NBA Semifinals: Knicks beat Heat to stay alive; Warriors avoid elimination with win over Lakers
* The New York Knicks beat the visiting Miami Heat 112-103 on Wednesday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at Madison Square Garden; the win sends the series back to Miami for Game 6
Maple Leafs avoid sweep by Panthers, Oilers even series against Golden Knights
* The Toronto Maple Leafs avoided elimination in Game 4 of their second-round series against the Florida Panthers, winning 2-1 to bring the series to 3-1. The game was scoreless through the first period until the Leafs
Man freed after 29 years in Louisiana prison for rape the victim says he didn’t commit
A Louisiana man walked free after spending nearly three decades behind bars for a rape the victim herself insisted he did not commit. Patrick Brown was convicted in 1994 of aggravated rape in a case involving his
NY Rep. George Santos pleads not guilty to 13-count federal indictment
Rep. George Santos of New York pleaded not guilty to a 13-count federal indictment unsealed by the Justice Department at a Long Island courthouse on Wednesday. The 34-year-old Santos has been charged with seven counts of wire