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Haggerty: Bruins showing they've got right playoff stuff
It really shouldn’t come as a major surprise at this point, but the Boston Bruins continue to clearly demonstrate they have “the stuff” to be a playoff team this spring. It remains to be seen how it’s going to play out for them and Tuesday night’s home loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs was as unimpressive as it gets for the Black and Gold, but it was more than offset by the B’s shaking off some third period troubles to knock off the Sabres in overtime in a 4-3 comeback road victory at the KeyBank Center on Wednesday night. The win allowed the B’s to open up a three-point cushion on the top wild card playoff spot and pulled them into a tie with the Montreal Canadiens for the third playoff spot in the Atlantic Division, though the Habs hold two games in hand on the Black and Gold entering Thursday.
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Completed Q&A: Simone on Celtics/NBA, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday 03.24.2026
There are only a few weeks left until the playoffs. The Boston Celtics are 6-3 since Jayson Tatum has returned, though he's still clearly getting used to NBA game speed.
Completed Q&A: Bedard on Patriots, NFL as league meetings beckon 03.28.26
The NFL world will descend on Phoenix early next week for the annual meeting. We'll get some access to Robert Kraft and Mike Vrabel, so I'm curious what questions you would want answered by the Patriots' brass?
Completed Q&A: Giardi is knee-deep in draft prep; plus, how this year's roster stack to last year's? 3.24.26 9:30 AM
I'm fired up, even if my eyeballs are cooked from watching one player after the next. Please remember to refrain from commenting until the Q&A is complete. Thanks.
Simone's Six: Decision-making, spacing, and the keys to victory in Celtics-Thunder
The Boston Celtics entered Wednesday night’s game with an 8-14 record against the other nine top-10 teams in the NBA this season (in terms of record). Yet they managed to walk out 9-14. Led by Jaylen Brown’s 31 points, Boston clawed and scratched its way to a win, snapping the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 12-game win streak. The fully-healthy Thunder, to be exact.
Simone's Six: Defensive chess, offensive checkers, and a Jayson Tatum update in Celtics-Wolves
Everything looked good until it wasn’t. And then it was again. And then it wasn’t. Sunday night’s game between the Boston Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves was a true back-and-forth affair, but the Wolves got the last laugh.
Simone's Six: Payton Pritchard-palooza, a defensive examination, and rebounding in Celtics-Hawks
The Boston Celtics were met with a significant challenge on Friday night. They were buried in buckets by the Atlanta Hawks and quickly faced a 25-9 deficit. Then, Payton Pritchard turned the game on its head.
Red Sox vs Reds Pitching Matchups: Garrett Crochet, Sonny Gray, Connelly Early lead Opening Series
Garrett Crochet will make his second consecutive Opening Day start for the Red Sox after getting the nod against the Rangers last year. The dominant left-hander didn’t have his sharpest spring, posting a 7.36 ERA.
Giardi: NFL Notebook - Don't worry about Gonzalez yet; plus, more on Mad Maxx
Both Mike Vrabel and Eliot Wolf have preached their desire to keep the cornerback around for the foreseeable future, so where’s the deal?
BSJ Game Report: Celtics 109, Hawks 102 - Pritchard halts streaking Atlanta
Once again, the Boston Celtics got hounded by ball pressure. The Atlanta Hawks brought it in waves the last time these two teams squared off, and they did the same to begin Friday night's game.
Giardi: Should the Patriots take another safety in this year's draft?
With Byard's age and perhaps a lack of a suitable long-term solution alongside Woodson, safety is a need. Would Vrabel and company want one on day one? Feels unlikely. After that, the door is open.
Celtics Practice Notebook: A WWE appearance, Jayson Tatum thoughts, and accepting the noise
The Boston Celtics don’t have much time to practice once the season gets underway, but Tuesday afternoon provided one of those rare opportunities. These were some of the main stories to come out of the Auerbach Center.