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Boston Celtics “We all got to be on the same playing field … The only thing that would have made it better is if we all went out for a beer afterwards.” Joe Mazzulla takes questions from the media. Photo by Matthew J Lee/Globe staff Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics coaches beat our media team by 53 points, and it …

The Knicks were trounced by the Wizards in Monday’s 120-103 preseason loss. Here are 3 observations: I feel for anybody who purchased a ticket for this one. You’d have been better off binge-watching Netflix, or going to the dentist, or most anything else. The Knicks rested all their top players for their second-to-last preseason game, with Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, …

CORVALLIS — Sitting at 0-7 on the season, having lost 13 of his last 14 games as head coach, Trent Bray faced an intense line of questioning after Oregon State’s blowout loss to Wake Forest on Saturday. Here is a transcript of Bray’s remarks: Opening statement: Just not good. Not good on any front. Congrats to Wake Forest. They played …

A muffed punt derailed a potential upset in Denton, Texas, on Friday night. No. 24 USF was punting back to North Texas with 51 seconds remaining in the first half with a 21-14 deficit on its turnover-ridden hands. The Bulls already had three giveaways. Advertisement Their third takeaway, however, was about to swing the pendulum. A booming punt from Chase …

A 3-1 final score doesn’t tell the full story in Minnesota’s second loss of the season on Thursday night against No. 11-ranked Boston College at 3M Arena at Mariucci. The Gophers received positive injury news with the return of veteran defenseman Leo Gruba, who missed last Friday’s loss to Michigan Tech, but their defense struggled in the first period against …

Going into halftime with a 20-3 lead, the Colts used the ground game to churn out yards and take time off the clock. In the second half, Taylor and Ameer Abdullah combined for three rushing touchdowns, and rookie running back DJ Giddens averaged over four yards a carry. Halfway through the third quarter, as Smith looked for Dont’e Thornton Jr. …

Three non-competitive losses to Power Four competition this season for Bill Belichick is unfortunately part of the battle when fighting through a rebuild — and UNC’s first-year coach sounds tired of seeing the same issues week after week. Saturday’s 38-10 drubbing to Clemson was the latest indictment on a roster that isn’t up to par talent-wise at a program with a …

The Brewers cruised against the Cubs, 9-3, in Game 1 of the NLDS Saturday (box score). Cubs leadoff man Michael Busch started the series with a home run, but it was 9-1 Brewers before the end of the second inning and the rest of the game became a mere formality.  The Cubs went with left-handed All-Star Matthew Boyd on the …

“In my opinion, the dynasties are over,” Kiffin told ESPN on Wednesday. “Alabama with Coach Saban and then Kirby at Georgia, where they had those rosters year in, year out and there would be a bunch of wins by 30 points in the conference, those days are done.” Kiffin was Alabama’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2014 to 2016, …

The New England Patriots needed a bounce-back game after last week’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, and they got one. On Sunday at Gillette Stadium the Patriots beat the Panthers 42-13. With the win the Patriots finish the first month of the 2025 season at .500 at 2-2. That represents a step forward in the first year under head coach …