BOSTON (AP) — Emil Lilleberg scored on a rebound with 95 seconds left to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Saturday, snapping a three-game losing streak. Deprived of the chance to win and get in, Boston clinched hours later when Detroit lost in regulation to New Jersey and the Red Wings were […]
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Sonny Gray silences Milwaukee 5-0 as the Red Sox roll to their first back-to-back wins
BOSTON (AP) — Sonny Gray pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings, and the Boston Red Sox took advantage of three walks and two infield hits to score three times in the third inning on Wednesday and beat Milwaukee 5-0 for their first back-to-back wins of the season. Gray (2-0) allowed three hits and two walks, striking […]
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Machado and Merrill homer for Padres in 8-6 win over flailing Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Jackson Merrill had three hits, including a solo homer in the eighth inning that gave the Padres the lead, and San Diego rallied from a four-run deficit on Sunday to beat Boston 8-6 and send the Red Sox to their seventh loss in their last eight games. Manny Machado connected for a […]
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Pritchard scores 23, Brown has 20 as Celtics beat Trail Blazers 102-94
BOSTON (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored 23 points, hitting buzzer-beaters to end each of the first two quarters, and Jaylen Brown added 20 on Monday night to lead the Boston Celtics to a 102-94 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Derrick White scored 18 points, making a 3-pointer after Portland cut what had been a […]
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Jaylen Brown scores 30 points, grabs 10 rebounds to lead Celtics to 119-104 victory over Pacers
BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown had 30 points and 10 rebounds and the Boston Celtics opened a 23-point first-half lead before coasting to a 119-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. Sam Hauser hit five 3-pointers, scoring 17 points for Boston, and Neemias Queta had 17 points and nine rebounds. The Celtics bounced […]
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Denver backup QB and ex-Patriot Jarrett Stidham is all that’s keeping New England from Super Bowl
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — All that stands between the New England Patriots and their first trip to the Super Bowl since Tom Brady left is a backup quarterback that they already know pretty well. The team that Brady led to six NFL titles — and 13 conference title games — will play Denver (15-3) on […]
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After retiring Zdeno Chara’s No. 33, Bruins get off to quick start and beat Kraken 4-2
BOSTON (AP) — Marat Khusnutdinov and Viktor Arvidsson scored in the first 3:45 of the game, and the Boston Bruins held on to beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Thursday night after raising Zdeno Chara’s No. 33 to the rafters. Mark Kastelic added a short-handed goal in the second period, and Jeremy Swayman stopped 26 shots […]
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Boston Bruins retire Zdeno Chara’s No. 33, honoring the giant defenseman who led 2011 Cup victory
BOSTON (AP) — When Zdeno Chara signed with the Boston Bruins in 2006, the No. 3 he wore early in his career had already been retired by the Original Six franchise. So he picked No. 33 without giving it much thought. “Little did I know how meaningful 33 was,” Chara said on Thursday night before his […]
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Murray scores 22 with 17 assists to help Nuggets win 114-110 and snap Celtics 5-game win streak
BOSTON (AP) — Jamal Murray had 22 points and 17 assists and Peyton Watson scored 30 for the Denver Nuggets, who went on a 14-0 run to rally from a fourth-quarter deficit and pull away to beat the Boston Celtics 114-110 on Wednesday night. In a game missing its two biggest stars — Denver’s three-time […]
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Canadiens score 4 in the 3rd period to turn fight-filled game against rival Bruins into a laugher
BOSTON (AP) — Zachary Bolduc scored to give the Canadiens the lead as Montreal scored four goals in a five-minute span to snap a third-period tie and run away from the Boston Bruins 6-2 on Tuesday night. Sammy Blais, Ivan Demidov, Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky also scored for Montreal. Jacob Fowler stopped […]
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Geekie scores twice and Bruins open 5-game homestand with 4-1 victory over Mammoth
BOSTON (AP) — Morgan Geekie scored a pair of goals and Jeremy Swayman stopped 20 shots on Tuesday night to help the Boston Bruins beat Utah 4-1 for their fifth win in their last six games. Casey Mittelstadt and Michael Eyssimont also scored goals, and David Pastrnak had a pair of assists as the Bruins […]
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Celtics hold off late Knicks charge to win 123-117 in rematch of East semifinal
BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 42 points, sealing the game with a breakaway dunk in the final seconds Tuesday night as the Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 123-117 in a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference semifinal. Derrick White scored seven of his 22 points in the last four minutes, […]
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Bruins score with 6 seconds left in OT to beat Senators 3-2 and earn fifth straight victory
BOSTON (AP) — Pavel Zacha poked in a rebound with 6 seconds left in overtime and Joonas Korpisalo made 20 saves on Wednesday night to lead the Boston Bruins to their fifth straight win, 3-2 over the Ottawa Senators. Morgan Geekie and Sean Kuraly scored in the second period to give Boston a 2-1 lead, […]
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Brown scores 35 points in 26 minutes before watching Celtics coast to 136-107 win over Wizards
BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 35 points and the Boston Celtics shook off a double-digit first-quarter deficit to beat Washington 136-107 on Wednesday night and send the Wizards to their sixth straight loss. Brown scored 16 points in the first quarter and had five rebounds and five assists before leaving the game with two […]
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Parker Romo’s missed extra point proves to be the difference in Falcons’ 24-23 loss to Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Parker Romo came back to New England hoping to show the Patriots they made a mistake by cutting him at the end of training camp. Instead, he left them celebrating the decision. The Falcons kicker — who made 11 of 12 kicks for Minnesota last year and was perfect in two […]
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Jaylen Brown scores 30 as Celtics snap Cavaliers’ win streak
BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, including 13 during a 20-3 run to end the first half that helped the Boston Celtics pull away from Cleveland to win 125-105 on Wednesday night and snap the Cavaliers’ three-game winning streak. Sam Hauser scored 21 points off the bench for Boston, which has won two […]
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Maxey scores 40 points as 76ers rally to beat Celtics 117-116
BOSTON (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 40 points and VJ Edgecombe added 34 in his NBA debut to help the Philadelphia 76ers rally to beat the Boston Celtics 117-116 in their season opener Wednesday night. Edgecombe scored the most points in an NBA debut since Wilt Chamberlain had 43 on Oct. 24, 1959. Philadelphia led […]
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Tigers clinch AL playoff berth with 2-1 win over Red Sox. Detroit’s division hopes still alive
BOSTON (AP) — Jamhai Jones hit a two-run single to rally Detroit from an early deficit, and the Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Saturday to clinch a spot in the American League playoffs. Less than 24 hours after the Red Sox sealed their postseason berth, the Tigers claimed at least a wild card. Detroit […]
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Red Sox rally from a 3-run deficit to walk off the Tigers and secure a playoff spot
BOSTON (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela sent a line drive deep to center field, and Romy Gonzalez hesitated between first and second to make sure it wasn’t caught. The rest of the Boston Red Sox didn’t bother waiting. Streaming out of the dugout to greet Gonzalez when he circled around to home plate with the winning run, the […]
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Patriots beat themselves with 5 turnovers vs. Steelers, including 2 near the end zone
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — An interception in the end zone. A fumble at the goal line. And three more turnovers — including Drake Maye’s fumble late in the fourth quarter with the Patriots in position for the go-ahead score — doomed New England to a 21-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. “It stings just knowing […]
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Bill Parcells enters Patriots Hall of Fame, ending his long-running feud with owner Robert Kraft
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Former Patriots coach Bill Parcells was inducted into the franchise Hall of Fame on Saturday, resolving a long-running feud with owner Robert Kraft that boiled over at their only New England Super Bowl appearance together and festered for three decades. A two-time Super Bowl champion — neither with New England — […]
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Judge passes DiMaggio, Gil pitches 6 no-hit innings as Yankees beat Red Sox 4-1
BOSTON (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his 362nd career homer to pass Joe DiMaggio on the Yankees’ all-time list, and Luis Gil pitched six no-hit innings to beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Friday night and help New York expand its edge in the race for home-field advantage in the American League playoffs. Gil […]
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Bregman’s clutch hit in the 8th helps Red Sox rally past Guardians 11-7
BOSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman legged out an hard chopper down the third-base line for an infield single with two outs in the eighth inning to drive in the go-ahead run, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 11-7 for their third straight victory. Jarren Duran and Trevor Story followed with RBI doubles […]
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Maria Sharapova and Bryan Brothers enter tennis hall, with surprise appearance by Serena Williams
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Serena Williams made a a surprise — and early — appearance at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, emerging from behind the stage to introduce “former rival, former fan and forever friend” Maria Sharapova for her induction on Saturday night. Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion who will be eligible for […]
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Maria Sharapova, Bryan brothers to be inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame
Maria Sharapova has never been the type to look back on her accomplishments. Joining the International Tennis Hall of Fame has given her a chance to do just that. “Wow, there was a lot of sacrifice. There was a lot of hard work,” she said on Friday, a day before she was to be enshrined […]