By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Al Horford is back. Marcus Smart is planning to join him. The Boston Celtics are closer to whole for the Eastern Conference finals. Horford’s stay in the NBA’s health and safety protocols ended Thursday, a few hours before tipoff of Game 2 of the East title […]
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Pivetta tosses 2-hitter to lead Red Sox past Astros 5-1
BOSTON (AP) — The Astros littered the seats of Fenway Park with home runs during their rout of the Red Sox on Tuesday. A day later, Boston pitcher Nick Pivetta barely allowed Houston to put the ball in play. Pivetta pitched a two-hitter, Xander Bogaerts hit a solo home run, Rafael Devers added an RBI […]
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Jimmy Butler, Heat seeking to take a 2-0 lead over Celtics
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler doesn’t like being a called a scorer. Never mind that the moniker seems appropriate. He’s averaging nearly 30 points per game in this postseason, has reached the 40-point mark three times in his last 10 games after having zero such regular season games since […]
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Jimmy Butler, Heat seeking to take a 2-0 lead over Celtics
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler doesn’t like being a called a scorer. Never mind that the moniker seems appropriate. He’s averaging nearly 30 points per game in this postseason, has reached the 40-point mark three times in his last 10 games after having zero such regular season games since […]
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Butler scores 41, Heat take Game 1 from Celtics 118-107
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — His team was down by eight at halftime, and Miami coach Erik Spoelstra went into the locker room ready to deliver a big speech. Turns out, one wasn’t needed. Jimmy Butler decided to let his play do the talking. Butler scored 27 of his 41 points […]
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Houston rockets: Astros hit 5 HRs in 2nd, rout Red Sox 13-4
BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox starter Nathan Eolvaldi needed just five pitches to get the Astros out in order in the first inning Tuesday night. Houston responded by hitting five home runs off him as part of a nine-run second to tie the MLB record for most homers in an inning, ending his night on […]
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Tom Brady featured in upcoming Netflix ‘Greatest’ roast
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Tom Brady will be on the hot seat – this time during a Netflix roast. Netflix announced Tuesday the seven-time Super Bowl champion will be featured first in a series of upcoming specials called “Greatest Roasts of All Time: GROAT.” Brady is the executive producer of the series, with his roast […]
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Story, Bogaerts homer to help Red Sox beat Astros 6-3
BOSTON (AP) — With J.D. Martinez on second after his tiebreaking double and the crowd thinned by a 98-minute rain delay, there were still enough fans in Fenway Park on Monday for a healthy chant of “Re-sign Xander!” “Yeah, I heard it,” said Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts, a three-time All-Star and two time World […]
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Best duos in Boston Red Sox history
In Major League Baseball, it takes more than one skilled player to field a championship contender. It takes talent all over the field at a variety of positions, both in terms of pitchers and hitters. While having a star pitcher and a star hitter at the same time is no guarantee of success, it does […]
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García, Calhoun each hit 2 homers, Rangers beat Red Sox 7-1
By LARY BUMP Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis García and Kole Calhoun each hit two home runs, Martin Perez pitched six strong innings and the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-1 on Sunday. Texas trailed 1-0 and didn’t have a hit until Calhoun led off the bottom of the fifth with […]
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Williams has 27, Celtics make 22 3s in Game 7 rout of Bucks
BOSTON (AP) — Grant Williams scored a career-high 27 points and hit seven 3-pointers, Jayson Tatum added 23 and the Boston Celtics set a Game 7 record with 22 3-pointers to eliminate the NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks 109-81 on Sunday in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Boston will face top-seeded Miami beginning Tuesday in a rematch […]
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Domi, Raanta help Hurricanes close out Bruins 3-2 in Game 7
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Twice before, the Carolina Hurricanes had reached the playoffs only to see their ascent to becoming a serious Stanley Cup contender blocked by the Boston Bruins. Two newcomers helped the Hurricanes finally push past their playoff bully — and in a Game 7, at that. […]
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Red Sox get 1st series victory in month, win 11-3 at Texas
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Alex Cora has never wavered on knowing that the Boston Red Sox are a good team, despite their early struggles and being at the bottom of the AL East standings. “Nothing has changed,” Cora said. “Just we got off to a bad start, and we […]
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Pair of 7s: Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns happy to be home
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The NBA’s long regular season can be tedious, but make no mistake, it matters. Just ask the Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns — two teams who have home-court advantage in Game 7 of their respective second-round NBA playoff series on Sunday thanks to superior regular-season records. […]
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Pivetta ends streak, Martinez extends his in Red Sox victory
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nick Pivetta allowed a run and three hits in a season-long seven innings to win for the first time since August and the Boston Red Sox had a four-run sixth inning to beat the Texas Rangers 7-1 on Friday night. J.D. Martinez began Boston’s big inning by lining a single to […]
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Tatum’s huge effort helps Celtics win 108-95 to force Game 7
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jayson Tatum wouldn’t let it happen again. With the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks attempting to complete a fourth-quarter comeback for the second straight game and close out their Eastern Conference semifinal, Tatum made sure the Boston Celtics instead kept their season alive and forced a decisive […]
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Celtics’ Robert Williams remains out for Game 6 vs. Bucks
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Boston forward/center Robert Williams missed his third straight game with an injured left knee as the Celtics tried to keep their season alive Friday night in Game 6 against the Milwaukee Bucks. Williams had been listed as questionable on the Celtics’ injury report. Celtics coach Ume Idoka said at the team’s post-shootaround […]
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Column: US lands 2031 Rugby World Cup, if anyone cares
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Columnist The United States has landed another World Cup. Before you start celebrating or making travel plans, a couple of caveats: It’s still more than nine years away. And, uh, it’s the Rugby World Cup. FILE – Wales’ Dan Biggar, second right, tackles South Africa’s S’Busiso Nkosi during the Rugby […]
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Total skier visits hits record in 2021-2022 season
The 2021-2022 ski season was record-breaking in the total number of skier visits to resorts around the country, the National Ski Areas Association announced Friday. The national figure of 61 million skier visits was up 3.5% from the previous season, according to the trade group based in Colorado. “This record visitation signals that the U.S. […]
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Bruins back home, beat Hurricanes 5-2 to force 7th game
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins earned themselves a seventh game with another dominating performance at home. The problem: The clincher will be at Carolina, where the Hurricanes have been just as unbeatable. “Everybody loves a Game 7,” Boston coach Bruce Cassidy said after the Bruins won 5-2 on Thursday night to even their first-round […]
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Gino Cappelletti, who scored 1st points in AFL history, dies
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Gino Cappelletti, a former AFL Most Valuable Player and original member of the Boston Patriots who was part of the franchise for five decades as a player, coach and broadcaster, has died. He was 89. Cappelletti died Thursday at his home in Wellesley, Massachusetts. His death was announced by the New […]
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Baseball signed by Zelenskyy sells at auction for $50,000
BOSTON (AP) — A baseball signed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sold at auction for more than $50,000, a portion of which will go toward providing humanitarian aid to Ukrainians displaced by the nation’s war with Russia, auctioneer RR Auction of Boston said Thursday. The winning bid for the Rawlings Major League baseball in […]
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Holiday stops Celtics’ last 2 plays, Bucks take 3-2 lead
BOSTON (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo was having his best shooting night of the playoffs. Milwaukee dominated on the boards. And still the Bucks trailed Boston by 14 points in a game that could send the defending NBA champions to the brink of elimination. That’s when Jrue Holiday showed the Defensive Player of the Year a […]
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Arcia’s 2-run homer in 9th lifts Braves over Red Sox 5-3
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Making the most of his first start in more than two weeks, Orlando Arcia hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 5-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night. Arcia lined his first homer […]
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Devers’ slam leads Red Sox, clean-shaven Cora over Braves
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Rafael Devers says five straight losses had driven home the ugly point for the last-place Boston Red Sox: “We haven’t been playing well.” A big hit by Devers helped provide hope the Red Sox can revive their offense and their season. Devers hit his first career […]