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The Tampa Bay Lightning won the Eastern Conference final 4-2 over the New York Rangers. The Lightning will play the Colorado Avalanche in the Stanley Cup Final starting Wednesday.

The Golden State Warriors trounce the Boston Celtics in the NBA finals, Tampa Bay Lightning seek a third Stanley Cup victory, and the Oklahoma Sooners softball team wins their world series.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with ESPN reporter Emily Kaplan about how consistent the Tampa Bay Lightning have been over the past three NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.

With a win Monday night at Tampa's Amalie Arena, the Lightning could win the series and head to the Eastern Conference finals.

Nick Paul scored both goals as the Lightning defeated the Maple Leafs 2-1 to advance to the second round against the Florida Panthers.

Andrei Vasilevskiy had 26 saves as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 and advance to the Eastern Conference finals.

Teams will be required to stay in a bubble and be tested daily for COVID-19, similar to the tight restrictions that allowed the NHL to complete its playoffs in two hub cities last year.

Business owners in downtown Tampa say the pandemic made them struggle, but thanks to the city's winning sports teams and increased capacity at arenas and stadiums, things are starting to boom again.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will allow 2,800 more fans into Amalie Arena for the first round of the playoffs.

They include a boat parade and a gathering at Raymond James Stadium.

The Lightning picked up the franchise's second Stanley Cup — their first since 2004 — by knocking off the Stars in six games.

We look at a remarkable week in sports, where pro-athletes in NBA and MLB stood up to owners and managers and delayed games in solidarity with those who are protesting racism and police violence.