In a nutshell: as of 12:05 a.m. (All times PT) Wednesday by Hartley Miller
NHL:
–Forward Jordan Eberle scored 12:30 into the second overtime to give the New York Islanders a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tampa leads the NHL Eastern Conference final series 3-2 with Game 6 Thursday night just after 5:00 (PT).
NBA:
–Canadian Jamal Murray hooped 40 points to help the Denver Nuggets advance to the Western Conference final for the first time in 11 years. The Nuggets beat the LA Clippers 104-89 in Game 7. Denver became the first team in NBA history to rally from a 3-1 series deficit twice in the same postseason. The Nuggets will play the LA Lakers starting Friday night just after 6:00 (PT).
–The Miami Heat outscored the Boston Celtics 117-114 in overtime in the opener of the NBA Eastern Conference final series. Game two is scheduled for Thursday just after 4:00 PM (PT).
–The Toronto Raptors have signed NBA coach of the year Nick Nurse to a multi-year contract extension. Terms were not announced by the team. Nurse had one year remaining on his contract with the Raptors.
MLB:
–The New York Yankees (riding a 6-game win streak) scored seven runs in the second inning and they went on to pound the Toronto Blue Jays 20-6. The (26-21) Jays slipped to third in the A.L. East, 1/2 a game behind the (27-21) Yanks. The two teams meet against tonight at Yankee Stadium.
NFL:
–The second week of the NFL season begins Thursday night with Cincinnati at Cleveland. Both the Bengals and the Browns are 0-1.
SPORTS TWEETS:
JORDAN. EBERLE. GAME. WINNER. ?
The @NYIslanders force Game 6! ?#NHLonSN pic.twitter.com/KWlLJfHGFB
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 16, 2020
The @NYIslanders’ playoff run continues. ⬇️https://t.co/yQ38tkhpCF
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 16, 2020
The Capitals did the Predators a favour as far as money goes in the hiring of Peter Laviolette.
MORE @ https://t.co/wT7oHjYeFp pic.twitter.com/RlG5VRF5ys
— BarDown (@BarDown) September 15, 2020
Jamal Murray came into the bubble as a good player with upside, needing to live up to a big contract. No matter what happens from here, the @nuggets‘ leader has signalled to the world that he’s ready to be a superstar. (via @michaelgrange)https://t.co/oZ6c4NL5vM
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 16, 2020
The first game of the Eastern Conference Finals was a fitting start to what could be an instant-classic series.@loung_s has your takeaways from a dramatic Heat overtime win.https://t.co/myNAGpKO8F
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 16, 2020
Luke Voit and Aaron Hicks homered to key a seven-run second-inning, made possible when right fielder Derek Fisher misplayed a pair of flyballs, and the @Yankees rocketed past the @BlueJays into second place in the AL East.https://t.co/YHvtEMyAFu
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 16, 2020
One of the league’s top receivers in Michael Thomas will reportedly miss “several weeks” with high-ankle sprain. pic.twitter.com/2lVeZ2lYvW
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) September 15, 2020