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The Patriots are the worst team in the NFL? Not buying it.

The very good defense should be even better, largely because it won’t have to constantly compensate for an almost unfathomably inept offense.

Red Sox 6, Marlins 5 (12 inn.)

Red Sox starter Nick Pivetta didn't allow a hit until there were two outs in the seventh inning.

Nick Pivetta pitches seven one-hit innings, bullpen blows lead, but Red Sox still complete sweep of Marlins with win in 12 innings

The Sox open a three-game series against the Yankees Friday night in New York.

red sox notebook
Tanner Houck taking things in stride for Red Sox, even with start against Yankees and possible All-Star nod ahead
Houck is facing the Yankees in the Bronx on Friday in front of what is expected to be a sellout crowd. Then he could learn on Sunday that he has been selected to the All-Star team for the first time.

CELTICS BEAT WRITER'S NOTEBOOK
What we’re hearing about the Celtics’ looming sale, staff changes, and other offseason matters
Providence College fans will recognize the lineage of one of the Celtics' new assistant coaches.

Bruins
Sweden’s Loke Johansson heads from Bruins development camp to Canada and the QMJHL
The defenseman signed with Moncton on Wednesday. It's a step in the right direction for a young player lacking North American hockey experience.

Revolution
Three takeaways from the Revolution’s 2-1 win over Atlanta United
With Carles Gil once again out, Giacomo Vrioni stepped up to provide both goals in an important win for New England.

Bruins
Will Bruins’ decision to bolster defense over scoring help backfire?
Signing a budget blueliner could've given Boston a chance at adding scoring in free agency.

Bruins notebook
You can expect Max Jones to be a hit — a big hit — with Bruins fans
A 6-foot-3-inch, 216-pound thumper, Jones uses his size and snarl to be a physical presence. He’s most comfortable making other players uncomfortable.

NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown lost a ring (shown here) during the Celtics' championship parade.

Celtics fans reunite Jaylen Brown with ring he lost during championship parade

The Celtics star had promised "a big reward" to anyone who returned the ring that went missing during the team's celebration of its NBA Finals victory.

Novak Djokovic got through another test of his fitness following recent knee surgery.

Novak Djokovic grinds out victory over wild card at Wimbledon

The seven-time champion at the All England Club beat his 22-year-old Scottish opponent, Jacob Fearnley, 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5, on Centre Court.

Dylan Groenewegen (right) sprints to the finish line to win Stage 6 of the Tour de France.

Dutch rider Dylan Groenewegen wins sixth stage of Tour de France in photo finish

Groenewegen earned a sixth career stage victory at cycling’s biggest race ahead of Jasper Philipsen and Biniam Girmay.

Ally Hammel honed her field hockey skills at Boston University, switching from forward to defense.

US field hockey is back in the Olympics, thanks to players such as Duxbury’s Ally Hammel

After not qualifying for the last Summer Games, the US is trying to put itself back on the international map in the sport.

Wyc Grousbeck hoists the NBA Eastern Conference finals trophy after the Celtics beat the Pacers in Game 4.

What we know about the potential sale of the Celtics

Wyc Grousbeck and Boston Basketball Partners LLC plan to sell a majority interest in 2024 or early 2025, with the balance closing in 2028.

Joe Milton III has been opening eyes and inspiring awe with the way he throws a football since his high school days.

Patriots QB Joe Milton III has legendary arm strength. But is that enough to keep him in the NFL?

The tales people tell about the way the rookie from Tennessee can throw a football sound mythic.

LATEST HEADLINES

Argentina beats Ecuador on penalties to reach Copa America semifinals

DeWanna Bonner scores 24 as Sun rally past Lynx in Minnesota

Bertoletti, Sudo win top dog honors at Nathan’s Famous power-eating contest, absent longtime champ

Yankees rookie Ben Rice hits first big league homer after being moved into leadoff spot

Novak Djokovic grinds out victory over wild card at Wimbledon

Tanner Houck taking things in stride for Red Sox, even with start against Yankees and possible All-Star nod ahead

Hayden Springer poses with his first-round scorecard, showing off his 59 at the John Deere Classic Thursday in Silvis, Illinois.

Hayden Springer posts 14th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history with his eagle-birdie finish for a 59

Springer holed out for eagle from 55 yards on the 17th hole at the John Deere Classic, and finished with a 12-foot birdie for the second 59 on the PGA Tour in three weeks.

Yankees rookie Ben Rice is all smiles when he is congratulated in the dugout after his first career home run during the fifth inning of Thursday's loss to the Cincinnati Reds at Yankee Stadium.

Yankees rookie Ben Rice hits first big league homer after being moved into leadoff spot

The Cohasset native blasted his shot into the right-center seats in the fifth inning of New York's 8-4 loss to the Reds.

WNBA: Sun 78, Lynx 73

Sun center Brionna Jones is forced to fend off Minnesota Lynx counterpart Alanna Smith (rear) during the first half of Connecticut's comeback victory Thursday in Minneapolis.

DeWanna Bonner scores 24 as Sun rally past Lynx in Minnesota

Alyssa Thomas added a triple-double, and DiJonai Carrington made some big plays late as visiting Connecticut erased a 10-point third-quarter deficit to win its second straight. 2 hours ago

COPA AMERICA: Argentina 1, Ecuador 1 (Argentina wins, 4-2 on PKs)

Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez gets a hand on the penalty by Ecuador forward Alan Minda as the World Cup champions advanced to the Copa America semifinals with the shootout victory in Houston, Texas.

Argentina beats Ecuador on penalties to reach Copa America semifinals

Lionel Messi put Argentina’s first penalty kick off the crossbar, but goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez saved Ecuador’s first two attempts in the shootout to spur the World Cup champions to victory. 1 hour ago

Patrick Bertoletti, center, reacts after winning the men's division in Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Bertoletti ate 58 hot dogs.

Bertoletti, Sudo win top dog honors at Nathan’s Famous power-eating contest, absent longtime champ

Bertoletti gobbled down 58 hot dogs to beat Geoffrey Esper of Oxford, who took second with 53 at the annual contest at Coney Island. 2 hours ago

Although not pitching this season, Shohei Ohtani entered Wednesday batting .320 with 27 home runs and 64 RBIs.

Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge only repeat starters as MLB announces lineups for All-Star Game

Major League Baseball said this is the first time each league has had no more than one player repeat as an elected starter since fan balloting resumed in 1970.

Since damages can be tripled under federal antitrust laws, the NFL could end up being liable for $14,121,779,833.92.

NFL is liable for $4,707,259,944.64 in ‘Sunday Ticket’ case

The lawsuit covered 2.4 million residential subscribers and 48,000 businesses in the US who paid for the package on DirecTV of out-of-market games from the 2011 through 2022 seasons.

Aaron Civale is 33-32 with a 4.10 ERA in 103 career starts for the Guardians and Rays.

Brewers acquire former Northeastern standout Aaron Civale in trade with Rays

The 29-year-old righthander has gone 2-6 with a 5.07 ERA in 17 starts this season, but he has a 3.82 ERA over his last seven outings.

Sunday notebooks

With so many teams still in the hunt, baseball’s trade deadline becomes much more complicated
The only obvious sellers at this point are the Angels, Athletics, Marlins, Rockies, and White Sox.

Tua Tagovailoa put up big numbers the last two seasons, so why does it seem like the Dolphins don’t want to sign him to a new contract?
Tagovailoa, the No. 5 pick in the 2020 draft, made it clear during minicamp this month that he’s not interested in giving the Dolphins a discount.

Brad Stevens is fully aware of what it costs the Celtics to be a championship contender
As long as the Celtics have high quality players, especially Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the salary cap will be an issue.

Connor McDavid, Oilers can only hope crushing Stanley Cup loss is a springboard
The Oilers star chose not to take a final bow after Game 7, when he was named the Conn Smythe winner as playoff MVP.

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Celtics: 2024 nba champions 🏆

Jayson Tatum celebrates the Celtics' title with his son, Deuce.

Celtics win nba title

‘Yo, Joe, we did it!’ From morning coffee to late-night champagne, inside the wild day the Celtics became NBA champions.

The Celtics rinsed away a decade of shattered dreams and finally climbed to the mountaintop. And by the looks of it, they're not coming down anytime soon.

Celtics fans watching at The Greatest Bar in North Station erupted when the title was clinched.

Bob Hohler | Essay

‘Got it!’ The 259-day, 50,000-mile, feel-good odyssey to a Celtics championship.

The Celtics are back on top of the basketball world. Tranquility Base, the Leprechaun has landed.

Jaylen Brown was named MVP of the Finals.

Dan Shaughnessy

A torch has been passed: Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum join the champions club and help Celtics raise Banner 18

The two Jays answered all their critics with a dominant performance in the Game 5 clincher.

Pretty soon it will be time for Jayson Tatum (right) to take over the honor of having the richest contract in NBA history from teammate Jaylen Brown.

The Celtics believe they can win another title. Here’s what their roster will look like going forward.

The Celtics have all of their core pieces under contract for next season, so there is plenty of reason to believe that another dominant campaign is looming.

Even normally reserved coach Joe Mazzulla got into the excitement of Friday's parade.

The Celtics championship parade represented more than just this team. It showed how this city has changed.

The most moving part was the diversity. It was on display in all the faces, races, nationalities, and genders who flooded the parade route.

Jayson Tatum is an NBA champion at 26.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Jayson Tatum — a star on his own — finally realized his NBA title dreams by embracing greatness of his teammates

Tatum’s ability to adapt his game — to become not just a scorer, but a player who created opportunities for his teammates — spearheaded this remarkable postseason run.

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Illustration of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White along with other NBA greats for the 2024 Finals preview.

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

If Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown beat the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals and carry the team to Banner No. 18, their legacies would be cemented. But all of this year’s success means nothing without a ring.

Nick Sang left the Celtics staff in 2020 to join the Patriots. He returned within a year at the request of Jayson Tatum (right).

He’s Jayson Tatum’s trainer, wedding plus-one, and occasional house guest. Meet Nick Sang.

Sang joined the Celtics full-time in 2017 and left for a job with the Patriots in 2020. By 2021, he was back on the Celtics' staff at the request of Tatum ... and now, the two are inseparable.

When in the stands for Wellesley High games, basketball savant Brad Stevens (center) left the coaching to others. On this night, he's joined by former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy (left), a consultant for the Celtics, and his daughter Kinsley (right).

In this gym, he’s just dad: A night of Wellesley High basketball with Brad Stevens

The Celtics president of basketball operations took great pleasure in dropping his executive role and watching his son play for Wellesley this season.

Terrence Clarke died three years ago. A tidal wave of elite Mass. basketball players is keeping his memory alive.

The 19-year-old basketball celebrity from Boston was killed in a car crash in California while preparing for the 2021 NBA draft.

Cooper Flagg, a 6-foot-9 basketball player from Maine, turned 17 in December and will not play his first minute of college basketball for months. But he's already captured attention from the basketball world, including NBA stars Jayson Tatum and LeBron James.

The NBA’s hottest prospect is a 17-year-old from Maine. Meet Cooper Flagg.

Flagg’s rise has been accompanied by two recurring questions: How good is he really? And how did this happen?

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Meet the Globe’s all-time All-Scholastic hockey teams

The Bay State has produced some greats on the ice. Here, we honor those players — men and women — who were named All-Scholastics in their youth and went on to big things as professionals.

The sprawling area near a horse track in East Santo Domingo — known as the Hippodrome — is home to the modest academy where Brayan Bello honed his craft, putting in 12-hour days as a teenager.

‘An inspiration and a north star’: Brayan Bello’s journey from the Dominican Republic to $55 million man

The righthander's climb was an uphill battle from the age of 15, when he left home to train, and now he stands as an example for other young Dominicans.

With a visit to Brookings, S.D., in February, longtime Globe columnist Bob Ryan crossed the final state off his list; he has now attended sporting events in all 50. He caught the perennial powerhouse South Dakota State Jackrabbits in a showdown against archrival North Dakota State. The Jackrabbits lost.

Seeing sports in all 50 states? Bob Ryan completes journey with a flourish in South Dakota.

The author's vocational duties and avocational interests have taken him to games all over the country — quite literally.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft (right) has known for a while that he wanted Jerod Mayo (left) to be his next head coach.

The grooming of an NFL head coach: Why Jerod Mayo was destined for this position

Since his days as a high school standout, Mayo has demonstrated the qualities of a natural leader and teacher.

Seven wonders of the sports world

Globe journalist Stan Grossfeld traveled across America to capture the venues that have captured our hearts

Augusta National

Augusta National

There’s a reason they call it ‘heaven’

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

From the Brickyard to the Snake Pit

Lambeau Field

Lambeau Field

The windchill is 7 degrees. Who cares?

Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs

A weeklong party for a two-minute race

Cameron Indoor

Cameron Indoor Stadium

The Crazies are one of a kind

Michigan Stadium

Michigan Stadium

The fun starts early at The Big House

Fenway Park

Fenway Park

A love affair spawned from the ‘Impossible Dream’

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Red Sox & MLB news

Yankees rookie Ben Rice is all smiles when he is congratulated in the dugout after his first career home run during the fifth inning of Thursday's loss to the Cincinnati Reds at Yankee Stadium.

Yankees rookie Ben Rice hits first big league homer after being moved into leadoff spot

Tanner Houck taking things in stride for Red Sox, even with start against Yankees and possible All-Star nod ahead

Nick Pivetta pitches seven one-hit innings, bullpen blows lead, but Red Sox still complete sweep of Marlins with win in 12 innings

Game 86: Red Sox at Marlins lineups and notes

Patriots & NFL news

Progress won't come easy for Jerod Mayo in his first season as Patriots coach.

The Patriots are the worst team in the NFL? Not buying it.

NFL is liable for $4,707,259,944.64 in ‘Sunday Ticket’ case

Patriots QB Joe Milton III has legendary arm strength. But is that enough to keep him in the NFL?

The Patriots addressed quarterback, but what about their other offseason needs?

celtics & NBA news

Sun center Brionna Jones is forced to fend off Minnesota Lynx counterpart Alanna Smith (rear) during the first half of Connecticut's comeback victory Thursday in Minneapolis.

DeWanna Bonner scores 24 as Sun rally past Lynx in Minnesota

What we’re hearing about the Celtics’ looming sale, staff changes, and other offseason matters

Banned NBA player Jontay Porter will be charged in betting case, court papers indicate

LeBron James agrees to two-year contract to remain with Lakers

bruins & nhl news

After winning it all with Florida, Vladimir Tarasenko signed a two-year contract worth $9.5 million with the Red Wings.

Raid of Stanley Cup champion Panthers roster continues as Red Wings snatch up Vladimir Tarasenko

You can expect Max Jones to be a hit — a big hit — with Bruins fans

Will Bruins’ decision to bolster defense over scoring help backfire?

The NHL released its full schedule on Tuesday. Here are some of the highlights for the Bruins.

college sports news

Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale said on social media Friday that he has been diagnosed with cancer for a fourth time.

College basketball legend Dick Vitale, 85, announces return of cancer for a fourth time

For a second straight year, Caitlin Clark wins Honda Cup as top female college athlete

Tennessee survives furious Texas A&M rally to claim its first College World Series

NCAA reportedly considering expanding March Madness basketball tournaments beyond 68 teams

soccer news

Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez gets a hand on the penalty by Ecuador forward Alan Minda as the World Cup champions advanced to the Copa America semifinals with the shootout victory in Houston, Texas.

Argentina beats Ecuador on penalties to reach Copa America semifinals

Three takeaways from the Revolution’s 2-1 win over Atlanta United

Giacomo Vrioni sparks the Revolution to a home victory over Atlanta United FC

US men eliminated from Copa America with loss to Uruguay, increasing pressure to fire coach Gregg Berhalter