Playing without two starters for the first time this season, the Celtics improved to 2-0 against the team many pegged as the favorite in the Eastern Conference. Boston defeated the Cavaliers 117-115 on Sunday at Rocket Arena, spearheaded by Jaylen Brown’s fourth career triple-double and a season-high 42 points from Payton Pritchard. Pritchard scored his final six points in the last 90 seconds of regulation to hold off a late Cleveland charge led by Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland. His two free throws with 5.9 seconds to play were the difference for the 11-9 Celtics, who now sit just a…
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The performance of Stefon Diggs was one of the biggest unknowns for the New England Patriots entering the season.Diggs established himself as one of the NFL’s best wide receivers during a run with Minnesota and Buffalo from 2018 to 2023 when he had six consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons.But after a trade from the Bills to the Houston Texans following the 2023 season and subsequent season-ending knee injury after a mostly lackluster eight games with the Texans last season, where the 10-year veteran would land in free agency was a mystery.That place ended up being one of…
The Patriots are in first place in the AFC East, but New England didn’t get any help on Sunday in extending its division lead. The Bills, currently sitting in second place in the AFC East, defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 26-7. With this win, Buffalo’s record improves to 8-4, while New England leads the division at 10-2. New England will play the New York Giants on Monday. If the Patriots do not secure a victory, their chances of winning the AFC East will begin to dwindle. The Bills have five games remaining, including one against New England. If they can go…
The Boston Celtics are in Cleveland as they look to bounce back from Saturday’s tough loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. After dropping 41 points in the losing effort, Jaylen Brown will aim to duplicate his performance against fellow All-Star Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers. Mitchell enters Sunday’s showdown averaging 30.6 points per game this season for the sixth-place Cavs. Derrick White will not play due to a calf contusion sustained in Saturday’s game. Neemias Queta will also sit out for Boston due to an ankle injury. Follow our live blog below for score updates, highlights, reactions, and more throughout Sunday’s…
The Celtics’ G League affiliate added a first-round draft pick to its roster this weekend. The Maine Celtics claimed 23-year-old guard Keon Johnson off waivers on Saturday, according to the G League transaction wire. Drafted 21st overall by the Knicks in 2021, Johnson has 161 games of NBA experience, including 68 starts. The Tennessee product saw action in 79 games for Brooklyn last season, making 56 starts for the rebuilding Nets and averaging 10.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. Johnson previously spent time with the Clippers and Trail Blazers, overlapping with current Celtics guard Anfernee Simons in…
Fontbonne Academy girls basketball coach Clare Murphy was inducted into the Northeast – New Agenda Women’s Sports Organization Hall of Fame on Nov. 2, but her career is far from finished. Murphy, who has coached basketball at Fontbonne for 35 years (head coach for 28 years) and teaches physical education at Quincy’s Atlantic Middle School, was thankful to receive recognition from an organization that promotes educational equity, equal opportunity and awareness of evolving needs of New England female athletes. “I’ve spent a very long time at the school as a student and now as a coach, helping to educate female…
The Patriots won’t hit the field until they face off against the New York Giants on “Monday Night Football.” However, quarterback Drake Maye received a boost in the MVP race on Sunday. As Week 13 approached, Maye’s odds of winning the MVP were +220, according to FanDuel, placing him just behind Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, who was listed at -220 odds. Stafford was the clear favorite to win MVP, but things didn’t go as planned for the veteran quarterback against the Carolina Panthers. Carolina triumphed over Los Angeles with a score of 31-28. In the game, Stafford passed…
As the offseason gets ready to kick into high gear, now’s a good time check in with you, the Over The Monster community and gauge fan opinion on how the Red Sox are doing across the organization.Below are polls covering the job performance of the front office, ownership, and the manager, followed by some other topical items. Your job is to express your opinion on them.As always, we try and run these four times per year (in November with the offseason kicking off, in February as we transition into a new spring training, in late May as the season hits…
The Celtics will be shorthanded Sunday as they visit the Cavaliers on the second night of a back-to-back. Boston ruled out starters Neemias Queta (left ankle sprain injury management) and Derrick White (right calf contusion) for its matchup with Cleveland at Rocket Arena. Jayson Tatum also was ruled out as he continues his recovery from Achilles surgery. Both players played in Saturday night’s 119-115 road loss to the Timberwolves. Queta, who sat out Wednesday’s win over the Pistons, delivered one of the best performances of his career against Minnesota, totaling 19 points, 18 rebounds, eight offensive rebounds and two blocks…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 39 points, including an unlikely 3-pointer that sealed the game, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held off the Boston Celtics 119-115 on Saturday.Julius Randle had 16 points and Donte DiVincenzo added 15 for the Timberwolves, who put six players in double figures and beat a team with a .500 or better record for the first time in eight tries this season.Jaylen Brown tied a season high with 41 points for Boston, which lost for just the second time in seven games. Neemias Queta tied a career best with 19 points and grabbed a career-high 18…