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Melissa Stark has fit in nicely on NBC’s ‘Sunday Night Football’

Stark came over from NFL Network to replace sideline reporter Michele Tafoya.

Fox Sports to focus World Cup coverage on soccer, ignore Qatar’s human rights violations

It should come as no surprise that Fox Sports will not address the moral quandary of Qatar’s selection as host during the network’s coverage.

NFL midseason announcer review: Rating the top broadcast teams through the first half of the season

From Joe Buck and Troy Aikman to Jim Nantz and Tony Romo, here's an assessment of the performances of the top TV crews.

WEEI hires Christian Arcand, who was a budget cut at The Sports Hub

Arcand will be a producer and weekend host, a little more than a month after he was let go at rival sports radio 98.5.

When Houston-Philadelphia World Series and NFL games squared off Thursday night, baseball won

The Astros’ 3-2 win over the Phillies in a taut Game 5 averaged a 7.0 rating and 12.77 million viewers nationally on Fox, making it the most-watched game of the World Series to that point.

How Bill Belichick put his quarterbacks in a difficult position, on and off the field

After the bizarre decision to have both quarterbacks play Monday night, reporters rightfully and repeatedly have asked how and when they found out their playing status.

The confusing reason why ‘Monday Night Football’ will be simulcast on NBC10 instead of Channel 5

It is highly unusual for an ESPN/ABC broadcast not to simulcast on Ch. 5 when it has the opportunity.

A Sports Hub producer was fired despite great ratings. Now host Rich Shertenlieb is paying to bring him back.

“Toucher and Rich” producer Mike Lockhart was fired by Beasley Media, the Sports Hub’s parent company, in a round of layoffs Oct. 7.

Al Michaels continues to speak openly on NFL matters, and other sports media thoughts

Michaels belongs on the hypothetical Mount Rushmore of play-by-play voices across all sports, and he still calls an excellent game at age 77.

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Red Sox

Longtime friends Mike Hazen and Torey Lovullo believe their Diamondbacks are about ready to turn the corner

Arizona hasn’t made the playoffs since 2017, but the pair in charge think that could be ready to change.

Red Sox sign lefthanded reliever Joely Rodríguez to one-year deal

Rodríguez, 31, pitched for the Mets last season, recording career highs in appearances (55) and innings (50⅓).

Justin Verlander, Albert Pujols voted MLB Comeback Players of the Year

Verlander returned from Tommy John surgery to lead Houston to its second World Series title. Pujols came back to St. Louis and became the fourth major leaguer with 700 career home runs.

Patriots

Which NFL coaches are on the hot seat for the season’s final stretch?

This year may not match the upheaval of last year, but 10 head coaches are fighting for their jobs over the final seven weeks of the 2022 season.

Reports say no ACL tear for Von Miller, but Bills rule pass rusher out for game against the Patriots

Miller hurt his right knee late in the second quarter of Buffalo's Thanksgiving Day win in Detroit.

Vikings’ Justin Jefferson the first of many top receivers remaining on the Patriots schedule

The defense has to prepare for Buffalo's Stefon Diggs, Arizona’s DeAndre Hopkins, Las Vegas’s Davante Adams, Cincinnati’s Ja’Marr Chase, and Miami’s Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.

Bruins

Bashful Patrice Bergeron grateful for standing ovation celebrating 1,000 points

Only three others have scored 1,000 points with the Black and Gold, a group that includes Ray Bourque (1,506), John Bucyk (1,339), and Phil Esposito (1,012).

Bruins improve to 12-0 at home — setting an NHL record — with overtime win

The afternoon of history-making was somewhat diminished, however, when the Bruins lost No. 1 goalie Linus Ullmark to injury.

Linus Ullmark departs Bruins victory injured, but team confident star netminder is OK

Coach Jim Montgomery confirmed after Boston's record-breaking win over Carolina that Ullmark, 13-1-0 this season, was the victim of friendly fire when Connor Clifton fell high across his back.

Celtics

Celtics’ bench turns the tide on Kings as third-quarter run leads to blowout win

Coach Joe Mazzulla dug deep into his bench and the response was a 16-0 run to end the third period, sparked by an angry Jayson Tatum and Payton Pritchard.

Joe Mazzulla cuts down on practices as Celtics work through hectic portion of schedule

The Celtics don’t have more than one day off until Dec. 8-9, a stretch that includes two back-to-backs and a two-games-in-three-days against the rival Miami Heat.

Celtics prospect Mfiondu Kabengele focused on improvement, wherever it comes

The 2019 first-round pick is averaging 17.9 points, 10 rebounds, 2.4 blocks, and 2.4 assists per game for Maine in the G League, while also seeing plenty of time in Boston.