Lightning win in OT, on cusp of Cup
Kevin Shattenkirk scored in overtime on a controversial power play, Brayden Point had two goals and the
beat the Dallas 5-4 Friday night to take a 3-1 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final and move to the cusp of winning the title.
With Game 5 Saturday night, Tampa Bay is potentially 24 hours away from its second championship in franchise history. The Lightning won the Cup in 2004, but this core has so far been unable to get over the hump despite being one of the best teams in the NHL for much of the past decade.
They're on the verge thanks to Shattenkirk's goal 6:34 into OT and another dominant performance by top players who looked liketheywouldn'tbedeniedafter getting this far. Point, the Lightning's top center, scored consecutive goals at the end of the first period and start of the second, creating and sustaining the kind of momentum that has been so important in the playoffs.
The Lightning got the winning power play when Dallas captain Jamie Benn was called for tripping Point on a play where Benn's skates never made contact with Points' as the referee called it.
CELTICS STAY ALIVE
JaysonTatumandtheBoston Celtics clearly are not ready to see the world that exists outside the NBA's restart bubble.
And a big second half extended their stay at Walt Disney World.
Tatum had 31 points and 10 rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 28 points and the Celtics staved off elimination by topping the Miami Heat 121-108 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals.
The Heat lead the series 3-2, with Game 6 on Sunday.
Daniel Theis had 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Celtics, who trailed by 12 early but took control with a big third quarter. Kemba Walker scored 15 points, MarcusSmartadded12andGordon Hayward had 10 for the Celtics.
GoranDragicscored23points before fouling out with 4:27 left for Miami, which got 20 from
DuncanRobinson.JimmyButler scored 17, Tyler Herro and Jae Crowder each had 14 and Bam Adebayo 13 for the Heat, which was 7 for 36 from beyond the arc.
JUDGE JERSEY NO. 2
Dodgers star Mookie Betts supplanted Yankees slugger Aaron Judge for baseball's topselling jersey in his first year on the West Coast.
Judge's pinstriped No. 99 had been the most popular uniform in the majors for three straight years, but he's been bumped by his former AL East rival, according to data released by Major League Baseball.
Betts' No. 50 is the first Dodgers uniform to top the list since MLB began releasing sales rankings in 2010.
BRENNAMAN RESIGNS
The Cincinnati Reds say team broadcaster Thom Brennaman has resigned following his use of an anti-gay slur on air last month.
Brennaman used the slur momentsafterthefeedfromtheFox Sports Ohio telecast returned from a commercial break before the top of the seventh inning on Aug. 19.