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TNT broadcaster Kevin Harlan’s patient approach served him well in never-to-be-forgotten Celtics moment

Harlan took a measured, patient approach in those tense moments of chaos rather than attempting to make a highlight-reel call.

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Rafael Devers came up as the potential go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the potential tying run in the ninth Sunday, and came up empty both times.

Red Sox continue exceeding modest expectations, but in the American League East, not bad isn’t good enough

A Sunday loss against Torey Lovullo and Co. left the Sox 10 games out of first in the division, two games worse than they were before the trip and a half-game out of last.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL
A closer look at the officiating in the final three seconds of the Celtics’ dramatic victory in Game 6
Al Horford's late foul on the Heat's Jimmy Butler went from disastrous to fortuitous with the added time awarded upon review by the officials.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Who’s betting against the Celtics in Game 7?
The Celtics have bounced back like a rubber band of brothers. History is there for the making Monday night at TD Garden.

Red Sox
Red Sox top prospect Marcelo Mayer promoted to Double A Portland after tearing it up throughout the month
“No doubt he’s knocking on the door," farm director Brian Abraham said this month of Mayer. "He’s pushing down the door. And he’s consistent. That’s what we want to see.”

red sox notebook
Alex Cora likes the idea of stretching out his long relievers in the bullpen
The manager believes Kutter Crawford and Josh Winckowski can handle one-inning pressure situations, too, while being available for spot starts. 7 minutes ago

Chad Finn
Whatever comes of Derrick White’s season-saving putback, he stamped himself in Celtics lore forever
From Havlicek to Henderson, from Bird to DJ, the list of legendary Celtics moments has a new entrant.

DIAMONDBACKS 4, RED SOX 2
Tanner Houck hit hard early, and Red Sox can’t recover in dropping road trip finale to Diamondbacks
Houck gave up five straight hits in the first inning, then a home run on his fifth pitch of the second, and a Red Sox offense that couldn't touch Arizona starter Merrill Kelly couldn't find the big hit it needed late.

Box score: Diamondbacks 4, Red Sox 2MLB scoreboard

Beat writer's notebook
A sneaky good challenge, some airport trolling, and eight other observations from another season-saving win
There's still so much to unpack from a Game 6 win that will live long in the memory.

RED SOX NOTEBOOK
Red Sox caught up in the hoopla of potentially historic Celtics run
Alex Cora and several members of the team are making arrangements to attend Game 7 on Memorial Day — an off-day for the Sox in Boston at the conclusion of a nine-game, 11-day road trip.

Celtics
After a stunning Game 6 finish, do the Heat have anything left for the Celtics?
Coach Erik Spoelstra didn't have any answers for Miami losing in the final second at home, and he doesn't care how his team gets the job done in Game 7. "We may win this thing as ugly as it’s ever been done," he said.

Northwestern 18, BC 6
Boston College women’s lacrosse loses to No. 1 Northwestern in national championship game
The Eagles, who were playing in their sixth consecutive NCAA Division 1 title game, just couldn't hit the level reached by the Wildcats.

Western Conference Final

Jason Robertson wants to get the Stars out of a tough spot by continuing to score goals against Adin Hill and the Golden Knights, who lead the Western Final three games to two.

After two wins by the Stars, West Final against Vegas feels different

Has the pressure shifted to the Golden Knights, as Stars coach Pete DeBoer said would happen if his team won Game 5? Vegas lost both Games 4 and 5 after leading 1-0 and 2-1 in each of them.

BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Jose Siri and Wander Franco celebrated Tampa Bay's 26th victory in its first 32 games this season at Tropicana Field.

Rays take barnburner from Dodgers to secure another home series

In a game at Tropicana Field featuring six home runs, it was a hustle play that delivered for MLB-best Tampa Bay against NL West-leading Los Angeles.

BASEBALL

Liam Hendricks smiles as he talks to reporters before the White Sox game on May 3, his first media session since he announced his lymphoma diagnosis in January.

Closer Liam Hendricks ready, eager to return to White Sox on Monday after cancer battle

Hendriks made his third All-Star team in 2022, but he noticed some lumps on his neck last summer and was subsequently diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

The Nuggets had too much for LeBron James (center) and the Lakers to handle during the Western Conference finals.

Bronny may be on the horizon, but LeBron James is 38 after all

The NBA will miss James desperately, but it was apparent he was exhausted from the Lakers’ tumultuous season and surprising playoff run.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Colts owner Jim Irsay likes to put the focus on music, US historical artifacts, and mental health with his namesake collection that travels the country.

Jim Irsay to mix rock ‘n’ roll with Patriots-Colts nostalgia in July concert at TD Garden

The Colts owner is renting out TD Garden for a free all-star music concert and music exhibit July 15.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Despite having Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout, the Angels might be backed into a corner come the trade deadline.

If Angels are going nowhere, then should Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout be headed elsewhere?

Ohtani, 28, can become a free agent at the end of the season and has made it clear his biggest goal is to win the World Series, something the Angels haven’t come close to in his time there.

Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes

Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan is looking for a new GM after dismissing Kyle Dubas this past week.

The Maple Leafs won a playoff round, but that’s still not nearly good enough in Toronto. So, what comes next?

It is undeniably an intense market, full of passion and anger, much of the latter fueled by the 56-year Stanley Cup drought.

Chad Finn | Sports Media

TNT’s “Inside The NBA’’ remains the unattainable standard for every other studio sports program.

Upon further review, some Sports Emmys were won by wrong teams

The Sports Emmys can be fun to monitor, if only to see if the “Blue Ribbon panels” jibe with the opinion of fans.

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LATEST HEADLINES

The Celtics have a long – and successful – record in Game 7s. Here’s a closer look.

Alex Cora likes the idea of stretching out his long relievers in the bullpen

TNT broadcaster Kevin Harlan’s patient approach served him well in never-to-be-forgotten Celtics moment

Rithikh Prakash wills Burlington to Division 4 state boys’ track and field championship while Newburyport girls win with depth

Red Sox top prospect Marcelo Mayer promoted to Double A Portland after tearing it up throughout the month

MIAA DIVISION 2 TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Kayla Bohlin (left) helped Wellesley win its second straight Division 2 state championship by placing sixth in the 400.

Annie Comella’s record-setting long jump launched Wellesley to a Division 2 championship; North Andover boys go back-to-back

Championing all three relay events, Wellesley repeated as the Division 2 track and field girls’ state champions for the fourth time in five years.

High school scoreboard

MIAA DIVISION 4 TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Burlington’s Rithikh Prakash was hoping to take a race off, but rose to the occasion with a state title on the line.

Rithikh Prakash wills Burlington to Division 4 state boys’ track and field championship while Newburyport girls win with depth

The Cornell-bound senior gutted through a 2:05 split in the Red Devils’ second-place 4x800 (8:08.85), helping lift Burlington to its first state title since 2017.

More high school sports news

NCAA BASEBALL

Third baseman Nick Wang and the Boston College baseball team will discover its NCAA tournament fate Monday.

After missing out on hosting, Boston College baseball awaits NCAA Tournament bracket release

The NCAA released the 16 regional hosts for its 64-team Division 1 tournament Sunday night, and any team hosting is guaranteed a spot in the tournament.

College Lacrosse

Middlebury women’s lacrosse rolls to Division 3 title with win over Gettysburg; Tufts men’s lacrosse defeated by Salisbury in Division 3 title game

Kurt Bruun scored five goals and added an assist for the Jumbos, who saw their perfect season come to an end, finishing at 22-1.

French Open

Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine goes straight to the chair umpire, Louise Azemar Engzell, without shaking hands with her opponent, who won the match, Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus at the French Open in Paris.

Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk stirs up French Open with refusal to shake hands with Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus

The score line showed a decisive 6-3, 6-2 win for Sabalenka, the reigning Australian Open champion, who is the second seed in Paris and one of the hottest players in the world.

Indianapolis 500

Josef Newgarden gives Roger Penske his 19th win in dramatic Indianapolis 500

The 32-year-old from Nashville won with an audacious pass of defending champ Marcus Ericsson in a 2.5-mile sprint to the finish.

Golf roundup

Emiliano Grillo of Argentina earned his second PGA Tour win at the Charles Schwab Challenge in a playoff at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

Emiliano Grillo wins at Colonial edging Adam Schenk on second playoff hole

Grillo blew a two-stroke lead with a double-bogey on the 72nd hole Sunday but recovered in the playoff.

ice hockey world championship

Canada's players celebrate by holding aloft the trophy after winning the IIHF Ice Hockey Men's World Championship.

Canada captures record 28th title at hockey worlds; US lets bronze slip away in OT

The US lost in the bronze medal game for the second straight year, while Canada surpassed Russia's 27 world titles.

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Second Thought

Together, Rick and Dick Hoyt competed in more than 30 Boston Marathons together, the last of those in 2014.

For many of us, Rick and Dick Hoyt were the Boston Marathon

He was the motor, Dick often said in their years together out on the road. Rick, he always added, was the heart.

Tara Sullivan

Al Horford (left), Jayson Tatum (center), and Marcus Smart celebrate after Derrick White's shot went in.

After that finish, who would doubt the Celtics now?

What an ending. What a game. What a night. What a series. From 3-0 down to a win at home away from a return trip to the NBA Finals.

Gary Washburn | On basketball

Derrick White (bottom left) began the final sequence with the inbounds pass to Marcus Smart, then broke for the basket for the literal last-second putback that extended the Celtics season to Monday.

Celtics are a win away from history. But Derrick White has made some of his own.

The Celtics were eye-to-eye with a disheartening ending to their season. Instead, the Derrick White made the setbacks just footnotes.

celtics

Derrick White scored 11 points in Game 6.

Watch: Derrick White hits game-winner to send Celtics-Heat to a Game 7 — and his dad tweeted through it

”I’m just happy. We ain’t done yet,” White said after his buzzer-beating tip-in won Game 6 in Miami.

Sunday notebooks

If Angels are going nowhere, then should Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout be headed elsewhere?
Ohtani, 28, can become a free agent at the end of the season and has made it clear his biggest goal is to win the World Series, something the Angels haven’t come close to in his time there.

Jim Irsay to mix rock ‘n’ roll with Patriots-Colts nostalgia in July concert at TD Garden
The Colts owner is renting out TD Garden for a free all-star music concert and music exhibit July 15.

Bronny may be on the horizon, but LeBron James is 38 after all
The NBA will miss James desperately, but it was apparent he was exhausted from the Lakers’ tumultuous season and surprising playoff run.

The Maple Leafs won a playoff round, but that’s still not nearly good enough in Toronto. So, what comes next?
It is undeniably an intense market, full of passion and anger, much of the latter fueled by the 56-year Stanley Cup drought.

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At a glance

Chaim Bloom is transforming the Red Sox. What does the future hold?

The chief baseball officer is entering his fourth season amid low expectations and high scrutiny. Are the Sox still big spenders? Is the farm system getting any better? And where will his strategy take the team?

For better or worse, Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom is putting his imprint on this team.

A reckoning, decades in the making: Famed Olympic runner Lynn Jennings chases down the renowned coach who abused her as a teen

John Babington was sexually abusing the future Olympian while he helped turn her into a world-class athlete. He then abused a fellow runner. Years later, their paths crossed as part of Jennings's pursuit of justice.

Massachusetts' Lynn Jennings is one of the greatest American distance runners in history. In 2017, she moved to action after learning another athlete's story of abuse, she began working to hold her former coach, John Babington, responsible for sexually molesting her and others during his career coaching women at Harvard, Wellesley, and in the Olympics.

Zdeno Chara retires

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24 seasons of defensive dominance

Zdeno Chara — Big Z, and he was belovedly known in his time with the Bruins — is hanging up his skates. Let's take a look at the stats that made the difference.

Baseball Hall of Fame 2022

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David Ortiz hit 558 regular-season and postseason home runs.

David Ortiz's long drives to Cooperstown

David Ortiz is in the Hall of Fame. Explore all 558 home runs that helped get him there.

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After each win, goalies Linus Ullmark (right) and Jeremy Swayman celebrate with a big hug. It always brings cheers.

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With these Bruins, it’s all for one and one for all

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Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

Katey Stone is seen behind the bench in January at Harvard's home arena, the Bright-Landry Center. A review following a tirade during a practice triggered a backlash that continues to reverberate among former players who say Stone has emotionally damaged them.

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‘A culture of complete fear’: Harvard women’s hockey coach Katey Stone under fire for alleged abusive behavior

The iconic Red Sox pitcher's heart stopped during a game with the Savannah Bananas in August. By September, he was back on a baseball diamond in New Hampshire. “I always thought I’d die on the field," he said, "but not in the [expletive] bullpen."

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Bill Lee collapsed on the baseball diamond. It didn’t slow him down.

celtics

Why did the Celtics choose Joe Mazzulla to lead them out of crisis? It starts with his journey.

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The loudest kid at his Montreal hockey camp. A man who put his life back together. Meet Jim Montgomery, who is ready to lead the Bruins.

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TNT broadcaster Kevin Harlan’s patient approach served him well in never-to-be-forgotten Celtics moment

Red Sox continue exceeding modest expectations, but in the American League East, not bad isn’t good enough

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALLA closer look at the officiating in the final three seconds of the Celtics’ dramatic victory in Game 6Al Horford's late foul on the Heat's Jimmy Butler went from disastrous to fortuitous with the added time awarded upon review by the officials.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPERWho’s betting against the Celtics in Game 7?The Celtics have bounced back like a rubber band of brothers. History is there for the making Monday night at TD Garden.

Red SoxRed Sox top prospect Marcelo Mayer promoted to Double A Portland after tearing it up throughout the month“No doubt he’s knocking on the door," farm director Brian Abraham said this month of Mayer. "He’s pushing down the door. And he’s consistent. That’s what we want to see.”

red sox notebookAlex Cora likes the idea of stretching out his long relievers in the bullpenThe manager believes Kutter Crawford and Josh Winckowski can handle one-inning pressure situations, too, while being available for spot starts. 7 minutes ago

Chad FinnWhatever comes of Derrick White’s season-saving putback, he stamped himself in Celtics lore foreverFrom Havlicek to Henderson, from Bird to DJ, the list of legendary Celtics moments has a new entrant.

Beat writer's notebookA sneaky good challenge, some airport trolling, and eight other observations from another season-saving winThere's still so much to unpack from a Game 6 win that will live long in the memory.

RED SOX NOTEBOOKRed Sox caught up in the hoopla of potentially historic Celtics runAlex Cora and several members of the team are making arrangements to attend Game 7 on Memorial Day — an off-day for the Sox in Boston at the conclusion of a nine-game, 11-day road trip.

Northwestern 18, BC 6Boston College women’s lacrosse loses to No. 1 Northwestern in national championship gameThe Eagles, who were playing in their sixth consecutive NCAA Division 1 title game, just couldn't hit the level reached by the Wildcats.

After two wins by the Stars, West Final against Vegas feels different

Rays take barnburner from Dodgers to secure another home series

Closer Liam Hendricks ready, eager to return to White Sox on Monday after cancer battle

Bronny may be on the horizon, but LeBron James is 38 after all

Jim Irsay to mix rock ‘n’ roll with Patriots-Colts nostalgia in July concert at TD Garden

If Angels are going nowhere, then should Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout be headed elsewhere?

The Maple Leafs won a playoff round, but that’s still not nearly good enough in Toronto. So, what comes next?

Upon further review, some Sports Emmys were won by wrong teams

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LATEST HEADLINES

The Celtics have a long – and successful – record in Game 7s. Here’s a closer look.

Alex Cora likes the idea of stretching out his long relievers in the bullpen

TNT broadcaster Kevin Harlan’s patient approach served him well in never-to-be-forgotten Celtics moment

Rithikh Prakash wills Burlington to Division 4 state boys’ track and field championship while Newburyport girls win with depth

Red Sox top prospect Marcelo Mayer promoted to Double A Portland after tearing it up throughout the month

Annie Comella’s record-setting long jump launched Wellesley to a Division 2 championship; North Andover boys go back-to-back

Rithikh Prakash wills Burlington to Division 4 state boys’ track and field championship while Newburyport girls win with depth

After missing out on hosting, Boston College baseball awaits NCAA Tournament bracket release

Middlebury women’s lacrosse rolls to Division 3 title with win over Gettysburg; Tufts men’s lacrosse defeated by Salisbury in Division 3 title game

Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk stirs up French Open with refusal to shake hands with Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus

Josef Newgarden gives Roger Penske his 19th win in dramatic Indianapolis 500

Emiliano Grillo wins at Colonial edging Adam Schenk on second playoff hole

Canada captures record 28th title at hockey worlds; US lets bronze slip away in OT

For many of us, Rick and Dick Hoyt were the Boston Marathon

After that finish, who would doubt the Celtics now?

Celtics are a win away from history. But Derrick White has made some of his own.

Watch: Derrick White hits game-winner to send Celtics-Heat to a Game 7 — and his dad tweeted through it

Sunday notebooks

If Angels are going nowhere, then should Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout be headed elsewhere?Ohtani, 28, can become a free agent at the end of the season and has made it clear his biggest goal is to win the World Series, something the Angels haven’t come close to in his time there.

Jim Irsay to mix rock ‘n’ roll with Patriots-Colts nostalgia in July concert at TD Garden The Colts owner is renting out TD Garden for a free all-star music concert and music exhibit July 15.

Bronny may be on the horizon, but LeBron James is 38 after allThe NBA will miss James desperately, but it was apparent he was exhausted from the Lakers’ tumultuous season and surprising playoff run.

The Maple Leafs won a playoff round, but that’s still not nearly good enough in Toronto. So, what comes next?It is undeniably an intense market, full of passion and anger, much of the latter fueled by the 56-year Stanley Cup drought.

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Alex Cora likes the idea of stretching out his long relievers in the bullpen

Red Sox top prospect Marcelo Mayer promoted to Double A Portland after tearing it up throughout the month

Red Sox caught up in the hoopla of potentially historic Celtics run

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL
A closer look at the officiating in the final three seconds of the Celtics’ dramatic victory in Game 6
Al Horford's late foul on the Heat's Jimmy Butler went from disastrous to fortuitous with the added time awarded upon review by the officials.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Who’s betting against the Celtics in Game 7?
The Celtics have bounced back like a rubber band of brothers. History is there for the making Monday night at TD Garden.

Red Sox
Red Sox top prospect Marcelo Mayer promoted to Double A Portland after tearing it up throughout the month
“No doubt he’s knocking on the door," farm director Brian Abraham said this month of Mayer. "He’s pushing down the door. And he’s consistent. That’s what we want to see.”

red sox notebook
Alex Cora likes the idea of stretching out his long relievers in the bullpen
The manager believes Kutter Crawford and Josh Winckowski can handle one-inning pressure situations, too, while being available for spot starts. 7 minutes ago

Chad Finn
Whatever comes of Derrick White’s season-saving putback, he stamped himself in Celtics lore forever
From Havlicek to Henderson, from Bird to DJ, the list of legendary Celtics moments has a new entrant.

Beat writer's notebook
A sneaky good challenge, some airport trolling, and eight other observations from another season-saving win
There's still so much to unpack from a Game 6 win that will live long in the memory.

RED SOX NOTEBOOK
Red Sox caught up in the hoopla of potentially historic Celtics run
Alex Cora and several members of the team are making arrangements to attend Game 7 on Memorial Day — an off-day for the Sox in Boston at the conclusion of a nine-game, 11-day road trip.

Northwestern 18, BC 6
Boston College women’s lacrosse loses to No. 1 Northwestern in national championship game
The Eagles, who were playing in their sixth consecutive NCAA Division 1 title game, just couldn't hit the level reached by the Wildcats.

If Angels are going nowhere, then should Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout be headed elsewhere?
Ohtani, 28, can become a free agent at the end of the season and has made it clear his biggest goal is to win the World Series, something the Angels haven’t come close to in his time there.

Jim Irsay to mix rock ‘n’ roll with Patriots-Colts nostalgia in July concert at TD Garden
The Colts owner is renting out TD Garden for a free all-star music concert and music exhibit July 15.

Bronny may be on the horizon, but LeBron James is 38 after all
The NBA will miss James desperately, but it was apparent he was exhausted from the Lakers’ tumultuous season and surprising playoff run.

The Maple Leafs won a playoff round, but that’s still not nearly good enough in Toronto. So, what comes next?
It is undeniably an intense market, full of passion and anger, much of the latter fueled by the 56-year Stanley Cup drought.