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 […]
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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 […]
NBA unveils No. 6 patch to honor Bill Russell across league
CANTON, Mass. (AP) — As the longest-tenured player on the Celtics, Marcus Smart has been in Boston long enough to appreciate what Bill Russell meant to the team, the city […]
Patriots QB Jones leaves with leg injury after 3rd pick
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones hopped off the field, unable to put any weight on his left leg. His third interception sealed the Patriots’ 37-26 loss […]
Celtics: Udoka suspended for ‘multiple’ policy violations
BOSTON (AP) — The reigning Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics suspended coach Ime Udoka after a months-long investigation by an outside law firm that found multiple violations of team policies but did […]
Celtics suspend coach Ime Udoka for 2022-23 season
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have suspended Ime Udoka for a full year, banning the coach who led them to the NBA Finals last spring for the entire 2022-23 […]
Singer shuts down Red Sox, Royals beat Boston 9-0
BOSTON (AP) — After scratching out just six runs in a four-game losing streak, the Kansas City batters felt like they owed their pitchers a little more support. Then they […]
Judge stays at 57 HR, Yanks beat Boston 5-3 for 2-game sweep
BOSTON (AP) — Aaron Judge didn’t homer. Gleyber Torres only sorta did. Torres hit a three-run, Little League homer to break a fifth-inning scoreless tie, and the AL East-leading New York […]
Blue Jays survive 9th, win 6-5 in 10th to sweep Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano pitched his way out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the ninth inning at Fenway Park. Then he had to shut the […]
Wacha makes short work of Yankees, Boston wins 3-0 in 2:15
BOSTON (AP) — Michael Wacha and the last-place Red Sox made short work of the AL East-leading New York Yankees. Pitching for the first time in almost seven weeks, Wacha […]
Judge hits homer No. 46, but Red Sox rally to beat Yanks 3-2
BOSTON (AP) — The New York Yankees still have a double-digit lead in the AL East and a chance to coast into the postseason. What they do once they get […]
Prospect Grissom homers in debut, Braves beat Red Sox 8-4
BOSTON (AP) — Vaughn Grissom was rounding third when it sank in. He had just cleared the Green Monster for his first big league hit, and he gave himself an […]
After trip back home to Czechia, Krejci returns to Bruins
BOSTON (AP) — When David Krejci decided to return to the NHL after a year playing in his native Czechia, there was only one option. With Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron deciding […]
Bruins bring back captain Bergeron — and David Krejci, too
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins are getting the gang back together, signing captain Patrice Bergeron and center David Krejci — both members of their 2011 Stanley Cup championship team […]