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Rookie goaltender Jeremy Swayman rose to the challenge in the Bruins’ season opener on Saturday night. Here are our takeways from Boston’s 3-1 win over the Dallas Stars at TD Garden.

Could the Red Sox’ biggest advantage in the ALCS be in the stands on Monday night? John Tomase explains how the Fenway Park crowd can be a legitimate X-factor against the Astros this coming week.

The Red Sox had a grand old time Saturday night at Minute Maid Park in Houston. Boston became the first team to slug two grand slams in a postseason game, with designated hitter J.D. Martinez and third baseman Rafael Devers connecting in the first two innings of a 9-5 win over the Astros that tied their American League Championship...

Fans of all ages were seen dressed in black and gold across Boston Saturday evening and converged at TD Garden to watch the Bruins season opener. “It’s fun to be back in the Garden,” said Boston fan Joe August. “I can’t wait to see my Bruins start up again, I look forward to it. It’s been a tough run...

The Red Sox poured on eight runs in the first two innings of Game 2 on Saturday, sending a message in their ALCS matchup with the Astros. Here are our takeaways from Boston’s decisive win.

Did subtle interference from a ball boy on Hunter Renfroe’s double cost the Red Sox a run in Game 1 against the Astros? John Tomase reacts to Lou Merloni’s detailed breakdown of the play.

Carlos Correa hit a tie-breaking home run in the seventh inning that helped the Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 in Game 1 of the AL Championship Series. Correa’s solo shot off Hansel Robles came with two outs and gave the Astros a 4-3 lead. Jose Altuve homered and drove in three runs for the Astros. Kiké...

Does Mac Jones have what it takes to one day lead this Patriots team to a Super Bowl? Which positional group should New England focus on fixing first? Phil Perry answers those questions and many more in his latest mailbag.

Friday night is looking great for us. We’ll continue with a mix of clouds and minimum rain chances in the south, while in the north we’ll be tracking scattered showers in Vermont and New Hampshire advancing east and allowing for a rainy start to the day in Maine. For the rest of us, after enjoying a whole week with...

Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy has made his much-anticipated decision on whether Jeremy Swayman or Linus Ullmark will be the starting goalie for the season opener versus the Stars.

How will the ALCS play out? Our partners at Strat-O-Matic simulated the series and producedsome pretty interesting results, including a heartbreaking conclusion for Red Sox fans.

The Patriots offense has shown glimpses but still seems to lack explosiveness. As our Phil Perry writes in his Cowboys-Patriots preview, Mac Jones and Co. better be ready to put up some points.

Here are the salary details of Charlie McAvoy’s massive eight-year, $76 million contract extension with the Boston Bruins.

The Bruins have proven to be a successful regular season team, but can they make more headway in the postseason? Our DJ Bean previews the upcoming season and spotlights what could go right and what could go wrong.

Kike Hernandez has proven to be quite a valuable piece to the Red Sox run to the ALCS. As our John Tomase writes, Kike’s playoff heroics with the Dodgers set the foundation for a postseason star.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady has upped the ante on how old he believes he could be still playing in the NFL.

Some students at Taunton High School received sexually explicit content from another person’s phone last week while classes were in session, officials said Thursday.

Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez said that there’s only one moment from his career he’d like to erase.

With cold weather on the horizon, the cost of heating oil and natural gas is going up. It affects everyone, but especially people with a low or fixed income.

Alex Cora made the surprising announcement that Chris Sale, not Nathan Eovaldi, will start Game 1 of the ALCS. As John Tomase writes, it’s a decision that could determine the fate of Boston’s season.

The wreck of a storied military ship that served in two World Wars, performed patrols in waters off Alaska for decades, and at one point was captained by the first Black man to command a U.S. government vessel has been found, the Coast Guard said Thursday.

On a new episode of Patriots Talk, Tom E. Curran, Phil Perry and Matt Cassel are discussing the tangled legacies of Robert Kraft and Jerry Jones, plus they’re breaking down the Patriots-Cowboys matchup.

Boston Red Sox fans flocked to Fenway Park Thursday to see off the team as they left for Houston and the American League Championship Series against the Astros. Manager Alex Cora and pitcher Tanner Houck stopped to sign a few autographs on the way out. Game 1 is Friday night at Minute Maid Park. “We’ll go into it with a…

Thanks to Russell Wilson’s thumb injury, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady has moved to the top of yet another list.

The Houston Astros reportedly will “most likely” be without their top starting pitcher, Lance McCullers Jr., for the 2021 ALCS vs. the Boston Red Sox.

The newcomers might not fit. The younger guys don’t emerge. The Jays might stagnate. But as Chris Forsberg writes, there is one overwhelming factor that could decide the fate of the 2021-22 Boston Celtics.

We have the last mid to upper 70s of the week on Thursday. We get to dress in shorts and a T-shirt while taking a walk by the park admiring the fall foliage. We’ll continue with partly cloudy skies, with rays of sunshine making their statement and comfortable dew points. Enjoy it while you can, these temperatures will be...

A tractor-trailer rollover on the ramp from Interstate 495 north to Interstate 95 south in Foxborough, Massachusetts, is causing delays on Thursday morning. The crash was reported by state police around 9:30 a.m. The ramp will be closed for some time as cleanup continues, they said. Motorists are urged to seek alternate routes.

The Red Sox will have their hands full with a loaded Astros lineup in the ALCS. But there’s still a path to a Boston upset — and it’s through Houston’s shaky pitching staff, writes John Tomase.

After a night of partying, a Worcester police officer has remained on paid administrative leave for months as the department conducts an internal investigation. But the NBC10 Investigators discovered the incident last summer was not the first sign of trouble in the officer’s neighborhood.

Mac Jones already is ahead of the curve as rookie quarterback. But how can he take the next step? Ex-Patriots QB Matt Cassel believes we could see a key part of Jones’ evolution Sunday against Dallas.

A dog that had been trapped in a drain pipe in Boston’s West Roxbury neighborhood Wednesday was freed. The Boston Fire Department had sent crews to free the animal, and shared images of the crews working to free it. They were using a camera to find the dog’s position, officials said, and images showed men in a trench and...

A person was rescued after becoming trapped about 20 feet down a storm drain near a New Hampshire mall early Wednesday morning, fire officials said.

Kicker Nick Folk earned some well-deserved recognition as the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week after his huge day in the Patriots’ win over the Texans.

Police say they have located a missing 12-year-old in Worcester, Massachusetts. Javion Saez went missing from a youth program on Blackstone River Road. He was found Wednesday afternoon, police said. No further information was immediately available.