BOSTON — With the Bruins and Canucks going toe-to-toe in a shootout, Marco Sturm’s first three shooters were conventional. Boston first chose Casey Mittelstadt, then David Pastrnak, and third Marat Khusnutdinov. All three Bruins forwards boast high-end skills and seem tailored to the shootout. But...
BOSTON — The Bruins lost their perfect record in games beyond 60 minutes with a shootout loss to the Canucks on Saturday night, 5-4.Boston squandered a 3-2 third period lead, falling behind 4-3 before Andrew Peeke sent the game to overtime on a seeing-eye goal...
The Celtics were without Jaylen Brown against the Raptors, but it didn’t matter as they came away with the 112-96 win Saturday in Toronto. The Celtics won their second straight game to improve to 17-11 on the season.Payton Pritchard was excellent on his way to...
The Celtics took sole possession of third place in the Eastern Conference after beating the Raptors 112-96 on Saturday night at Scotiabank Arena. Boston won the second half of the back-to-back set despite playing without All-Star Jaylen Brown due to illness.Payton Pritchard (31 points) led...
Milton boys hockey has continued its ascent under head coach Nick Bligh. With a 2-1 win over Weymouth (2-1) Saturday night, Milton earned its first 3-0 start under Bligh who is entering his third year in charge.So far this season, like last year, Milton’s defense...
The Red Sox have some competition within the AL East for Alex Bregman. The Blue Jays are also showing interest in the free agent third baseman, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. An All-Star with the Red Sox last season, Bregman is also being courted...
AMHERST ― The UMass men’s basketball team had several opportunities to tie or take the lead with less than 5 minutes remaining against Kent State after trailing for most of the game.The Minutemen, however, couldn’t capitalize. They made one field goal over the final 5:30...
Another nearly $50,000 prize was won off a slots machine at Encore Boston Harbor this month. On Dec. 4, a $55,275.13 jackpot was won on the game “Dragon Cash” with a $12.50 bet. The next day, a $5 bet on “Screaming Links” won a $49,777.57...
BOSTON — It takes a lot to earn the trust of Joe Mazzulla for a young player. Yet, 19-year-old rookie Hugo Gonzalez has found himself in the Celtics rotation from the start of the year. While Gonzalez has gotten an opportunity most nights, the extent...
BOSTON — Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has spent a lot of time watching Celtics guard Derrick White during his career, including with Team USA as a coach during the 2024 Olympics. After witnessing White erupt for a career-high nine 3-point makes in the Celtics 129-116...
