Kyle Hightower | AP Sports Writer

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have looked elimination in the face four times this postseason and still haven’t blinked. Derrick White had 24 points, including six 3-pointers, and the Celtics dominated the Miami Heat 110-97 on Thursday night in Game 5 to extend the Eastern Conference finals. Marcus Smart had 23 points and five […]

BOSTON (AP) — Grant Williams poked Jimmy Butler, Jayson Tatum went cold again in the fourth quarter and the Boston Celtics are staring at a 2-0 deficit in the Eastern Conference finals. Throughout the season, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla has trumpeted his team’s ability to respond with angry resilience following poor outings. They showed examples […]

BOSTON (AP) — The latest Eastern Conference finals pairing between the Heat and Celtics will be a matchup that ultimately turns on the play stars like Jimmy Butler and Jayson Tatum. But Miami’s 123-116 Game 1 victory also showed how the tactical battle between rookie coach Joe Mazzulla and veteran counterpart Erik Spoelstra will also play a […]

BOSTON (AP) — The Miami Heat were in need of a calming presence following a sluggish start to their latest conference finals showdown with the Boston Celtics. Jimmy Butler provided that and a lot more. Butler scored 35 points, including 20 after halftime, and the Heat rallied in the second half to beat the Celtics 123-116 […]

BOSTON (AP) — As the Celtics’ 112-88 Game 7 rout of the 76ers began to crystallize late in the third quarter, a Boston fan toting a neon pink inflatable flamingo held up a sign that read, “See you in Miami!” Celtics-Heat: The rematch is now officially set for the Eastern Conference finals. Last season the Celtics had […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — JuJu Smith-Schuster’s first few weeks with the New England Patriots have made him feel as if he’s back in college. Every day has been a new learning experience. He’s entering the second phase of the team’s offseason conditioning program and aside from getting his body ready for upcoming organized team activities, […]

BOSTON (AP) — Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said he didn’t walk off the court feeling any panic following Boston’s 119-115 Eastern Conference semifinals loss to the 76ers in Game 1. If anything, he thinks his team saw on tape a blueprint of exactly what they need to do to rebound in Game 2 on Wednesday. “I don’t […]

BOSTON (AP) — James Harden was asked for most of this season to be a facilitator for a 76ers team built around big man Joel Embiid. With the MVP finalist sidelined for the opener of his team’s second-round playoff series with the Celtics, Philadelphia called on a vintage version of Harden. He happily obliged. Harden […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Keion White was one of 17 NFL draft prospects who made the trip to Kansas City, Missouri, to sit backstage in hopes of getting selected and having a national TV moment on stage with Commissioner Roger Goodell. He sat in the green room for the entire first round without hearing his […]

BOSTON (AP) — His team trailing by a point and its season on the brink, Hawks star Trae Young got all the encouragement he needed in the huddle during his team’s timeout. “I just had to trust in what I’ve done my whole life and shoot it with confidence,” Young said. He did, and kept […]

BOSTON (AP) — Hellen Obiri took one key lesson away when she ran her first major marathon in New York this past November: Be patient. She put it to use late in Monday’s Boston Marathon, breaking away over the final 2 miles to win the title during a foggy and wet 127th edition of the […]

BOSTON (AP) — A familiar name returned to the top of the podium and another one got there for the first time in the wheelchair division at the 127th Boston Marathon. Marcel Hug of Switzerland captured his sixth men’s wheelchair Boston Marathon title, claiming the victory Monday in a course record of 1 hour, 17 […]

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins saved their latest record-setting performance of the season for their home crowd. Brad Marchand and Tyler Bertuzzi had power play goals and the Bruins broke the NHL points record with a 5-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night in their regular-season home finale. Under chants of “We […]

BOSTON (AP) — Bryan Reynolds arrived at spring training wondering how long he’d remain in a Pirates uniform after failing to garner a longterm contract and requesting a trade. He’s making an early case for his team to make an investment. Reynolds hit a pair solo home runs, Jason Delay added another and Pittsburgh edged the […]

BOSTON (AP) — The last time Adley Rutschman recalls feeling this level of emotion on a baseball field was playing in front of intimate, 5,000-seat crowds in college at Oregon State. He trumped that experience at Fenway Park on Thursday in his first career opening day start. “This blows that out of the water,” Rutschman […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 34 points, setting a new franchise record with his 40th 30-point game this season, and the Boston Celtics rolled to a 120-95 win over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night. Tatum passed Hall of Famer Larry Bird, who had 39 30-point games during the 1987-88 season. Jaylen Brown […]