NBA's wild West playoff race: Tiebreakers, scenarios with Warriors, Clippers, more fighting for position

The Lakers' first-round playoff opponent is set

With the NBA regular season complete, the Lakers will get a long rest before they begin the first round of the playoffs.

Yahoo Sports - 12h

NBA postseason tracker: Playoff picture set; play-in begins Tuesday

With the regular season now over, see which teams clinched playoff spots ahead of the play-in tournament.

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JJ Redick's initial thoughts on his Lakers facing the Timberwolves in the NBA playoffs

Lakers head coach knows that the Timberwolves, the Lakers' first-round playoff opponents, won't exactly be a pushover.

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2025 NBA Play-In Tournament standings: Final bracket, dates, matchups

The NBA Play-In Tournament begins Tuesday, April 15. It will set the Nos. 7 and 8 seeds in the Eastern and Western conference playoffs.

Yahoo Sports - 10h

2025 NBA Playoffs: Matchups, schedule and how the play-in tournament works

After a dramatic finish on Sunday, the top-six playoff spots in each conference have been secured, and the play-in tournament matchups are set.

Yahoo Sports - 12h

Rockets get more clarity on 2025 draft lottery as Suns tie for NBA’s ninth-worst record

The Rockets will have a top-10 odds slot in the NBA’s May 12 draft lottery thanks to another loss by the Phoenix Suns (36-46) to end their season.

Yahoo Sports - 11h

Bayern held by Dortmund to keep title race alive

Borussia Dortmund prevented Bayern Munich from going eight points clear in the Bundesliga on Saturday by fighting back for a 2-2 draw in "der Klassiker."

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2025 NBA Playoffs: Chaotic finish to regular season sets stage for intriguing matchups

It was an entertaining yet exhausting finish to the regular season, and the question remains: Who has the stamina to take it to another level in the playoffs?

Yahoo Sports - 7h

Maple Leafs beat Canadiens 1-0 in OT, preventing Montreal from wrapping up a playoff spot

Mitch Marner scored at 36 seconds of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 1-0 victory over Montreal and prevent the Canadiens from wrapping up a wild-card playoff spot Saturday night. Marner ...

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Maple Leafs beat Canadiens 1-0 in OT, preventing Montreal from wrapping up a playoff spot

Mitch Marner scored at 36 seconds of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 1-0 victory over Montreal and prevent the Canadiens from wrapping up a wild-card playoff spot Saturday night

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Moving Day at the Masters didn’t disappoint. Now it's a heavyweight clash at Augusta

It’s a dream scenario for the final round.

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UEFA Champions League qualification in focus: Fixtures, predictions for the Premier League's top-five race

The Premier League's UEFA Champions League qualification picture is looking clearer, at least in terms of how many teams are truly in the fight to qualify for the top five.

Yahoo Sports - 15h

'It's Not Something We've Done A Lot In The Past': Maple Leafs And Morgan Rielly See Positive Change By Winning Close Games Ahead Of Playoffs

RALEIGH, N.C. — Morgan Rielly has been through a lot in his tenure with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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How the NBA's play-in tournament works and when it starts

The top six teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs while the next four teams play for the seventh and eight seeds. Here's how it works.

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Abandoned lynx, roaming wild boar, ‘beaver bombing’ – has rewilding got out of hand?

From unauthorised species releases to small groups buying up land, ‘guerrilla rewilding’ is going mainstream. But experts worry that these rogue efforts could do more harm than good. Visions of ...

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Three Takeaways from the Calgary-San Jose Game (April 13) + FLAMES PLAYOFF PATHS

The Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2, winning another do-or-die game and live to fight another day.

Yahoo Sports - 7h

JJ Redick reflects on winning 50th game and clinching third seed

Lakers head coach JJ Redick continues to prove his doubters wrong by putting his team in position to make a deep playoff run.

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2025 NBA playoffs, betting, odds, lines: Oklahoma City Thunder complete best NBA regular season ATS in 35 years

The Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 115-100 on Sunday and covered as 12.5-point favorites to bring their regular-season record to 55-23-4 (70.5%) against the spread.

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Here's a look at some of the baseball players to look for in area this season

Gibsonburg's Nolan Hoover, Oak Harbor's Brayden Butzin among best baseball players in Ohio at their position. They're joined by more to watch in area.

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The legend of Davy Crockett: Utah’s ultrarunning man

The Saratoga Springs man has run more than a hundred 100-mile races and is the foremost ultrarunning historian in the United States.

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Backup Boston Celtics big man Luke Kornet looks forward to a role in the 2025 NBA Playoffs

He has been putting up the sort of numbers and playing the sort of game that suggests that he probably ought to be in the mix.

Yahoo Sports - 3h

Columbus Blue Jackets sweep Washington Capitals to keep playoff hopes afloat

Two more goals for Fantilli, another great goaltending performance from Greaves power the Blue Jackets to a sweep of the Capitals.

Yahoo Sports - 10h

Backup Pistons lose to Bucks in OT, 140-133, to finish best regular season in 9 years

Both the Pistons and Bucks rested much of their core players with NBA playoffs next weekend. Malik Beasley sunk 7 3s in chase for most made 3s in NBA.

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Canucks Lose 3–2 In Overtime In Hard-Hitting Match With The Wild

In a game with heavy Western Conference wild card implications, the Vancouver Canucks lost 3–2 to the Minnesota Wild in overtime. Marcus Pettersson and Jake DeBrusk scored for Vancouver, while ...

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