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Jordan Walsh’s best performance of the summer was over before halftime. The third-year Celtics forward was ejected from Monday night’s 100-96 Summer League loss to the Miami Heat in Las Vegas after picking up two technical fouls in quick succession. The first came after Walsh drew a foul in transition on a tough make against Erik Stevenson. Walsh bumped Stevenson while celebrating the and-one bucket, and the Miami guard shoved him in response, resulting in technicals for both players. Seven seconds later, Walsh made contact with Pelle Larsson near halfcourt, then pushed the Heat wing into the front row of…

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The Boston Red Sox just put the finishing touches on an interesting 2025 MLB Draft. Boston’s focus throughout the two-day event was rather obvious, as the organization almost exclusively selected collegiate pitchers. Kyson Witherspoon (Oklahoma; No. 15), Marcus Phillips (Tennessee; No. 33) and Anthony Eyanson (LSU; No. 87) highlighted the group of 15, being joined by just six position players who represented both the college and high school ranks. Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has made a point of replenishing the pitching depth in the upper portion of his farm system over the last two years, doing so…

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LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — NFL Hall of Famer John Elway won’t be charged after his business partner Jeffrey Sperbeck was fatally injured falling out of his golf cart at a Southern California golf resort community last April, authorities said. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco told KUSA-TV in Denver on Friday that investigators found nothing criminal and ruled it a tragic accident. Sperbeck, Elway’s partner and former agent, died after suffering an injury when he tumbled out of a golf cart driven by the former quarterback on April 26 at The Madison Club in La Quinta, east of Los Angeles.…

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What to KnowTune in to NBC Sports Boston to watch Celtics-Heat at 8 p.m. ET.Celtics first-round rookie Hugo Gonzalez to return after sitting out Sunday’s win.Big man Charles Bassey looking for third consecutive double-double.Boston (2-0) aiming to stay undefeated in Summer League action. Hugo Gonzalez and the Summer League Celtics return to action Monday night against the Miami Heat in Las Vegas. Gonzalez missed Sunday’s win over the New York Knicks, but the rookie first-rounder will be back in the lineup for Monday’s game. Miles Norris will also return to Boston’s rotation after getting some rest. Baylor Scheierman will look…

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During his news conference last week, Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said he was “very comfortable” with the team’s current roster heading into the 2025-26 season. Stevens appreciates Anfernee Simons’ offensive game and top-shelf 3-point shooting, and Georges Niang’s track record of contributing on successful teams. He believes Luka Garza and Josh Minott both have “unrealized upside” that they weren’t able to show during their time as deep reserves in Minnesota. And he’s high on first-round draft pick Hugo Gonzalez, though the young Spaniard might not be ready to immediately contribute as a 19-year-old rookie. Boston’s depleted frontcourt…

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Boston Bruins prospect James Hagens is seen as one of the top NHL prospects in not just the 2025 NHL draft but overall. In a top 100 drafted NHL prospects rankings article posted by the Athletic’s Scott Wheeler, Hagens was placed in tier 2 at No. 8. Wheeler’s criteria to be considered a prospect are that the player has to be under 23 years old and not fully established with their organization’s NHL team. While the 18-year-old is ranked below players like Zeev Buium and Sam Dickinson, he was ranked higher than players who were drafted higher than him during…

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UPDATE 2:00 PM: Things are really starting to move now and it’s now funny how many pitchers the Sox have selected. In the sixth, seventh, and eighth rounds they’ve picked up Leighton Finley out of Georgia, Myles Patton from Texas A&M, and Dylan Brown of Old Dominion. All three are pitchers, with both Patton and Brown being lefties. We seem to be in the portion of the draft where the Sox are focusing on cheap-to-sign college pitchers who have plenty of question marks to go with hopefully untapped potential. They may be trying to save some bonus pool money to…

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The Red Sox made four picks in the top 100 during Day 1 of the 2025 MLB Draft, selecting three college right-handers and a talented middle infielder. Follow along here for live updates throughout Day 2. 1-15: Kyson Witherspoon, RHP, Oklahoma Witherspoon was regarded as the top college right-hander available leading into the draft by most major outlets. A First Team All-American at Oklahoma this past spring, the 6-foot-2, 206-pound righty boasts a fastball that peaks at 99 mph along with four intriguing complementary pitches. He is the first pitcher taken by the Red Sox in the first round since…

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The Bruins will play two games in the Prospects Challenge at the LECOM Harborcenter in Buffalo, held just before the main training camps open across the NHL. The B’s prospects will open against their Pittsburgh Penguins counterparts on Friday, September 12 at 3:30 pm and finish with a game against the New Jersey Devils’ prospects on Sunday, September 14 at 12 noon. The rosters will be released at a later date. This is the 10th year that the B’s will participate in the Buffalo prospects tourney. Meanwhile, the NHL will release the 2025-26 season schedule on Wednesday. Source link

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