Western Conference finals

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Seattle Sounders advanced to the Western Conference finals on Sunday night, winning the two-leg series 4-2 after falling 2-1 in the second game. Seattle will host the Colorado Rapids on Sunday, Nov. 20 ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors are still very much alive in the NBA's Western Conference finals. Stephen Curry pumped in 31 points and the Warriors pulled within three games to two by downing the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder 120-111...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook had 36 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Golden State Warriors 118-94 on Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference Finals and put the defending NBA champions on the brink of elimination...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 33 points, Russell Westbrook had 30 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Golden State Warriors 133-105 on Sunday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brent Burns scored San Jose's first two power-play goals of the Western Conference finals and Martin Jones stopped 26 shots for his second shutout of the postseason as the Sharks beat the St. Louis Blues 4-0 Tuesday night to even the series at a game apiece...

ATLANTA (AP) — The Western Conference finals opener between Oklahoma City and Golden State was TNT's highest-rated conference finals Game 1 since 2011. The network says the game averaged 8.7 million viewers and peaked at 10.6 million, making it the most viewed show on cable on Monday night...

Steven Adams, from New Zealand, came to the U.S. in 2012. He tells USA Today Sports that differences in the use of language in his home country led to his poor choice of words Monday. Adams explains that he "was just trying to express how difficult it was chasing those guys around...

DALLAS (AP) — Robby Fabbri, Paul Stastny and Troy Brouwer each scored a goal and had two assists, and the St. Louis Blues dominated the Dallas Stars to advance to their first Western Conference finals since 2001 with a 6-1 victory in Game 7 of their series Wednesday night...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 33 points with six 3-pointers, Stephen Curry added 29 and sealed it with a 3 with 24.9 seconds left, and the Golden State Warriors advanced to the Western Conference finals for the second straight season with a 125-121 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 5 on Wednesday night...