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celtics

We held a draft that split the Celtics organization in two. Here’s what happened

Our two basketball writers got a chance to build teams — coaches and executives included — using alternating picks.
ben volin | on football

Tom Brady, in a candid interview with Howard Stern, gave us some answers to questions we’ve been asking

Brady talked about his marital problems, his relationship with Bill Belichick, freezing out receivers, and more.
tom brady on howard stern

Tom Brady dishes on stepping up for his family: Gisele ‘wasn’t satisfied with our marriage’

Brady said he had to make adjustments after his wife wrote him a letter, and that they went through therapy.
coronavirus

Red Sox minor league affiliates are about to feel the financial pinch

For the full-season teams, losing all of April’s home games and likely May’s could mean the elimination of roughly a third of expected revenues.
It's a double whammy for minor league schedule makers
tom brady on howard stern

Tom Brady talked family, politics, football, and Bill Belichick with Howard Stern. Here’s what he said

Brady opened up on a lot of topics during an expansive radio interview Wednesday.
Michael Silverman

It’s a double whammy for minor league baseball schedule makers

Not only is the pandemic causing major uncertainty for 2020, but the proposed contraction plan is wreaking havoc with 2021.
Peter Abraham | On Baseball

Chris Sale sounds like a relieved pitcher

Since he injured his elbow last season, Sale wondered how long his arm would hold up. Now he finally has a set path for what comes next.
Chris Sale was happy to get an answer on his arm, and now his focus is on rehab
Christopher L. Gasper

Tony La Russa clears air on Dave Dombrowski firing, and other baseball thoughts

Reports that Dombrowski was insular and not inclusive are not true, La Russa said.
Alex Speier

MLB would face significant hurdles to make Arizona idea become a reality

The possibility of bringing all 30 teams to the Phoenix area has been floated between the league and its players union.
Tony La Russa clears air on Dave Dombrowski firing, and other baseball thoughtsMLB discussing idea of playing in empty ballparks in Phoenix area
Chad Finn

Why the old NBA was better than the new NBA

Re-watching vintage games from the 1980s just confirms that it was the NBA's greatest era.
hockey

Former Northeastern goalie Florence Schelling becomes first woman to be GM of a top-level men’s hockey team

Schelling, who is from Zurich, Switzerland, was named general manager of SC Bern.
sports log

Tiger Woods and his caddie face lawsuit

Florida man alleged Joe LaCava, caddie for Woods, pushed him to the ground during a PGA Tour event two years ago.
coronavirus notebook

Pandemic insurance package will allow Wimbledon to recoup $141 million, per report

Massive insurance payout will cushion the financial blow.
coronavirus

New Balance ramps up production again at its New England facilities to make masks for Mass. General

Fifty employees are back on the job at a factory in Lawrence, and another 70 in Maine as the sports apparel company pitches in to aid health-care workers amid the coronavirus pandemic.
coronavirus

Burton snowboard company to donate 500,000 face masks sourced from China across the Northeast

The masks are coming to Vermont from China, where the company connected with a manufacturer. They'll be going to hospitals in Vermont and New Hampshire, and shipped to hard-hit areas like New York and Boston.
Dan Shaughnessy

Ex-Celtic Hank Finkel could give Jarrett Stidham an idea of what he might be in for

Finkel had to take over for a Boston sports legend 50 years ago, and it wasn't pleasant for him that first year.
NHL

Former Bruin Colby Cave out of emergency brain surgery, but remains in induced coma

The Edmonton Oilers, Cave’s current team, said a colloid cyst causing pressure on his brain was removed.
Red Sox

Chris Sale was happy to get an answer on his arm, and now his focus is on rehab

After "chasing a ghost for seven months," the Red Sox lefty had his Tommy John surgery, and now he knows where the road leads.
coronavirus

David Ortiz has a message for Boston: ‘We have been down before, but we know how to bounce back’

Big Papi, as he often does in tough times, offered an inspirational message on the Red Sox' Twitter account for those fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

Looking for the status of a sports event affected by coronavirus? Search for it here

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Kevin Garnett’s Hall of Fame induction will be a good place for 2008 Celtics soap opera to finally end

This year's Hall of Fame ceremony, featuring Kevin Garnett, will be a perfect time for a Celtics Big Three reunion — and that includes fellow Hall of Famer Ray Allen.
UFC

UFC 249, pushing coronavirus limits, plans event on tribal land in California

The site is an attempted end run around federal and state guidelines against holding large gatherings.
Live Updates

Coronavirus live updates: Track world championships pushes to 2022 to account for Olympics

Here are the latest developments as the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect sports worldwide.
coronavirus

Golf courses in Massachusetts are closed, but behind the scenes, organizers want to safely change that

The Alliance of Massachusetts Golf Organizations has written to Gov. Baker twice already, hoping to change golf courses' designation from non-essential to essential.
Matt Porter

The simple interactions with his Bruins teammates are what Torey Krug misses the most right now

The Bruins defenseman has spent most of the time since the NHL paused its season in Michigan at his in-laws' house
NHL

Mike O’Connell, Brian Burke spat over blockbuster trade of Joe Thornton

Burke, the Anaheim GM in 2005, says he offered then-Bruins GM O’Connell more than Sharks.
coronavirus

NBA considering ‘diabetes-like’ testing for coronavirus that could accelerate return of game, report says

A blood test could provide a rapid response for players, although the idea remains in the early stages.
NBA commissioner says no decision on season likely until at least May

Here is why masks are being placed on statues of runners all over the place

1968 Boston Marathon champion Amby Burfoot hopes the masks serve as a reminder of best health practices during the coronavirus outbreak.

winter all-scholastics

Meet the Super Teams for boys’ and girls’ hockey for the 2020 high school season

Here are the skaters and goalies who made the biggest marks on the ice this winter season.

Here are the Globe’s 2020 Super Teams for boys’ and girls’ basketball

The five top boys' and girls' basketball players of the season are chosen by the Globe's high school sports staff.

coronavirus: editors' picks

Ex-Titans safety Myron Rolle is on the front line — as a doctor treating coronavirus patients at Mass. General

How to pass the time? Watch the best games (again) of Boston’s teams
Medical professionals are the real heroes
New Hampshire-based hockey company Bauer joins fight by producing face shields

jim McBride | beat writer's notebook
Dion Lewis made another curious choice by signing with the Giants
After playing behind Derrick Henry in Tennessee, the former Patriot now will be behind Saquon Barkley.

tara sullivan
New date for TPC Boston PGA event is a small ray of hope
The tournament's executive director realizes there is a long way to go in this pandemic, but this is a sign of better days ahead.

Boston's PGA Tour event, set for August, postponed one weekBritish Open canceled, Masters in November as golf recasts schedule

ben volin
I’m one TV viewer who is thoroughly enjoying the networks’ makeshift sports content
The vintage games and creative programming are nostalgic, heartwarming, and a welcome distraction.

coronavirus
Bobby Orr writes moving letter to ‘heroes’ working at Mass. General
Orr, who was often a patient at MGH, praised the hospital staff for their work and said "you are constantly on my mind."

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celtics

Celtics’ Jayson Tatum will match up to $250,000 in donations to food bank amid coronavirus outbreak

The forward said he is "just sending out a positive message and encouraging everybody to do their part."
coronavirus

Acton skate-sharpening company back to work — making medical masks

Sparx Hockey has committed to making 10,000 single-use shields a week.
bob hohler

Carl Gray, founder of prestigious Assabet Valley hockey program, comes under fire for treatment of players

More than two dozen former players say they were subjected to Gray's verbal abuse, unwanted physical contact, and intrusions into their locker room.
college basketball

35 years ago, Villanova pulled off an incredible upset over Georgetown. Mark Plansky had a front-row seat

Plansky, a Globe All-Scholastic at Wakefield High, played in 30 of Villanova's 35 games that season as the first forward off the bench. “That was obviously a magical year," he recalled.
chad finn | sports media

Sports Illustrated continues to lose its identity

Ownership this past week laid off several more employees, including writers Chris Ballard and Jack Dickey, and editor Sarah Kwak.
gary washburn | sunday basketball notes

Jalen Rose focused mostly on his students during this difficult time

Rose opened the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy in 2011 in northwest Detroit,
matt porter | sunday hockey notes

Talk about a fantasy draft: Here are the ultimate cap-era Bruins teams

We put together two teams of players who were here since 2005-06, and stayed within salary-cup guidelines.
peter abraham | sunday baseball notes

Ranking the key figures in the Red Sox organization

Who are the most important people in the organization? It’s a simple question with plenty of different answers.

Best of Globe Sports

alex speier

Inside Alex Cora’s departure from the Red Sox

Monday began with buzzing around the Fenway offices. Within 24 hours, a decision had to be made.
bob hohler

Iced out: Elite youth hockey coaches at Assabet Valley suspended after abuse complaints

Three girls’ youth hockey coaches have been suspended for allegedly emotionally abusing and bullying seven of their adolescent players.
chad finn

1510 The Zone had a chance to dethrone WEEI as Boston’s sports radio leader. But you couldn’t hear it.

An oral history of the local station that changed the sports media landscape, but failed to overtake its biggest competitor.

High schools

2019-20 MIAA co-champions for hockey and basketball

With the state association voting to cancel its championship games for basketball (Saturday) and hockey (Sunday), state finalists will be named co-champions.

In unprecedented vote, Mass. high schools agree to statewide playoff format in 2021

The vote was the most influential in the 41-year history of the MIAA, but there’s still work to be done.

Meet the Boston Globe’s fall 2019 All-Scholastics

The Globe salutes the region's best high school athletes and coaches in six fall sports.

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