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Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy and his family have adopted a Labrador retriever mix that was a Michigan animal shelter’s last remaining dog following a pet adoption day.

Grammy award-winning artist Kelly Clarkson will host this year’s Clear the Shelters special, a 30-minute show recapping the NBC and Telemundo stations annual pet adoption drive. The program will air on NBC stations beginning Aug. 23 (check local listings).

Redskins rookie Wes Martin is committed to dog rescue as much if not more than football.

During LA Lakers exit interviews, Nick Young shares that Kobe Bryant refused to sign his Adidas shoes and threw them in the trash and Metta World Peace talks about Kobe’s speech pregame. Recorded on April 14, 2016

Coach Mike Foley of Wayland High School is a decorated swimming and diving coach that joined the 500 Club. Combined with his coaching wins from nearby Framingham High School, Foley’s victories total to nearly 700, making him the most winningest swimming coach in Massachusetts history.

It is a historic rivalry that is supposed to be family-friendly, but the Needham-Wellesley football game turned ugly on Thanksgiving Day. Wellesley, the home team, was up 27 to nothing when fists started flying with two minutes left in the game. Officials decided to call the game before the clock ran out due to the bench-clearing brawl, leaving some fans...

The Hanover High School football team shows support for its coach on and off the field as he battles cancer and endures the loss of loved ones.

With a breakaway layup at the overtime buzzer, Stephen F. Austin pulled off a shocker for the ages and did what no team outside the ACC had done in almost 20 years — topple mighty Duke at home.

Based on the standings, the Boston Bruins caught a break by drawing the Ottawa Senators instead of the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Washington Capitals in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

A Massachusetts man has been identified as one of the victims who died after an avalanche rushed down a mountainside at a New Mexico ski resort on Thursday. The avalanche near the highest peak of Taos Ski Valley happened around 11:30 a.m. NBC10 Boston has confirmed Matt Zonghetti, the man who was killed, was a graduate of Mansfield High School.

In the this edition of Brown’s Breakdown Troy Brown discusses the Patriots dealing with the underdog tag and what it’s going to take to beat the Chiefs.

A week after Colin Kaepernick’s NFL workout fell apart, disagreements and distrust about it remain on issues such as its timing, who was invited and who could film the quarterback. In conversations with The Associated Press, representatives from both sides blamed each other for what went wrong on Nov. 16. Kaepernick’s side said the NFL orchestrated a workout as a...

Myles Garrett’s goal was to be NFL’s top defensive player this season. He won’t finish it. Garrett’s indefinite suspension for smashing Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph over the head with a helmet was upheld Thursday by an appeals officer who decided the severe penalty on the Cleveland Browns star defensive end is fair. One of the league’s most dominant edge...

A Massachusetts youth football executive is stepping down following a scandal involving racist texts from coaches. Earlier this month, controversial messages between coaches surfaced. The board of directors at Framingham Youth Football said the messages were “reprehensible and racially charged.”

It’s been a troubling month for youth football in Framingham.

Myles Garrett looked composed and casual, a stark contrast to the last time he was seen in public. Stylishly dressed in a bright blue suit and black turtleneck, the Cleveland Browns’ star defensive end met Wednesday with an appeals officer in New York in hopes of getting a reduction to an indefinite NFL suspension that has temporarily ended Garrett’s season...

Only in New England is a 9-1 record a reason to panic. The defending Super Bowl champions have the best record in the conference — tied for the best in the NFL — with a two-game lead over Buffalo in the AFC East as they try to earn their 11th straight division title. The Patriots beat the Philadelphia Eagles 17-10…

Patriots were off to a rough start against the Philadelphia Eagles but came back up after halftime with a fantastic defense. Kevin Walsh explains.

A Massachusetts youth hockey coach awaiting trial for child rape charges was located and arrested Friday morning, after failing to turn himself in to a Vermont court on Thursday. He was released on bail earlier this month after he met certain conditions due to rulings by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in two unrelated cases.

R&B crooner John Legend has been named the Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine. The Grammy-winning singer known for his silky-smooth vocals was revealed as this year’s winner Tuesday night on NBC’s “The Voice.” He serves as a coach on the singing competition series with Gwen Stefani, Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton.