In the exciting world of live sports television viewership analysis, it’s a truism that a clinching Game 7 broadcast will generate the best audience numbers. That again proved true with the Jimmy Butler-led Miami Heat’s 103-84 victory at Boston on Monday night, which averaged a series-best 11.9 million viewers for TNT. (TNT owner Warner Bros. …
By Jonas Siegel, Joshua Kloke and Eric Duhatschek The Toronto Maple Leafs hired Brad Treliving to be the team’s next general manager, the team announced Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know: Treliving, the 18th general manager in Leafs history, spent the last nine years as GM of the Calgary Flames. The 53-year-old succeeds Kyle …
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The Dallas Stars won Game 5 of the Western Conference final 4-2 against the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday, staving off elimination. Here’s what you need to know: With the game tied 2-2 in the third period, Stars forward Ty Dellandrea scored the go-ahead goal at 10:35 in the frame to put Dallas up 3-2. …
DALLAS — The paradox was impossible to ignore. Shortly after a multilayered, embarrassing 4-0 loss to the Golden Knights, media members took the customary path to the Stars’ dressing room. Jamie Benn, dressed in a suit, walked in the opposite direction to his car. Moments later, Stars coach Pete DeBoer sat at the podium. He …
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The Vegas Golden Knights shut out the Stars 4-0 in Dallas on Tuesday to win Game 3 and take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference final. Here’s what you need to know: Stars captain Jamie Benn received a five-minute major and a game misconduct for cross-checking Vegas’ Mark Stone less than two minutes into …
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