BOSTON (AP) — Devin Booker wore a hockey toque to deal with the sub-zero temperatures in Boston and pulled out a baseball metaphor to describe his possible return to the […]
Jimmy Golen | AP Sports Writer
No. 23 Providence dominates Butler inside for 79-58 win
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — With No. 23 Providence trailing Butler by seven midway through the first half, Friars coach Ed Cooley brought Jared Bynum off the bench. PC scored the […]
Celtics beat Warriors in OT, win NBA Finals rematch 121-118
BOSTON (AP) — Al Horford’s 7-year-old, Ean, sat in the front row of the postgame news conference, wearing a hat from last season’s NBA Finals. Up on the podium, his […]
Czech it out: Pastrnak, Zacha, Krejci help Bruins top Flyers
BOSTON (AP) — Bruins forward David Krejci is getting a taste of his homeland right here in Boston. The native of Czechia played in his 1,000th NHL game on Monday […]
Grzelcyk breaks tie late, Bruins beat Maple Leafs 4-3
BOSTON (AP) — The NHL-best Boston Bruins haven’t lost back-to-back games all season, and they wanted to keep it that way. “The game meant more to us than I imagined […]
Red hot Kraken send Bruins to 1st regulation home loss, 3-0
BOSTON (AP) — Kraken goalie Martin Jones called it Seattle’s best game of the season, and who was forward Yanni Gourde to argue? “I won’t disagree with Jonesy, especially after […]
Tatum, Brown score 29 each and Celtics beat Clippers 116-110
BOSTON (AP) — Even from atop the NBA standings, the Boston Celtics remember the losses. Three weeks after absorbing their worst one of the season in Los Angeles, the Celtics […]
Brown (39 pts), Tatum (38) lead Celtics past Rockets 126-102
BOSTON (AP) — Acting interim Boston Celtics coach Damon Stoudamire had the perfect plan for his debut in the top job. “It’s always a little easier when you’ve got JT […]
Tatum has 41, Celtics push back on Giannis, Bucks 139-118
BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown knocked down his shots in the fourth quarter. And then he knocked down Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Brown scored 13 of his 29 points in […]
Hopkins leads Providence past No. 24 Marquette 103-98 in 2OT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Bryce Hopkins had 29 points and 23 rebounds — both career highs — and grabbed the offensive board on a missed free throw with 15 seconds […]
Bergeron (2 goals, 2 assists) leads Bruins past Panthers 7-3
BOSTON (AP) — Bruins coach Jim Montgomery watched his team let a four-goal lead turn into a 4-3 edge and wondered whether he needed to call a timeout to settle […]
Moore scores shootout winner and Kings win in Boston 3-2
BOSTON (AP) — Adrian Kempe scored twice in the third period to rally Los Angeles from a two-goal deficit and Trevor Moore scored in the seventh round of the shootout […]
Red Sox sign Japanese batting champ Masataka Yoshida
BOSTON (AP) — Former Boston pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka passed along some advice to Masataka Yoshida, another Japanese star who came over to play for the Red Sox. “His advice to […]
Bruins improve to record 14-0 at home, beat Avalanche 5-1
BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak and Trent Frederic scored two goals apiece, Linus Ullmark stopped 25 shots and the Boston Bruins improved to an NHL-record 14-0 at home this season […]
Last-place Patriots lose 3d straight to Buffalo, 24-10
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Music by Eddie Murphy and Rick Astley played over the sound system. The throwback Pat Patriot uniforms were resplendent in red. On the field, too, the […]
Smart dishes 15, scores 22, Celtics crush Hornets 140-105
BOSTON (AP) — The reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year showed he can do it on offense, too. Celtics point guard Marcus Smart had a career-high 15 assists on […]
Tatum has 37 points, 13 rebounds, Celtics beat Mavs 125-112
BOSTON (AP) — With Dallas closing the gap, Jayson Tatum turned the matchup with Luka Doncic into a game of one-on-one. And the Boston star bested the Mavericks’ each time. […]
Fields, Bears score 23 straight points, beat Pats 33-14
The clock was running down in the second quarter and the pocket was collapsing around Justin Fields, with one defender coming at him from the right, another circling around on […]
With Bergeron back, Bruins will make another run at Cup
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins’ motto this season might as well be: “Win one for Patrice.” For the second straight year, the Bruins are heading into the season thinking […]
Re-signing Bogaerts, Devers the key for last-place Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox want to re-sign Xander Bogaerts – and Rafael Devers, too – Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom insisted, saying things have improved since they […]
Wild-card Rays lose 5th straight, fall 6-3 to Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — The playoff-bound Tampa Bay Rays lost their fifth straight game to finish the regular season, giving up a pair of home runs to J.D. Martinez in a […]
Newly promoted Mazzulla wins preseason debut for Celtics
BOSTON (AP) — Not too many NBA first-timers get to take over a reigning conference champion and oddsmakers’ favorite to win an NBA title. Joe Mazzulla knows he’s one of the lucky […]
AP source: Celtics agree to terms with big man Blake Griffin
BOSTON (AP) — Veteran big man Blake Griffin has agreed to a contract with the Boston Celtics, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. The […]
Martinez homers, Red Sox beat Orioles in 3rd straight, 5-3
BOSTON (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles arrived in Boston to face the last-place Red Sox with a chance to make a run at the postseason. They leave after losing three […]
New coach, old captain: Bruins hoping for another run at Cup
BOSTON (AP) — For one day, they were all in the building: Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand, Zdeno Chara, Tuukka Rask and other members of the Bruins’ 2011 Stanley Cup championship […]