CLEVELAND — The first pressure point of the postseason is here for the Cleveland Cavaliers. It arrived perhaps sooner than anticipated, but there’s no time to worry about that now….

The Golden State Warriors are moving on after defeating the Houston Rockets 103-89 in Game 7 on Sunday. The Warriors will face the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals,…

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HOUSTON – Survive and advance. The Warriors withstood a Game 7 slog Sunday at the Toyota Center, beating the Houston Rockets 103-89 to avoid a three-games-to-one collapse and advance to…

Associated Press Indiana Pacers (50-32, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (64-18, first in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cavaliers -9.5; over/under…

Naoya Inoue is coming back to America and plans to have the same kind of sensational impact as Manny Pacquiao had on world boxing. Inoue has already torn through weight…

At least it’s the last game for the Atlanta Braves against the Los Angeles Dodgers until maybe October. The downside is that it’s being started by Bryce Elder. The nearly…

It looks like we’re ending phase 5 with a brand new team, but there’s another question on everyone’s mind. Marvel movies and TV shows are well-known for having their own…

CLEVELAND, Ohio — As players and coaches walked out of Rocket Arena late Sunday night, there was obvious concern. It wasn’t about their first playoff loss — a 121-112 setback…