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What do Red Sox announcers Joe Castiglione and Dave O’Brien think of baseball’s rule changes?

In recent years, they saw baseball become a slog, with games routinely lasting up to four hours.

Chris Curtis received a one-week suspension from WEEI for his use of a slur.

Latest offensive remark, followed by dubious apology, does not speak well about the state of Boston sports radio

The errors keep coming, and they invariably bring with them a hard-to-believe declaration of "this is not who we are."

WEEI host Chris Curtis suspended for on-air comment involving ethnic slur, ESPN analyst Mina Kimes

Curtis was on Thursday’s show at the start of its opening 6 a.m. hour and offered an apology before leaving to begin his suspension.

Chris Curtis has been at WEEI since 2013.

WEEI’s Chris Curtis makes an ethnic slur during show

Curtis, an executive producer and on-air personality on WEEI’s “Greg Hill Show," made the remark in a reference to ESPN's Mina Kimes.

An ad for a sports betting app featuring Bruins great Zdeno Chara is on display near Fenway Park.

We really could use a break from these endless sports betting commercials

Nobody ever loses in these ads. Everybody’s happy, surrounded by young, attractive friends, making cash without actually working.

Jim Nantz will soon call his last Final Four for CBS.

CBS’s Jim Nantz has seen it all. So, if he had to choose his one shining moment, what would it be?

Nantz has called 37 Final Fours (this will be his 31st as CBS’s lead announcer), eight Super Bowls, and — hello, friends — the Masters in April will be 38th.

Radio host Pete Sheppard, formerly of WEEI in Boston, has been working in Florida for nearly six years.

Pete Sheppard, once a staple on WEEI, is still talking sports on Florida radio

It was stunning to hear Pete Sheppard's bullhorn voice when you’re roughly 1,500 miles away and a decade past expecting to hear it.

Mike Gorman plans to retire after next season, his 42nd calling Celtics games on television.

How Celtics play-by-play voice Mike Gorman has adjusted to calling games since suffering a detached retina

Recovery of sight after surgery is gradual and can take 2-3 months. But there was Gorman two days later calling the Celtics-Knicks game at TD Garden.

Jaylen Brown (7) went shot-for-shot with All-Star Game MVP Jayson Tatum during a stretch in the second half last Sunday.

The NBA All-Star Game was difficult to watch, unless you’re a Celtics fan

The game broadcast tanked, averaging a 2.2 rating and 4.6 million viewers on TBS/TNT, the least-watched and lowest-rated NBA All-Star Game of all time.

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Red Sox

Batting cleanup, Anthony Rendon went 0 for 3 with a walk on Thursday in Oakland.

MLB investigating purported Anthony Rendon scuffle with fan

The big-money Angels infielder looks to have grabbed the fan’s shirt and exchanged words with him before appearing to take a swipe at the bill of the man’s ballcap.

Minor leaguers vote nearly unanimously to ratify first-ever collective bargaining agreement

The five-year deal will at least double minimum salaries at all levels, as well as a slew of other benefits. MLB owners are expected to vote on the agreement next week.

Garrett Whitlock pitches with urgency and execution in Worcester’s season opener

The rehabbing righty came out firing in the first inning, sitting at 94 miles per hour with his sinker and topping out at 95 before his velocity ticked down.

Patriots

Boston College's Zay Flowers (left) is one of four wide receivers expected to be drafted in the first round.

With the 14th pick in the NFL Draft, the Patriots have an opportunity to fill a position of need

The Patriots could go any number of ways in the first round, with wide receiver, offensive tackle, tight end, and safety needs all on the table.

Bill Belichick clarifies his remark about ‘the last 25 years’

The Patriots coach also said he is not focused on breaking Don Shula's NFL record for career coaching wins.

Robert Kraft should hold Bill Belichick as accountable as the coach holds his players

While the owner's disappointment over the team's performances since 2020 is genuine, there have been no real repercussions.

Bruins

Goaltender Devon Levi (left) celebrated after win No. 1 in the NHL.

Former Northeastern goaltender Devon Levi wins NHL debut for Sabres, who remain in the playoff hunt

Levi made 32 saves as the Sabres pulled 5 points behind Pittsburgh for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.

Resourceful Tyler Bertuzzi picked his spot and picked up the Bruins

The winger set the stage for Thursday's overtime win when he slid toward the net to direct home the tying goal.

By adding a scrappy edge to his game, Bruins’ Jakub Lauko gets minutes and results

The fourth-liner is making the most of his shifts, pestering opponents into taking penalties and giving his team an emotional lift.

Celtics

Jayson Tatum has scored 79 points over his last two games, while knocking down 13 of 18 3-pointers.

The motivated Celtics refuse to stop chasing the Bucks and the No. 1 seed

The Celtics spent their evening fighting off Jazz runs, moving the ball for open 3-pointers, and valiantly defending in the paint without their top two centers.

After an overnight delay in Milwaukee, the Celtics figure it out together, get home, and beat the Jazz

"We just wanted to kind of go through it with the guys and rock out and play and figure it out. And it was fun," Jayson Tatum said of the Celtics' long night, day, and night again.

Former Celtics assistant Will Hardy returns to TD Garden for first time as Jazz coach

Hardy and Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla worked together under Ime Udoka. Former Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge, now the CEO in Utah, hired Hardy away last summer.

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