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With his hip finally healthy, former Celtics star Isaiah Thomas says he’s ready to shine again

Thomas has played for four teams in three seasons since the Celtics traded him. 1 hour ago
Tacko Fall will return to the Celtics on a two-way contractJayson Tatum has his max contract, and his mother says he’s thought about being a Celtic for life
Ben Volin | On Football

NFL Week 11: Quarterbacks made a lot of news, and not all of it good

There was a season-ending injury to a budding star, plus successful starting debuts for two QBs and a benching.

Bruins
Bruins re-sign Jake DeBrusk to two-year, $7.35 million deal
That leaves just captain Zdeno Chara as the only Bruins regular without a deal for the upcoming season. 2 hours ago

Buccaneers Live Updates
Countdown to Kickoff: Tom Brady and the Buccaneers set to meet the Rams in Monday night showdown
Tom Brady and the Bucs are looking to start their playoff push in earnest against their NFC foes from Los Angeles. 52 seconds ago

Celtics

What to know about veteran Jeff Teague, the newest Celtic

Teague joins the Celtics from Atlanta, where he backed up star point guard Trae Young.
Celtics start restocking by signing center Tristan Thompson and guard Jeff Teague
Celtics

What to know about new Celtics center Tristan Thompson

The Canada native has been a workhorse for the Cavaliers since getting drafted in 2011, and has a major pop-culture connection: He has a daughter with Khloe Kardashian.
Kim Kardashian West congratulated Tristan Thompson on reaching a deal with the Celtics

CHAD FINN
With playoff chances slim, Patriots need to figure who’s worth keeping for the long haul, and other thoughts
Sunday's dispiriting loss to Houston made it clear that their 11-year run of making the playoffs almost certainly is coming to an end.

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Patriots Notebook
Rex Burkhead did not travel home with team
Coach Bill Belichick said, "Rex is a great teammate, works hard, does whatever he’s asked to do, [and] contributes in a lot of different areas.” 50 minutes ago

Patriots

Cam Newton on why he still thinks the Patriots can make the playoffs ‘contrary to popular belief’

"We just have to take one week at a time. If we do that, we’ll be fine," Newton said on WEEI on Monday.
Revolution

Revolution aim to halt skid vs. Philadelphia Union in MLS playoff match

The Union have not lost to the Revolution in nine games (7-0-2) since 2017. 2 hours ago

Celtics
Tacko Fall will return to the Celtics on a two-way contract
The 7-foot-5-inch Fall averaged 12.9 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks for Maine last season. 1 hour ago

Red Sox
Red Sox pitching prospect Jeremy Wu-Yelland eager for next steps after layoff
The hard-throwing lefty finally got to see live batters in the recent instructional league, and now his task is to mix his pitches more.

college basketball
Predictions on the men’s college basketball season for Massachusetts teams
The coronavirus will be a huge X factor, but we can make some educated guesses on what will happen as things stand right now.

The top storylines in Mass. men's college basketball this season

college basketball
What to watch for in the local women’s college basketball season
Some teams will have their depth tested as most leagues adapt to a regional or pod schedule. 2 hours ago

The top storylines in Mass. men's college basketball this season
Celtics

Jayson Tatum has his max contract, and his mother says he’s thought about being a Celtic for life

“He wanted to be a [maximum contract] player because that signifies your level of talent and the caliber of player you are," said Tatum's mother, Brandy Cole.
Ben Volin | instant analysis

The Patriots’ lack of athleticism on defense was exposed by the Texans

The Patriots barely laid a finger on Deshaun Watson, who completed 75.7 percent of his passes and threw for 344 yards and two TDs.
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NFL Notebook

Ravens shut facility after RBs Dobbins, Ingram test positive for COVID-19

Tthe NFL does not appear to be considering a postponement of Thursday night’s game unless there are further positive tests by the Ravens. 8 minutes ago
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Tara Sullivan

Cam Newton has served as a mentor for Deshaun Watson. On Sunday, his pupil got the best of him

The younger and livelier version of Newton won on the field Sunday, but the legacies of both QBs continue to grow.
Texans 27, Patriots 20

Patriots lose dependable Rex Burkhead to serious knee injury: ‘To see him go down like that is never good’

Burkhead had to be carted off the field after an injury CBS determined was too gruesome to replay.
Texans 27, Patriots 20

Patriots can’t contain Deshaun Watson and Texans, fall to 4-6

The Houston QB passed for 344 yards and accounted for three TDs as the Patriots' last-gasp effort fell short again.
Patriots notebook

Patriots receiver Damiere Byrd reaches new heights with career day despite loss to Texans

The 27-year-old Patriots receiver caught six passes for a game-high 132 yards, the first time he has eclipsed 100 yards in his career.
sports log

Terry Francona feeling stronger, healthier, and ready for next Indians season

Francona, 61, was only able to manage the Indians for 14 games this year due to a gastrointestinal issue requiring several surgeries. 44 minutes ago
bruins

Like most NHL prospects, Nick Wolff has honed his game by playing overseas

Former Minnesota-Duluth defenseman, 24, is the fifth Boston prospect to find a place overseas to grow his game.
college basketball

The top storylines in Massachusetts men’s college basketball this season

The pandemic is wreaking havoc with scheduling, but assuming there is a season, here are some things to watch among the seven local teams - minus Harvard - planning to play.
Patriots

Jakobi Meyers’s rise shouldn’t surprise you. The people who know him have been ready for it for years

Jakobi Meyers wanted to pursue baseball. His mother and high school football coach changed his mind. Flash forward, and he's hitting his stride with the Patriots – just at the right time.
bob hohler

Lost fantasies, enduring hopes: colleges wrestle with competing amid COVID-19

Many teams across New England and the nation have already had their schedules disrupted by the virus.
As it happened

See how the Patriots' loss to the Texans unfolded

Cam Newton finished 26-for-40 for 365 yards with one touchdown. Damien Harris had 11 carries for 43 yards and a touchdown, and Damiere Byrd had six catches on seven targets for 132 yards and a touchdown.
NFL

A dash of Ronald Jones makes the Buccaneers’ offense that much tougher to handle

Among Tom Brady's offensive weapons is Ronald Jones, who is on pace to become Tampa Bay’s first 1,000-yard rusher since 2015.
celtics

Celtics start restocking by signing center Tristan Thompson and guard Jeff Teague

Thompson, 29, agreed to a two-year, $19 million deal, filling a roster void after Enes Kanter was traded last week.
ben volin | on football

Former Patriots character coach Jack Easterby finds life lonelier at the top with Houston Texans

With his ascension come the charges, perhaps unfairly, that Easterby has stabbed a few of his colleagues in the back along the way.
Dan Shaughnessy

Baseball Hall of Fame voting is approaching a critical intersection, and other thoughts

Next year could be the last year of eligibility for Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds, and the first for David Ortiz, a fascinating overlap.

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Ravens shut facility after RBs Dobbins, Ingram test positive for COVID-19

Terry Francona feeling stronger, healthier, and ready for next Indians season

Rex Burkhead did not travel home with team

Tacko Fall will return to the Celtics on a two-way contract

NHL

Blackhawks hire former Northeastern star Kendall Coyne Schofield as player development coach

Coyne Schofield, a former national team forward, will work with Chicago's top minor league affiliate and serve as a youth hockey growth specialist. She's the first woman to hold the position for the franchise.
NFL Notebook

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s stellar rookie year is over because of knee injury

“That’s an injury right there to a team leader that can take the wind out of your sails," Bengals coach Zac Taylor said. “He was making improvements every week.”
Sunday's NFL scoreboard
chad finn | sports media

Pablo Torre, Harvard grad, on hosting the ‘best-kept secret at ESPN’

ESPN Daily, a weekday podcast, has drawn 25 million downloads from October 2019 to October 2020. It's unquestionably a success.
NFL ROUNDUP

Tua remains starter, but benched in toothless Miami loss in Denver

Ryan Fitzpatrick nearly spun some more magic in Denver, but couldn't erase the hole dug by rookie Tagovailoa's tough day at altitude.
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ben volin | sunday football notes

A weird 2020 NFL season is about to get weirder with stricter COVID-19 protocols

Commissioner Roger Goodell tightened league protocols with the coronavirus raging again.
alex speier | sunday baseball notes

How the bottleneck of minority managerial candidates is opening

Just 6 of 30 big league managerial jobs (20 percent) are occupied by people of color, while non-whites represent roughly 40 percent of the player pool.
matt porter | sunday hockey notes

Panthers hiring Brett Peterson an important moment for NHL

Peterson is believed to be the first Black assistant GM in league history.
gary washburn | sunday basketball notes

How Klay Thompson’s latest injury affects the Golden State Warriors

Thompson will miss two consecutive seasons before hopefully returning next fall.

Gordon Hayward agrees to four-year, $120 million contract with Charlotte Hornets

Hayward opted out of his final year of his Celtics contract on Thursday and became an unrestricted free agent.
kevin paul dupont | on second thought

With proper precautions, touch football will remain on one Thanksgiving menu

In backyard football before COVID, the Watts family of Halifax happily included anyone, adults and kids, who wandered into their Thanksgiving game. The tradition goes back to the 1960s, but adjustments are called for this year.
Chad Finn

Gordon Hayward’s Celtics career may end as one big what-might-have-been

Hard luck seemed to follow the talented forward since his arrival, creating what may well be an illusion of underachievement.
Celtics

Celtics trade Enes Kanter to Trail Blazers in three-team deal with Grizzlies

The Celtics will receive two future second-round picks from Memphis. More importantly, this opens up a spot on a crowded roster.
MATT PORTER

Bruins, after queries, won’t collect December season ticket payments

Thursday evening, the Globe brought to the Bruins the concerns of several longtime season ticket-holders, who were irritated that their credit cards were continually charged amid an uncertain 2020-21 season.
Celtics

Kim Kardashian West congratulated Tristan Thompson on reaching a deal with the Celtics

Thompson has appeared regularly on the hit reality TV show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” He has a child with Kardashian West’s sister, Khloe.
high schools

Voices carry on: Longtime public address announcers a big part of athletics traditions

From Natick's Peter Mundy and Mansfield's Tom Faria, to Everett's Josh Del Gaizo and Hingham's Greg Patryka, they are mainstays behind the microphones - and in their communities.
replay | nov. 21, 1920

100 years ago, the Globe had the Harvard-Yale game well-covered

No fewer than nine stories were written on "one of the most bitterly contested football games that has ever been fought by these two rivals."

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