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Schwarber hits 2 homers, Wheeler picks up 8th straight win in Phillies’ 4-1 victory over Red Sox

June 13, 2024 at 2:58 a.m.

BOSTON — Kyle Schwarber didn't need any extra time to get over the jet lag of flying to London and back.The Phillies' designated hitter hit the first pitch of the game 444...

Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto to miss about a month recovering from knee surgery

June 12, 2024 at 11:36 p.m.

BOSTON — Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto was placed on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday and will miss about a month recovering from surgery to remove cartilage in his right knee.Realmuto...

Los Celtics vencen 105-98 a los Mavericks y toman ventaja de 2-0 en las Finales de la NBA

June 10, 2024 at 5:02 a.m.

BOSTON — Jrue Holiday aportó los puntos. Derrick White añadió un tapón en persecusión. Jayson Tatum y Jaylen Brown contribuyeron, también, con sus pases y su defensa.Los Mavericks se pueden dejar de...

Celtics beat Mavericks 105-98, take 2-0 lead in NBA Finals as series heads to Dallas

June 10, 2024 at 4:58 a.m.

BOSTON — Jrue Holiday led the scoring. Derrick White added a chase-down block. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown pitched in, too — with their ing and defense.The Mavericks can stop worrying about...

El plan de Mavericks para frenar a Celtics en las Finales de la NBA: Que peleen entre ellos

June 8, 2024 at 8:51 p.m.

BOSTON — Jason Kidd no encontró la manera de detener a los Celtics de Boston en el primer partido de las Finales de la NBA.Ahora espera que se interpongan en su propio...

Mavericks’ plan to stop Celtics in NBA Finals: Get them to fight among themselves

June 8, 2024 at 8:13 p.m.

BOSTON — Jason Kidd couldn’t figure out how to stop the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.Now he’s hoping they will get in their own way.The Mavericks coach seemed...

La Costa’s Chase Budinger makes Olympics in beach volleyball

June 8, 2024 at 7:34 p.m.

Former NBA player Chase Budinger is going to the Olympics — for beach volleyball.The 6-foot-7 La Costa Canyon High School graduate, who helped Arizona reach the Sweet 16 in 2009...

Dallas guard Irving has rough NBA Finals opener in response to boos (and worse) from Boston crowd

June 7, 2024 at 4:45 a.m.

BOSTON — Kyrie Irving dribbled the ball off his foot, and the Boston fans erupted in cheers. He lost his footing on another turnover, and the crowd went wild.Even just bringing the...

Celtics pay tribute to San Diego sports legend Bill Walton before Game 1 of the NBA Finals against Dallas

June 7, 2024 at 4:42 a.m.

BOSTON — San Diego's Bill Walton only spent one full season with the Boston Celtics. His impact was unforgettable.The franchise paid tribute to the sixth man on its 1986 championship team before...

La Costa’s Chase Budinger makes Olympics in beach volleyball

June 5, 2024 at 11:47 p.m.

Former NBA player Chase Budinger is going to the Olympics — for beach volleyball.The 6-foot-7 La Costa Canyon High School graduate, who helped Arizona reach the Sweet 16 in 2009...

NBA Finals Notebook: Porzingis a go, Kyrie and LeBron make nice, Hardaway Jr. throws shade at dad

June 5, 2024 at 11:03 p.m.

BOSTON — Celtics 7-footer Kristaps Porzingis said he will be ready to “just go out there and hoop” for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night after missing Boston’s last...

Pro athletes understand gambling on their games is a non-negotiable no-no. Some learned the hard way

June 6, 2024 at 12:06 a.m.

BOSTON — Professional athletes get the lecture at the start of every season, and see the warnings any time they walk into their locker room or clubhouse: If you gamble on your...

Minnesota beats Boston 3-0, wins inaugural Walter Cup as Professional Women’s Hockey League champs

May 30, 2024 at 3:23 a.m.

LOWELL, Mass. — Kendall Coyne Schofield once showed off her speed racing against men in a skills competition at NHL All-Star weekend. On Wednesday night, she sprinted into women's hockey history.The three-time...

Union leader: Multibillion-dollar NCAA antitrust settlement won’t slow efforts to unionize players

May 24, 2024 at 9:42 p.m.

BOSTON — Efforts to unionize college athletes will continue, advocates said Friday, even with the NCAA’s landmark agreement to allow players to be paid from a limited revenue-sharing pool.“With this settlement, the...

Brown brilla con 40 puntos y Celtics amplian a 2-0 su ventaja en final del Este ante Pacers

May 24, 2024 at 5:30 a.m.

BOSTON — Jaylen Brown era ya un problema para los Pacers, incluso antes de su exclusión del equipo ideal All-NBA, que le dio una motivación adicional por demostrar lo mucho que puede...

Brown matches career playoff high with 40 points, Celtics beat Pacers to take 2-0 lead in East

May 24, 2024 at 4:07 a.m.

BOSTON — Jaylen Brown was a big enough problem for the Indiana Pacers even before an All-NBA snub that may have given him an added desire to show how much he can...

Bruins’ braintrust says offseason priority is g goalie Jeremy Swayman

May 22, 2024 at 7:39 p.m.

BOSTON — Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney is ready to go with a goaltender rotation again next season – “if we can make the math work.”Sweeney said Wednesday his priority this...

Haliburton’s turnovers cost Pacers, who blow late lead against Celtics in Game 1 of East finals

May 22, 2024 at 4:46 a.m.

BOSTON — The Indiana Pacers kept turning the ball over, and just like that they handed a victory to the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.Tyrese Haliburton had...

Panthers reach Eastern Conference final for second straight year, eliminating Bruins in 6 games

May 18, 2024 at 1:54 p.m.

BOSTON — Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice watched his team escape one breakaway after another and still manage to eliminate the Boston Bruins in six games.So he didn’t want to overanalyze the...

Panthers beat Bruins with late game-winner, advance to Eastern Conference final

May 18, 2024 at 4:32 a.m.

BOSTON — Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice considered it a good omen when the fire alarm went off at the team hotel on Friday afternoon, just as he was settling in for...

Cavaliers eliminated by the Celtics in 5 games. Coach J.B. Bickerstaff says they made progress

May 16, 2024 at 3:30 a.m.

BOSTON — Cleveland Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff wants to come back for another season. After all, he’s already been through the hard part.“This has been a difficult year for us, for a...

Disputed tying goal helps Panthers beat Bruins 3-2 and take 3-1 lead in East semifinal series

May 13, 2024 at 3:09 a.m.

BOSTON — One game after Sam Bennett punched Brad Marchand out of the playoffs, the Panthers forward sent the rest of the Bruins to the brink of elimination with an equally controversial...

Panthers take a 2-1 series lead over the Bruins, scoring 4 power-play goals in a 6-2 victory

May 11, 2024 at 3:57 a.m.

BOSTON — The Florida Panthers pounced on the power play, scoring twice on a Bruins double-minor — and four goals in all with a man advantage — to take a 2-1 lead...

Mitchell ayuda a que Cavs apaleen 118-94 a Celtics para igualar semifinal del Este

May 10, 2024 at 3:23 a.m.

BOSTON — Tras atinar un triple, unos pasos detrás del arco, Donovan Mitchell simplemente se encogió de hombros mientras retrocedía hacia su lado de la cancha. Todavía se dio el lujo de...

Mitchell’s 29 points help Cavaliers blow out Celtics 118-94, tie series at 1 game apiece

May 10, 2024 at 2:45 a.m.

BOSTON — Donovan Mitchell banked in a 3-pointer from a few steps beyond the top of the arc and could only shrug as he backpedaled back on defense. He followed with two...

Mitchell’s game-high 33 points not enough for Cavaliers in 120-95, Game 1 loss to Celtics

May 8, 2024 at 3:02 a.m.

BOSTON — Donovan Mitchell kept scoring, and the Cleveland Cavaliers weren’t getting any closer.Jayson Tatum was struggling, and the Celtics kept pulling away.Mitchell led all scorers with 33 points on Tuesday night...

A visit from ‘Papa Yaz’ and a home run makes for a memorable day for Giants OF Mike Yastrzemski

May 2, 2024 at 9:47 p.m.

BOSTON — A visit from “Papa Yaz” before the game and a home run during it made for a memorable afternoon for Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski.The grandson of Hall of Famer Carl...

Mike Yaz homers at Fenway after visit from Hall of Fame grandfather; Giants beat Red Sox 3-1

May 2, 2024 at 9:09 p.m.

BOSTON — Mike Yastrzemski had a visit from his grandfather Carl and then homered into the Red Sox bullpen like the Hall of Fame outfielder so often did in his heyday, and...

Top-seeded Celtics roll over Heat and into second round. They’ll play Cleveland or Orlando

May 2, 2024 at 1:34 p.m.

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics ran away from the rest of the NBA in the regular season. So far, the playoffs have been more of the same.The team that won 64 games...

Bruins, Hurricanes, Canucks and Avalanche look to advance to second round of the NHL playoffs

April 29, 2024 at 7:42 p.m.

When Andrew Brunette was playing for Minnesota, the Wild worked their way back from two separate 3-games-to-1 deficits to win playoff series.Now he will try to lead Nashville to a...

Heat impone record de la franquicia con 23 triples en playoffs; iguala serie ante Celtics

April 25, 2024 at 3:53 a.m.

BOSTON — El Heat venció a Boston con una oleada sin precedente de triples. Y la ventaja de local que los Celtics construyeron durante toda la campaña ha desaparecido por ahora.Tyler Herro...

Herro scores 24, Heat hit franchise playoff-record 23 3s to beat Boston and even series 1-1

April 25, 2024 at 3:02 a.m.

BOSTON — The Miami Heat beat Boston with an unprecedented barrage of 3-pointers on Wednesday night to erase the home-court advantage the Celtics worked all season to establish.Tyler Herro had 24 points...

Matthews scores as Maple Leafs beat Bruins 3-2 to tie their series at 1 game apiece

April 23, 2024 at 3:11 a.m.

BOSTON — Max Domi held the puck inside the Toronto defensive zone, waiting for Auston Matthews to make his move. Like a quarterback spotting an open receiver, Domi sent the puck sailing...

DeBrusk nets 2 power-play goals, Swayman saves 35 as Bruins win 5-1 to open series with Toronto

April 21, 2024 at 4:09 a.m.

BOSTON — The Boston Bruins were clinging to a one-goal lead when defenseman Charlie McAvoy caught a skate edge and fell while trying to race Toronto's Auston Matthews to a loose puck....

History with Maple Leafs could help Bruins snap short playoff slump

April 19, 2024 at 7:04 p.m.

BOSTON — The Boston Bruins may have found just the solution to their playoff slump: A first-round matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs.The Bruins haven't lost a playoff series to Toronto since...

Boston Marathon winners hope victories will earn them spot in Paris Olympics

April 16, 2024 at 8:01 p.m.

AP Sports Writer — There are two main things to look for when picking an Olympic marathon team: speed and success.Sisay Lemma has both.The 2024 Boston Marathon champion says he expects to...

Con un extraordinario ritmo Sisay Lemma gana el Maraton de Boston; Hellen Obiri repite como campeona

April 15, 2024 at 6:03 p.m.

BOSTON — Sisay Lemma arrasó en la primera mitad del Maratón de Boston y estableció el rimo para colocarse con ventaja de casi un kilómetro.Luego la temperatura subió y el etíope de...

Ethiopia’s Sisay Lemma wins Boston Marathon in runaway. Kenya’s Hellen Obiri repeats in women’s race

April 15, 2024 at 6:19 p.m.

HOPKINTON, Mass. — Sisay Lemma scorched the first half of the Boston Marathon course on Monday, setting a record pace to build a lead of more than half of a mile.Then the...

Emma Bates, a top US contender in the Boston Marathon, will try to beat Kenyans and dodge potholes

April 14, 2024 at 7:53 p.m.

HOPKINTON, Mass. — Emma Bates should be extra weary of the Boston Marathon course on Monday when she tries to improve upon last year’s fifth-place finish.Not the hills or the headwinds.The potholes.The...

For Boston Marathon’s last 100 years, it all starts in Hopkinton

April 13, 2024 at 9:38 p.m.

HOPKINTON, Mass. — Workers zip in and out of the tents that dot the Hopkinton Town Common, flags flutter from the gazebo, and crews assemble the platform where the starter will fire...

Fallecio Larry Lucchino, vital en auge de estadios ‘retro’ y resurgir de Medias Rojas. Tenia 78 anos

April 2, 2024 at 10:10 p.m.

BOSTON — Larry Lucchino, la bujía en el auge de los estadios ‘retro’ en el béisbol de las Grandes Ligas y la transformación de los Medias Rojas de Boston al conjurar la...

Larry Lucchino, feisty force behind retro ballpark revolution and curse-busting Red Sox, dies at 78

April 3, 2024 at 2:13 a.m.

BOSTON — Larry Lucchino, the hard-driving force behind baseball’s retro ballpark revolution and the transformation of the Boston Red Sox from cursed losers to World Series champions, has died. He was 78.Lucchino,...

UConn proud of Big East’s basketball pedigree even as football money upends college sports

March 31, 2024 at 2:18 p.m.

BOSTON — Alabama and the rest of the football fans in the Southeastern Conference are about to find out what Big East basketball is all about.The Crimson Tide, who have won 18...

Donovan Clingan, UConn power back into Final Four behind 30-0 run in 77-52 rout of Illinois

March 31, 2024 at 3:11 a.m.

BOSTON — Thirty points in a row — that's quite a run.The NCAA Tournament streak UConn is putting together is pretty, pretty impressive, too.The defending national champions scored 30 straight points to...

UConn’s repeat try may be the last for a while. ‘It’s going to get tougher,’ coach Dan Hurley says

March 29, 2024 at 11:54 p.m.

BOSTON — UConn is trying to be the first team to win back-to-back NCAA men's basketball titles in 17 years — and that's not all.With three more March Madness wins, the Huskies...

Top-seeded UConn blows through another opponent, beating San Diego State 82-52 to reach Elite Eight

March 29, 2024 at 4:42 a.m.

BOSTON — The rematch turned into another UConn mismatch.Stephon Castle had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the defending NCAA champions, and the top-seeded Huskies advanced to the Elite Eight with another...

New concussion guidelines could get athletes back to exercise, school earlier

March 26, 2024 at 7:42 p.m.

American athletic trainers are getting behind guidelines that could allow students who sustain a concussion to return to class and physical activity sooner.A statement published Tuesday in the Journal of...

Artemi Panarin tallies hat trick to help Rangers beat NHL-best Bruins 5-2

March 22, 2024 at 2:30 a.m.

BOSTON — Artemi Panarin only needed to beat the goalie once to tally his third hat trick of the season.The Rangers forward gave New York a 1-0 lead on a wrist shot...

March Madness: Another year without a perfect NCAA men’s bracket

March 23, 2024 at 7:22 p.m.

LAS VEGAS — It's another year without a perfect NCAA Tournament bracket. Surprising wins by Yale, Oakland and Duquesne busted many of the more than 22 million brackets entered in the largest...

Celtics open big lead, hold on to beat Bucks without Giannis, 122-119

March 21, 2024 at 3:21 a.m.

BOSTON — Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley made a spin move in the lane, floated a jumper over Boston's Luke Kornet and then headed back on defense in a crouch, holding his...

No. 2 UConn overcomes 15-2 deficit to beat Providence 74-60 and likely seal No. 1 NCAA seed

March 10, 2024 at 4:16 a.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — UConn coach Dan Hurley didn't like the way Saturday night's game against Providence started. He made sure to enjoy the finish.Hurley spent much of the last minute of the...

The new pro women’s hockey league allows more hitting. Players say they like showing those skills

March 8, 2024 at 1:42 a.m.

LOWELL, Mass. — With an early-season PWHL game between Montreal and Boston winding down, the speakers blared the Olivia Newton-John classic, “Let’s Get Physical.”And that's just what the players did.In a break...

Equipo de basquetbol colegial de Dartmouth vota a favor de sindicalizarse

March 6, 2024 at 1:18 a.m.

HANNOVER, Nueva Hampshire, EE.UU. — El equipo masculino de basquetbol de Dartmouth votó el martes a favor de sindicalizarse, un paso sin precedente en el deporte colegial estadounidense y otro golpe demoledor...

Dartmouth men’s basketball team votes to unionize, though steps remain before forming labor union

March 6, 2024 at 2:56 a.m.

HANOVER, N.H. — The Dartmouth men's basketball team voted to unionize Tuesday in an unprecedented step toward forming the first labor union for college athletes and another blow to the NCAA's deteriorating...

NLRB official denies Dartmouth request to reopen basketball union case. Players to vote Tuesday

March 4, 2024 at 7:08 p.m.

Dartmouth basketball players remain on schedule to vote Tuesday on whether to form the nation’s first-ever college athletes' labor union after a National Labor Relations Board official rejected the school’s...

Inteligencia artificial afectara el deporte dentro y fuera de la cancha

March 3, 2024 at 3:44 p.m.

BOSTON — Los múltiples análisis avanzados que hay en el deporte estarían por toparse con un rival formidable que los supera: la inteligencia artificial.La gente que aniquiló el toque de sacrificio en...

Sports analytics may be outnumbered when it comes to artificial intelligence

March 2, 2024 at 9:10 p.m.

BOSTON — When it comes to artificial intelligence, the sports analytics crowd may be outnumbered.The people who killed the sacrifice bunt and turned NBA games into a 3-point shooting contest aren’t quite...

Luego de trasplante cardiaco, exjugador de la NBA Scott Pollard promovera donacion de organos

March 2, 2024 at 6:27 a.m.

Scot Pollard se había acostumbrado de tal forma a la fragilidad de su corazón que no se percató de lo cerca que estuvo de morir.“Era una ruina”, dijo el exjugador...

Fundador de empresa Fanatics considera injustas criticas por nuevos uniformes en las mayores

March 2, 2024 at 12:07 a.m.

BOSTON — Michael Rubin, fundador de Fanatics, consideró que esa empresa de indumentaria deportiva ha sido culpada de manera injusta por los nuevos uniformes de las Grandes Ligas que incluyen pantalones translúcidos...

After heart transplant, ex-NBA player Scot Pollard plans to campaign for organ donations

March 1, 2024 at 8:44 p.m.

Scot Pollard had grown so accustomed to his weak and failing heart that he didn’t realize how close he was to dying.“Oh, boy. That thing was a wreck,” the former...

Fanatics founder Michael Rubin says company unfairly blamed for new MLB uniforms

March 2, 2024 at 1:13 a.m.

BOSTON — Fanatics founder Michael Rubin says his company is being unfairly blamed for new Major League Baseball uniforms that have see-through pants and other fit and design problems.“This is a little...

Scot Pollard se recupera bien tras recibir trasplante de corazon, confirma su esposa

February 17, 2024 at 7:06 p.m.

El campeón de la NBA y concursante del programa “Survivor” Scot Pollard está “despierto y se siente bien” un día después de que le realizaron un trasplante de corazón, aseguró...

NBA champion, ‘Survivor’ contestant Scot Pollard is feeling great after heart transplant, wife says

February 17, 2024 at 4:18 p.m.

NBA champion and “Survivor” contestant Scot Pollard is “awake and feeling great” a day after a heart transplant, his wife said Saturday on social media.“Scot has a new heart!” Dawn...

Desfiles para festejar campeonatos podrian cambiar, tras tiroteo en Kansas City

February 16, 2024 at 6:44 a.m.

BOSTON — Una vez que los Chiefs conquistaron su segundo Super Bowl consecutivo, los fanáticos se reunieron para otro desfile conmemorativo del logro. Es muy difícil pensar que habrá un tercer festejo...

Championship parades likely to change in wake of shooting at Chiefs Super Bowl celebration

February 15, 2024 at 10:28 p.m.

BOSTON — With back-to-back Super Bowl victories for the hometown Chiefs, Kansas City football fans gathered for another championship parade and a second celebratory pep rally in a row.Don’t expect there to...

Vasilevskiy stops 36 shots as Lightning beat Bruins 3-2 in Marchand’s 1,000th game

February 14, 2024 at 3:56 a.m.

BOSTON — Brad Marchand almost had the perfect ending for his 1,000th career NHL game. The Bruins captain had two assists in regulation and almost scored the game-winner in overtime, but Andrei...

After labor victory, Dartmouth players return to the basketball court

February 11, 2024 at 2:31 p.m.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The two Dartmouth players working to unionize their basketball team say other athletes — both on campus and from other Ivy League schools — have been reaching out to...

Pollard, exjugador de la NBA, espera trasplante de corazon en hospital

February 8, 2024 at 6:34 a.m.

BOSTON — Con su gran tamaño, Scot Pollard pudo jugar más de una década en la NBA, lo cual le valió un anillo de campeonato en 2008, con los Celtics de Boston.Ahora,...

Former NBA player and Survivor contestant Scot Pollard waits in hospital for heart transplant

February 8, 2024 at 6:14 p.m.

BOSTON — At 6-foot-11, Scot Pollard’s size helped him play more than a decade in the NBA, earning him a championship ring with the 2008 Boston Celtics.Now it may be killing him.Pollard...

Labor victory for Dartmouth basketball players only start of path to a union deal

March 5, 2024 at 6:16 p.m.

BOSTON — A ruling that gives the Dartmouth basketball team the right to unionize has far-reaching implications for all of college sports — from the quaint, academically oriented Ivy League to the...

US labor official says Dartmouth basketball players are school employees, sets stage for union vote

February 6, 2024 at 4:40 p.m.

A National Labor Relations Board regional official ruled on Monday that Dartmouth basketball players are employees of the school, clearing the way for an election that would create the first-ever...

Bill Belichick takes out newspaper ad to thank New England fans for their

February 4, 2024 at 8:08 p.m.

Former Patriots coach Bill Belichick took out a full-page newspaper ad on Sunday to thank Boston fans for their during his time on the New England sideline.“For 24 years,...

Theo Epstein regresa con Medias Rojas como socio minoritario y asesor de Fenway Sports Group

February 2, 2024 at 8:00 p.m.

BOSTON — Theo Epstein, quien como gerente general de los Medias Rojas fue el arquitecto del equipo que ganó dos veces la Serie Mundial, regresará a la organización como dueño minoritario y...

Theo Epstein to return to Red Sox as adviser and part-owner of parent company, Fenway Sports Group

February 2, 2024 at 11:31 p.m.

BOSTON — Theo Epstein, the architect of two World Series championships with the Red Sox, is returning to the organization as a minority owner and part-time senior adviser to its parent company,...

Devin Carter scores 29, Providence beats ex-coach Cooley and Hoyas 84-76

January 27, 2024 at 9:43 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Ed Cooley helped build the frothing Friars fanbase, so he was prepared for the Providence crowd to aim its fury at him.“They are like that every game,” the former...

El 6 veces campeon Belichick sigue buscando trabajo mientras se llenan las vacantes de entrenador

January 26, 2024 at 5:17 a.m.

Bill Belichick puede ser el mejor entrenador en la historia de la NFL, pero en este momento está teniendo problemas para encontrar trabajo.Belichick había sido el favorito en Atlanta, equipo...

Have rings, will travel: As coaching jobs fill, 6-time champ Belichick still looking for work

January 25, 2024 at 11:26 p.m.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bill Belichick may be the greatest coach in NFL history, but right now he's having trouble finding work. Belichick had been the front-runner in Atlanta, interviewing twice there after...

Martinook scores on late breakaway to lead Hurricanes past Bruins, 3-2

January 25, 2024 at 4:05 a.m.

BOSTON — With no one between him and the goalie, Jordan Martinook picked out a spot and took his shot.It was off target.“It went in. That's all that matters,” the Hurricanes forward...

No. 4 Tar Heels beat Boston College 76-66, 8th straight win by double digits

January 20, 2024 at 10:50 p.m.

BOSTON — No. 4 North Carolina needed a second-half revival by Harrison Ingram and Armando Bacot to hold off Boston College and extend its streak of double-digit wins to eight in a...

Tim Murphy ready to see ‘big wide world’ in retirement after 30 years as Harvard football coach

January 18, 2024 at 8:07 p.m.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard coach Tim Murphy won his 200th game during his 30th season with the Crimson — the school’s 150th season of football. He won his 10th Ivy League title...

Tatum scores 24 to lead Celtics past Wembanyama, Spurs 117-98

January 18, 2024 at 4:16 a.m.

BOSTON — French phenom Victor Wembanyama called it special to play his first game on the Boston Celtics' famous parquet court. What took place on the floor impressed him even more. “Everybody...

Sway Now: All-Star Swayman posts shutout, Bruins beat Devils 3-0

January 15, 2024 at 10:07 p.m.

BOSTON — Jeremy Swayman is making the most of being the new full-time goaltender for the Boston Bruins.Starting his third straight game since goalie tandem partner Linus Ullmark was injured, Swayman stopped...

Celtics light up Udoka, Rockets 145-113, improve to 19-0 in Boston

January 14, 2024 at 3:25 a.m.

BOSTON — If Jayson Tatum wants to argue with the referees during a 30-point blowout, that’s OK with Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla.“I’m a pretty self-aware person. I understand the time and score...

Patriots no solo necesitan nuevo entrenador, sino tambien QB y talento a su alrededor

January 12, 2024 at 12:28 a.m.

El dueño de los Patriots de Nueva Inglaterra, Robert Kraft, sin duda experimentará una sensación extraña cuando vea en la televisión o en la otra línea lateral del Gillette Stadium...

The Patriots don’t just need a new coach. They need a quarterback and talent to put around him

January 11, 2024 at 8:30 p.m.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft will cringe when he turns on the TV — or perhaps even looks at the other Gillette Stadium sideline — and sees Bill Belichick...

Bill Belichick deja la direccion de los Patriots tras conquistar 6 veces el Super Bowl

January 12, 2024 at 1:42 a.m.

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts, EE.UU. — Bill Belichick tenía una visión de armar un equipo con calibre de campeón año tras años, algo que pocas veces se había visto en la NFL, cuando fue...

Patriots’ ‘partnership’ with Bill Belichick comes to an end after 24 seasons, 6 Super Bowl titles

January 11, 2024 at 4:41 p.m.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bill Belichick had a vision of building the kind of sustained championship football team that had rarely been seen before in the NFL when he was hired by the...

East-leading Celtics hold off West’s best Timberwolves in OT, improve to 18-0 at home

January 11, 2024 at 4:28 a.m.

BOSTON — The last time the Timberwolves won in Boston, Kevin Garnett was the starting center — for Minnesota. Alex Rodriguez was in spring training, trying to bounce back from the New...

Patriots fall to 4-12 and clinch worst season in Belichick’s coaching career

January 2, 2024 at 10:09 p.m.

The game meant nothing to the New England Patriots. And any chance they had of playing spoiler disappeared in a turnover-filled first half. Bailey Zappe threw interceptions on two of...

Amid 28-game losing streak, Detroit showed it can compete with NBA’s best. Now a win would be nice.

December 29, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.

BOSTON — Detroit coach Monty Williams has believed it for a while, and now he has proof: The Pistons can compete with anybody in the NBA.And, he can only hope, the wins...

Celtics derrotan 128-122 a Detroit, que empata record de la NBA, de 28 derrotas consecutivas

December 29, 2023 at 5:11 a.m.

BOSTON — La 28ª derrota consecutiva de los Pistons fue diferente a muchas otras que habían sufrido durante una racha que ahora es una de ls dos peores en la historia de...

Celtics send Detroit to NBA record-tying 28th straight loss, beating Pistons 128-122 in OT

December 29, 2023 at 1:10 p.m.

BOSTON — The Pistons' 28th loss in a row was unlike any of the many, many other defeats that came before it in what is now tied for the longest losing streak...

SMU will face Boston College in the Fenway Bowl for its first taste of ACC play

December 27, 2023 at 10:16 p.m.

BOSTON — No. 17 SMU gets an Atlantic Coast Conference prequel when it plays Boston College in the Fenway Bowl on Thursday.After winning the American Athletic Conference championship in their final season...

Kicker Chad Ryland turns things around for Patriots with game-winning field goal in lost season

December 26, 2023 at 10:24 p.m.

If Chad Ryland can turn things around, maybe the Patriots can, too.The New England rookie has been the worst kicker in the league, including two early misses in Sunday's game...

TV sitcom ‘Extended Family’ inspired by real-life relationship of Celtics owner, wife and her ex

December 22, 2023 at 10:45 p.m.

BOSTON — When Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck felt like his life could be the premise for a television sitcom, he knew just where to turn: His friend Tom Werner, a Red...

Ten Hag reconoce que falta de gol del United va mas alla de Rasmus Hojlund

December 22, 2023 at 6:36 p.m.

La incapacidad del Manchester United de anotar va más allá de Rasmus Højlund, reconoció el viernes el técnico Erik ten Hag.El United pagó 82 millones de dólares por el prometedor...

Balones se desinflan en Nueva Inglaterra, pero no es culpa de los Patriots esta vez

December 22, 2023 at 2:39 a.m.

Los balones de fútbol americano para los equipos especiales, usados en el encuentro del domingo entre Kansas City y Nueva Inglaterra, estaban desinflados, de acuerdo con distintos informes. Pero esta...

Report: Footballs in New England were deflated. But don’t blame the Patriots this time

December 22, 2023 at 9:46 p.m.

The special teams footballs used in Sunday’s game between Kansas City and New England were reportedly underinflated — not by the Patriots, this time — an ironic throwback to the...

Kim English, like Ed Cooley before him, sends No. 6 Marquette to a loss in Providence

December 20, 2023 at 5:20 a.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Kim English, like Ed Cooley before him, sent Shaka Smart and No. 6 Marquette home from Providence with a loss.Devin Carter had 22 points and eight rebounds to lead...

Patriots coach Bill Belichick beaten and then praised by another New England opponent

December 18, 2023 at 11:51 p.m.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — As Bill Belichick finishes up what could be his final month as the New England Patriots coach, he’s drawing some effusive eulogies from the opposing sideline.Kansas City’s Andy Reid...