a 25-yard field goal with 17 seconds left after he’d missed four kicks to secure a 16-14 victory over the Denver Broncos.https://t.co/ANeFYXYrWG
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 15, 2020
.@steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw for three scores in Monday night’s win over the @Giants at an empty and eerie MetLife Stadium.https://t.co/0LjviNthfC
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 15, 2020
Bruce Arians expects ‘a little more grit’ from Tom Brady in Week 2. https://t.co/6TgNlfDehy pic.twitter.com/JkMM7QCZ5t
— theScore (@theScore) September 14, 2020
The Blue Jays will kick off their crucial three-game series with the Yankees on Tuesday night as +145 road underdogs, according to @OddsShark. https://t.co/enX7v9Am5K
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 14, 2020
Rob Manfred ‘hopeful’ for fan attendance during World Series, championship series. https://t.co/UNsVhwYvpN pic.twitter.com/Fyt3BRss4p
— theScore (@theScore) September 15, 2020
Dustin Johnson is your 2020 PGA Tour player of the year. ? https://t.co/HULBGE3JtC pic.twitter.com/kNCpwgRPHh
— theScore (@theScore) September 14, 2020