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BOSTON — Consider the Celtics’ skid snapped.

After losing four of its last seven and two straight for the first time this season, Boston bounced back in emphatic fashion by bulldozing the Indiana Pacers, 142-105, on ...Read more

SEATTLE — In their 49-year history, the Seahawks have been held to seven points or fewer 75 times, according to Pro Football Reference.

Only once have they won — Thursday night in Chicago against the Bears, 6-3. One ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Nets were playing textbook defense on Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs early, but that effort was not sustained throughout regulation in a 96-87 loss Friday night at Barclays Center.

Veteran ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The Bucs' all-time single-season sack leader is returning to Tampa Bay.

Shaquil Barrett, who ended his retirement in November, had to clear waivers Thursday to sign with another team.

The Bucs will add ...Read more

HOUSTON – The Timberwolves got off to a rough start in the final leg of this three-game road trip when their flight was delayed several hours by thunderstorms heading out of Dallas on Thursday.

But their trip ended on a...Read more

MIAMI — “If you love something, let it go. If it comes back to you, it is yours. If it doesn’t, it never was.”

That quote, which has withstood the test of time when it comes to relationship advice, perfectly ...Read more

CHICAGO — As a chilly mist hovered over Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon, construction workers moved boxes across a large graphic of ivy where the third-base line normally would be.

Four days before a Tuesday afternoon...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid has been fined $75,000 for “making obscene gestures on the playing court” during the 76ers’ win at the Boston Celtics on Christmas, the NBA announced Friday night.

Embiid made the “DX ...Read more

DENVER — Nuggets coach Michael Malone, whose first head coaching job was in Sacramento, ripped the Kings for firing Mike Brown on Friday and revealed that Brown was informed of the decision via phone call after leaving a...Read more

DETROIT — That bump, or spark, that many teams get after hiring a new coach mid-season, well, the Red Wings didn't get one.

The Wings pretty much Friday looked like the team that has disappointed much this season, ...Read more

The previous time the Bruins played the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Jackets’ 5-1 win at TD Garden triggered the end of the Jim Montgomery era.

The B’s have come a long way since then. But, boy, the return game in ...Read more

SALT LAKE CITY — The Colorado Avalanche didn’t need very long to decide Mackenzie Blackwood is the guy in net for this franchise.

Blackwood signed a five-year contract Friday, the club announced. The deal is for $5.25...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — There is a three-part documentary recently posted at Netflix on Aaron Rodgers that carries the title “Aaron Rodgers: Enigma.” Clearly, Rodgers had considerable influence on the content, or this three-...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Teoscar Hernández wanted to stay with the Dodgers.

The Dodgers wanted to keep Teoscar Hernández.

As the sides grinded through a weeks-long negotiation for the free-agent outfielder this offseason, those...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Kings made a somewhat stunning move Friday, firing coach Mike Brown moments after he met with the media at the team’s Golden 1 Center practice facility in Sacramento.

A league source told The ...Read more

ATLANTA — Jimmy Butler remained away from the team Friday as the Miami Heat flew to Atlanta for Saturday’s second stop on their three-game trip. Butler has been away from the team the past three games due to what ...Read more

NEW YORK — Cam Johnson has been a powerful offensive force for the Nets in December. The 28-year-old forward has averaged 23.4 points per game in his first nine appearances this month while shooting 50% from the field, ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Kenny Pickett, you’re up.

The Eagles are set to hand the reins of their offense to the backup quarterback as Jalen Hurts was officially ruled out Friday afternoon for Sunday’s game against the ...Read more

DETROIT — The Tigers upgraded their roster Friday with a two-time All-Star who at age 28 is still in the prime of his career. And they got him, surprisingly, on a one-year deal.

Not too shabby.

"We feel we got better ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Freddie Freeman's walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning of Game 1. The New York Yankees' defensive meltdown in the fifth inning of Game 5. Walker Buehler pelting the pinstripes with precision pitches in ...Read more