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A former private hockey coach pleaded guilty to rape and the sexual abuse of eight boys he mentored and coached on the day that jury selection in his long-delayed trial in Massachusetts was supposed to begin. Christopher Prew, 34, was sentenced to 13 to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of child rape and 14 other…

Former football coach Terry Donahue, the winningest coach in UCLA history, has died at age 77 after a two-year battle with cancer Sunday night at his Newport Beach home.

Three weeks after shaking up their front office by promoting coach Brad Stevens to president of basketball operations as Danny Ainge retired, the team is reportedly close to hiring a Brooklyn Nets assistant to be the new coach. Ime Udoka’s agreement was being finalized, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

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With Brad Stevens moving into the front office, who will be the next Celtics coach? We spotlight a bevy of potential candidates, from internal coaches to some long-shot names worthy of consideration.

Steve Waithe was a track and field coach at Northeastern in Boston from October 2018 to February 2019.

A middle school teacher in Duxbury, Massachusetts, has been fired amid accusations of sexually assaulting a student 15 years ago.

A middle school teacher in Duxbury, Massachusetts, has been fired amid accusations of sexually assaulting a student 15 years ago. John Blake, a longtime gym teacher and hockey coach at Duxbury Middle School, was placed on leave in the fall. Police are now investigating more than a dozen anonymous tips related to the case, according to The Boston Globe. A...

Is Jerod Mayo ready to take the leap? The Patriots inside linebackers coach reportedly will interview for the Eagles’ head coach job.

For the first time in NFL history there will be opposing playoff teams with female coaches. Here are the six women who will be on the sidelines Wild Card Weekend.

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.

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...

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’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...

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…