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If Alex Faust sounded familiar when he subbed in on NESN’s Bruins-Rangers broadcast, there’s a good reason why

The 34-year-old Northeastern graduate has called all sorts of sports in New England before and since establishing himself as a top-notch NHL play-by-play voice.

Jim Lampley served as the blow-by-blow announcer for HBO's "World Championship Boxing" for 30 years.

Famed sportscaster Jim Lampley is returning to boxing for the first time in five years this weekend

The Hall of Famer will host a viewer chat on PPV.com for the Canelo Alvarez-Jermell Charlo fight Saturday night in Las Vegas.

Quincy Isaiah as Magic Johnson (left) was one of the many joys of the HBO series "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty."

Final buzzer sounded on ‘Winning Time’ way too soon

The Season 2 finale last Sunday, with the Celtics winning the 1984 NBA title, instead became the series finale, the show surviving 17 total episodes.

Cris Collinsworth will be in his familiar role as color analyst alongside play-by-play voice Mike Tirico on the Patriots’ “Sunday Night Football” matchup with the Dolphins.

Cris Collinsworth has passed Howard Cosell for the longest continuous prime-time run for an NFL analyst, but he knows the game isn’t about him

Collinsworth is a 17-time Emmy winner over the course of his broadcasting career.

CBS's familiar No. 1 team of Jim Nantz (right), Tony Romo (left), and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson will be in Foxborough Sunday for the Patriots-Eagles opener.

Trying to make sense out of all the broadcasting changes and viewership options as the NFL season begins

The Patriots will play on CBS, or Channel 4 in the Boston television market, at least eight times this season.

Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL desperately want the league's partnership with Amazon — which began before last season — to be a rousing success.

How the NFL’s most recent controversy is alienating some of its broadcast partners

It is going to allow for Amazon’s “Thursday Night Football” to report higher ratings and viewership numbers, because its data differs from what Nielsen gathers, thus allowing for higher advertising rates.

Viewers on Charter Spectrum cable systems did not get to see ESPN's coverage of Carlos Alcaraz's victory.

ESPN networks go dark on Charter Spectrum cable systems on busy sports night

The channels went off the air Thursday night because of a carriage dispute between the nation’s second-largest cable TV provider and Disney.

Sean McDonough works selected Red Sox games this season for WEEI radio.

Sean McDonough did not hold back on criticizing Red Sox for Mookie Betts trade during radio broadcast

During Sunday's game on WEEI, McDonough said, “It’s a trade that can never be defended and a stain that will never be erased."

Morey Hershgordon is the new sports anchor at Channel 7.

Morey Hershgordon knew his calling from a young age, when he was announcing games for his blind grandfather

Hershgordon, a 28-year-old Quinnipiac graduate, found his way to sports broadcasting the most heartwarming of ways.

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Red Sox

After acclimating to the majors, Masataka Yoshida, and the Red Sox, expect bigger things ahead

In his first year in the majors, the Japanese outfielder's production at the plate has suffered since the All-Star break.

A season beset by injuries and the death of his brother has given Red Sox pitcher Garrett Whitlock a new perspective

“I’m just grateful to be in the big leagues,” said Whitlock. “Whatever I can do to help get this team to a World Series, that’s what I’m looking forward to."

From losing 110 games to winning 100, Orioles complete impressive rebuild under manager Brandon Hyde

The Orioles didn’t just win their division. They have the best record in the American League and the second-best record in the game, trailing only the Braves.

Patriots

Report: Mac Jones will not be fined for actions in win over Jets

The quarterback was involved in a dustup with cornerback Sauce Gardner late in the game, with Gardner claiming Jones hit him in the groin at the end of a play.

Patriots downgrade Jonathan Jones and Cole Strange to out for Sunday’s game against the Cowboys

Both were listed as questionable on Friday’s injury report.

Old buddies Kyle Shanahan and Mike McDaniel may have broken NFL defensive football as we know it

The Dolphins and 49ers are both 3-0, have the hottest offenses in the NFL, and are doing it with similar schemes, and coaches cut from the same cloth.

Bruins

Kevin Shattenkirk knows Boston well from his time at BU, and years later he’s excited to be back, this time as a member of the Bruins

Several times before signing free agent deals elsewhere, he had conversations with the Bruins. He finally landed with the organization in July after signing a one-year, $1.05 million deal.

How did the Bruins go from their 19th captain (Patrice Bergeron) to their 27th (Brad Marchand)?

The club realized that its own faulty record-keeping through the decades omitted the names of seven players who served as captain.

Anthony Richard savoring his taste of the big time, and a ‘real opportunity’ with Boston

The 26-year-old’s hard work in camp was rewarded with a spot on a line with two of the team’s top offensive threats in Friday’s preseason game against the Flyers — David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha.

Celtics

Celtics president Brad Stevens reveals his thinking behind offseason decisions

Stevens this past week answered questions from fans, going into detail about a couple of team issues and the future of Blake Griffin.

Breanna Stewart leads New York Liberty to 2-1 lead in WNBA semifinal series vs. Connecticut Sun

Stewart scored 25 points to help the Liberty take a 92-81 victory over the Sun and a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five WNBA playoff semifinal series.

Could the Celtics land Jrue Holiday? It would be tricky but is possible.

Any deal would have to start with Malcolm Brogdon, and the Celtics also would likely have to part with Al Horford or Robert Williams.

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