National Sports Headlines from NBC Sports

PST: Will Costa Rica attack inexperienced US?

PST: Will Costa Rica stay conservative against the United States on Friday, or will they attempt to dial up the pressure on an inexperienced U.S. backline?


PHT: Desperate Capitals face Penguins on NBCSN

PHT: On the brink of falling out of playoff contention, Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals may be playing for their season against the Penguins tonight (7:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN).


Heat outlast Celtics, win 23rd straight

BOSTON (AP) - LeBron James made the go-ahead jumper with 10.5 seconds left to lead Miami to its 23rd consecutive victory, 105-103 over the Boston Celtics on Monday night.

Lightning top Flyers 4-2

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Teddy Purcell scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 on Monday night.

Posnanski: Sixty-eight seconds to Madness

Posnanski: The idea, simply enough, is to pick the entire bracket in 68 seconds. No time to look anything up. No time to ponder the deep dark secrets of each team. No time, frankly, to learn even basic information about Liberty or La Salle, like their nicknames.


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