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Microsoft’s shockingly low price for its upcoming Xbox Series S surprised more than just video game fans — it also stunned chief rival Sony. The Japanese gaming giant is under pressure to slash the MSRP of its upcoming PlayStation 5, which European blog Gamereactor reports was “considerably” higher than the prices Microsoft announced for its …

Despite being the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks flamed out of the NBA Playoffs’ second round, losing in five games to the Heat. Giannis went down with an injury in Game 4 but didn’t play particularly well beforehand, topping 21 points just once in the series after …

The Islanders have managed to stay in control of nearly every series this postseason by responding to every loss with an emphatic win. But it’s the Tampa Bay Lightning who have taken control. Falling 2-1 at the last seconds to the Lightning on Wednesday night at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, the Islanders now trail …

Nintendo is boosting production of its ultra-popular Switch console as it continues to struggle to keep up with demand. The Japanese video game giant has asked its suppliers to up their output by 20 percent, according to Bloomberg, with the goal being to move 30 million units in the current fiscal year. Nintendo’s Switch sales …

Future Hall of Famer Kawhi Leonard keeps finding way to impress the NBA world – and that is not limited just to those watching from the couch. With less than two minutes left in Monday night’s game against the Nuggets, Denver star Jamal Murray saw an opening and drove to the basket. Leonard rejected him …

This most assuredly was not what Barry Trotz had in mind on Monday morning when he said, “Time is going to go quicker the deeper you go into this,” but the Islanders coach might as well have been talking about the pace the Lightning would bring to the rink in this conference finals series in …

The Islanders may have left their game in Toronto. In what turned out to be their most lackluster performance since the start of the playoffs, the Islanders had circles skated around them Monday night as the Lightning took a roaring 8-2 victory in Game 1 at Rogers Place in Edmonton. Whether it was the one-day …

The line was dominant and dazzling, the Anders Lee-Mat Barzal-Jordan Eberle combination owning staggering peripherals. At five-on-five, the unit built a 32-11 advantage in attempts, a 22-5 edge in unblocked attempts, a 15-5 edge in shots, a 91.49 xGF and a 17-3 advantage in scoring chances, per Naturalstattrick.com. Lee scored on the power play with …

The thing to keep at the front of your mind, if you are a Nets fan, are the 20 games Kyrie Irving played this year. It was an all-too-brief sample, an all-too-fleeting taste, but those 20 games need to stay prominent because they remind you of all he can be, and all the Nets can …

The Islanders are one win away from their first conference finals appearance since 1993. Once again piecing together a lethal finish behind third-period goals from Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Brock Nelson, his second of the day, the Islanders secured a 3-2 win and a 3-1 series lead over the Flyers on Sunday night at Scotiabank Arena …