BOSTON — The Bruins had a great chance to bounce back from their Game 3 loss against the Buffalo Sabres three days ago and even their first-round playoff series with a Game 4 win Sunday afternoon at TD Garden. Instead, they played one of the worst playoff games in team history. Literally. The Sabres became the first team since the Hartford Whalers in 1991 to score four goals against the Bruins in the first period of a playoff game. Buffalo dominated from start to finish in a 6-1 victory to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. Now the series shifts…
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Damn, why didn’t they think of firing Alex Cora earlier? The Red Sox won Chad Tracy’s debut, 5-3. Did anything happen differently than it would have with Cora in charge? It’s impossible to say, but from a strategy perspective, things were more or less the same. Connelly Early was maybe given a longer leash than he normally would have, throwing 6 2/3 innings and 92 pitches. Zack Kelly was the first man out of the bullpen in a spot that Cora usually gives to Greg Weissert, but Weissert pitched yesterday, so it’s tough to say if that was a trust…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Payton Pritchard hit six of Boston’s 24 3-pointers and scored 32 points and Jayson Tatum had 30 points and 11 assists to help the Boston Celtics spoil Joel Embiid’s return from an appendectomy and beat the Philadelphia 76ers 128-96 on Sunday night for a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.Game 5 is Tuesday night in Boston.Jaylen Brown scored 20 points for the Celtics, who thumped the Sixers by 20-plus points for the second time in the series.Embiid scored 26 points in 34 minutes just 17 days after having an appendectomy. Embiid wasted little time scoring in his first game…
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Less than 24 hours after the Boston Red Sox shockingly fired manager Alex Cora and five members of his coaching staff, infielder Trevor Story said the club’s path forward feels unclear.“I mean obviously, it’s kind of up in the air what the true direction is,” the two-time All-Star said on Sunday morning before a series finale against the Baltimore Orioles. “Those are conversations that need to be had. They’ll be had today and onward going forward, too.”The Red Sox officially dismissed Cora on Saturday evening after a 10-17 start to his eighth season guiding the club, including an embarrassing three-game sweep at…
What to KnowVisit NBC Sports Boston’s Bruins page for complete coverage throughout the playoffs.Bruins top prospect James Hagens will be a healthy scratch, and forward Lukas Reichel will make his series but in Game 4.The B’s have lost four straight home playoff games and nine of their last 12. Jeremy Swayman (Bruins) vs. Alex Lyon (Sabres) is the expected goalie matchup. Both teams have struggled on the power play through three games. The B’s are 2-for-12 and the Sabres are 0-for-14. BOSTON — The Boston Bruins lost Game 1 and responded with an excellent performance in Game 2 in Buffalo…
Patriots coach Mike Vrabel fulfilled his pledge to be away from the team’s draft room on Saturday for what he said was to begin counseling after photos were published recently of him with longtime NFL reporter Dianna Russini at an Arizona resort.Vrabel said he took accountability for his actions that created distractions after those photos — and others of him and Russini — were made public. He did not address specifics while saying his actions fell short of his standards and that he needed to prioritize his family.Vice president of football operations Eliot Wolf had the final say on the six picks…
The knives are coming for Alex Cora. They always do whenever John Henry and FSG are involved in the departure of a major Red Sox figure. But the fact that Alex Cora has plenty of friends in the media and the game writ large will make the next few weeks extremely interesting as reports about the inner workings of the Red Sox filter out.To start us off, we have former ESPN reporter and Over The Monster alum Joon Lee with a massive piece looking into the supposed dysfunction of Craig Breslow’s operation. Among some of the most interesting details are…
BALTIMORE (AP) — Andruw Monasterio hit a grand slam as part of a 10-run ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox snapped a four-game skid with a 17-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.Willson Contreras added a three-run homer and Caleb Durbin a two-run shot in the frame against Orioles outfielder Weston Wilson, after Monasterio’s drive had helped to chase reliever Keegan Akin in his season debut.When the ninth was finally over, Boston had scored more runs in one inning than it had managed in its first 26 games.The late power show came after Orioles starter Trevor Rogers (2-3)…
The Celtics are up a game on Philadelphia in a scrappy series headed to game 4.Game 3 ended with a Jayson Tatum dagger solidifying the win for the team in green. After a confusing and slightly worrying Game 2, the Cs rallied late after a near comeback from the Sixers led by Tyrese Maxey. Since 2024, the Celtics are 3-4 in Game 2’s (all at home) yet are 20-5 in all other playoff games. With Embiid still sidelined, will this series end in 5?Jayson Tatum is scorching the Sixers defenseOne of my predictions was that Tatum would be matched up…