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From Andrew Bailey’s philosophy shift to an area of focus for Ceddanne Rafaela, John Tomase shares six Red Sox thoughts through the first week of play.

After the Celtics clinched the NBA’s best record, Chris Forsberg spotlights four ways this team can make all-time history over its final six regular-season games.

The body of a man from Vermont who’d been missing for nearly three weeks was found in a river in New Hampshire on Wednesday, authorities said.

Can the Patriots find tight end reinforcements in the 2024 NFL Draft? Phil Perry examines the TE prospects who best fit the Eliot Wolf “prototype.”

Celtics wing Jaylen Brown shared an update on his left hand injury and how he’s managing it down the stretch of the regular season.

Kristaps Porzingis is feeling confident about the Celtics’ chances going into the postseason after clinching the NBA’s best record with win over Thunder.

Kristaps Porzingis dominated on both ends to help the Celtics clinch homecourt throughout the NBA playoffs with a 135-100 win over the Thunder. We share our takeaways from the matchup.

Police in Cambridge, Massachusetts, provided new details Wednesday about a school resource officer’s accidental discharge of a gun in a school bathroom. The incident happened around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. The school resource officer, identified Wednesday as Frank Greenidge, accidentally fired his gun in a firs...

The Celtics suffered two tough losses at the hands of the Hawks, leading team veteran Al Horford to say that they need to be better in late-game situations.

The Red Sox are now 5-2 on the season after sweeping the A’s in Oakland. Here are our five big takeaways from the series.

A truck slammed into a freight train in northern Maine on Wednesday, leaving the truck’s driver seriously hurt and derailing the train, police said. The crash left Route 11 in Masardis closed, possibly for two or three days, while equipment is brought to the town to re-rail the train, according to Maine State Police. The driver, James Tapley,...

Which players should the Patriots target early in the 2024 NFL Draft? Here’s a roundup or recent expert mock drafts.

If the Patriots draft Drake Maye, they’d be getting one of the best middle-of-the-field passers in recent memory, according to PFF’s Steve Palazzolo.

Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran is putting his excellent speed to good use so far this season.

Are head coach and Jerod Mayo and the Patriots squandering an opportunity by not starting their offseason workouts this week?

Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark deserves to have the edge in the battle to start Game 1 of the playoffs after a great performance Tuesday.