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| Boston Bruins' Patrice Bergeron, top, talks to teammate Marc Savard as he is taken from the ice on a stretcher in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Sunday, March 7, 2010. Savard was carried off the ice |
Savard Out Indefinitely with Grade-2 Concussion
BOSTON (AP) - Boston Bruins center Marc Savard has been diagnosed with a grade two concussion after being leveled by a blindside hit by Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke in Sunday's game.
General manager Peter Chiarelli said Monday that team doctor Peter Asnis and a concussion specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital evaluated and diagnosed Savard.
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Miller Ends Ski Season Early with Tender Ankle
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) - Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller has decided to end his season early to rest a sore right ankle and will not compete at the World Cup finals in Germany this week.
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Celtics Awake and Go 4th to Beat Wizards
BOSTON (AP) - Despite one of the worst shooting nights of Kevin Garnett's career, the Boston Celtics found a way to get a big fourth-quarter rally against the Washington Wizards.
Ray Allen scored a game-high 25 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 17.1 seconds remaining, and the Celtics surged past the Washington Wizards 86-83 on Sunday.
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Bruins Lose Game, Savard Suffers Concussion
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Boston Bruins left Pittsburgh with a loss and a whole lot of anger after losing one of their best players to what they felt was a cheap-shot hit.
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Bruins fall to the Penguins in Pittsburgh
The Boston Bruins left Pittsburgh with a loss and a whole lot of anger after losing one of their best players to what they felt was a cheap-shot hit.
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Savard suffers concussion in loss to Penguins
Boston Bruins center Marc Savard was carried off the ice with a concussion after being leveled by Pittsburgh forward Matt Cooke's blindside hit with 5:37 remaining in Sunday's game.
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Northeastern falls in CAA semi-final
Northeastern can only hope their resume is good enough for at large bid to the NCAA tournament. The Huskies lost to William & Mary in the Colonial Athletic Association tournament, 47 - 45 on Sunday.
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Boston University and Vermont in America East final
Either the Terriers or the Catamounts will be dancing in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Boston University and Vermont will square off for the America East title and a berth in the round of 64.
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BC women advance in ACC Tourney, upset #8 FSU
Jasmine Gill came home and played like she plans on sticking around for a while. The Greensboro native led Boston College to its most significant upset in a late-season string of them, scoring six of her 13 points during the run that lifted the Eagles past No. 8 Florida State 67-60 on Friday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinal.
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Harvard pulls out last second win over Penn
Kyle Casey made two free throws with 12 seconds left to lift Harvard to a 67-66 victory over Penn on Friday night.
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Wilfork gets 5 year deal with Patriots
Vince Wilfork insisted he wanted a long term contract from the Patriots. He got his wish. Wilfork and the New England Patriots agreed to a 5 year, 40 million dollar contract.
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Celtics win 3rd straight, hold off Sixers in Philly
Rajon Rondo had 16 points and 11 assists, Kevin Garnett scored 22 points and the Boston Celtics handed the Philadelphia 76ers their fifth straight loss, 96-86 on Friday night.
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Bruins Get A Home Win, 3-2 Over Leafs
BOSTON (AP) - Tim Thomas picked up more at the Olympics than a silver medal and a dozen minutes of ice time.
The U.S. backup once again looked like the goalie who won the 2009 Vezina Trophy on Thursday night, returning from a slump that left him on two different teams' benches to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in a shootout.
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Red Sox Start Spring With A Win
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - The last time Josh Beckett and Nick Blackburn pitched, their teams lost the second game of a pair of three-game sweeps in AL division series.
The stakes were much lower on Thursday night when the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Mark Wagner's tiebreaking single in the eight in the spring training opener for both teams.
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Celtics Clobber Charlotte, 104-80
BOSTON (AP) - To win in the playoffs, the Boston Celtics know they will have to do a better job defending their home court. Their latest win was a step in the right direction.
Paul Pierce scored 27 points and a stingy Celtics defense held the Charlotte Bobcats to 29 percent shooting in the second half of Boston's 104-80 victory Wednesday night.
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Bruins Moves Minor As Trade Deadline Passes
BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Bruins have traded defenseman Derek Morris to the Phoenix Coyotes and acquired defenseman Dennis Seidenberg from the Florida Panthers in separate deals before the NHL's trade deadline.
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Celtics End Slide, Edge Pistons
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - It was just two seasons ago that the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons played in the Eastern Conference finals.
Things have changed.
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Bruins Return to Play Not Pretty
BOSTON (AP) - The Canadiens picked up where the Canadians left off.
In their first game back after watching the home team win the gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics, the Montreal Canadiens scored four times in the third period to beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Tuesday night.
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Wakefield, the Master, Tutors Yoshida on Knuckler
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - The fraternity of knuckleball pitchers is small, and Tim Wakefield of the Boston Red Sox is its active godfather.
Eri Yoshida hopes to expand that roster and break the gender barrier at the same time.
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Celtics Get Drubbed by Cavs, 108-88
BOSTON (AP) - The Celtics were better early, then LeBron James and the Cavaliers blew right by them.
Story of this game.
Story of the season.
James had 36 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, Mo Williams scored 14 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, and Cleveland dominated the second half in a 108-88 victory Thursday night.
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Celtics Beat Knicks, 110-106
BOSTON (AP) - Ray Allen's blocked shot certainly stuck out, especially in a game that featured very little defense.
Rajon Rondo scored 15 points and had 16 assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 110-106 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night in a matchup of teams that traded with each other last week.
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Celtics Lose to Nuggets, 114-105
DENVER (AP) -- The Denver Nuggets are building an impressive record against the NBA's elite teams.
J.R. Smith scored 16 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter and the Nuggets recovered from blowing an early 20-point lead to beat the Boston Celtics 114-105 Sunday.
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Celtics Lose to Nuggets, 114-105
DENVER (AP) -- The Denver Nuggets are building an impressive record against the NBA's elite teams.
J.R. Smith scored 16 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter and the Nuggets recovered from blowing an early 20-point lead to beat the Boston Celtics 114-105 Sunday.
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Ray Allen leads Celtics over Portland
Ray Allen scored 8 of his 21 points in the 4th quarter to lead the Celtics to a 96-76 win over the Trail Blazers in Portland.
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Celtics Edge Lakers, 87-86
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ray Allen scored 12 of his 24 points in the third quarter and made 10 of his first 11 shots, leading the Boston Celtics to an 87-86 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.
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It's Official: Spring Training is Upon Us
Red Sox pitchers and catchers officially report to Fort Myers, FL today for the start of spring training. With the various off-season moves by General Manager Theo Epstein, many question marks remain pertaining to the 2010 edition of Ye Olde Towne Team.
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Celtics Win in Sacramento, 95-92
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Struggling for over a month, the Boston Celtics entered the All-Star break last week understanding their current trend needed to end quickly or their chances for an NBA title were very slim.
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New Englander gets first gold for U.S. Kearney wins moguls.
American Hannah Kearney gets to celebrate. It's a party four years in the making for the 23-year-old from Vermont, who slashed through the rain and down the moguls Saturday night - a remarkable run that gave America its first gold medal of these Olympics.
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Pierce wins 3 point contest at NBA All Star weekend
Back in 2002, Paul Pierce took part in the NBA's 3 point shooting contest and by his own admission was embarassed with how he did. He vowed things would be different if given another chance and he was right.
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Bruins go into break with 4 straight wins. Beat Florida 3-2.
Mark Recchi showed that he still has a new trick or two up his sleeve. Recchi scored in the eighth round of the shootout to lift the Boston Bruins to their fourth win in a row with a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.
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Are some Celtics on the trading block?
The Celtics are denying it but reports continue to swirl around the team that some key players could be wearing new uniforms after next Thursday's trading deadline.
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Bruins go for their 4th straight win, taking on Florida.
If the Boston Bruins need any reminder of how they used to play hockey, all they have to do is look in the faces of their opponents tonight. The Bruins will try to wrap up a 4-0 road trip before the olympic break, facing the Florida Panthers.
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DJ gets another chance at NBA Hall of Fame
Dennis Johnson, who won 2 of his 3 NBA titles with the Cetlics, was again listed among the finalists for induction into the NBA Hall of Fame. The announcement came on Friday in Dallas as the league gets ready for Sunday's All Star Game.
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Celtics Lose to Hornets, 93-85
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Darren Collison didn't look like a rookie when he took over the fourth quarter against the Boston Celtics.
He only felt like one when he returned to his locker and sat next to the pink "Little Mermaid" suitcase his teammates have made him cart around all season.
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Bruins Shoot Down Sabres, 3-2
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The Boston Bruins are getting all the breaks lately, thanks in large part to their rookie goalie.
Tuukka Rask made 43 saves and David Krejci scored the winner in the fourth round of the shootout to help the Bruins send the Buffalo Sabres to their fifth consecutive loss with a 3-2 win Tuesday night.
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B.C. Takes Beanpot Title, 4-3 Over B.U.
BOSTON (AP) - Boston College and Boston University are separated by less than 4 miles along the Green Line trolley tracks and precious little on the red and blue lines of a hockey rink.
BC won the 2008 NCAA title. BU won in '09.
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3rd quarter spells doom for The Celtics against Orlando
Vince Carter led a 19-0 surge in the third quarter and finished with 20 points as the Orlando Magic beat Boston 96-89 on Sunday, moving ahead of the Celtics and into second place in the Eastern Conference.
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What losing streak? Bruins shutout Canadians in Montreal!
Tuukka Rask made 36 saves for his third shutout, Marco Sturm scored twice and the Boston Bruins ended a 10-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday.
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Boychuk taken to hospital, struck in face during loss to Canucks.
As if a 10 game losing streak isn't enough. The Bruins are uncertain when they'll have Johnny Boychuk back. He was struck in the face with a puck in the first period of the Bruins' 3-2 shootout loss to Vancouver and taken to a local hospital.
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UMass rally too little, too late. Minutemen fall to URI
Rhode Island closed out the first half with a 23 - 11 run and hung on against a Minutemen second half comeback. The URI Rams get the 93-85 win over the University of Massachusetts.
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Another shootout, another loss for Bruins. Streak reaches 10.
Pavel Demitra tied the game on a tip-in with 4:42 left and scored the only goal of the shootout to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-2 win Saturday that sent the reeling Boston Bruins to their 10th straight loss.
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BC rally falls short. Eagles lose to Duke in ACC action.
Jon Scheyer and Nolan Smith scored 21 points apiece to lead No. 10 Duke to a 66-63 victory over Boston College on Saturday.
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Can't last forever! Bruins try to end 9 game slide
The Vancouver Canucks come to Boston hoping to start another winning streak. The Bruins are just desperate for a win. The two teams collide at the TD Banknorth Garden this afternoon with the Bruins trying to avoid a 10 game losing streak.
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Harvard falls to Princeton. Postseason in jeopardy.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Kareem Maddox had 14 points and eight rebounds, making a pair of free throws with 11 seconds left to lead Princeton to a 56-53 victory over Harvard on Friday night and keep the Tigers unbeaten in the Ivy League.
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Celtics turn to House to turn back The Nets
Eddie House and a late defensive surge saved the Boston Celtics from a humbling loss. House scored all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter and the Celtics came from behind Friday for a 96-87 victory against the worst team in the NBA.
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Bruins Fall Continues, Lose 9th In-A-Row
BOSTON (AP) - If Jaroslav Halak had his way, he wouldn't have to face 40 shots. But when it happens, the Montreal goalie is tough to beat.
Halak is 7-0 in games he's faced 40 shots or more this season, making 45 saves and three more in the shootout Thursday night to carry the Canadiens to a 3-2 victory over the free-falling Bruins, losers of nine straight.
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Rondo Leads Celtics Past Heat, 107-102
BOSTON (AP) - Even without Paul Pierce, the Boston Celtics had too much for Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat.
Rajon Rondo had 22 points and 14 assists, Kevin Garnett had a season-high nine assists, and Tony Allen made a key steal in the final minute to help the Celtics beat the Heat 107-102 on Wednesday night.
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Celtics Beat Wizards, Pierce Tweaks Ankle
WASHINGTON (AP) - Dealing with a three-game losing streak, and struggling against a troubled team, Kevin Garnett and the Boston Celtics turned to their defense to pull out a victory.
The Washington Wizards thought the Celtics got some extra help from the referees.
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Terriers and Eagles Post Beanpot Wins
BOSTON (AP) - It's another Beanpot final for Boston College and Boston University.
BC advanced with an easy 6-0 victory over Harvard in the early semifinal last night, but reigning NCAA and Beanpot champion BU had much more of a struggle in a 2-1 win over Northeastern.
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Celtics Lose to Lakers, 90-89
BOSTON (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers are doing their best to forget all those awful memories of playing in the Boston Garden.
Kobe Bryant sank the go-ahead basket with 7.3 seconds left, and the Lakers won 90-89 on Sunday for their third consecutive victory over the struggling Celtics.
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Celtics Lose to Magic, 96-94
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Rashard Lewis made the go-ahead layup with 1.3 seconds remaining, and the Orlando Magic overcame a 16-point deficit to beat the Boston Celtics 96-94 on Thursday night.
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Celtics Look to Expose Magic
The Celtics put their two-game winning streak on the line tonight in Orlando when they face the Magic in an 8 o'clock start.
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Bruins Look to End Slide in Buffalo
The Boston Bruins, mired in a five-game losing streak, will have one more day to work out the kinks before heading to Buffalo to face the Northeast Division-leading Sabres on Friday night.
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Celtics Beat Clippers, 95-89
BOSTON (AP) -- Kevin Garnett's second game back had Boston coach Doc Rivers concerned for an unexpected reason.
Paul Pierce scored 22 points and Rajon Rondo had 16 points and 12 assists, leading the Celtics to a 95-89 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night in a game played on a TD Garden floor that had to be continually wiped because of condensation.
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Bruins Lose to 'Canes, 5-1
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Cam Ward claimed first place on one important list and helped pull the Carolina Hurricanes out of last on another.
Ward broke the franchise victory record, Jussi Jokinen had a goal and two assists and Carolina beat the Boston Bruins 5-1 on Sunday night to escape the NHL cellar.
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Bruins Lose to Columbus, 3-2
BOSTON (AP) - R.J. Umberger tipped in Anton Stralman's power-play slap shot with 1:16 remaining, giving the Columbus Blue Jackets a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins Thursday night.
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Celtics Lose to Pistons, 92-86
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Rodney Stuckey scored 27 points and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds, leading the Detroit Pistons to a 92-86 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
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Sox Ink Papelbon, Two Others, to One-Year Deals
BOSTON (AP) - The Red Sox and closer Jonathan Papelbon agreed Tuesday to a $9.35 million, one-year contract, the highest salary for a reliever with four years of major league service.
Boston also agreed to one-year deals with relievers Ramon Ramirez ($1,155,000) and Manny Delcarmen ($905,000).
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Celtics Drop 3rd Straight Home Game, 99-90
BOSTON (AP) -- The Dallas Mavericks came to Boston knowing they wouldn't have to face Kevin Garnett. And when Rasheed Wallace went to the bench with foul trouble, Dirk Nowitzki took advantage.
Nowitzki scored 37 points on Monday night to lead Dallas to a 99-90 victory over the Boston Celtics, scoring nine in a row during a third-quarter run that gave the Mavericks the lead for good.
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Bruins Listliss in Loss to Senators, 5-1
BOSTON (AP) -- Daniel Alfredsson had what the Boston Bruins needed -- fresh legs.
The Ottawa captain scored three goals in his second game after missing 11 with a shoulder injury, and the Senators drove a tired Tim Thomas from the net midway through the second period of their 5-1 win Monday.
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Bruins Shoot Down Sharks in Shootout, 2-1
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Tim Thomas looked up to see NHL goal leader Patrick Marleau preparing for his shootout attempt. The Boston goalie was both nervous and determined.
"It crossed my mind that Marleau had a lot of good chances in the game and I was able to stop him, but a good player like that he's liable to break out at any time," Thomas said after Bruins beat the San Jose Sharks, 2-1.
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Celtics Fall to Bulls, 96-83
BOSTON (AP) -- Luol Deng knew the Boston Celtics were finishing a tiring stretch of four games in five nights. So he and the Chicago Bulls took advantage.
Deng scored 25 points and the Bulls played aggressively from the start in their third straight victory, 96-83 on Thursday night.
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Bruins Edged In Anaheim, 4-3
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- The Anaheim Ducks' season-high fifth straight victory was tempered substantially with word that Teemu Selanne fractured his jaw.
Playing his third game after missing the previous 17 because of a broken hand, Selanne was injured with 8:29 left in the Ducks' 4-3 victory over Boston on Wednesday night.
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Celtics Toy with Nets, 111-87
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Resting Kevin Garnett wasn't nearly enough. The Boston Celtics would've had to sit Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, too, to make this a fair fight.
Pierce scored 24 points in 28 minutes and the Celtics quickly turned a mismatch on paper into just that on the court, beating the New Jersey Nets 111-87 on Wednesday night.
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Celtics Toss One Away to Atlanta, 102-96
BOSTON (AP) -- Three quick technical fouls by the Boston coaching staff added up to a third straight victory for Atlanta over the Celtics.
Hours after scratching Rasheed Wallace from the lineup, Celtics coach Doc Rivers did a fair impersonation of the volatile forward by drawing two quick technicals and an early exit. The end result was a 102-96 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
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One and Un-Done
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- The decade of the New England Patriots is over. The Baltimore Ravens began the new one with a stunning, start-to-finish beating of the three-time Super Bowl champions.
From Ray Rice's 83-yard touchdown run on the game's first offensive play to the sack of Tom Brady on the Patriots last, the underdog Ravens showed Sunday what they had known all along.
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Celtics Beat Raptors, 114-107
TORONTO (AP) -- Boston coach Doc Rivers asked point guard Rajon Rondo to give the Celtics an early burst of energy.
Rondo kept it up all game and finished with his first triple-double of the season.
He had 22 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds while Rasheed Wallace scored a season-high 29 points and the Celtics beat Toronto 114-107 on Sunday for their seventh straight win over the Raptors.
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Bruins Suffer Loss, Savard Suffers Leg Injury
BOSTON (AP) -- The Chicago Blackhawks are scoring goals in bunches -- and picking up their wins in bulk, too.
The Blackhawks scored five straight times after spotting Boston a two-goal lead, getting two goals and an assist from Duncan Keith to beat the Bruins 5-2 on Thursday night. It was Chicago's fifth straight win, and its 12th in 14 games.
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Celtics Grab O-T Win In Miami, 112-106
MIAMI (AP) -- Dwyane Wade made what seemed like the perfect play. Rajon Rondo came up with something better.
Rondo scored 25 points, including a buzzer-beating layup after catching Paul Pierce's lob at the end of regulation, then delivered the biggest shot of overtime as the Boston Celtics got a wild 112-106 overtime win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.
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Bruins Beat Senators, 4-1
OTTAWA (AP) -- Their locker room shaken by coach Claude Julien's challenge, the Boston Bruins wasted no time in demonstrating that his message was heard loud and clear.
Blake Wheeler had two goals and an assist and Tim Thomas extended his winning streak against Ottawa to 11 games and Boston scored four times in the first en route to a 4-1 win over the Senators on Tuesday night.
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Bruins Lose to Rangers, Bergeron Injured
NEW YORK (AP) -- For a change, it was the visiting coach at Madison Square Garden who left the building angry at his team.
Taking a page from the book of New York Rangers coach John Tortorella, Boston Bruins counterpart Claude Julien vented frustration after a painful 3-2 loss on Monday night.
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Patriots Lose Welker to Knee Injury
HOUSTON (AP) -- The Houston Texans finally got their first winning season with a victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday.
The Patriots loss didn't hurt their playoff spot, but an injury to leading receiver Wes Welker could cost them as they prepare for the postseason.
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Bruins Trash Thrashers, 4-0
BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Bruins heated up in a hurry for the outdoor Winter Classic.
Byron Bitz began a three-goal surge in the first 17 minutes and the Bruins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4-0 on Wednesday, gaining momentum for the game Friday at Fenway Park against the Philadelphia Flyers.
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Depleted Celtics Suffer 3rd Straight Loss
PHOENIX (AP) -- The Boston Celtics already were in trouble without Paul Pierce. Take Kevin Garnett away, too, and it got ugly against the Phoenix Suns.
Amare Stoudemire and Channing Frye scored 26 points apiece, and the Suns handed what was left of the Celtics their third straight loss, 116-98 on Wednesday night.
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Celtics Lose to Warriors, 103-99
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- For a team that has been so challenged to win this season, earning back-to-back victories is something to celebrate for the Golden State Warriors.
Especially against opponents the caliber of Phoenix and Boston.
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Bruins Lose to Lightning, 2-1
Mike Smith came up big and the Tampa Bay Lightning came up with their fourth win in five games.
Smith made 31 saves and Kurtis Foster had two assists to help the Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 Monday night.
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Pierce Sidelined Two Weeks
BOSTON (AP) -- Celtics forward Paul Pierce had fluid drained from his right knee Wednesday and will miss the next two weeks.
Pierce did not make the flight to Orlando for a Christmas Day game against the Magic, one day after Kevin Garnett missed his first game of the season with a thigh bruise.
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Bruins Power Way Past Thrashers
BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Bruins turned things around just in time for the Christmas break.
"Two huge wins before Christmas," Mark Recchi said Wednesday night after Boston beat Atlanta 6-4 for its second victory in three nights. "We hit a little bump there but we've showed character the last two games."
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Celtics Rally to Beat Pacers, 103-94
BOSTON (AP) -- Paul Pierce is a shooter, so he does what shooters do and he thinks the way shooters think.
All the time.
Even after missing his first 10 shots of the night.
"I was getting great shots, man," he said. "I thought something was wrong with the rim, not with me."
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Bruins Beat Ottawa, 2-0
Tim Thomas made it a perfect 10 against the Senators.
Thomas stopped 29 shots to help Boston beat the Senators on Monday night. It was his fourth shutout of the season and his 10th straight win against the Senators.
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Lowell still with The Sox, trade to Rangers is off
Mike Lowell may not be leaving Boston afterall. Multiple reports say the Red Sox trade of Lowell to the Texas Rangers has been called off. The reason is a thumb injury suffered by Lowell near the end of last season that will require minor surgery.
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Boston College ends 2 game skid, beats Bryant
BOSTON -- Joe Trapani scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Corey Raji added 20 points and eight boards to lead Boston College to a 72-46 victory over winless Bryant on Sunday.
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Celtics and Pierce unstoppable in win over Minnesota
BOSTON (AP) - Paul Pierce wasn't going to let the Boston Celtics lose to another struggling team.
Pierce scored 29 points, tying a franchise record by hitting all six of his 3-point attempts, and the Celtics beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 122-104 on Sunday night.
One game after snapping an 11-game winning streak with a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, the No. 14 team in the Eastern Conference,
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Patriots get road win, beat Buffalo 17 - 10
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - So much for all those accusing Randy Moss of quitting. Same thing for anyone wondering whether the New England Patriots are vulnerable this season. Moss had five catches and a touchdown as the Patriots won on the road, beating Buffalo 17 - 10.
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Red Sox Announce Changes in 2010 Opening Series
If you've got tickets to the Red Sox' opening series with the New York Yankees, make sure you call in sick to work on the right day.
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Sox Ellsbury Named Top Defensive Player By MLB.com
Red Sox centerfielder Jacoby Ellsbury was named the Defensive Player of the Year by MLB.com. He was the top vote getter as part of MLB.com's 8th annual 'This Year in Baseball Awards'.
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Colts Outlast Jaguars, Go to 14-0
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Peyton Manning completed every pass early and one big one late, exactly what the Indianapolis Colts needed to stay unbeaten. The Colts beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 35-31 Thursday night.
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Brady Practices, Pats Prepare for Buffalo
He's missed quite a few practices in recent weeks but New England Patriots QB Tom Brady took part in a limited workout with the team on Thursday. Brady is always listed on the injury report with a shoulder problem but recently has also had problems with a rib injry and a finger injury on his throwing hand. Brady did not work out last Wednesday or Thursday but played in the Patriots'
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Lackey finalizes 5-year deal with Red Sox
Pitcher John Lackey has finalized a five-year contract with the Boston Red Sox, a deal worth $80 million to $87.5 million. The top pitcher in the free agent market joins a strong rotation that includes right-hander Josh Beckett, and lefty Jon Lester. General manager Theo Epstein called Lackey a significant boost to the team.
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Red Sox introduce OF Mike Cameron
Outfielder Mike Cameron has signed a two-year contract with the Boston Red Sox. The three-time Gold Glove winner was introduced at a morning news conference on Wednesday. The deal for the free agent is worth a reported $7 million to $8 million a season. The team also scheduled a 1:30 p.m. news conference with right-hander John Lackey, the top pitcher on the free agent market.
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Red Sox to Introduce Lackey and Cameron
The Boston Red Sox are set to announce free-agent deals with pitcher John Lackey and outfielder Mike Cameron.
The Red Sox have scheduled a pair of press conferences for Wednesday to welcome Lackey and Cameron to Boston.
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Red Sox Get Lackey, Cameron for 2010
BOSTON (AP) -- The retooling Red Sox made two key moves in one day, reaching tentative agreements with pitcher John Lackey and outfielder Mike Cameron.
Lackey and Boston agreed on a five-year contract, according to a baseball official with knowledge of the negotiations.
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Celtic Trap Grizzlies for 11th Straight Win
Down the stretch, the Boston Celtics' experience meant the difference against the youth of the Memphis Grizzlies.
Paul Pierce scored 19 points, Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo added 18 apiece and the Celtics won their 11th straight game, beating the Grizzlies 110-105 on Monday night.
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Bruins Lose to Flyers, 3-1
The Boston Bruins were already looking forward to playing Philadelphia in the Winter Classic, a nationally televised game on New Year's Day in historic Fenway Park.
Now it's a grudge match, too.
"The stage is set. I guess you can say that," Philadelphia forward James van Riemsdyk said after the struggling Flyers beat Boston 3-1 on Monday night in a preview of the marquee outdoor event.
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Celtics Beat Bucks, 98-89
Rajon Rondo used the pass to set up the run.
The Celtics point guard had 13 assists and nine rebounds on Tuesday night, then scored all of his 11 points in the fourth quarter as Boston pulled away to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 98-89 and win their eighth straight game.
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Celtics Look to Tag Bucks for 8th Straight Win
The Boston Celtics would like to clean up their play at home before setting out on yet another road trip. A matchup with the struggling Milwaukee Bucks may help their cause.
Winners of seven in a row, the Celtics look to deal the Bucks their sixth straight road defeat Tuesday night.
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Patriots Lose in Miami, 22-21
The New England Patriots' road woes sent Tom Brady to his knees Sunday. When his final desperation pass was intercepted, he stooped over and buried his face in the turf, as if trying to hide.
There was no escaping the blown opportunities for Brady and the Patriots, who missed repeated chances to put the game away in the fourth quarter before the Miami Dolphins rallied for a 22-21 win.
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Celtics Dump Thunder, 105-87
The Boston Celtics bumped and banged in their usual style. What was out of the ordinary was how they got Kevin Durant to lose his cool.
Kevin Garnett scored 23 points, Paul Pierce added 21 in the first half and the Celtics completed a perfect four-game trip with a 105-87 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night.
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Bruins Rake Leafs, 7-2
The Boston Bruins and their fans showed they didn't miss Phil Kessel.
Marc Savard scored three goals and the raucous crowd helped ruin the return of Boston's top goal scorer last season, cheering the Bruins to a 7-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
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Celtics Beat Spurs, 90-83
Kevin Garnett scored 20 points and the Boston Celtics won their sixth straight game, 90-83 over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night.
Ray Allen added 15 points to help the Celtics improve to an NBA-best 8-1 away from home. They'll wrap up a four-game road swing Friday night at Oklahoma City.
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Bruins Tame Lightning, 4-1
BOSTON (AP) --It's been a busy week for Marc Savard.A day after signing a seven-year contract extension that could keep him in black and gold for the rest of his career, the Boston forward scored his 200th NHL goal and Marco Sturm scored twice on Wednesday night to lead the Bruins to a 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Brady, Patriots Look to Re-Group Against 'Phins
Tom Brady rarely gets outplayed by the opposing quarterback. Rarely, though, is that quarterback as good as Drew Brees.
The New Orleans Saints' offensive leader had a perfect quarterback rating of 158.3 while Brady's was 55.0, his second lowest of the season, in Monday night's 38-17 win over the New England Patriots.
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Allen Leads Celtics Past Bobcats, 108-90
Ray Allen found his shooting touch, his teammates scored at will inside and the Celtics made it look so easy it was hard for Bobcats coach Larry Brown to watch.
Allen broke out of his shooting slump with 27 points, Kendrick Perkins added 21 points and 12 rebounds and the Boston cruised past Charlotte 108-90 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory.
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Bruins Ink Savard to Multi-Year Deal
The Bruins have signed forward Marc Savard to a seven-year contract extension that would keep him in Boston through the 2017 season.
Financial terms of the deal, announced Tuesday, were not disclosed.
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Saints Crush Patriots, 38-17
With one pinpoint throw after another, Drew Brees put New Orleans' pursuit of perfection into overdrive and left Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in the dust.
Brees threw for a season-high 371 yards and five touchdowns, carving up coach Bill Belichick's defense like few quarterbacks ever have in the Saints' 38-17 victory Monday night.
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Celtics Guard Ray Allen Battles Different Foe on Homefront
When Ray Allen left to join the Boston Celtics for their road trip, his ailing son began to cry.
Walker Allen's tears dried, though, when reminded that his father would be playing basketball on television.
"That was a beautiful thing," Ray Allen said.
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Celtics Can Stand Heat, 92-85
So much for this notion of the Boston Celtics having a "Big 3." And even Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce would agree, it's probably time for Rajon Rondo to figure somewhere into that designation as well.
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Bruins Table Senators in Shootout, 4-3
Michael Ryder kept it simple in the shootout.
Ryder scored the lone goal in the tiebeaker, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.
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Patriots Gear Up for Unbeaten Saints
Bill Belichick and Bill Gates have more in common than their first name, the way Saints coach Sean Payton sees it.
"You have to pay attention to the Microsofts of the world if you're some day wanting to compete in that industry," Payton said this week as New Orleans prepared to host Belichick's New England Patriots.
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Pierce Leads Celtics Past Sixers, 113-110
Paul Pierce earned a little comp time for his extra work.
Pierce, playing nearly 43 minutes, scored 27 points and drew a key charge in the closing minutes as the Boston Celtics overcame the spirited-but-undermanned Philadelphia 76ers, 113-110, on Wednesday night.
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Bruins Beat Wild in Shootout, 2-1
Sometimes it takes the first extended road trip for a hockey team to start coming together. That appears to be the case with the Boston Bruins.
David Krejci scored the shootout winner, and rookie goalie Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots to help the Bruins win their fourth straight game, 2-1 over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night.
The Bruins closed out a perfect four-game trip by beating the
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Patriots Want Turkey on Thursday, Not Monday Night
The last NFL team to go unbeaten in the regular season gets its second chance in three weeks to stop an opponent from chasing that same goal.
The New England Patriots hope to do better this time.
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Bruins Look For Wild Finish to Road Trip
After not having much success away from home to start this season, the Boston Bruins are thriving on their road trip.
Facing the Minnesota Wild may not be the ideal way for them to end it.
Boston looks for its second win in 10 games against Minnesota as it tries to conclude a perfect four-game trip Wednesday night.
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Patriots Whip Jets, 31-14
The New England Patriots did an excellent job coming back from an emotional loss. Now they must move on from a big division win.
The Patriots forced five turnovers and gained 414 yards to beat the New York Jets 31-14 on Sunday, one week after a 35-34 loss to the unbeaten Indianapolis Colts. Next up is another road game against an unbeaten team, the New Orleans Saints.
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Celtics Nick Knicks in New York
Paul Pierce carried the Celtics all game while the rest of the Big Three struggled.
So when it came time for the winning shot, of course Pierce would take it.
That's what the New York Knicks seemed to think, anyway.
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Bruins Best Blues, 4-2, in St. Louis
Huge production in a complementary role from Patrice Bergeron helped the Boston Bruins win three in a row for the first time this season.
"To be honest, the puck was just bouncing our way and the puck was going in," Bergeron said after getting four assists in a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Monday night.
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Rondo Leads Celtics Past Warriors, 109-95
Kevin Garnett needed just one name to explain what keyed Boston's strong third quarter.
"Rondo," Garnett said, pausing for effect. "I thought he changed the momentum of the game. I thought he was a lot more solid. He was aggressive. He picked up the energy."
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Patriots Gamble Backfires, Gives Colts 35-34 Win
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- New England's players firmly stand behind coach Bill Belichick's costly gamble.
The Patriots failed on a fourth-and-2 deep in their territory with two minutes to play, giving Peyton Manning a prime opportunity to steal a victory after trailing by 17 points early in the fourth quarter.
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Celtics Hit High Notes, Beat Jazz, 105-86
BOSTON (AP) -- The Utah Jazz might have been caught off-guard when Rajon Rondo took the ball coast-to-coast with 3.8 seconds left in the third quarter.
The Boston Celtics weren't: They've timed him.
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Bruins Blank Penguins 3-0
Ex-Penguin Mark Recchi knows Sidney Crosby too well to think that his current slump might be a long-term condition.
"It's just one of those things where he's in a rut right now," Recchi said after tallying his 900th career assist in the Boston Bruins' 3-0 victory over Pittsburgh.
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Patriots Beat Miami, 27-17
The New England Patriots needed a comeback after the Miami Dolphins went ahead on a drive lasting more than 10 minutes in the third quarter.
It took Randy Moss and his teammates less than two minutes.
Moss scored on a 71-yard play after taking a short pass over the middle from Tom Brady and New England went on to a 27-17 win Sunday and a two-game lead in the AFC East.
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Celtics Hold Off Hornets, 97-87
Chris Paul gets the individual accolades. Rajon Rondo has the team success.
Together, it's enough to make each player a little envious.
Paul outplayed Rondo on Sunday night, but the Celtics beat the New Orleans Hornets 97-87 anyway as Boston improved to 4-0 behind Paul Pierce's 27 points.
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Bruins Blanked on Broadway, 1-0
Forget the new NHL and its wide-open offense when the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins get together.
These games harken back to their Original Six days.
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Bruins Come Up Short Against Devils
Yann Danis gave Martin Brodeur a rare night off -- and the New Jersey Devils two more points on the road.
Danis made 31 saves in his first appearance of the season, and Dainius Zubrus scored with 1:26 left to lead the Devils to their sixth consecutive road victory, 2-1 over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.
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Patriots Not Resting or Rusting During Bye Week
The excitement doesn't start until Wes Welker catches a short pass from Tom Brady. Then the NFL's leading receiver leaves defenders grabbing air as he weaves through them for extra yards.
The New England Patriots follow the same pattern -- a promising beginning to a season and a better ending. For them, the key to success is wins after October.
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