PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Travis Konecny opened the scoring in the third period and set up Jaime Drysdale’s goal, Dan Vladar made 26 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Saturday.Konecny scored his team-leading 23rd goal of the season, sliding the puck past Jeremy Swayman off a drop pass from Christian Dvorak at 3:41 of the third. Konency then set up Drysdale for a wrister that made it 2-0 with 8:05 left.Charlie McAvoy scored for Boston on a deflection with 6:57 to go. Flyers captain Sean Couturier had an empty-netter to snap a 31-game goal drought.Philadelphia won…
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INDIANAPOLIS — Fresh off their run to the Super Bowl, how the Patriots handle their recent and unexpected success moving forward was a popular topic of conversation among NFL staffers of all types who flock to Indy for the annual NFL Scouting Combine. After talking to coaches, executives and scouts from across the league, here’s some of what we learned after several days in town… Stefon Diggs’ future in doubt It was hard to find anyone this week who presumed Stefon Diggs would be back in Foxboro on the contract he signed with the team last offseason. Diggs is slated…
FORT MYERS, Fla. — One of the Red Sox’s top offseason acquisitions is set to make his club debut today. Sonny Gray will take the mound for the first time in a Red Sox uniform this afternoon when the club hosts the Minnesota Twins at JetBlue Park. Gray was acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals earlier this winter and is expected to be among the club’s top starters alongside Garrett Crochet and Ranger Suarez in 2026. Garrett Whitlock, Connelly Early, T.J. Sikkema, Vinny Nittoli, Noah Song and Jacob Webb are all expected to pitch for the Red Sox as well.…
FORT MYERS, Fla. — It’s been a long time since Kutter Crawford or Patrick Sandoval took the mound in a big league game, and so far the two veterans haven’t taken the field with their teammates through the first week of Grapefruit League play. But behind the scenes the pair have continued to make progress. Crawford and Sandoval each threw live batting practice at the Fenway South complex on Friday, which Red Sox manager Alex Cora said went very well. Sandoval threw two innings and is expected to throw more multiple-inning bullpens next week, and Crawford faced live hitters for…
Craig Breslow brought in a lot of new talent this offseason, but he didn’t plug every hole on the Red Sox roster. So for our question of the day today, we’re bending space and time to ask you this: If you could take one player from Red Sox history and put him on the 2026 roster, who would you pick?Considering that we spent the offseason wondering about the lineup’s lack of right-handed power and the hole at third base, someone like Kevin Youkilis immediately comes to mind. (Adrian Beltre would be even better, but it’s hard for me to think…
BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown had 28 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Brooklyn Nets 148-111 on Friday night.Nikola Vucevic finished with 28 points and 11 rebounds for his third double-double since joining the Celtics. Payton Pritchard added 22 points for Boston, which has won five of six since returning from the All-Star break.The Celtics shot a season-high 66.7% from the field and connected on 22 3-pointers. They also got 77 points from their bench.Michael Porter Jr. finished with 18 points for Brooklyn, which has lost seven straight games.The Celtics took control in the third quarter,…
In today’s video, I break down every NBA game on the Thursday February 26, 2026 slate and share my predictions, early leans, and betting picks for spreads, over/under totals, and NBA player props. Plays: Sixers ML (0.33 units, -126 NoVig)✅ Timberwolves Team Total Over 114.5 (0.33 units, -130 MGM)❌ Amen Thompson Over 14.5 Points (0.33 units, +105 MGM)❌ Pelicans -3.5 (0.33 units, -130 ProphetX)✅ #RideoftheDay at the bottom 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 so you…
INDIANAPOLIS — Barely two weeks after losing the Super Bowl, the Patriots flew most of their coaching staff and front-office members to get back to work at the NFL Scouting Combine. After speaking with several coaches, scouts, agents and executives around the league, here is everything the Herald learned about the Patriots’ plans for free agency, a star-studded trade market, the 2026 draft, and beyond: A.J. Brown trade talks The Patriots have explored trade talks involving Eagles star wide receiver A.J. Brown, but feel the current asking price is unserious, according to one source. Several league sources believe Brown could…
Drained at the end of a four-game West Coast swing, the Celtics turned in their worst shooting performance of the season in Wednesday’s loss to the Denver Nuggets. Two nights later, they delivered one of the best in NBA history. Back on the TD Garden parquet for the first time in 15 days, Boston walloped the Brooklyn Nets 148-111 while shooting an eye-popping 66.7% from the field and 64.7% from 3-point range (22-for-34). The Celtics were shooting nearly 70% before late misses by end-of-the-bench players dropped their average. Even with that dip, their 80.8% effective field-goal percentage was a single-game…
What to KnowChris Forsberg will share more postgame reaction on the Celtics Talk Podcast.The Celtics (39-20) are second in the Eastern Conference standings. The Nets (15-44) are tied for the fewest wins in the East and have lost seven straight games.The C’s set an NBA record for effective field goal percentage (80.8) in a single game. Three players scored 20-plus points for the Celtics and six scored in double-figures.The Celtics will be back in action Sunday night when they host the Philadelphia 76ers. After a tough loss Wednesday night in Denver, the Celtics bounced back in impressive fashion with a fantastic offensive…