Kristaps Porzingis showed zero progress during Wednesday night’s season-saving Boston Celtics’ Game 5 win over the New York Knicks at TD Garden, therefore, the team needed an unsung hero.


That’s where Luke Kornet came in, as the “Green Kornet” picked up where the “Unicorn” left off to give the Celtics a fighting chance at a Game 7.


“Luke was tremendous tonight,” Payton Pritchard said, per NBC Sports Boston. “Took care of the paint. Was active all night, blocking shots, rebounding. Was bi...

Everyone at TD Garden was in disbelief, even though it had been four months since the Boston Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals to secure Banner 18. Jayson Tatum couldn’t stand still. Jaylen Brown fought back tears. Head coach Joe Mazzulla even kissed the parquet.


The Celtics knew they’d be opening up their 2024-25 regular season as championship ring recipients, but the sight of their hard-earned jewelry allowed all first-time champs to live out their lifelong dreams. Fr...

BOSTON -- Jayson Tatum has enjoyed the well-deserved victory lap as a first-time NBA champion by signing a record-large $315 million extension with the Celtics, winning a gold medal with Team USA in the Paris Olympic Games and launching a limited edition sneaker pack with Jordan Brand: The "Welcome to the Garden" Tatum 3.


Deon Point, the creative director at Concepts, a footwear and streetwear retailer based in Boston, worked with Tatum and Jordan Brand to help drive the project. The timing l...

The Boston Celtics barely got a breather from winning their franchise's 18th NBA Finals before ownership announced its intentions to sell the team, meaning Wyc Grousbeck would no longer lead the organization's higher powers.


Confetti hadn’t been dusted off the city's streets, and Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday and Derrick White hadn't fled to Paris to join USA Basketball in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Now with four days left until the preseason commences for the reigning champions in Abu Dhab...

BOSTON — Red Sox manager Alex Cora lives and breathes baseball, but the 49-year-old made an exception to step away from the club for a day while the team opened up their three-game series against the Mets on Monday night.


Cora spent the day with his daughter, Camila, who graduated from Boston College, roughly six miles down the road from Fenway Park.


The parental instinct to put his daughter first and foremost sparked criticism toward Cora, most notably from 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Michael...

The New York Yankees became MLB’s biggest trendsetters in 2025 after putting torpedo bats on the map — in just three games. Mixed reviews, sportsmanship debates, and a broader discussion about analytics and its uprising soon followed the historic performance from Aaron Boone’s club.New York launched a franchise-record nine home runs en route to a 20-9 beatdown of the Milwaukee Brewers on March 29. Immediately, the beard-accepting, American League pennant-defending Yankees caught flak for using b...

Just when it seemed as though teams and superstars — besides Jimmy Butler — were content with their standings, everything changed in the final five days heading into Thursday afternoon’s 3 p.m. ET NBA trade deadline.


Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis set the tone and immediately flipped the switch with the trade nobody could’ve seen coming. This wasn’t a measly role-player-centered deadline with minimal impact. Star power was at the forefront, several organizations improved their futures signific...

Nearly one year ago, the Boston Red Sox pulled the plug on outfielder Alex Verdugo, and more surprisingly, sent the 28-year-old to the New York Yankees in a rare arch-rivalry trade between the American League East foes.


Verdugo, acquired by Boston four years ago as the centerpiece return of the Mookie Betts trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers, never performed up to par in a Red Sox uniform. The lack of power production, overall inconsistency at the plate, and foremost abundance of immaturity,...

BOSTON -- Red Sox prospect Kristian Campbell's stock value catapulted, leaping from High-A Greenville to Double-A Portland to Triple-A Worcester this season before being named Baseball America's 2024 Minor League Offensive Player of the Year.


The 22-year-old, frankly, didn't know what to expect entering the year but Campbell was taken aback by the .330/.439/.997 slash line with 20 home runs, 32 doubles, 77 RBIs and 24 stolen bases compiled throughout 115 games spent with the Drive, Sea Dogs a...

BOSTON -- Charlie McAvoy isn't best known for sporting flashy footwear before taking the ice, but the 26-year-old Bruins defenseman has now joined the ever-growing sneaker community.


In collaboration with Dan Gamache, better known as "Mache Customs," McAvoy released a debut player-exclusive edition of the Mache Runner. The Bruins-themed kicks hit the shelves Sunday at Boston's Concepts store, giving McAvoy a chance to get first-hand impressions from fans who lined up hours ahead to get their...

It's hard to imagine the New England Patriots would ever reach the point where head coach Bill Belichick's job security would be up for question, but now 10 games into the 2023 season, it's clear: time to pull the plug.


Belichick, the once-undeniable mastermind behind New England's two-decade-long dynasty which produced six Super Bowl titles, has since become the face of the NFL's biggest misunderstanding. It wasn't any "system" or "Patriot Way" that served as the foundation for making the P...

BRIGHTON, Mass. -- The Celtics aren't oblivious to what needs to be accomplished after an ongoing trend of underachieving has become the expected end result in recent seasons.


With hopes high entering the upcoming year, as they've been ever since Jayson Tatum first entered the NBA in 2018, there's still the daunting memory of last season's finish. Boston lost in seven games after falling in the first three to a No. 8-seeded Miami Heat team, getting embarrassed in front of its home crowd. No...

In honor of Hispanic & Latine Heritage Month, NESN takes a look at the best Major League Baseball players from Hispanic and Latin American nations. Today we compile our picks for the all-time Puerto Rican team.


In Puerto Rico, baseball's popularity has spread all across the island since first being introduced in the late 19th century, producing some of Major League Baseball's all-time (and current) bright stars.


That includes six Hall of Famers and a plethora of All-Stars to choose from, m...

BOSTON -- Mookie Betts has no sour feelings about his Red Sox experience.

Playing in Los Angeles with the Dodgers, Betts has adapted to a change of scenery but hasn't forgotten about his six years in Boston. Even after contract negotiations fell through, leading to the close of his chapter with the Red Sox, Betts still views Boston as a desirable playing destination.

"Yeah, I'd definitely recommend (Boston)," Betts said Friday as he returned to Fenway Park for the first time since being tr...

Prior to 2002, when John Henry and Tom Werner purchased the Boston Red Sox, fans were subjected to generations of misery and torment through an annual tradition of the team coming up short in October.


At the time, the city of Boston hadn't hosted an October Fall Classic in 16 years with the last victory coming 84 years prior. Whether it'd be 1975, 1986, or decades of New York Yankees fans rubbing in the "curse of the Bambino," Red Sox Nation knew a much different normal within the nature of...

During his time with the Boston Celtics front office, serving as president of basketball operations for 18 years, current Utah Jazz CEO Danny Ainge had quite the run.


In 2003, Ainge made his debut as an executive with Boston following their 49-33 season finish which ended with an Eastern Conference finals loss against the then New Jersey Nets, finishing the stint with two NBA Finals appearances and Banner 17 in 2008, Ainge did anything but come up short in Boston.


However, Ainge's run wit...