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By ROB MAADDI Pro Football Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matthew Stafford walked away with the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award and a declaration that he’s returning to the Los Angeles Rams for another season. Stafford edged Drake Maye for the MVP award on Thursday night in the closest race since Peyton Manning and Steve McNair […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie Brandon Bussi made 16 saves for his second shutout, Andrei Svechnikov gave Carolina an early lead in the first period and the Hurricanes topped the New York Rangers 2-0 on Thursday night to extend their points streak to 10 games. Jordan Staal scored into an empty net with 54 seconds […]

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Isaac Abidde’s 19 points helped Albany defeat Bryant 65-63 on Thursday. Abidde also contributed three steals for the Great Danes (8-16, 4-5 America East Conference). Amir Lindsey added 15 points while shooting 6 for 12, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc while they also had seven assists and three […]

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — When it comes to being an offensive coordinator in the NFL, few coaches have fared better than New England’s Josh McDaniels. As a head coach, it’s been a completely different story. The six-time Super Bowl champion is back in the title game after […]

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brad Marchand scored in the fourth round of the shootout in his return to Florida’s lineup after missing two games to give the Panthers a 5-4 win over the Boston Bruins, his former team, on Wednesday night. Anton Lundell had a goal and two assists for his second three-point game of […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Jaylin Sellers scored eight of his 36 points in double overtime and Providence beat Butler 97-87 on Wednesday night. Sellers also had six rebounds and three steals for the Friars (10-13, 3-9 Big East Conference). Stefan Vaaks scored 20 points while shooting 4 for 15 (2 for 11 from 3-point range) […]

HOUSTON (AP) — Derrick White made six 3-pointers and scored 28 points and the Boston Celtics used a big third quarter to build the lead and cruise to a 114-93 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. White’s performance helped the Celtics win a fourth straight game despite missing star Jaylen Brown, who sat […]

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Jaylen Brown had 33 points and 11 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat Dallas 110-100 on Tuesday night, overcoming another stellar showing from Cooper Flagg and handing the Mavericks their season-worst fifth consecutive loss. Flagg scored 36 points in the rookie No. 1 pick’s first meeting […]

Mike Vrabel has focused on creating a specific culture during his first season as coach of the New England Patriots. The tone was set when he first spoke to the team prior to the start of the offseason program in April. “What my goal was, what I told everybody in the building … it was to […]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored the tying goal in the third period, Jake Guentzel scored the only goal in the shootout, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a four-goal deficit to beat the Boston Bruins 6-5 in front of 64,617 at an NHL Stadium Series game at Raymond James Stadium. Tampa Bay’s […]

La Salle captured first place at a four-team gymnastics meet Saturday at the Newport YMCA, scoring 132.8 to edge host Portsmouth’s 129.3. Barrington finished third with 122.2, followed by Toll Gate/Pilgrim with 113.2. Portsmouth honored seniors Kiley Wordell, Lucy Amand and Leah Hutchinson before the meet. Teammates, coaches and visiting team members recognized the trio […]

BOSTON (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored 29 points, Baylor Scheierman had 16 and the Boston Celtics rolled to a 112-93 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. Neemias Queta added 10 points and 15 rebounds for the Celtics, who rebounded from Wednesday’s home loss to Atlanta. Pritchard and Scheierman combined to shoot 9 of […]

By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Fraser Minten and Casey Mittelstadt each had a goal and two assists and the Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Thursday night. Pavel Zacha, Viktor Arvidsson, Tanner Jeannot and Marat Khusnutdinov also scored for the Bruins, while Jeremy Swayman made 33 saves to win his […]

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) — Jeremiah Quigley had 21 points and Zyier Beverly gave Binghamton a lead with 11 seconds left in a 63-60 victory over Bryant on Thursday. The Bearcats (5-18, 1-7 America East Conference) closed with a 10-0 run over the final three minutes, with Quigley scoring or assisting on all 10 points. Quigley […]

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak scored 15 seconds into overtime and the Boston Bruins beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Tuesday night. Pastrnak tipped a pass from Charlie McAvoy past Juuse Saros for the winner as the Bruins held on after Nashville rallied from a 2-0 deficit to force overtime. […]

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer If the Super Bowl 60 matchup between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks gives off a familiar vibe, it is completely understandable. That’s because it’s a rematch of one of the most memorable Super Bowls in recent history: In 2015, the Patriots secured a 28-24 victory over the Seahawks after Malcolm Butler […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Matthew Robertson scored at 3:53 of overtime as the New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Monday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Will Cuylle, J.T. Miller and Will Borgen also scored for the Rangers, and Jonathan Quick got his 408th career win — passing Hall of Fame […]

BOSTON (AP) — Morgan Geekie scored his 100th career goal with 5:53 remaining to break a tie and give the Boston Bruins a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Geekie’s winner, his second goal of the night, came on the power play just 12 seconds after Fraser Minten fired a backhander that […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored 32 points, Jaylen Brown had 27 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics outlasted the lottery-bound Brooklyn Nets 130-126 in double overtime on Friday night. Hugo González forced the second OT on a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left in the first extra period. Baylor Scheierman found […]

BOSTON (AP) — Charlie McAvoy started a three-goal flurry in a 54-second span in the first period, David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and the Boston Bruins held off the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Thursday night. Boston won for the ninth time in 11 games. Elias Lindholm and Tanner Jeannot also scored […]

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Christian McCaffrey has become only the second player to be a finalist for three AP NFL awards in the same year, as he joins Josh Allen, Trevor Lawrence, Drake Maye and Matthew Stafford in the running for The Associated Press 2025 NFL Most Valuable […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Denver would be a slight favorite if quarterback Bo Nix was healthy and ready to play Sunday in the AFC championship game, but the Broncos instead are fairly substantial underdogs to New England. It’s a development that has caused some head shaking in the sports betting industry. The Broncos would be about 1 […]

DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson scored two goals, Justin Hryckowian had a goal and two assists, and the Dallas Stars ended a three-game skid while snapping the Boston Bruins’ six-game winning streak, 6-2 on Tuesday night. Wyatt Johnston, Mavrik Bourque and Esa Lindell also scored for the Stars, who had just three goals in their […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — American winger Griffin Yow returned to Major League Soccer on Tuesday, joining the New England Revolution after 3 1/2 seasons with Belgium’s Westerlo. New England said the 23-year-old agreed to a 2 1/2-season contract that includes team options for 2028-29 and 2029-30. The Revolution acquired his discovery priority from Vancouver for […]

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tobias Harris scored 25 points and Jaylen Brown missed a jumper just before the buzzer, allowing the Detroit Pistons to hold on for a 104-103 win over the Boston Celtics on Monday night in a matchup of teams with the best records in the Eastern Conference. […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Freshman Nigel James Jr. scored a season-high 38 points and Ben Gold made the first of two free throws with four seconds left in overtime as Marquette edged Providence 105-104 on Monday night. James also had eight assists for the Golden Eagles (7-13, 2-7 Big East Conference). Royce Parham had 18 points […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — All that stands between the New England Patriots and their first trip to the Super Bowl since Tom Brady left is a backup quarterback that they already know pretty well. The team that Brady led to six NFL titles — and 13 conference title games — will play Denver (15-3) on […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes, Marcus Jones returned one of C.J. Stroud’s four interceptions for a score and the New England Patriots defeated the Houston Texans 28-16 on Sunday to advance to the AFC championship game for the first time in seven years. In Mike Vrabel’s first season as coach, the Patriots will […]

By PAUL NEWBERRY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 41 points, Sam Hauser led a 3-point barrage in the second quarter and the Boston Celtics blew away the Atlanta Hawks 132-106 on Saturday night. The Celtics put this one away with a 52-point outburst in the second quarter, stretching what had been a […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Stefan Vaaks scored 24 points as Providence beat Creighton 93-88 on Friday night. Vaaks added seven assists for the Friars (9-9, 2-5 Big East Conference). Jamier Jones scored 18 points while shooting 8 of 16 from the field and 2 for 6 from the line and added 11 rebounds. Oswin Erhunmwunse […]

MIAMI (AP) — Anfernee Simons scored 18 of his season-high 39 points in the fourth quarter, Jaylen Brown added 27 and the Boston Celtics trailed most of the way before rallying to beat the Miami Heat 119-114 on Thursday night. Sam Hauser added 17 points for the Celtics, who outscored Miami 36-21 in the fourth […]

BOSTON (AP) — When Zdeno Chara signed with the Boston Bruins in 2006, the No. 3 he wore early in his career had already been retired by the Original Six franchise. So he picked No. 33 without giving it much thought. “Little did I know how meaningful 33 was,” Chara said on Thursday night before his […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Drake Maye made his first NFL start against the Houston Texans. The New England Patriots’ second-year quarterback has come a long way in the 15 months since. “That feels like, shoot, 10 years ago. It’s been a long journey,” Maye said. “Running out there with the first-snap jitters was pretty cool. […]

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Terrence Hill Jr. helped lead VCU over Rhode Island on Wednesday with 19 points off of the bench in an 84-75 victory. Hill shot 7 for 11 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Rams (12-6, 3-2 Atlantic 10 Conference). Jadrian Tracey […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots coach Mike Vrabel talked to his team about being prepared to bleed as New England entered its first playoff game since the 2021 season. Then, shortly after Milton Williams sacked the Chargers’ Justin Herbert on Sunday night to secure the Patriots’ first playoff victory in seven years, Williams celebrated with a […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Drew Commesso made 37 saves for his first NHL shutout and victory, Connor Bedard set up the first two goals and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Nashville Predators 3-0 on Saturday night. Called up from Rockford of the American Hockey League on Friday with Spencer Knight and Arvid Soderblom fighting illnesses, […]

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Victor Wembanyama scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half, including a game-sealing jumper with 19.2 seconds left, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Boston Celtics 100-95 on Saturday night. De’Aaron Fox also finished with 21 points for the Spurs and Keldon Johnson added […]

BOSTON (AP) — Sean Kuraly had a goal and an assist, Tanner Jeannot had two assists, and the Boston Bruins started a five-game homestand with a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Elias Lindholm, Mason Lohrei and Casey Mittelstadt also had goals for Boston, which was coming off a 7-4 loss at […]

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Angel Montas scored 27 points as UMass-Lowell beat Bryant 77-63 on Thursday night. Montas had six rebounds for the River Hawks (7-10, 2-0 America East Conference). Austin Green scored 14 points while shooting 2 of 7 from the field and 10 for 12 from the free-throw line and added seven rebounds. […]

BOSTON (AP) — Jamal Murray had 22 points and 17 assists and Peyton Watson scored 30 for the Denver Nuggets, who went on a 14-0 run to rally from a fourth-quarter deficit and pull away to beat the Boston Celtics 114-110 on Wednesday night. In a game missing its two biggest stars — Denver’s three-time […]

By JOSH KIRSHENBAUM  SEATTLE (AP) — Kaapo Kakko had two goals and an assist, Berkly Catton scored his first two NHL goals, and the Seattle Kraken beat the Boston Bruins 7-4 on Tuesday night. Jared McCann had a goal and an assist, and Jordan Eberle and Ben Meyers also scored as Seattle extended its point […]

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer This year’s NFL playoffs could represent a shift to a new generation of winning players — particularly at quarterback. The top two seeds in both the AFC and NFC are led by a quartet of young or unheralded quarterbacks, including Bo Nix (Broncos), Drake Maye (Patriots), Sam Darnold (Seahawks) and Caleb […]

BOSTON (AP) — Right-hander Kutter Crawford, who missed all of last season with knee and wrist injuries, avoided arbitration with the Boston Red Sox when he agreed Tuesday to a $2.75 million, one-year contract. Crawford, 29, gets the same salary he had last year. He went 9-16 with a 4.36 ERA in 2024, when he […]

BOSTON (AP) — Anfernee Simons scored 27 points, Payton Pritchard had 21 and the Boston Celtics held the Chicago Bulls to 33 points in the opening half of a 115-101 victory on Monday night. Neemias Queta added 13 points and 13 rebounds for Boston, which won its fourth straight game and for the eighth time […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Riley Fox had 18 points in Yale’s 70-53 win against Brown on Monday. Fox shot 8 for 11, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc for the Bulldogs (12-2, 1-0 Ivy League). Samson Aletan scored 13 points while shooting 5 of 7 from the field and 3 for 6 from […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Drake Maye was the most accurate starting quarterback in the NFL this season. He has also been adept at deflecting any praise that has come his way during the Patriots’ run to their first AFC East title since 2019. But after playing an integral role in steering New England to one […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Rhamondre Stevenson ran for two touchdowns and caught another from MVP contender Drake Maye, and the New England Patriots completed their remarkable turnaround season with a 38-10 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Stevenson rushed seven times for 131 yards as New England posted its first sweep of the Dolphins […]

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Fraser Minten scored his second goal of the game 4:41 into overtime to cap a huge homecoming as the Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Saturday night. Playing his first NHL game in his hometown, Minten opened the scoring in the first period with a power-play goal before […]

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Stas Sivka scored 17 points off the bench to help lead George Mason over Rhode Island 61-50 on Saturday. Sivka also contributed six rebounds for the Patriots (14-1, 2-0 Atlantic 10 Conference). Kory Mincy added nine points and six rebounds. Jermahri Hill made all six of his foul shots and scored […]

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jaylen Brown had 29 points and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics pulled away down the stretch to beat the Sacramento Kings 120-106 on Thursday night. Brown shot 11 of 25, including 1 for 9 from 3-point distance, but made six free throws and added four […]

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist as the Boston Bruins closed out the calendar year with a much-needed 6-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. Hampus Lindholm and Elias Lindholm each had a goal and an assist for the Bruins (21-18-2), who snapped a six-game losing streak […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Landon Lewis’ 19 points helped Brown defeat Johnson & Wales 105-47 on Wednesday. Lewis also added four steals for the Bears (6-7). Charlie O’Sullivan scored 17 points while going 6 of 9 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and added eight rebounds. David Rochester had 13 points and shot 3 for […]

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press New England Patriots defensive lineman Christian J. Barmore is facing a domestic assault and battery charge after his girlfriend told police he threw her to the ground in August at his home outside Boston. A criminal complaint issued Dec. 18 claims Barmore, 26, briefly took the woman’s phone, threw her […]

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — New England Patriots star wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing strangulation and other criminal charges in connection with a dispute with his former private chef, police said. News of the charges emerged after a court hearing Tuesday in Dedham, Massachusetts. Diggs is charged with felony strangulation or suffocation and […]

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Connor Zary scored off a scramble in front of the goal on a power play at 1:53 of overtime to give the Calgary Flames a 2-1 victory over Boston on Monday night. sending the Bruins to their sixth straight loss. Zary scored with Boston’s Jonathan Aspirot off for high-sticking Blake Coleman at the […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots are AFC East champions again and will head into the final week of the regular season with a shot at the conference’s No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. But Sunday’s 42-10 win over the the New York Jets was about taking a moment to savor how […]

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Drake Maye and the New England Patriots took care of things on their end to become AFC East champions. And they didn’t even need four quarters. Maye threw a career-high five touchdown passes before getting the rest of the game off in the third quarter, New England scored a TD […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Shaedon Sharpe scored 26 points including 5 of 8 from 3-point range and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 114-108 win over the Boston Celtics on Sunday. Deni Avdija added 24 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds for the Blazers, Toumani Camara scored 20 points, and […]

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The mission for Drake Maye and the New England Patriots as they prepare for the final two games of the regular season is clear. “It’s as simple as go win the division,” Maye said. “That’s what the goal was. It wasn’t to […]

BOSTON (AP) — Zachary Bolduc scored to give the Canadiens the lead as Montreal scored four goals in a five-minute span to snap a third-period tie and run away from the Boston Bruins 6-2 on Tuesday night. Sammy Blais, Ivan Demidov, Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky also scored for Montreal. Jacob Fowler stopped […]