FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots have signed free agent wide receiver Stefon Diggs, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press, giving quarterback Drake Maye a prime target as he heads into his second season. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because it was not […]
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Sweet 16: Calipari guides Arkansas past Pitino, St. John’s 75-66 for 16th trip to regional semifinal
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — John Calipari is heading to the Sweet 16 for the 16th time, and this one could be the sweetest of all. Calipari’s Arkansas Razorbacks beat longtime nemesis Rick Pitino and No. 2 seed St. John’s 75-66 on Saturday, sending their itinerant coach to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament with […]
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Pitino leads St. John’s past Omaha and into 2nd-round March Madness matchup with nemesis Calipari
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rick Pitino and John Calipari will be renewing their Bluegrass rivalry in the Ocean State. Pitino returned to the city where he first hung a Final Four banner and picked up a March Madness victory with yet another school on Thursday night, coaching St. John’s past Omaha 83-53 and into a […]
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No. 12 seed McNeese holds off late Clemson charge to earn first March Madness victory
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — McNeese coach Will Wade and his boombox-toting manager are moving on in March Madness after the 12th-seeded Cowboys held off late-charging No. 5 seed Clemson 69-67 on Friday in the first bracket buster of the NCAA Tournament. Brando Murray scored 14 of his 21 points in a stifling first half, when […]
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Ivy League won’t join NCAA antitrust settlement, clings to academics and amateurism
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The Ivy League will not join the antitrust settlement that will allow schools to pay their players directly, a decision that leaves the conference of eight elite academic institutions clinging to college sports’ amateur model even as it is increasingly abandoned by the NCAA’s biggest powers. Ivy League executive director Robin Harris said in an […]
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Coyle scores 2 in 3rd period, eclipses fellow BU Terrier Celebrini and Bruins beat Sharks 6-3
BOSTON (AP) — Charlie Coyle scored a pair of third-period goals, stealing the spotlight from fellow Boston University product Macklin Celebrini in his first game back at the TD Garden as an NHLer and leading the Bruins to a 6-3 victory over San Jose on Monday. It was Boston’s 14th straight victory over the Sharks. […]
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Bruins open 4-goal lead, add 2 short-handed empty-netters to beat Lightning 6-2
BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Parker Wotherspoon scored his first NHL goal on Tuesday night to help the Boston Bruins open a four-goal lead and hold on to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2. Jeremy Swayman made 43 saves for the Bruins, who have won back-to-back games after […]
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Celtics withstand return of Zion Williamson and beat Pelicans 120-119
BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 38 points with 11 rebounds and Kristaps Porzingis had 19 points and 11 boards on Sunday as the Boston Celtics overcame the return of Zion Williamson to the New Orleans lineup and beat the Pelicans 120-119. Trey Murphy III scored 30 points and Williamson scored 16 in his return […]
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Bruins beat Capitals 4-1, hold Washington to season-low 11 shots.
BOSTON (AP) — Elias Lindholm scored with 6:19 left to break a third-period tie, and the Boston Bruins killed a five-minute penalty without allowing a shot on goal on Monday night to beat the Washington Capitals 4-1. It was 1-1 when Charlie Coyle made a long clearing pass to Lindholm and he slid it over […]
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Celtics withstand 3-point spree to beat the Pistons 130-120
BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown had 28 points with nine assists and Kristaps Porzingis added 26 points and nine rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to their ninth victory in 10 games, a 130-120 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. Derrick White had 14 points and 11 assists and Payton Pritchard scored 19 […]
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Brown scores 29, Pritchard adds 25 bench points to lead Celtics past Heat 108-89
BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 29 points, Jayson Tatum had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Payton Pritchard scored 25 off the bench on Monday night as the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 108-89. Derrick White added 19 points as the defending NBA champions won for the eighth time in nine games. Jaime […]
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President Biden welcomes 2024 NBA champion Boston Celtics to White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House was tinted green on Thursday, when President Joe Biden — secret service code name: Celtic — welcomed “Coach Joe” Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics to the South Lawn to celebrate the franchise’s unprecedented 18th NBA championship. In a tradition believed to have begun when Bill Russell’s 1963 Celtics met […]
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NBA champion Celtics take Round 1 and end Cavaliers’ perfect season after 15 straight wins
BOSTON (AP) — This one wasn’t about their perfect season or a 15-game winning streak or even the NBA Cup. This was a chance for the undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers to see where they stood against the defending champions. “This was a great test for us, and unfortunately we didn’t get the win,” said Donovan Mitchell, […]
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Blue Jackets score two short-handed goals to beat Bruins 5-1
BOSTON (AP) — Mathieu Olivier scored short-handed in a three-goal first period that ended with the Boston fans booing their own team off the ice, and the last-place Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Bruins 5-1 on Monday night. Justin Danforth also scored a short-handed goal, making it 4-1 midway through the third period. Yegor Chinakhov […]
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Stafford throws for 4 TDs, 2 to Kupp and 1 to Nacua, to lead Rams past Patriots 28-22
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams gave up a field goal to see their lead cut to four points, then clanged a kick off the right upright as the first half expired. It was 14-10. The three-win Patriots were moving the ball well. And the Rams were staring at a potential second straight […]
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Patriots QB Drake Maye remains in the NFL’s concussion protocol. His status for Sunday is uncertain
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots rookie Drake Maye remained in the NFL’s concussion protocol on Wednesday, limiting his ability to practice for New England’s game against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. If he can’t play, Jacoby Brissett will start at quarterback. “(Maye) will throw the ball at times in practice, but he will be limited,” […]
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With Maye out, ‘soft’ Patriots come back to send Rodgers and Jets to 5th straight loss
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Inches from the goal line with one last chance to punch in the game-winning score, the New England Patriots proved to be tough enough to beat Aaron Rodgers and the stumbling New York Jets. Rhamondre Stevenson plunged through the line for his second touchdown with 22 seconds left on Sunday and […]
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‘Flat’ Jets hope to turn things around against the ‘soft’ Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Jets are too flat. The Patriots are too soft. What was once a fight for supremacy in the AFC East now sounds more like a Yelp review for throw pillows. Losers of their last four games, the New York Jets (2-5) stumble into New England on Sunday to play the […]
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Tatum, Celtics celebrate Banner 18 by making record-tying 29 3-pointers and crushing Knicks 132-109
BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum continued Boston’s Banner 18 celebration by scoring 37 points and making eight of the Celtics’ NBA record-tying 29 3-pointers on Tuesday as Boston ran away with a 132-109 victory over the New York Knicks on opening night. Derrick White scored 24 points, Jaylen Brown added 23 and Tatum had 10 assists for […]
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Celtics celebrate 18th NBA title with banner, rings and call from Tatum: ‘Let’s do it again.’
BOSTON (AP) — After the Boston Celtics received their diamond-, emerald- and parquet-encrusted championship rings and before the franchise’s 18th banner was raised to the rafters, Jayson Tatum grabbed a microphone to say a few words to the geeked-up crowd. “Enjoy this moment together,” he told the fans who filled the TD Garden for the […]
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The Patriots lost their sixth straight game, and coach Jerod Mayo is calling his team ‘soft’
The New England Patriots’ six-game losing streak may not hurt as much as their coach calling them soft. After a 32-16 loss in London to the Jacksonville Jaguars, who came into the game tied with New England at the bottom of the NFL with just one win, coach Jerod Mayo admitted what anyone watching his once-proud franchise […]
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Erstwhile goalie holdout Jeremy Swayman gets 6-4 win against Montreal in Bruins’ home opener
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jeremy Swayman was the first player introduced before the Bruins’ home opener on Thursday night and he took the ice to a huge ovation. No hard feelings from the Boston fans over the contract holdout that kept him out of training camp until he signed a $66 […]
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Drake Maye gets nod to start at QB as Patriots try to snap four-game losing streak
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Jacoby Brissett won only one game as the New England Patriots’ starting quarterback. Now we’ll find out if he was any better as a mentor for first-round draft pick Drake Maye. The Patriots are going with Maye as the starter for Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans, coach Jerod Mayo confirmed […]
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Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers is placed on commissioner’s exempt list after his arrest
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The NFL has placed New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers on the exempt list while he goes through the legal process following his arrest on charges that he shoved his girlfriend’s head into the wall and choked her. Patriots coach Jerod Mayo said Wednesday that Peppers won’t be with the team “in the […]
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Patriots will go with first-round draft pick Drake Maye and bench QB Jacoby Brissett, AP source says
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots are planning to give first-round draft pick Drake Maye his first pro start in the hopes of ending a four-game losing streak under veteran journeyman quarterback Jacoby Brissett, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity on […]