For all the celebrating and rejoicing by the San Jose Sharks after their dominating series victory over the Detroit Red Wings; it seems premature and irrelevant now that the chronic postseason underachievers are down 2-0 …

Even with a balky knee and a list of other injuries that have plagued him this entire season,  Kobe Bryant still is among the most dangerous postseason scorers in NBA history — and he had …

Ray Allen scored 25 points along with Paul Pierce’s 22 and the Boston Celtics used smothering defense to beat the Orlando Magic 92-88 on Sunday in the Eastern Conference finals opener.
Rasheed Wallace added 13 points …

Antti Niemi made 44 saves and Dustin Byfuglien scored the tiebreaking goal with 6:45 remaining in regulation to help the Chicago Blackhawks get off to a fast start for a change this postseason by beating …

Steve Nash scored 10 of his 20 points while his eye gradually shut more and more in the fourth, and the Phoenix Suns swept the San Antonio Spurs from the Western Conference semifinals with a …