After a week off with some players in quarantine and others simply limited in the work they could do by NBA’s Healthy and Safety Protocols, the Celtics looked more rested than rusty. Read more

NEW YORK — Corey Kluber was looking for a place to prove he’s healthy and back to his elite form and the Yankees, home to the biggest stage in the game, were looking for a veteran starter they… Read more

Kemba Walker’s injured knee hasn’t had a setback, but his return to action may be delayed a bit anyway. Read more

Tom Brady vs. Drew Brees. Some might call it the Old Timer’s Bowl. Or a salute to geriatrics. Read more

N.Y. Jets hire Robert Saleh as new head coach Read more

Tom Brady shines in victory over Washington Read more

Wizards trade Wall for Westbrook Read more

Falcons hold on for TNF win Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas — The at-bat that propelled the Los Angeles Dodgers to their third National League pennant in four years Sunday night happened in the seventh inning in the Dodgers’ 4-3 win in… Read more

FOXBOROUGH — Excuses? Your New England Patriots, the franchise that proudly notes it doesn’t like to make excuses, have a few. Read more

During the NBA Finals, as LeBron James's Los Angeles Lakers fended off the pesky Miami Heat, two basketball fans got into a Twitter spat. It had nothing to do with basketball and everything to… Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers’ scheduled game against the New England Patriots next weekend could be in jeopardy. Read more

Major League Baseball once again released positive news, and negative test results, in an encouraging update as the sport gears up for the World Series. Read more

Running back Le’Veon Bell didn’t last long on the free-agent market after being released by the New York Jets. Read more

The Indianapolis Colts announced Friday morning that several people in the organization have tested positive for COVID-19. Read more

ATLANTA — After one new positive COVID-19 test, the Atlanta Falcons, who have had nine players placed on the NFL’s reserve/COVID-19 list, shut down their facility Thursday. Read more

They stepped onto the practice field outside Gillette Stadium for only the second time in 13 days on Thursday. Read more

Alabama football coach Nick Saban tested positive for the coronavirus, Alabama announced on Wednesday. Athletics director Greg Byrne also tested positive, the school announced. Offensive coord… Read more

Joey Wendle and Hunter Renfroe drove in two runs apiece during a five-run sixth, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros 5-2 in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series Tuesday… Read more

A gutsy showing from Yankees starter Jordan Montgomery and a lockdown bullpen performance pushed the Yankees to a 5-1 win over the Rays, staving off elimination to knot the best-of-five Americ… Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears finally took down Tom Brady Thursday night at Soldier Field. Read more

A look at the key elements of Miami Heat-Los Angeles Lakers, with the best-of-seven NBA Finals opening Wednesday at 9 p.m. at Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex. Read more

The Boston Red Sox are poised to take the dubious honor of paying the most per win of any team in Major League Baseball for the second season in a row. Read more

The Raiders and New Orleans Saints, as well as coaches Jon Gruden and Sean Payton, will pay for not wearing masks Monday night in violation of NFL coronavirus mandates. Read more

Competitive redundancy is the byproduct of an unbalanced pandemic-configured MLS schedule. Read more

Saturday’s Notre Dame game at Wake Forest has been postponed and Notre Dame has paused all football-related activities due to COVID-19. The school reported seven positive tests (out of 94 admi… Read more

These are odd times in the bubble, with only four teams left in the Disney/ESPN sports complex. Read more

Asked Tuesday if the Patriots should make a trade for a wide receiver, quarterback Cam Newton provided a strong message in support of the group he’s working with, saying “the answers are in th… Read more

James White, who tragically lost his father Tyrone in a car crash Sunday afternoon, put up a gripping Instagram post Tuesday, offering his first words since the crash that also seriously injur… Read more

Robert H. “Mitch” Mitchell, 68, of Chesterfield, passed away on Sept. 12, 2020. He passed unexpectedly with his dignity intact in the comfort of his home. Services are incomplete and under the… Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Don’t worry about a Super Bowl letdown in Kansas City. Read more

Major League Baseball is planning to hold playoff games in four “bubble” locations in California and Texas, an effort to minimize the COVID-19 risk by completing the season in relative isolation. Read more

The preseason is over, the roster cuts have been made, the practice squad has been assembled, and now the New England Patriots are officially on to Miami. Read more

Yairo Munoz went 3-for-3 with his first home run as a member of the Red Sox on Friday. He also doubled. But Boston lost 8-7 in the first game of a doubleheader with the Blue Jays at Fenway Park. Read more

The Red Sox will surely be glad they don’t have to return to Yankee Stadium again this season. Read more

HANOVER — Citing ongoing budget challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Dartmouth College on Thursday cut five sports from its varsity roster and announced the permanent closure of Ha… Read more

Thank God for Bill Belichick. Thank God for his brilliance and his deviousness and his ruthlessness and his power. Thank God that, as the sociopolitical and cultural ground shifts beneath our … Read more