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Here’s what Lou Lamoriello had to say about Claude Lemieux, a player he traded for twice, leading to Stanley Cup titles

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
Before Lou Lamoriello would begin an NHL front office career that landed him in the Hockey Hall of Fame, before he would leave his beloved Providence College and turn a bottom-dwelling Devils franchise into a three-time Stanley Cup winner, he was a fixture on the New England hockey scene. He coached his alma mater Friars before taking over as the school’s athletic director, and he helped change the face of the local game as one of the founders (and first commissioner) of Hockey East.
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Its popularity is at an all-time high, but the WNBA continues to get public relations all wrong

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
In the landscape of sports media coverage, WNBA injury reports don’t often get the headlines. Unless they involve Caitlin Clark. Take it back to a little more than a week ago, when Clark’s late scratch from the Fever’s May 20 game against the Fire earned Indiana a warning from league officials, because the team revealed her status less than two hours prior to tipoff.
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Its popularity is at an all-time high, but the WNBA continues to get public relations all wrong

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By Tara Sullivan 
| Flipboard
“They’re not going to be able to sleep” – Paul Pierce believes the Spurs may have gotten inside the Thunder’s heads after another blowout win Pierce argues that the Spurs’ recent routs have put the Thunder’s confidence to the test. The San Antonio Spurs did not want to go home just yet – and …
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An over-the-top gathering: Welcome to the World Cup, American style

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
NEW YORK — Matt Turner bounded up the stairs, gripped the red, white, and blue jersey in his hands, and waved it to the boisterous crowd below. As the first officially named member of the United States’s roster for the World Cup tournament that opens in two-and-a-half weeks, the Revolution goaltender found himself the leader of a uniquely American parade Tuesday afternoon, starring in an over-the-top gathering at New York City’s South Street Seaport.
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As a racecar driver, Kyle Busch risked his life constantly. Yet his death at age 41 still hits hard.

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
Had the news come from the track, perhaps the sports world wouldn’t be this numb. On the track, Kyle Busch routinely tempted fate with his aggressive brand of driving. On the track, the risk of death was always around the next corner. Busch knew that. Everyone who ever watched or attended a NASCAR event knew that. We were painfully reminded of it 25 years ago, when the track took the life of Dale Earnhardt Sr., who died after a crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500.
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Jaylen Brown often rubs people the wrong way, but that doesn’t mean he’s not making some good points

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
Jaylen Brown doesn’t make it easy. I get that. Brown knows this. With a personality seemingly set on perpetual confrontation, he routinely challenges conventional conversation. One might even argue he enjoys it, relishing the sort of anti-hero vibe that comes along with it. But in this ongoing spat with ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith? Put me squarely on Team Brown. Would it be wiser for the Celtics’ All-Star not to engage the worldwide leader’s resident provocateur? Sure. But again, that’s not Brown’s way.
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The playoffs are what it’s all about in sports, but which are the best?

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
The home teams were sent home early, but in the busiest playoff overlap on the calendar, the NHL and NBA go on, a near-nightly offering of games providing constant reminders not simply of what we’re missing, but why it hurts so much to be on the outside looking in. The playoffs are what it’s all about. The second season. The tournament. The chance to win a title. All of which led me to revisiting an age-old sports debate: Which of the major sports has the best playoffs?
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The decision is in: It’s the PGA Tour over LIV Golf, by knockout

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
In golf’s heavyweight title fight, the decision is in. It’s the PGA Tour over LIV. Maybe there’s a chance LIV Golf gets off the mat and this season doesn’t prove to be its last. But as the renegade tour searches for investors to replace the filthy-rich Saudi Public Investment Fund that pulled the financial plug last month, as it blithely continues its steady stream of positive press releases, the death rattle has undoubtedly begun.
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Like John Sterling to Yankees fans, those of us who love sports have local announcers whose voices will resonate forever

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
If the mark of a successful career is measured by impact and imprint on others, then John Sterling was one of the best. When the legendary Yankees broadcaster died this past week at the age of 87, baseball’s heartfelt answer could be heard on airwaves across the country as broadcasters from New York to Boston to Chicago to Seattle channeled their inner Sterling.
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Who should be the Bruins’ next captain?

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
The Bruins need more. A true center. Help on defense. Better high-value scoring chances. More speed on the ice. Those don’t come from me, but straight from the Bruins’ brain trust, who addressed all those needs in their season wrap-up news conference Wednesday. But as a professional bystander and writer of opinions, I’ll add one more: a captain. And from this corner, Charlie McAvoy should be the choice.
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Game 7: The best two words in sports, until they’re the most dreaded. For these Celtics, it’s both ways.

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
PHILADELPHIA — They should be the best two words in sports. And usually, they are. But not now, not with these Celtics, not in this series, not against this team. Game 7. Celtics-Sixers. Saturday. TD Garden. From 3-1 up in this first-round playoff series, this once-charmed season suddenly faces extinction — the result of a second straight no-show, this time a 106-93 Game 6 blowout loss at Philly’s raucous Xfinity Center.
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David Pastrnak’s overtime winner for Bruins was a big-time goal from a big-time player

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
David Pastrnak spent the better part of the NHL’s regular season showing the hockey world how good he is at creating goals … for other players. Tuesday night in Buffalo, he made sure to remind the world how good he is at scoring them himself. With a breakaway beauty at 9:14 of overtime, Pastrnak won Game 5 of this first-round playoff series for the Bruins, beating the Sabres, 2-1.
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The front office says the Red Sox are contenders, but they may be the only ones to see it

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
BALTIMORE – The Red Sox don’t lead the majors in much these days, but give them this: They can do performative solemnity with the best of them. No wonder, given how good they’ve gotten at needing it. In a here-we-go-again scene that was both utterly shocking yet at the same time all too familiar, Red Sox brass put on their most serious faces as they tried, once again, to defend the indefensible, and explain the unexplainable.
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The front office says the Red Sox are contenders, but they may be the only ones to see it

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By Tara Sullivan 
| Flipboard
7 hours ago The Boston Red Sox just made a massive early-season shakeup, firing manager Alex Cora along with key members of the coaching staff after a brutal 10-17 start to the season. Hitting coach Peter Fatse and bench coach Ramón Vázquez are out, while Jason Varitek was reportedly reassigned within the organization as part of Boston’s major coaching overhaul.
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Even as his shots aren’t falling, Derrick White maintains a vital role in the Celtics’ success

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
PHILADELPHIA — Before Jayson Tatum could swish the most important Celtics basket of a Friday night Philadelphia survival, he had to have the basketball. For that, he could thank Derrick White. This is important to note, because before grabbing the crucial offensive rebound he would quickly fire across the court to Tatum, nothing was going right for White.
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Mike Vrabel has broken his own golden rule, making himself the Patriots’ biggest distraction

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
Mike Vrabel has so far escaped professional consequence for his Arizona antics. He is not facing any sort of investigation from the NFL or the Patriots for the incognito tryst with a national NFL reporter. In truth, there is no crime to punish. But that hasn’t stopped the tentacles of the ongoing saga from reaching into Vrabel’s ability to do his job, with the hard evidence coming late Wednesday night, when ESPN reported the Patriots coach will miss Day 3 of the NFL Draft while seeking counseling.
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For 52 minutes, the Bruins were living the playoff dream. Then it quickly turned into a Buffalo nightmare.

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
For two-plus periods of hockey Sunday, the Bruins were living the playoff dream — opening up a two-goal advantage on the road thanks to the brilliant work of Jeremy Swayman, who was busy performing like a one-man penalty kill and expert impersonator of a brick wall. For two-plus periods, Swayman’s heroics were the only thing holding Buffalo’s KeyBank Center from total eruption, personally preventing a packed house of playoff-starved fans from having anything to celebrate.
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This father and son will be thinking of one special person every step of the way as they run the Boston Marathon together

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
Tyler de Grandpre and his dad, Marc, are family. That’s biology. By choice, they are also friends, ones close enough to take on the difficult challenge of running the Boston Marathon together.
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Forget what it said on the scoreboard: Celtics star Jayson Tatum walked out of MSG a winner

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
NEW YORK — Amid the din and cacophony of the start of an NBA game in New York, where piped-in trumpets blare the familiar notes of ‘charge!’ as an organ throbs in the pumped-up background, it can be hard to hear yourself think. But think was about all Jayson Tatum could do as he stood on the Madison Square Garden court Thursday night awaiting the Celtics’ opening tip against the Knicks. The conversation inside his head was louder than anything the outside world could ever manufacture.
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The story of Matt Parziale’s Masters practice round with Rory McIlroy endures eight years later, and other thoughts

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
A few things I care about . . . ⋅ The Masters begins Thursday morning, and as Rory McIlroy opens one of the most heartwarming defense attempts in the tournament’s history, I couldn’t help but remember the story around one of his early practice partners at Augusta eight years ago.
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Men, women, doesn’t matter: Every year, you can count on UConn playing deep into the NCAA basketball tournament

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
It’s early Sunday afternoon. We are in Fort Worth. Connecticut basketball is closing in on history. With an 18-point win over bitter rival Notre Dame, the Huskies move one step closer to another potential championship, clinching their spot in this weekend’s Final Four. It’s now Sunday evening. We are in Washington. Connecticut basketball is closing in on history.
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Tiger Woods needs to forget about returning to the golf course and instead get his life in order

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
For a fleeting moment, it appeared we might see Tiger Woods return to Augusta’s manicured fairways next week, watch him bring his bruised and battered body back to his most forgiving place in golf and attempt to stir a few echoes of his triumphant Masters past. Even at 50, past his prime, Woods still casts the longest shadow over the game, and the mere hint of his return swallowed the golf conversation, spurring dialogue much the way his presence has always pumped up ratings.
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Rick Pitino, 73, continues coaching journey through ups and downs, including St. John’s disappointing NCAA Sweet 16 exit

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
As he sat through his players’ tears and talked through his own disappointment, St. John’s men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino hadn’t quite let go of the dream. The sting of a down-to-the-wire loss to Duke in Friday night’s Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament would eventually settle in as reality, but here, in this moment, Pitino was still in the land of what could have been.
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The hockey world’s strong bonds were on display when the Bruins welcomed Blackstone Valley for a celebration

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
On Monday afternoon, as Colin Dorgan sat with his Blackstone Valley Co-op team at the Bruins practice facility, his sister Ava had no trouble spying him from the mezzanine above the stands. Nearly a head taller than many of his teammates, Ava could easily spot him in the group pounding the boards for every Bruin taking the ice or jumping out of his seat with every whizzing puck. But really, this big sister would see him no matter his physical stature.
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Where will the Red Sox finish? Who wins the World Series? See the Globe’s predictions for the 2026 MLB season.

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By Peter Abraham , Chad Finn , Christopher L. Gasper , Tim Healey , Dan Shaughnessy , Alex Speier , Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
AL Central: Tigers. Tarik Skubal and Justin Verlander being on the same roster is fun. AL West: Mariners. Just don’t try to shake Cal Raleigh’s hand. AL wild cards: Blue Jays, Red Sox, Royals. Sox make the postseason two years in a row for the first time since 2017-18. ALCS: Mariners over Red Sox. Seattle finally reaches its first World Series. NL East: Mets. David Stearns assembled the rotation depth needed to win a tough division.
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With the league more popular than ever, the WNBA could not have afforded to sabotage itself with a work stoppage

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
There are plenty of logistics to be ironed out, but it looks like the WNBA season will start on time. The road was far from smooth, requiring marathon New York negotiating sessions that topped 100 total hours from March 10-18. Talks routinely took the sides into the wee hours, and at 2:20 a.m. Wednesday they finally ended, with side-by-side confirmations that a collective bargaining agreement had been reached in principle. Kudos for getting it done, because the alternative was unthinkable.
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Marco Sturm reaching out to his new netminder was the first step on Jeremy Swayman’s return to stardom

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
NEWARK, N.J. — When a new coach takes over a professional sports team, it’s customary to reach out to top players on an individual basis, establishing personal relationships ahead of getting to know the whole team. Think of it like a thread, one of many the coach will then weave together to create the tapestry that is a pro locker room, where team chemistry can be as important to success as mastering the skills of the game.
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Kristi Kirshe, Team USA stunned the rugby world by winning bronze at the 2024 Olympics. They’re back for more.

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
There’s a moment in rugby described as a “breakdown,” which occurs when a player carrying the ball is tackled and brought to the ground. The most direct comparison for mainstream sports viewers would be when a running back in football gets tackled. Except for one major difference: in football, the play is dead the moment the runner is down. In rugby, the fun is only starting. The battle for what is still a live ball is on.
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With changes from one season to the next, other NBA teams may have taken a gap year, but not the Celtics - The Boston Globe

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
If you’re not having fun watching the Celtics this season, it might be time to turn in your fan card. Night in and night out, this team continues to impress, not just on the final scoreboard (which has been plenty good), but with a brand of basketball the NBA should hold up as an example for all to follow. They are the anti-tankers. And we love them for it.
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Nothing ever seems to change with regard to the NFL’s record of hiring Black head coaches. What can be done? - The Boston Globe

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
As usual, the NFL continues to shoulder its way front and center into our busy sporting calendar, always ready to grab its share of headlines even as the post-Super Bowl lull means we won’t have actual games for months. From domestic television ratings dominance to international expansion and its expanding in-person fan base, the NFL is a worldwide juggernaut.
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From Michigan to Texas, to Lowell, to the NHL, to Olympic glory, the unconventional road taken by Connor Hellebuyck - The Boston Globe

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
One look around the empty arena and Cam Ellsworth shook his head. “I am the only human in Odessa watching hockey,” he thought to himself. Not that a break from the heat wasn’t welcome, but that’s not what put Ellsworth deep in the heart of Texas. An assistant coach and recruiter for the UMass Lowell men’s hockey team, Ellsworth had a date with the Odessa Jackalopes of the North American Hockey League.
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US men’s hockey team should be celebrated, but the gold medal won by the US women should be no laughing matter - The Boston Globe

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
The issue isn’t with a president getting on the phone to congratulate an Olympic gold-medal-winning team. America’s men’s hockey players deserve every syllable of celebration a proud and grateful nation has to give them. The issue is with a president who got on the phone to congratulate only one of our nation’s two gold-medal-winning hockey teams, and then using part of that telephone call to casually dismiss Team USA’s women, who also won gold in Milan with an overtime goal against Canada.
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US-Canada women’s hockey delivered once again with another gold-medal game for the ages. This time it went the Americans’ way. - The Boston Globe

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
On a sheet of ice nearly 4,000 miles away, these American and Canadian women fought each other and fought the clock, fought for the puck, and fought their nerves. As the final, frenetic minutes of the gold-medal game ticked away, the unmatched tension of the hockey’s do-or-die stakes delivered once again, dragging us across its playoff finish line as an anxious, breathless mess. Nobody does playoff hockey better.
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There’s nothing quite like the Olympics, including the once-every-four-years pressure the athletes face - The Boston Globe

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
In three words, Ilia Malinin said it all. The self-proclaimed “Quad God” was only minutes removed from a disastrous final skate at the Olympics, likely still in shock when he answered a question about what first went through his mind after he’d crashed and stumbled his way across the Italian ice. To admit out loud what everybody was thinking took some courage, and the raw honesty has since become a big part of his story.
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Bill Russell’s widow files lawsuit against his daughter for breach of contract

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
Jeannine Fiorito Russell, the widow of Celtics legend Bill Russell who has legal rights to her late husband’s name and likeness, announced Tuesday that she has filed a lawsuit against Russell’s daughter, Karen, for breach of contract. The claim, filed in King County (Wash.) Superior Court in Seattle, stems from prior litigation in 2015, when Karen Russell and her siblings took Jeannine Russell to court over Bill Russell’s mental competency.
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Also forever connected to the Bay Area, Celtics legend Bill Russell posthumously honored by the University of San Francisco - The Boston Globe

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
Bill Russell is the winningest Boston athlete of all time. His connection to the Celtics is cemented by 11 championships, two of them as their player/coach, which made him the first Black coach for a North American professional basketball team and the first to win a professional championship. A trailblazer in every sense of the word, his mark on the city is as big as any athlete who has ever played here. But he is not only Boston.
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Not Drake Maye’s best performance after an unforgettable season

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The football floated above the Levi’s Stadium turf as if looking for a soft place to fall, a dying missile in search of a target. It was such a strange sight, so unlike the usual way the football comes off Drake Maye’s rocket right arm. It descended from the balmy skies above, and there, Julian Love was waiting. All alone, ready to nestle that ball against his chest as if it were intended just for him.
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It’s Super Bowl Sunday. We’re counting down until kickoff. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe

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By Emma Healy, Amin Touri , Andrew Mahoney , Christopher Price , Ben Volin , Nicole Yang , Chad Finn , Tara Sullivan , Dan Shaughnessy , Christopher L. Gasper 
| The Boston Globe
Finally, the wait is over. Super Bowl Sunday is here, and the Patriots will get a chance to make history as they try to become the first franchise to win a seventh Lombardi Trophy when they take on the Seattle Seahawks this evening. The Globe has seven reporters and columnists on the ground in Santa Clara, Calif., for the occasion. The action kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Eastern at Levi’s Stadium and on NBC. Follow along with live updates.
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North Andover’s Jake Bobo in the Super Bowl spotlight with Seahawks

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Amid the organized chaos of the NFL’s opening night media festivities Monday at the San Jose Convention Center, a small crowd gathered around No. 19 for the Seahawks. Jake Bobo, a relatively little-used wide receiver, had thrust himself into football’s biggest spotlight with a crucial touchdown in the NFC Championship win that propelled the Seahawks into Sunday’s Super Bowl with the Patriots.
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NFL looks to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show to expand its global reach - The Boston Globe

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
SAN FRANCISCO — When the NFL chose Bad Bunny as this year’s halftime performer, the blowback was swift and predictable.
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On Epstein files’ reported connection to some NFL owners, Roger Goodell used so many words to say so little - The Boston Globe

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sifting through a Roger Goodell news conference is usually an exercise in sentence parsing. The NFL commissioner is so good at using so many words to say so little that it’s no wonder the owners he works for are happy to keep propping him up during Super Bowl week. They pay him handsomely to be the shield for their almighty shield. But on Monday, there was one topic that made the usually loquacious Goodell turn terse. The Epstein files.
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For Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold, his NFL journey has not been without its scary moments - The Boston Globe

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The measure of Sam Darnold’s toughness is largely told in the same manner it is for all NFL quarterbacks, through a weekly injury report that, since late January, has revealed him to be playing through an issue with his oblique muscle. Even at a formidable 6 feet 3 inches and 225 pounds, the Seahawks’ quarterback is not immune to football’s inherent brutality. Like anyone in his position, he long ago accepted playing through pain as part of the NFL experience.
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Figure skating great Gracie Gold remains a champion as an Olympic mental health ambassador, and other thoughts - The Boston Globe

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
A few things I care about … ▪ She’s won gold. She’s filled with grace. And given her current life’s work, there is no one more aptly named. Sports world: Reintroduce yourself to Gracie Gold. The Winter Games begin soon in Milan Cortina, and while the results from ice rinks, ski slopes, and arenas will rightfully draw our attention, credit to the International Olympic Committee for work behind the scenes that continues to add mental health initiatives for athletes.
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As he hits 900 career points, David Pastrnak’s game continues to evolve for Bruins - The Boston Globe

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
NEW YORK — David Pastrnak sped into the Rangers zone and posted up like he was ready to let loose at the goal. As one of the NHL’s premier scoring threats, this was not a surprise. But if there’s anything new to be learned about the career Bruin playing in his 12th NHL season, it’s that the man they call ‘Pasta’ doesn’t just love to score goals. So he danced a little with the puck. A 180-degree turn here, a sleight of hand there.
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Not his best game of the season, but Drake Maye delivers when needed - The Boston Globe

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
Drake Maye broke his huddle knowing exactly what every person in the football universe also knew: Get a first down, go to the Super Bowl. But Maye knew better than anyone just how hard it was going to be to get those precious five yards. Bad enough the AFC Championship game had decided to go full Denver somewhere in the second half, with falling snow and swirling winds taking over the mile-high football field.
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The Patriots are facing Denver with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. Follow along live. - The Boston Globe

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By Emma Healy, Amin Touri , Christopher Price , Ben Volin , Nicole Yang , Dan Shaughnessy , Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
The Patriots are one win away from the Super Bowl. New England is in Denver on Sunday to face the Broncos in the AFC Championship, with the winner heading to Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, Calif., in two weeks’ time. The Patriots will face another top defense on Sunday, as the Broncos have allowed the third-fewest points and second-fewest total yards this season. New England will need better play from its tackles on Sunday against a dominant Denver pass rush.
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The Patriots have been plenty good during this magical season, but luck has been on their side, too - The Boston Globe

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
When the Patriots wrapped the regular season with a win over the Dolphins, coach Mike Vrabel was asked for the formula that turned a four-win team into a 14-win team in just one season. His answer was relatively short, yet still comprehensive: “Get the right guys in the building at the right time. And good quarterback play. Figured out how to not beat ourselves and play to an identity. And guys make plays. That’s what happens.” To which I would add one more vitally important component.
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In a turnover-filled game, Patriots quarterback Drake Maye was a survivor

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
FOXBOROUGH — With his final home game of the season officially over, Drake Maye finished off his postgame handshakes, completed his postgame interviews, and made his way back to his locker underneath Gillette Stadium. In the next stall over, teammate Stefon Diggs was finishing up his own conversation with reporters, but added an unsolicited coda meant especially for his quarterback neighbor. “Thank you Drake,” Diggs hollered. He then took off for the exit.
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Win or lose on Sunday, this Patriots season has set the stage for success for many years to come - The Boston Globe

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
For a franchise and a fan base accustomed to being a dynasty, the Patriots’ four-year absence from the NFL elite felt like an eternity. For the rest of the league, it felt like an eye blink. Blink. It’s over. Here come the Patriots once again: A 14-3 regular-season record, the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs, an easy wild-card win over the Chargers, and an upcoming divisional-round game at home against the Texans.
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Drake Maye and Mike Vrabel have been together for only one season but are rekindling memories and Brady and Belichick - The Boston Globe

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By Tara Sullivan 
| The Boston Globe
Across two decades of football together, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady gave New England an incomparable trove of championship memories. And one great football debate. Maybe it doesn’t matter whether it was the coach or the quarterback who was more responsible for a dynastic run that included six championships, nine Super Bowl appearances, 17 AFC East titles, and 13 conference championship appearances.
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