BOSTON (AP) — V.J. Edgecombe had 30 points and 10 rebounds while playing through pain after taking a hard fall early in the game, Tyrese Maxey scored 29 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 111-97 on Tuesday night to tie their playoff series at one game apiece.Edgecombe connected on six of the 76ers’ 19 3-pointers. Maxey also had nine assists as Philadelphia bounced back after getting blown out 123-91 in Game 1.The series shifts to Philadelphia for Game 3 on Friday.The Celtics cut a seven-point deficit at the start of the fourth quarter to 91-89 before an 11-0 run…
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The Boston Bruins bounced back in impressive fashion with a Game 2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night at KeyBank Center to even their first-round playoff series 1-1. Just like in Game 1, the Sabres made a strong comeback in the third period. This time, they trimmed the Bruins’ lead from 4-0 to 4-2 with five minutes left in regulation. But the B’s didn’t let the momentum carry the Sabres any further. They tightened up defensively and goaltender Jeremy Swayman rose to the occasion with a bunch of important saves. What were the key factors in the Bruins’…
BOSTON (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton hit a solo homer in the second and added a two-run double as the New York Yankees extended their winning streak to four straight with a 4-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.Stanton, who sat out a 7-0 win over Kansas City on Sunday after going 0-for-9 in his previous two games, drove in the first three runs for New York and gave starter Luis Gil all the offense he needed against the struggling Red Sox.Gil (1-1) picked up his first win of the season holding Boston to just two hits as the Yankees…
One of the most unfortunate things about being an American sports fan is you’re relentlessly inundated with erectile dysfunction advertisements. Are you unable to perform like you used to? Having trouble getting it up? Not making enough hard contact?The saving grace is these inquiries are generally quarantined to the commercial breaks. But lately, and especially tonight, the bottom half of every inning at Fenway Park is resembling one of these uncomfortable questionnaires.The Red Sox didn’t just get shutout tonight. They were held to a mere two hits over 6.1 innings against Luis Gil, who entered the game with a 7.00…
NBA picks today April 21 2026 (Tuesday) with my best bets and top player props for every game on the slate. In this video I break down the best NBA predictions, free picks, and betting angles for today’s games. Plays: Tyrese Maxey Over 2.5 3PM (0.33 units, -136 NoVig) Jayson Tatum Over 14.5 Rebounds + Assists (0.33 units, -129 DraftKings) Rockets -3.5 (0.25 units, -130 NoVig) #RideoftheDay at the boom of the page ✅ = Win | ❌ = Loss | 🅿️ = Push/Void #RideoftheDay Tracker:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1q7656E1QoUh4ALLQWenoZNyaYuqpY7Ebe8zVc85o_Jo/edit? gid=1940129376#gid=1940129376 If you want access to the research dashboards we show in the video…
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Morgan Geekie bounced in a shot from beyond center as part of Boston’s three-goal second-period surge and the Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 to even their first-round playoff series at 1 on Tuesday night.Viktor Arvidsson scored twice and Pavel Zacha also scored. David Pastrnak had two assists to give him five points in the series and tie Bobby Orr for eighth on the Bruins career playoff list with 92 points.Jeremy Swayman stopped 32 shots, and this time Boston managed to not blow a multigoal third-period lead.Bowen Byram and Peyton Krebs scored 1:14 apart to cut Boston’s lead…
BOSTON — The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers are back in action Tuesday night at TD Garden for Game 2 of their first-round playoff series. Philly will hope for a more competitive matchup than Game 1, when the Celtics cruised to a wire-to-wire 123-91 victory. C’s stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown racked up a combined 51 points (20-38 FG) in the win, with Tatum adding 11 rebounds and seven assists in a masterful two-way performance. Sixers star Joel Embiid will remain sidelined for Game 2 as he continues to work his way back from appendectomy surgery. Boston has a…
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox placed right-hander Sonny Gray on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday with a right hamstring strain and recalled lefty Tyler Samaniego from Triple-A Worcester to replace him on the roster.Gray lasted just 2 2/3 innings against the Detroit Tigers on Monday, giving up one run on three hits before experiencing discomfort in his right leg. He said after the game he had similar problems in 2022 and ’24.“I kind of knew what it was,” he said. “It just happens every now and then. It’s just something that I’m always having to monitor since the…
The Red Sox salvaged a series split with the Detroit Tigers thanks to extra-inning heroics on Friday and a magical second half of the Patriots’ Day game. Sitting at 9-13, the Red Sox are in fourth place in the AL East, tied with the Toronto Blue Jays. Now the first place (sigh) Yankees come to town eager to kick the Sox back into the cellar.First up is Luis Gil. There are no-must wins in April but when a good team comes into town you want to take whatever wins you can get. Righthander Luis Gil has made two starts the…
New York Yankees (13-9, first in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (9-13, fourth in the AL East)Boston; Tuesday, 6:45 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Luis Gil (0-1, 7.00 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, seven strikeouts); Red Sox: Connelly Early (1-0, 2.29 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 20 strikeouts)LINE: Yankees -115, Red Sox -104; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox host the New York Yankees to begin a three-game series.Boston has a 9-13 record overall and a 5-5 record in home games. Red Sox hitters are batting a collective .233, which ranks seventh in the AL.New York has a 13-9…