NBA conference finals have tipped off, with four teams fighting for a spot in the Finals. The No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder, after a tough seven-game series against the Denver Nuggets, kicked off the Western Conference finals Tuesday night.

DALLAS -- Roope Hintz left with an injury early in the third period, and the Dallas Stars center did not return in their 3-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final at American Airlines Center on Friday. There was no immediate update on his status.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had another power-play goal for the Oilers, who go home for Game 3 on Sunday after avoiding an 0-2 start on the road for the second time this postseason.

Having won five straight regionals and five straight Interstate 8 titles, the Western tennis team now prepares to play at the state meet

DALLAS -- The Dallas Stars will try to accomplish something they never have done when they host the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final at American Airlines Center on Friday (8 p.m. ET; ESPN+, ESPN, SN, TVAS, CBC).

Case Western baseball now faces elimination, needing to win two consecutive games on Saturday to advance in the NCAA Division III tournament.

As lawmakers sought to pay for tax cuts, they turned their eyes to the vast swaths of mountains, foothills and high plains across the Mountain West owned by the federal government.

Students from McClure Junior High made their way through downtown Western Springs, planting odes in front of their favorite businesses.