BOSTON (AP) — 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 do for the Boston Celtics. “I think he cares about it in a way that motivates him, and I think he doesn’t […]
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Bruins’ braintrust says offseason priority is signing goalie Jeremy Swayman
BOSTON (AP) — 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 summer is to sign goalie Jeremy Swayman to an extension, preferably avoiding the arbitration process that left the 25-year-old Alaskan embittered […]
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Disputed tying goal helps Panthers beat Bruins 3-2 and take 3-1 lead in East semifinal series
BOSTON (AP) — 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 shove to Charlie Coyle’s back. Already drawing boos in the Garden because of a hit on Marchand that the Bruins are calling a […]
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Panthers take a 2-1 series lead over the Bruins, scoring 4 power-play goals in a 6-2 victory
BOSTON (AP) — 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 in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Vladimir Tarasenko and Carter Verhaeghe scored 1 minute apart on the same power play, and Sergei […]
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Mitchell’s 29 points help Cavaliers blow out Celtics 118-94, tie series at 1 game apiece
BOSTON (AP) — 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 baskets in the lane to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a 16-point lead. “Sometimes you get lucky,” Mitchell said after scoring 29 points […]
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Mitchell’s game-high 33 points not enough for Cavaliers in 120-95, Game 1 loss to Celtics
BOSTON (AP) — 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 in Cleveland’s 120-95 loss to Boston in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Jaylen Brown scored 32 and Derrick […]
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Mike Yaz homers at Fenway after visit from Hall of Fame grandfather; Giants beat Red Sox 3-1
BOSTON (AP) — 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 the San Francisco Giants beat Boston 3-1 on Thursday. Ryan Walker (3-2) pitched a perfect sixth inning to help the Giants avoid the sweep […]
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Herro scores 24, Heat hit franchise playoff-record 23 3s to beat Boston and even series 1-1
BOSTON (AP) — 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 and 14 assists, hitting six of Miami’s 23 3-pointers — the most in a playoff game in franchise history — to […]
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Matthews scores as Maple Leafs beat Bruins 3-2 to tie their series at 1 game apiece
BOSTON (AP) — Auston Matthews scored on a breakaway to snap a third-period tie with eight minutes left, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Monday night to knot their first-round playoff series at one game apiece. Ilya Samsonov stopped 27 shots for Toronto, which snapped an eight-game losing streak against […]
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DeBrusk nets 2 power-play goals, Swayman saves 35 as Bruins win 5-1 to open series with Toronto
BOSTON (AP) — 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. The Maple Leafs’ forward — and the top goal-scorer in the NHL this season — had no one left between him and […]
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Ethiopia’s Sisay Lemma wins Boston Marathon in runaway. Kenya’s Hellen Obiri repeats in women’s race
BOSTON (AP) — 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 weather heated up, and the 34-year-old Ethiopian slowed down. After running alone for most of the morning, Lemma held on down Boylston […]
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Emma Bates, a top US contender in the Boston Marathon, will try to beat Kenyans and dodge potholes
HOPKINTON, Mass. (AP) — 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 31-year-old former Boston resident stepped in one midway through the Chicago Marathon last fall, tearing a tissue in her […]
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For Boston Marathon’s last 100 years, it all starts in Hopkinton
HOPKINTON, Mass. (AP) — 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 the gun to send the Boston Marathon field on its way. On race day, this otherwise sleepy New England town serendipitously located […]
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Larry Lucchino, feisty force behind retro ballpark revolution and curse-busting Red Sox, dies at 78
BOSTON (AP) — 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, who was a three-time cancer survivor, died early Tuesday morning of congenital heart failure. His death was confirmed by his family […]
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UConn proud of Big East’s basketball pedigree even as football money upends college sports
BOSTON (AP) — 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 NCAA football championships but have never been to a men’s basketball Final Four, will meet top-seeded UConn in the national semifinals […]
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Top-seeded UConn blows through another opponent, beating San Diego State 82-52 to reach Elite Eight
BOSTON (AP) — 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 double-digit victory, beating San Diego State 82-52 on Thursday night in a rematch of last year’s title game. Cam Spencer scored […]
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Artemi Panarin tallies hat trick to help Rangers beat NHL-best Bruins 5-2
BOSTON (AP) — 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 he threaded through the legs of a Boston defender and goalie Jeremy Swayman. After the Bruins tied it, Panarin got credit […]
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Celtics open big lead, hold on to beat Bucks without Giannis, 122-119
BOSTON (AP) — 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 hand a few inches above the floor to mock the Celtics center. Too small? No, too soon. Irked by the insult to […]
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No. 2 UConn overcomes 15-2 deficit to beat Providence 74-60 and likely seal No. 1 NCAA seed
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — 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 Huskies’ 74-60 victory over PC jawing with a Friars fan in the second row. The coach of the defending NCAA champions […]
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Theo Epstein to return to Red Sox as advisor and part-owner of parent company, Fenway Sports Group
BOSTON (AP) — Theo Epstein, who as Red Sox general manager was the architect of two World Series championships, is returning to the organization as a minority owner and part-time senior adviser to its parent company, Fenway Sports Group. Epstein, who also helped the Chicago Cubs win the 2016 title — their first in 108 […]
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Devin Carter scores 29, Providence beats ex-coach Cooley and Hoyas 84-76
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — 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 Providence coach said on Saturday after PC, egged on by a rabid and often vulgar crowd, rallied in the final two […]
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Martinook scores on late breakaway to lead Hurricanes past Bruins, 3-2
BOSTON (AP) — 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 said after scoring on a breakaway with 2:27 left to snap a third-period tie and give Carolina a 3-2 victory […]
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Tatum scores 24 to lead Celtics past Wembanyama, Spurs 117-98
BOSTON (AP) — 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 can hoop on that team. Everyone’s a threat on the court,” the Spurs rookie said after scoring 27 against Boston on Wednesday […]
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Sway Now: All-Star Swayman posts shutout, Bruins beat Devils 3-0
BOSTON (AP) — 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 31 shots for his third shoutout of the season to lead the Bruins to a 3-0 victory over the New Jersey […]
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Celtics light up Udoka, Rockets 145-113, improve to 19-0 in Boston
BOSTON (AP) — 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 of the game,” Tatum said after he was ejected on back-to-back technical fouls in the fourth quarter of Boston’s 145-113 victory […]