Joe West can be seen as a good umpire or a jerk. He is self-deprecating one minute and vindictive the next. He will put his arm around you as quickly as he will throw you out of a game. For 44 years, he’s done it the only way that matters to him: his way.
Tristan Jarry, whose double-overtime gaffe cost the Penguins in Game 5, gave up five goals on 24 shots in Game 6 as the Islanders clinched the first-round series with a 5-3 win.
In danger of losing their lead, Anthony Davis and LeBron James took over in the closing minutes of Game 2 to lift the Lakers to a win and even the series.
Michigan center Hunter Dickinson has decided to enter the NBA draft but will give himself the option of staying with the Wolverines after a season in which he won the Big Ten’s Freshman of the Year award.