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Last at halfway, smiling at the finish: Bostonian on Israel's 1st Olympic bobsled run
AJ Edelman and Menachem Chen are in last place out of 26 sleds at the midway point of the Olympic two-man bobsled race at the Milan Cortina Games. And they’re thrilled.
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Cooper Flagg is still just a kid from Maine. And he's out to silence all doubters
The town of Newport, Maine, has a population of about 3,200 people. There’s a bowling alley, a popular local diner that serves breakfast all day, a hunting club and it costs only $6 to license your dog. It is a quintessential small New England town. It is not known for developing NBA stars. Cooper Flagg was undeterred. Flagg played his…
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NHL star Matthew Tkachuk opens up about death of his great friend Johnny Gaudreau
Matthew Tkachuk estimated that he tells a story about Johnny Gaudreau’s exploits, both the on-ice and off-ice variety, to somebody at least once a week. And he’s not going to stop, either. Tkachuk spoke Wednesday about the death of his longtime friend and former teammate, calling Gaudreau “the most offensively talented player I’ve ever seen.” Gaudreau and his brother,...
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Montreal, Boston selected as sites for hockey's 4 Nations Face-Off tournament next season
Boston and Montreal will be the host cities for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament in February, the NHL announced Saturday along with releasing the schedule for the event. In Montreal, Canada plays Sweden on Feb. 12, the U.S. plays Finland on Feb. 13, then a doubleheader — Finland vs. Sweden and the U.S. vs. Canada — awaits on Feb. 15….
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Derrick White's Putback as Time Expires Lifts Celtics Past Heat, Forces Game 7
The Boston Celtics were a tenth of a second away from elimination. The Miami Heat were a tenth of a second from the NBA Finals. Derrick White owned that final moment. White scored on a putback as time expired and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of the greatest comeback in NBA playoffs history, holding off the Miami Heat…
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Tkachuk Sends Panthers to Stanley Cup Final, After Topping Hurricanes 4-3 for Sweep
Matthew Tkachuk scored a power-play goal with 4.9 seconds left, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 36 shots to cap off a brilliant series, and the Florida Panthers earned their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 27 years by beating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Wednesday night to win the Eastern Conference title in a sweep.
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Tatum Scores 33 as Celtics Beat Heat in Game 4 to Keep Series Going
Down nine early in the third quarter, down 3-0 in the series, the Boston Celtics knew their season was completely on the brink. Three minutes later, everything looked different. Jayson Tatum had 33 points and 11 rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 17 points and the Celtics staved off elimination in the Eastern Conference finals by running away in the second half…
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Celtics Blown Out in Critical Game 3, Now Trailing the Heat 3-0 in Eastern Conference Finals
Erik Spoelstra had his team fully expecting that Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals would be extremely difficult, that the Miami Heat were going to have to take the best shot that a desperate bunch of Boston Celtics could muster. He was wrong. It was a Heat romp — and a team that had to pull off a frantic…
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Bruins Retake Lead in First Round, Beating Panthers in Florida
Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist, Linus Ullmark stopped 28 shots and the Boston Bruins topped the Florida Panthers 4-2 in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series on Friday night. Charlie Coyle, David Pastrnak and Nick Foligno also had goals for Boston, which reclaimed home-ice advantage and took a 2-1 lead in the series. Dmitry Orlov…
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NBA Approves Sale of Phoenix Suns, Mercury to Mat Ishbia
Mat Ishbia is the new majority owner of the Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Mercury, after the NBA’s board of governors approved the sale of the teams.
