BOSTON (AP) — Anfernee Simons scored 27 points, Payton Pritchard had 21 and the Boston Celtics held the Chicago Bulls to 33 points in the opening half of a 115-101 victory on Monday night.Neemias Queta added 13 points and 13 rebounds for Boston, which won its fourth straight game and for the eighth time in nine games.Jaylen Brown was held to 14 points on 6-of-24 shooting, one game after tying his career-high with 50 points in a victory at the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.Matas Buzelis scored 26 to lead the Bulls, who were nearly held under 100 points in their…
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More than two months after opting out of his contract with the Boston Red Sox, Alex Bregman still hasn’t signed anywhere. The Red Sox remain the favorites to sign him, but the two sides have yet to make a deal. Boston appears to be gaining momentum in its negotiations with Bregman, however, based on a recent report from ESPN’s Buster Olney. Last Friday, Olney reported on “1st Up” that the Red Sox have “made an aggressive offer” to the All-Star third baseman and his agent, Scott Boras. It’s unclear what that offer was, but several top MLB Network analysts reacted…
Welcome back to the 2025-26 edition of Smash or Pass, in which we examine potential free agent and trade targets to determine whether the Red Sox should pursue them and what it would take to land them. Today we look at a fireballer out of the bullpen.Who is he and where does he come from?He’s Seranthony Dominguez. He’s played for two of the four other teams in the AL East in the last 18 months, most recently for Toronto after being traded across the ballpark in between games of a double-header with Baltimore. The image of him serving up a…
Ava Vitti exploded for a career-high 41 points to power Ashland girls basketball past Dover-Sherborn, 72-40, in Tri-Valley League action. Teagan Resteghini (17 points) and Gabby Simulus (16 points) fueled Hopkinton in a 60-32 TVL win over Bellingham. … Tess Baacke (17 points, four steals), Naya Annigeri (17 points, six steals) and Abby Broderick (15 points) paced things for Medfield in a 59-32 win over Norwood. Lindsey Barber scored a career-high 21 points as the Dartmouth girls basketball team avenged a loss earlier this season by knocking off New Bedford, 49-41, in a nonleague contest. … Sam Ward (20 points,…
In today’s video, I break down every NBA game on the Monday, January 5th, 2026 slate and share my predictions, early leans, and betting picks for spreads, over/under totals, and NBA player props. If you want access to the research dashboards we show in the video so you have all of the crucial information at your disposal, sign up to become a GBS Dashboard Member! https://guybostonsports.com/membership-levels/ Plays: Kon Knueppel Over 2.5 3PM (0.33 units, -147 NoVig) Slimy Parlay: Payton Pritchard Over 14.5 Points + Assists, RJ Barret Over 11.5 Points, Keyonte George Over 24.5 Points + Assists, Ivica Zubac Over 14.5…
The Bruins have won two straight, gotten points in their last three and appear to be turning a corner away from their season-jeopardizing six-game losing streak. Good time for a curveball, right? After a day off in Seattle on Sunday, the B’s showed up for practice at Climate Pledge Arena on Monday without Hampus Lindholm, who suffered some kind of unspecified injury and is going to miss some time, coach Marco Sturm told reporters in Seattle. “It’s not going to be a day-to-day thing,” Sturm said. “Hopefully it’s not going to be too long. He’s definitely going to be out…
The Boston Red Sox‘s hectic start to the offseason has come to a screeching halt. After adding several pitchers on the trade market, the team has struggled to find a way to bring another powerful bat or two to town. While the Sox have money to spend this offseason in free agency, it’s not as simple as going out and handing the top players available a big bag of cash. Boston also has a revamped farm system that has helped on the trade market, and that could continue to be the case moving forward. At this stage of the game,…
On Monday, the Red Sox revealed programming for this Saturday’s Fenway Fest. The sold-out daylong fan event will again feature a wide variety of offerings inside Fenway Park, at MGM Music Hall at Fenway, and House of Blues on Lansdowne Street. Among the schedule highlights are four panel discussions, including one with members of the 1986 pennant-winning team as they reflect on the 40th anniversary of their season and a press conference for kids to interview Red Sox players. As of December 22, over two dozen current Red Sox were scheduled to attend, including Wilyer Abreu, Roman Anthony, Carlos Narváez,…
The Los Angeles Chargers didn’t go all out to beat the Denver Broncos in their Week 18 regular season finale Sunday afternoon. Starting quarterback Justin Herbert, No. 1 running back Omarion Hampton and other starters did not play. The Chargers were defeated by the Broncos 19-3 and fell to the No. 7 seed as a result, which set up an AFC Wild Card Round playoff matchup against the No. 2 seed New England Patriots next Sunday at Gillette Stadium (8 p.m. ET, NBC). What can Patriots fans expect of the Chargers when they travel all the way to the East…
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Jaylen Brown matched his career high with 50 points and the Boston Celtics completed a successful West Coast swing with a 146-115 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night.Brown had 19 points in the third quarter. Derrick White added 29 points and Anfernee Simons had 15 as the Celtics went 4-1 on the trip and 3-1 against Western Conference teams. Boston is 7-1 since Dec. 19.Brown was 18 of 26 from the floor, while White went 10 of 20. Boston shot 55.2% overall and 47.1% from 3-point range. Brown and White combined to go…