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Marcus Smart showed how much the Celtics missed him with a Game 2 tour de force

Coach Ime Udoka said Smart "gets everyone else in line," and that was evident in this huge win — which came with the usual Marcus Moments.
Marcus Smart, Robert Williams make All-NBA defensive teams
RED SOX 7, MARINERS 3

Red-hot Trevor Story’s grand slam enough for Red Sox to beat Mariners again

His fourth home run in two nights staked Boston to a 4-0 lead, Jackie Bradley Jr. added a three-run shot, and Michael Wacha and the bullpen were able to hold down Seattle. 2 hours ago
After a slow start to 2022 season, Red Sox offense finally getting on a good run

Ben Volin | On Golf
Tiger Woods got the benefit of the draw, but it’s still amazing he made the cut at the PGA Championship, and other observations
Woods had 24 hours to recover from Thursday's opening round, and he did, shooting 69 Friday. 9:11 p.m.

Will Zalatoris takes advantage of favorable conditions, leads PGA Championship by a shot Bubba Watson matches lowest round in PGA Championship history with a 63

NBA
JJ Redick called NBA players from the 1950s ‘plumbers and firemen.’ Bob Cousy responded.
The Celtics Hall of Fame point guard referenced some of the other Hall of Famers he played against in his 13-year career.

christopher l. gasper
Jaylen Brown was the sharpest of the sharpshooting Celtics in Game 2
In what became a redemptive victory, Brown and the Celtics turned the tide in the first quarter and sent a message to Miami.

Washburn: Coach Ime Udoka had a plan, and the Celtics bounced back as they have after tough losses all season

Celtics
Jimmy Butler said the Celtics embarrassed the Heat, and that will provide some motivation
Despite Miami suffering its worst loss of the postseason, Butler expressed confidence in his team’s ability to bounce back.

Shaughnessy: It’s only one game, but the Celtics responded emphatically in Game 2 against the Heat

RED SOX NOTEBOOK
After a slow start to 2022 season, Red Sox offense finally getting on a good run
They had scored 58 runs in their previous 10 games entering Friday night, batting .285 over that span with an .840 OPS and 12 home runs.

BASEBALL
Legendary baseball writer Roger Angell dies at 101
Angell was sometimes referred to as baseball’s poet laureate, a title he rejected, and his voice was original because he wrote more like a fan than a sports journalist, loading his articles with inventive imagery.

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
Will Zalatoris takes advantage of favorable conditions, leads PGA Championship by a shot
Zalatoris kept hitting the golf ball on the button at Southern Hills and took advantage of gentler conditions for a 4-under-par 66. 8:32 p.m.

Bubba Watson matches lowest round in PGA Championship history with a 63
Boxing

Lynn’s Rashida Ellis wins IBA world lightweight boxing title

Ellis, 26, defeated Beatriz Ferreira, an opponent who had beaten her four times in five previous fights.
HIGH SCHOOLS

‘Be inspired, be motivated’ . . . MIAA’s Girls and Women in Sport Day celebrates 50th anniversary of Title IX

Keynote speaker Kathy Delaney-Smith, the recently-retired Harvard women's basketball coach, told those in attendance that "you have to be willing to fight" for equity.
CELTICS

Marcus Smart, Robert Williams make All-NBA defensive teams

Smart, the NBA Defensive Player of the Year, received 99 of a possible 100 first-team votes and 198 points in making his third All-Defensive first team. Williams was fourth among vote-getters on the second team. 8:38 p.m.
BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Ex-Red Sox Martín Pérez ends Houston dominance of Texas with shutout

Martín Pérez pitched his first shutout since 2014, scattering seven singles in a 108-pitch gem. The 31-year-old lefty won his third straight start and has a 1.64 ERA in eight outings this season.
horse racing

Epicenter looks to beat competition, near-record heat at Preakness Stakes

Two weeks after getting passed by 80-1 long shot Rich Strike just before the finish line at the Derby, Epicenter goes into Saturday's race as the favorite.
Another Triple Crown long shot? Fenwick is 50-1 in Preakness
nhl notebook

Stars won’t bring back Rick Bowness as head coach

The 67-year-old Bowness, Dallas's coach since December 2019, has been on an NHL bench for a record 2,562 regular-season games as a head coach or an assistant over nearly four decades.
sports log

International Olympic Committe president Thomas Bach says bans protect Russian athletes

Most sports bodies have followed the IOC guidance given Feb. 28 — four days after Russia began its invasion — by taking teams and athletes out of international competitions.
nba notebook

NBA prospects see value in college experience

The college game can offer opportunities that aren’t available through other avenues.
Dan Shaughnessy

It’s only one game, but the Celtics responded emphatically in Game 2 against the Heat

There’ll be a temptation to get carried away after what we watched at FTX Arena Thursday night.
Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Coach Ime Udoka had a plan, and the Celtics bounced back as they have after tough losses all season

Udoka developed a revised game plan to smother Miami’s shooters, and the Celtics' offense returned to form with a brilliant shooting display.
Instant Analysis: Celtics dominate Heat in Game 2 to even Eastern Conference finals Al Horford cleared to play for Celtics, but guard Derrick White misses Game 2 against Heat
patriots notebook

Patriots could have a special weapon on their sideline in Joe Judge

The assistant coach will be a valuable asset to special teams coordinator Cam Achord, particularly when it comes to player safety.
Patriots will open three-game preseason slate against Giants at home Aug. 11
Peter Abraham | On baseball

Tanner Houck changed the game for the Red Sox, and it appears his new role suits him

Houck made the longest relief appearance of his career with four scoreless innings and recorded six strikeouts, his most in relief.
Red Sox prospect Nick Northcut is swatting homers with metronomic regularity in Single A Impressed by J.D. Martinez’s start to 2022 with the Red Sox? He knows he can do more.
bruins

Cam Neely leaves open the possibility that Bruce Cassidy may not return as Bruins coach

The Bruins president said Don Sweeney will return as general manager but also said, "I do think we need to make some changes."
Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman leads US men’s hockey team to shutout of Great Britain A Bruins fan’s rooting guide to the rest of the Stanley Cup playoffs
RED SOX 12, MARINERS 6

The Red Sox got just the kind of night they were waiting for from top free agent pickup Trevor Story

“It was a special night. One that I’ll never forget,” Story said after hitting three home runs to lead the Sox to a rout of the Mariners.
Box score: Red Sox 12, Mariners 6Abraham: Tanner Houck delivered a sterling effort in relief of struggling starter Rich Hill Impressed by J.D. Martinez’s start to 2022 with the Red Sox? He knows he can do more.
RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Impressed by J.D. Martinez’s start to 2022 with the Red Sox? He knows he can do more.

The designated hitter has a .931 OPS with five homers and just had an 18-game hitting streak broken, but doesn’t feel as if he’s hot at the plate.
red sox

Red Sox prospect Bryan Mata hits 100 m.p.h. in competitive return from Tommy John surgery

The righty threw two innings in an extended spring training game, his first competition against another organization since his surgery last April.

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Liv DeLong’s milestone day powers unbeaten Amesbury softball past Cape Ann foe Triton

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Red-hot Trevor Story’s grand slam enough for Red Sox to beat Mariners again

Tiger Woods got the benefit of the draw, but it’s still amazing he made the cut at the PGA Championship, and other observations

game 2 | hurricanes 2, rangers 0

Antti Raanta shuts door on Rangers, Hurricanes take 2-0 series lead

Raanta made 21 saves and Brendan Smith scored a shorthanded goal late in the second period that stood up as the winner. 52 minutes ago

Gillette Stadium has a good chance of hosting Rugby World Cup games in 2031 and 2033

The process of winnowing the 25 applicants to the final group of 9-12 cities will not conclude before 2027.
HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS NOTEBOOK

With a shuffled lineup, Weston boys’ tennis has found another perfect combination

With All-Scholastic Max Ding moving from No. 1 singles to first doubles, the Wildcats (13-0) continue to thrive and chase a fifth consecutive state championship.
FRIDAY'S SCHOOLS BASEBALL ROUNDUP

Sandwich baseball stays hungry, shuts down red-hot Nauset

The Blue Knights (11-6) belted 15 hits and scored six times in the fourth inning to snap the Warriors' nine-game win streak in a Cape & Islands matchup. 54 minutes ago
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FRIDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

Liv DeLong’s milestone day powers unbeaten Amesbury softball past Cape Ann foe Triton

The senior hit a pair of home runs, one of them for her 100th career hit, and also struck out 14, and Amesbury (15-0) held off a late rally by the Vikings. 44 minutes ago
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

Bubba Watson matches lowest round in PGA Championship history with a 63

Watson had the 18th round of 63 at the PGA and the third at Southern Hills 8:24 p.m.
Alex Speier | minor details

Red Sox prospect Nick Northcut is swatting homers with metronomic regularity in Single A

With the help of an unusual training tool, the infielder leads the Sally League with 14 homers in 30 games.
NCAA WOMEN'S LACROSSE | BC 20, Loyola Maryland 13

BC women’s lacrosse advances to Final Four

On Thursday, BC pulled away with a five-goal second period, taking a 10-5 lead into halftime.
MIAA FOOTBALL COMMITTEE

MIAA football committee recommends placing more value on margin of victory in power ratings formula

In the first year of the statewide tournament, 19 teams with winning records did not qualify for the eight-division/128-playoff field.
Game 2: Celtics 127, Heat 102

There was no stopping the Celtics in Game 2, so the Heat and their fans just called it a night

The Celtics wiped away an early 10-point deficit and did whatever they pleased after that en route to tying up the Eastern Conference finals.
Box score: Celtics 127, Heat 102How it happened: A massive first half propels Celtics to rout of Heat in Game 2
Adam Himmelsbach I Instant Analysis

Marcus Smart’s return made things a lot more difficult for Jimmy Butler, and other observations from Game 2

Smart is one of the few players who can stand up against Butler’s tough, physical style of play, and he did a strong job in the opening quarter.
Al Horford cleared to play for Celtics, but guard Derrick White misses Game 2 against Heat How it happened: A massive first half propels Celtics to rout of Heat in Game 2
Men's World Hockey Championship

Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman leads US men’s hockey team to shutout of Great Britain

Making his debut for Team USA after the Bruins were eliminated from the NHL playoffs, Swayman made 17 saves
patriots

Patriots will open three-game preseason slate against Giants at home Aug. 11

The schedule, which also includes games against the Panthers and Raiders, was finalized Thursday.
sports business

Patriots owner Robert Kraft honored by Sports Business Journal for lifetime achievement

Kraft emphasized the responsibility to do good that comes with being in the sports industry — and poked a little fun at himself.
Sports Log

‘We’re done’: Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher fires back at ‘narcissist’ Nick Saban

Less than 24 hours after Saban said Texas A&M was essentially “buying” players, Fisher called an impromptu news conference and did not hold back in blasting college football's most accomplished coach.

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Tiger Woods got the benefit of the draw, but it’s still amazing he made the cut at the PGA Championship, and other observations

Woods had 24 hours to recover from Thursday's opening round, and he did, shooting 69 Friday.

Masters champ Scottie Scheffler among top players to struggle at PGA Championship

This season’s most dominant player finished with a 1-over-par 71, six shots off the lead.

Driving it effortlessly, Rory McIlroy makes it look easy with a 65 to lead the PGA Championship

McIlroy blasted his driver over trees and into fairways, setting up some of his seven birdies.

Tiger Woods limps to a 74 in first round of PGA Championship, and it’s only going to get worse

In the best conditions he is likely to face all week at Southern Hills, Woods made seven bogeys and hit only 7 of 18 greens.

Bryson DeChambeau withdraws from PGA Championship as he recovers from hand surgery

DeChambeau had surgery to repair the hamate bone in his wrist April 14.

Phil Mickelson isn’t at the PGA Championship, but he is still making plenty of golfers squirm

This week was supposed to be a celebration of the defending champion, but it's the controversy around the Saudi-backed LIV series that has taken the spotlight.

Sunday notebooks

Ron Washington on infield shifts, the defense of Rafael Devers and Xander Bogaerts, and what his World Series ring means to him
Washington has been a coach or manager for 32 consecutive seasons, the last 27 at the major league level.

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It’s not an easy process, as the NFL tries to keep its five broadcast partners happy and also juggle requests from the 32 teams.

How Monty Williams overcame professional struggles, personal tragedy to be named NBA Coach of the Year
Williams’s primary goal is to win a championship, but he has always been a popular coach with his players, a mentor and father figure.

Longtime trainer Don DelNegro, who has treated Bruins for 29 years, looking forward to retirement
DelNegro worked 2,169 regular-season games, and entered this year with 222 in the playoffs.

David Ortiz: Baseball Hall of Fame 2022

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He makes sure everyone runs their marathon. Then he goes back to Hopkinton and begins his own.

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Greg Brown takes charge of Boston College men’s hockey in familiar surroundings

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US Soccer equalizes pay in milestone agreement with women’s and men’s teams

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