The Celtics took down the Toronto Raptors 125-117 on Friday night, with star guard Jaylen Brown putting up another outstanding performance. Brown has taken on the role of the No. 1 option for Boston during the first half of the season while Jayson Tatum recovers from a torn Achilles. As one of the top players in the NBA, Brown faces the challenge of leading a team without Tatum and missing several key stars who departed in the offseason. Despite these difficulties, the Celtics have performed remarkably well, and Brown doesn’t think Boston’s early success is any surprise. “I wouldn’t say…
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The Boston Celtics earned a bounce-back win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night at TD Garden, 125-117. Payton Pritchard led the way with 27 points, eight assists, and five rebounds. Jaylen Brown had another big night with 25 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists. Sam Hauser (19 points) knocked down five 3-pointers. Check out our live blog below for a full recap of Friday’s game: Source link
MANCHESTER — A big Cape Ann League boys basketball clash brought together teams with the same nickname (Hornets), but different styles of play, as Manchester Essex hosted North Reading, which pulled out a 60-52 win. After five and a half minutes had passed in the first quarter of play, it looked like it was going to be a stagnant night on offense for both sides, with the score being 5-4 in favor of Manchester Essex. However, that was not the case as North Reading woke up and rode the back of senior point guard Jason Berry (22 points, six 3-pointers).…
Celtics wing Josh Minott missed his second consecutive game Friday night. Boston ruled Minott out for its matchup against the Toronto Raptors at TD Garden with a left ankle sprain. Asked about Minott’s prognosis during his pregame news conference, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla said he had “no idea” how the 23-year-old suffered his injury. “He’s got an ankle sprain,” Mazzulla said. “We’ll take it day by day and see how he gets better.” Minott fell out of Mazzulla’s rotation before his injury. Over a six-game stretch from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5, he saw the floor just once, logging…
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel is eager to see how his team responds to a playoff game. The Patriots are set to host the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday in the wild-card round. For many key players in New England, like quarterback Drake Maye, it will be their first playoff experience. When asked how the team responded in practice for the playoffs, Vrabel sent a clear message to his team. “Find out on Sunday night,” Vrabel said on Friday. “That’s about the best answer I can give you. The preparation was good, execution has to be better.” Vrabel…
There’s a long history of people being associated with things they never *exactly* said. On July 15, 1979, exactly 18 months after I was born, Jimmy Carter gave a speech about a “crisis of confidence” in America that’s commonly referred to as the “malaise” speech, despite Carter never having used the word. But the brain has a way of filling in these gaps. It’s more or less the Mandela Effect as it applies strictly to quotes, and a recent example of it has been bonking around my head for weeks.On November 30, the Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Buffalo Bills,…
FOXBORO — Patriots rookie wide receiver Efton Chism should be in line for more offensive snaps Sunday against the Chargers. With Mack Hollins on injured reserve with an abdominal injury, Chism has taken on some of the veteran wide receiver’s snaps as a run blocker. With it has come three catches for 75 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots’ last two games. “Super grateful for the opportunity,” Chism said. “Definitely not taking it for granted. Just trying to fill those shoes of Mack. He does a lot of dirty work here, and trying to do my best ability to…
2026 NFL Wildcard player props for this weekend’s playoff slate! Tune in as Tasos goes game by game, giving you his favorite props from each epic showdown! Wildcard Picks: Rams/Panthers Kyren Williams O65.5 Rushing Yards (-110 DraftKings) (1u) Colby Parkinson O19.5 Receiving Yards (-114 FanDuel) (1u) Packers/Bears Cairo Santos O6.5 Kicking Points (-145 BetMGM) (1u) Colston Loveland U46.5 Receiving Yards (-114 FanDuel) (1u) Bills/Jaguars Trevor Lawrence O0.5 INT (-115 Novig) (1u) Josh Allen O1.5 TD Passes (+110 BetMGM) (1u) Eagles/49ers Brock Purdy O0.5 INT (-135 BetMGM) (1u) AJ Brown O65.5 Receiving Yards (-115 BetMGM) (1u) Chargers/Patriots Justin Herbert O0.5 INT…
FOXBORO, MASS. (WHDH) – Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte detailed his gambling addiction that he said could have cost him his dream of playing in the NFL in a newly released essay in The Players’ Tribune Wednesday. In the essay titled, “How The Hell Did I Get Here???” Boutte opened up about his struggles, writing, “It’s sad when I think about how, as a kid, my ability to dream was an asset. That’s what got me to LSU, and later, all the way to the NFL. But as a gambling addict, my dreaming was my biggest liability. I’d wake up…
When the Boston Red Sox selected Garrett Whitlock in the Rule-5 Draft in December 2020, he was a relative unknown. At the time he was selected, he hadn’t pitched since 2019, when his season was cut short due to a UCL injury. Despite only rising as high as Double-A Trenton, the Red Sox took a flier on a righty with good stuff. Whitlock took the opportunity and ran with it. In his first season, he posted a 1.96 ERA in 73 1/3 innings and became a key piece of the Red Sox bullpen down the stretch. He was 1-0 with…