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PAYTON’S PLACE: Pritchard’s 36, Tatum’s 26 lead Celtics

BOSTON (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored 36 points, Jayson Tatum had 26 points and 12 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks 109-102 on Friday night. Jalen Johnson scored 29 points and CJ McCollum had 21 for the Hawks, who came in 15-2 since the All-Star break, best in the ...

POLAR DEBUT: Gasper scores WooSox’s lone run in opener

Former Nashua Silver Knight and Merrimack High standout Mickey Gasper made his 2026 season debut on Friday. It probably wasn't where he wanted to be -- he opened the season in the Majors a year ago with the Minnesota Twins -- but he was productive nonetheless after being sent down to the ...

ROAD ENDS: Banghart’s Tar Heels fall to UConn in Sweet 16

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Sarah Strong chose UConn over North Carolina instead of staying home, and the All-America sophomore forward is a step closer to a second national title after helping knock the Tar Heels out of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Strong, who is from Durham, not far from ...

WNBA’s Connecticut Sun to move to Houston as Boston loses out

The Connecticut Sun have reached an agreement to sell the team to Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta for $300 million and will move to Houston in 2027, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press on Friday because the deal ...

OPEN AND SHUT: Crochet, relievers combine to blank Reds

CINCINNATI (AP) — Garrett Crochet allowed only three hits in six innings, Ceddanne Rafaela hit an RBI single in the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox got their first opening day shutout since 2015, defeating the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Thursday. Roman Anthony had three hits for the Red ...

FLAG ON THE PLAY: NFL nixes Brady’s comeback thought

Tom Brady revealed in an interview released on Thursday that he considered coming out of retirement, but the National Football League wasn’t particularly receptive to the idea. Brady, a seven-time Super Bowl champion and minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, was asked in a recent ...