On the court, star Boston Celtics Jayson Tatum and Derrick White have found a potent chemistry that has helped their team win a title last season, and put themselves in good position to repeat in the 2025 NBA Playoffs. But they have also honed a razor wit and fun connection on the rare times both of these Boston players take the podium together.
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Tampa Bay Rays (10-14, fourth in the AL East) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (14-10, fourth in the NL West)
Phoenix; Thursday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Drew Rasmussen (1-1, 0.87 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Corbin Brian Burnes (0-1, 4.64 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 17 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Diamondbacks -135, Rays +114; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Both the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Tampa Bay Rays are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday.
Arizona has a 7-5 record at home and a 14-10 record overall.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers know how to perform when they’re facing playoff series deficits. After all, they went down 0-3 last summer in the Stanley Cup Final and still nearly won it all in Game 7.
But the first two games of their first-round series with the Los Angeles Kings have been disheartening for a team with championship aspirations and an urgency to to do it while Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are at the peak of their talents.
Here’s what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Western Conference first round.
Warriors star Jimmy Butler suffered a pelvis contusion that forced him out of Game 2 against the Rockets on Wednesday.
Scott Van Pelt recaps the Game 2’s that went
Bill Reiter joins CBS Sports HQ to recap Game 2
Colorado Avalanche fans gave a strong roar of support for captain Gabe Landeskog, who made his grand return to the NHL stage after missing almost three years of action following cartilage transplant surgery on his right knee.
Fans were happy to see their captain’s return, as his first game back in 1,033 days on Wednesday marked a triumphant moment against the Dallas Stars at Ball Arena, where his two children and wife joined the heartfelt welcome, hoping the jolt of energy could give Colorado an edge in the tied series.
Steve Kerr speaks to the media after the Warrio
Ben Shalom and Eddie Hearn are front and center this week for Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn. (Paul Harding/Getty Images)Paul Harding via Getty Images
Chris Eubank Sr. and Nigel Benn delivered two fights in the 1990s that went down in British boxing folklore. Eubank Sr. stopped Benn in their first meeting to win the WBO middleweight championship, and when the pair met for the second time, the verdict was a contentious draw.
More than 30 years since Eubank Sr. and Benn’s 12-round thrillers, their sons, Chris Eubank Jr.