INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — TJ McConnell stole inbounds passes not once, not twice, but three times in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. He waved his arms, pumped his fists and shouted at an already delirious crowd to make more noise. Bennedict Mathurin made just about every shot, calm and cool, always coming up with the bucket that Indiana needed.

A fortuitous break between the Western Conference finals and the NBA Finals allowed Tim Corrigan to be in Philadelphia for Notre Dame’s first of back-to-back lacrosse titles on Memorial Day of 2023.

After defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 116-107, on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers, who started the season as a 66-1 title long shot and started the playoffs at 80-1,

The Thunder are two-possession favorites on Friday night in Indianapolis in a must-see Game 4 NBA Finals matchup.