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By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 14 of his game-high 31 points in the final quarter and the Boston Celtics rallied from a 20-point, second-half deficit for a 103-95 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night. Derrick White finished with 19 points, and Payton Pritchard and Anfernee Simons each […]

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — RJ Johnson’s 19 points off of the bench helped lead Rhode Island to an 85-77 victory over Northeastern on Monday night. Johnson had six assists for the Rams (9-4). Alex Crawford scored 12 points and added nine rebounds. Damone King also scored 12 points. Ryan Williams finished with 21 points and […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2021 after rallying from an 11-point, fourth quarter deficit to beat the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. The game was in many ways was emblematic of the culture that Mike Vrabel said he hoped to cultivate in his first season […]

East Bay opened its home schedule in emphatic fashion Sunday night at Portsmouth Abbey, jumping out to a commanding early lead en route to a 9-4 win over Greater Cranston Co-Op. The home team wasted no time setting the tone, pouring in five goals in the opening period to take a 5-1 advantage. East Bay […]

TORONTO (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored 19 of his 33 points in the third quarter, Derrick White and Anfernee Simons each had 15, and the short-handed Boston Celtics beat the slumping Toronto Raptors 112-96 on Saturday night. Neemias Queta scored 14 points, Luka Garza had 12 and Hugo Gonzalez added 10 as the Celtics won […]

BOSTON (AP) — Liam Ohgren was the only one to score in a seven-round shootout, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Boston Bruins 5-4 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory. Ohgren had tipped in the tiebreaking goal 7:34 into the third period before Andrew Peeke’s shot from the point hit the post, bounced […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Tajuan Simpkins led Seton Hall past Providence on Friday with 22 points off of the bench in a 72-67 win. Simpkins shot 6 of 9 from the field, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 8 for 9 from the line for the Pirates (11-1, 1-0 Big East Conference). […]

BOSTON (AP) — Connor McDavid scored on a short-handed breakaway and set up Ryan Nugent-Hopkins’ power-play score, helping the Edmonton Oilers beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Thursday night. Former Boston University player Quinn Hutson added his first NHL goal as the Oilers won for the sixth time in eight games. Edmonton goalie Tristan Jarry […]

BOSTON (AP) — Morgan Geekie scored a pair of goals and Jeremy Swayman stopped 20 shots on Tuesday night to help the Boston Bruins beat Utah 4-1 for their fifth win in their last six games. Casey Mittelstadt and Michael Eyssimont also scored goals, and David Pastrnak had a pair of assists as the Bruins […]

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Justin Menard had 27 points in Marist’s 82-74 victory over Bryant on Saturday. Menard shot 7 for 12 (5 for 7 from 3-point range) and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Red Foxes (7-2, 2-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Elijah Lewis scored 18 points, going 7 of 11 […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Ajayi scored 28 points and Evan Haywood scored five of his 18 points in the second overtime frame as Butler knocked off Providence 113-110 in a double-overtime thriller to open Big East play on Saturday. Ajayi added 15 rebounds for the Bulldogs (8-2, 1-0 Big East). Finley Bizjack scored 26 points […]

Adam Conheeny scored a game-high 20 points to lead Portsmouth to a dominant 78-34 victory over Middletown in the Islanders’ home opener Thursday night at Middletown High School. The Patriots came out firing in the first half, building a 40-23 lead by halftime and never looking back in the lopsided island rivalry contest. Jack Casey […]

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — David Pastrnak had two goals and two assists, leading the Boston Bruins to a 6-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night. Elias Lindholm, Hampus Lindholm, Sean Kuraly and Casey Mittelstadt also scored for Boston. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 26 shots. Gabe Vilardi, Alex Iafallo and Morgan Barron had the goals […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — There was a time in the not-too-distant past when it was a yearly occurrence for the New England Patriots to win the AFC East and go to the playoffs. But after a run of 11 straight division crowns from 2009 to 2019, the Patriots (11-2) haven’t won the division in five seasons or […]

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mark Kastelic and Fraser Minten scored two goals each and the Boston Bruins rallied to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Tuesday night. Pavel Zacha scored an empty-net goal, while David Pastrnak had two assists in his first game since Nov. 16 after missing five […]

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Derrick White scored 14 of his 27 in the first quarter and the Boston Celtics beat Toronto 121-113 on Sunday, holding on late after blowing a 23-point lead in the second half. Payton Pritchard scored 15 points and Anfernee Simons had 12 […]

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Caden Pinnick threw two of his five touchdown passes to Zach Jones, Jordan Fisher had 140 yards rushing, which included a 50-yard touchdown run, and UC Davis beat Rhode Island 47-20 on Saturday night in the second round of the FCS playoffs. No. 8 seed UC Davis (9-2) hosts unseeded Illinois […]

By KEN POWTAK Associated Pres BOSTON (AP) — Morgan Geekie scored his 22nd goal, Jeremy Swayman made 29 saves and the Boston Bruins beat New Jersey 4-1 on Saturday night, sending the Devils to their season-high fifth straight loss. Fraser Minten, Casey Mittelstadt and Andrew Peeke also scored for Boston, and Elias Lindholm set up […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Charlie O’Sullivan had 19 points in Brown’s 115-34 victory against Elms College on Saturday. O’Sullivan also contributed 10 rebounds for the Bears (5-6). Jeremiah Jenkins scored 12 points while shooting 5 for 8, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc. David Rochester shot 5 of 7 from the field and […]

BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown had 30 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and the Boston Celtics cruised past Los Angeles 126-105 on Friday night, with the Lakers playing without LeBron James and Luka Doncic. Derrick White had five 3-pointers and added 19 points, and Jordan Walsh finished with 17 points for the Celtics, who […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Adrian Uchidiuno had 13 points in Brown’s 75-56 win over Bryant on Friday. Uchidiuno shot 5 for 9, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc for the Bears (4-6). Jeremiah Jenkins scored 12 points and added five rebounds, six assists and three steals. Landon Lewis shot 5 of 14 from […]

By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Paval Zacha scored twice, Joonas Korpisalo made 37 saves and the Boston Bruins beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Thursday night. Morgan Geekie had goal and two assists. Viktor Arvidsson and Alex Steeves also scored, and Elias Lindholm assisted on Boston’s first two goals. Pavel Buchnevich […]

BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 42 points, sealing the game with a breakaway dunk in the final seconds Tuesday night as the Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 123-117 in a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference semifinal. Derrick White scored seven of his 22 points in the last four minutes, […]

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Moritz Seider had a goal and two assists, and the Detroit Red Wings snapped a four-game losing streak by holding off the Boston Bruins for a 5-4 victory on Tuesday night. Lucas Raymond and Alex DeBrincat each had a goal and an assist, helping the Red Wings […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Led by Drake Maye and Marcus Jones, the New England Patriots became the first NFL team to reach 11 wins this season. They also left no doubt about the gulf between them and the New York Giants at the moment. Maye passed for two touchdowns, Jones had a 94-yard punt return for […]

By TOM WITHERS Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored a season-high 42 points, Jaylen Brown got his fourth career triple-double and the Boston Celtics barely held on to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-115 on Sunday night after giving up most of their big lead. The Celtics led by 21 points in the third […]

By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jeremy Swayman stopped all three shots he faced in the shootout, and the Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Saturday night. Morgan Geekie scored two goals for Boston in regulation. He is tied with Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon for the NHL lead with 20 goals […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 39 points, including an unlikely 3-pointer that sealed the game, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held off the Boston Celtics 119-115 on Saturday. Julius Randle had 16 points and Donte DiVincenzo added 15 for the Timberwolves, who put six players in double figures and beat a team with a .500 […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Nick Boyd had a career-high 36 points to go with seven rebounds and seven assists, Austin Rapp scored 20 points and made five 3-pointers, and Wisconsin eased by Providence 104-83 on Thursday in the Rady Children’s Invitational. Boyd, who played at San Diego State last season, was 15 of 25 from […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jonah Hinton’s 25 points helped Rhode Island defeat Temple 90-75 in a consolation game of the ESPN Events Invitational Adventure Bracket on Wednesday. Hinton shot 8 for 11, including 7 for 10 from beyond the arc for the Rams (6-2). Tyler Cochran scored 20 points and added nine rebounds and three […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Myles Corey scored 22 points as Rhode Island beat Vermont 80-65 on Tuesday. Corey also added six rebounds for the Rams (5-2). Jonah Hinton shot 6 for 17 (3 for 13 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line to add 18 points. Tyler Cochran had 13 points […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Dylan Williamson’s 25 points helped Towson defeat Rhode Island 62-55 on Monday. Williamson shot 10 for 21, including 5 for 9 from beyond the arc for the Tigers (4-2). Jack Doumbia scored 16 points and added three steals. Tyler Tejada had 16 points and shot 5 of 9 from the field […]

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Mike Vrabel’s New England Patriots became the first NFL team to reach 10 wins after they held on for a 26-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. The Patriots’ ninth straight victory was more of a battle of attrition, though, as they rallied from an early 10-point […]

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Stefan Vaaks scored 15 points, Jason Edwards scored 14 points and Providence took control in the second half to beat Penn State 77-65 on Saturday in the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase. Jaylin Sellers added 13 points and Oswin Ehrunmwunse scored 11 points for Providence (4-2). In suffering its first loss […]

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Antwain Littleton Jr. ran for 148 yards, scoring twice, and Rhode Island claimed the outright Coastal Athletic Association championship with a 38-10 rout of Hampton on Saturday. The conference championship adds to a list of URI milestones in the past two seasons under longtime coach Jim Fleming. The CAA championship is […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Morgan Geekie scored his second goal of the game at 2:27 of overtime to tie for the NHL goals lead and give the Boston Bruins a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night. Geekie fired a snap shot from top of the right circle that beat goalie Darcy […]

By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Nic Claxton had 18 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists for his first NBA triple-double and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Boston Celtics 113-105 on Friday night for their first victory in the NBA Cup in-season tournament. Michael Porter Jr. scored 33 points, and Noah Clowney had […]

STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Erik Pratt had 27 points in Stony Brook’s 80-70 victory over Brown on Thursday. Pratt also had three steals for the Seawolves (4-1). Richard Goods added 13 points while shooting 5 for 8 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and also had seven rebounds. Rob Brown III shot 6 of […]

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Tobi Lawal scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Virginia Tech to a 78-61 victory over Bryant on Wednesday night. Christian Gurdak added 15 points for Virginia Tech (5-0), which shot 52% (30 of 58) from the floor. Ben Hammond and Neoklis Avdalas scored 11 points apiece and Tyler […]

Roger Federer, winner of 20 Grand Slam singles titles, will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame next year, the organization announced Wednesday. Federer will enter the hall in the player category alongside Mary Carillo, a broadcast journalist who will be inducted as a contributor. The induction ceremony is scheduled for Aug. 27-29 […]

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Jonah Hinton scored 24 points as Rhode Island beat Yale 86-77 on Tuesday. Hinton shot 6 for 12 (5 for 11 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Rams (4-1). Alex Crawford scored 14 points while finishing 6 of 8 from the floor and […]

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 29 points, Payton Pritchard had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 113-99 on Tuesday night to move above .500 for the first time this season. Derrick White added 15 points for the Celtics, who won […]

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jordan Staal outmuscled a Boston defenseman for a goal with one arm, Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 29 shots and the Carolina Hurricanes cooled off the hot Bruins for a 3-1 victory on Monday night. Former Bruin Taylor Hall and Mark Jankowski also scored for the Hurricanes, who won […]

BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 33 points and had 13 rebounds, Payton Pritchard added 30 points and the Boston Celtics held off the Los Angeles Clippers for a 121-118 victory on Sunday. Derrick White scored 22 points with nine assists and seven rebounds, and Neemias Queta chipped in with 14 points and nine boards […]

MONTREAL (AP) — Jeremy Swayman stopped 26 shots for his fifth consecutive victory and the Boston Bruins overcame the loss of defenseman Charlie McAvoy to a mouth injury to beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Saturday night in a heated game. The Bruins improved to 12-8-0, winning for the eighth time in nine games. McAvoy […]

ORONO, Maine (AP) — Antwain Littleton Jr. dashed for a career-high 202 yards rushing and scored two touchdowns on 21 carries as Rhode Island trounced Maine, 45-13 on Saturday. Littleton Jr. scored from 2 yards out on the Rams’ first drive of the game, and tacked on a 52-yard rushing score at the end of […]

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Alon Michaeli scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds, Elijah Malone added 17 points and seven rebounds, and Colorado defeated Providence 97-88 on Friday night. Isaiah Johnson and Barrington Hargress each added 15 points for the Buffaloes (3-0), and Hargress dished out a game-high 11 assists. The Buffs shot 52% from […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Michael Eley had 18 points in Hampton’s 72-63 win against Brown on Friday. Eley shot 6 of 8 from the field and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Pirates (2-2). Daniel Johnson scored 17 points and added four steals. Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt shot 4 of 11 from the field […]

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Myles Corey’s 19 points helped Rhode Island defeat Albany (NY) 80-61 on Friday. Corey shot 7 of 11 from the field and 5 for 5 from the line for the Rams (3-1). Tyler Cochran added 18 points while shooting 4 for 11 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 8 of […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots were prepared to give coach Mike Vrabel time to establish a new culture for a team that had won just four games in each of the last two seasons. He already has New England sitting atop the league in his first year. Rookie TreVeyon Henderson rushed for two touchdowns […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots coach Mike Vrabel made sure his team took time to celebrate the narrow victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. He also made it clear that it would be more muted than normal with only three days to recover before hosting the AFC East-rival New York Jets (2-7) on Thursday night. […]

BOSTON (AP) — Payton Pritchard hit five 3-pointers, scored 24 points and had nine assists and the Boston Celtics used a big second half to run past the Memphis Grizzlies 131-95 on Wednesday night. The Grizzlies played without Ja Morant, the star guard who sat out because of a right ankle injury sustained Tuesday night […]

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 21 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. scored the go-ahead basket on a follow with 8.7 seconds left to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 102-100 win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night. Justin Edwards had a team-high 22 points for the 76ers, who […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 27 points, and Derrick White and Jordan Walsh hit 3-pointers in the final minute to send the Boston Celtics to a 111-107 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night. White, who finished with 21 points, hit a 3-pointer with 45 seconds left to give the Celtics a […]

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are rested and refreshed after a bye week that came at the right time with several players dealing with injuries. They still might not have a few key starters back against New England. Running back Bucky Irving, wide receiver Chris […]