Stars head coach Pete DeBoer announced Tuesday that Heiskanen would return to action for Game 4 against the Jets. The Stars activated the defenseman from long-term injured reserve a few hours later, prior to the 7:00 p.m. puck drop.

The Denver Nuggets have made 31 trips to the playoffs during their time in the NBA. They have five appearances in the Conference Finals to show for it. Let’s highlight each of those seasons and discuss the results of each series.

Jayson Tatum's injury just opened up a window of contention that wasn't previously there for teams in the East.

The Mavericks are fresh off a four-game sweep of the Tahoe Knight Monsters in the second round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs.

In addition to his game-saving defensive plays in the series’ first two contests, Bridges has made up for offensive struggles with averages of 5.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.7 steals while playing a whopping 44.0 minutes per game.

The second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs is here, and our NBA insiders have you covered for every game of the Eastern and Western Conference semifinals. The No. 4 seed Indiana Pacers kicked off ...

He did not capture an NCAA Tournament Championship at the University of Kentucky, but Julius Randle was one of the most talented players and leaders to come from John Calipari’s program at the time.

The Eastern and Western conference semifinals matchups are set. USA TODAY Sports experts share their picks for which NBA teams move on in playoffs:

After gutting out a series win over Fort Wayne, the path toward a Kelly Cup Championship now shifts to Kansas City, a WCF matchup that ended Toledo's run last year.

In this edition, former Buffalo Sabres coach Don Granato writes about the Western Conference Second Round. The Dallas Stars lead the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 in the best-of-7 series entering Game 4 at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, TVAS, CBC).