Reds 9, Red Sox 8 -- Late flurry by Red Sox not enough to erase earlier misdeeds in 9-8 loss to the Reds -- The Red Sox lost for the sixth time in eight games as their pitchers walked six and the defense made two errors.

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Box score: Reds 9, Red Sox 8

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CHAD FINN -- As agonizing as this Celtics finish was, it was all too familiar and even fitting -- Their dependence on the 3-pointer, refusal to push the offensive pace, and disconnected defense all contributed — again — to their downfall.

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Alex Speier | On baseball -- It took 15 seasons in the majors, but Red Sox veteran Justin Turner's value is finally being recognized -- Turner's previous forays into free agency kept coming up dry, until the Sox — and several other teams — moved to bid for him this offseason.

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Sun 81, Fever 78 -- Tiffany Hayes pours in 22 to help the Sun hold off Aliyah Boston and the Fever -- Big nights from Hayes and Brionna Jones helped Connecticut move to 4-1.

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NHL -- Stanley Cup Final, between Bruce Cassidy's Golden Knights and a Panthers team that bounced the Bruins, set to open Saturday -- The championship round lacks big market teams in a unusually warm-weather matchup.

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French Open -- No. 2 seed Daniil Medvedev loses to qualifier ranked 172nd in first round of French Open -- Thiago Seybolt Wild needed to win three matches in qualifying rounds last week just to make it into the men's bracket.

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Baseball Notebook -- Blue Jays' Bass apologizes for sharing anti-LGBTQ social media post -- Bass shared a post on his Instagram stories Monday urging others to boycott Target and Bud Light over support they showed for the LGBTQ+ community.

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CELTICS -- Jayson Tatum wants the Celtics to give Jaylen Brown his contract extension: 'It's extremely important' -- One of the biggest offseason questions swirling around Boston is Brown's future with the team.

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For the Florida Panthers, celebrations getting a bit hairy, just in time for the Stanley Cup Final

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Game 55: Reds at Red Sox lineups and notes

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The Celtics need to make changes in the offseason, but what kind of changes?

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Chaim Bloom may be (relatively) new to Boston, but his family roots run deep

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The people behind the star-studded The Soccer Tournament beginning this week? Of course they're from Boston.

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RED SOX -- How shortstop prospect Marcelo Mayer put himself on the fast track in the Red Sox system -- Mayer is the first player drafted by the Red Sox since 2009 to reach the Double A level before turning 21.

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NBA FINALS -- The Heat and Nuggets will open the NBA Finals on Thursday. Here's the schedule. -- Denver has home-court advantage over Miami by virtue of the better regular-season record.

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MIAA BOYS' VOLLEYBALL -- Needham, Westfield look to be strong contenders to repeat as Division 1 and 2 champions in the boys' volleyball state tournament -- Needham continues to be the class in Division 1 and has not lost since before the pandemic while Westfield hopes to maintain its own dynastic run of four Division 2 state titles in five seasons.

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MIAA GIRLS' GOLF SECTIONALS -- In its inaugural season Bishop Feehan girls' golf claims South sectional; Wellesley captures North/Central/West title -- The Shamrocks (14-1) made history Tuesday afternoon at Marshfield Country Club when they cruised to the South sectional championship with 350 points; Wellesley (381) repeated as sectional champions.

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TUESDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP -- Caitlin Mangan, Avery Michaud lead No. 19 Hopkinton girls' tennis to road win over No. 14 Ludlow in first round of Division 2 tournament -- With the match tied at 2, the sophomore duo delivered a dominant 6-2, 6-1 victory in a decisive second doubles triumph for the Hillers (13-5).

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Auto racing -- NASCAR suspends Chase Elliott one race for deliberately wrecking Denny Hamlin -- NASCAR suspended Elliott under a section of rulebook covered under "Member Code of Conduct."

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RED SOX NOTEBOOK -- Alex Cora likes the idea of stretching out his long relievers in the bullpen -- The manager believes Kutter Crawford and Josh Winckowski can handle one-inning pressure situations, too, while being available for spot starts.

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Dan Shaughnessy -- Celtics' loss to Heat in Game 7 was a meltdown of epic proportions in Boston sports -- The Green Team's spring of "Unfinished Business" is officially finished, and the end unfolded in particularly gruesome fashion.

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Gary Washburn | On Basketball -- The Celtics finally ran out of gas in Game 7, but it never should have come to this -- The Celtics pushed themselves to the limit one time too many, and didn't have enough left in the decider.

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If Angels are going nowhere, then should Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout be headed elsewhere? -- Ohtani, 28, can become a free agent at the end of the season and has made it clear his biggest goal is to win the World Series, something the Angels haven't come close to in his time there.

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Bronny may be on the horizon, but LeBron James is 38 after all -- The NBA will miss James desperately, but it was apparent he was exhausted from the Lakers' tumultuous season and surprising playoff run.

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The Maple Leafs won a playoff round, but that's still not nearly good enough in Toronto. So, what comes next? -- It is undeniably an intense market, full of passion and anger, much of the latter fueled by the 56-year Stanley Cup drought.

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2023 baseball preview - Chaim Bloom is transforming the Red Sox. What does the future hold? The chief baseball officer is entering his fourth season amid low expectations and high scrutiny. Are the Sox still big spenders? Is the farm system getting any better? And where will his strategy take the team?

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A reckoning, decades in the making: Famed Olympic runner Lynn Jennings chases down the renowned coach who abused her as a teen - John Babington was sexually abusing the future Olympian while he helped turn her into a world-class athlete. He then abused a fellow runner. Years later, their paths crossed as part of Jennings's pursuit of justice.

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Zdeno Chara retires

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24 seasons of defensive dominance -- Zdeno Chara — Big Z, and he was belovedly known in his time with the Bruins — is hanging up his skates. Let's take a look at the stats that made the difference.

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Baseball Hall of Fame 2022

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David Ortiz's long drives to Cooperstown -- David Ortiz is in the Hall of Fame. Explore all 558 home runs that helped get him there.

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BRUINS -- With these Bruins, it's all for one and one for all

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Patriots -- Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

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COLLEGE HOCKEY -- 'A culture of complete fear': Harvard women's hockey coach Katey Stone under fire for alleged abusive behavior

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Stan Grossfeld -- Bill Lee collapsed on the baseball diamond. It didn't slow him down.

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CELTICS -- Why did the Celtics choose Joe Mazzulla to lead them out of crisis? It starts with his journey.

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Bruins -- The loudest kid at his Montreal hockey camp. A man who put his life back together. Meet Jim Montgomery, who is ready to lead the Bruins.

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With little margin for error, the Red Sox need everyone contributing — including their youngest pieces

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Rafael Devers walking thin line in his approach at the plate

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Jim Irsay to mix rock 'n' roll with Patriots-Colts nostalgia in July concert at TD Garden

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Arizona Cardinals release three-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins

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Foot injury could keep Jimmy Garoppolo out of Raiders practices until July

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Patriots lose two practice days as a penalty for holding late meetings

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Miami's role players — particularly Caleb Martin — were difference-makers in this series

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Joe Mazzulla's insistence on living and dying by the 3-pointer was not a championship formula for these Celtics

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A few final observations on Game 7, and some Celtics thoughts looking forward

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Vegas Golden Knights clamp down on Stars to reach Stanley Cup Final

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After two wins by the Stars, West Final against Vegas feels different

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Ty Dellandrea scores twice as Dallas Stars stay alive with victory in Vegas

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BC, Northeastern, and UConn receive at-large bids to NCAA Division 1 baseball tournament

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After missing out on hosting, Boston College baseball awaits NCAA Tournament bracket release

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Northeastern comes alive, but rally falls short as UNC Wilmington claims Colonial Athletic Association baseball championship

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Middlebury women's lacrosse rolls to Division 3 title with win over Gettysburg; Tufts men's lacrosse defeated by Salisbury in Division 3 title game

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Carles Gil the key to Revolution's rally for a tie with the Chicago Fire

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European spot and Premier League survival at stake on last day of season

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Revolution's DeJuan Jones has jumped into his defending role with both feet

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Real Madrid's Vinícius Júnior says Spanish league 'now belongs to racists' after enduring more on-field abuse

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