“Tough day for Steph, but this is the way the game goes,” Kerr said. “Guys sometimes have a huge night, sometimes they struggle.”

Shoemaker had been Toronto’s most effective starter this season, with a 3-0 mark and 1.57 ERA in 28 2/3 innings.

The Maple Leafs’ Game 7 history against the Bruins is shaky at best. Toronto will need to change that to avoid elimination on Tuesday.

Boston will likely play the Bucks, who are one game away from sweeping the Pistons, in the second round.

One of the many things that makes life easier for pitchers is when they have an incredibly talented defense behind them to mop up the mistakes they created in the first place. It’s something that Oakland’s Brett Anderson understands now more than ever …

Toronto’s one-goal deficit at the first intermission could have been worse if it weren’t for Andersen.

Mets pitcher, and hand, foot and mouth disease survivor, Noah Syndergaard was up 2-1 in the count against Dakota Hudson in the top of the fourth. On the following pitch, Syndergaard swung and sent the ball deep to center field. Cardinals outfielder Dex…

A 110-106 win over Indiana in Game 4 gave Boston its first playoff sweep since 2011.

The Yankees suspended the use of the late singer’s songs, while the Flyers followed suit and removed the statue of her outside their arena.

The federal indictment against Michael Avenatti that accused the lawyer of stealing millions of dollars from his clients referred to the victims of his alleged financial crimes with numerical monikers (Client 1, 2, etc.). But thanks to a report from th…