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After an evening of nonstop trades, Celtics come away from NBA Draft with Arkansas wing Jordan Walsh and four future picks

A busy week stayed busy for Brad Stevens, who spent much of Thursday evening on the phone.

After nine years as a Celtic, Marcus Smart is now a Grizzly following the late-night trade.

‘Complete shock’: Inside what went down after Marcus Smart learned he was being traded

A source close to the guard said he took it like “a gut punch,” though he subsequently accepted it as part of the business.

Twins 6, Red Sox 0
Twins’ Joe Ryan holds Red Sox to three hits in complete-game shutout
Minnesota slugged three homers in the first three innings to give the righthander all the run support he needed.

Box score: Twins 6, Red Sox 0MLB scoreboard

Patriots
New Patriots punter Bryce Baringer’s prize is his journey — and carrying on the legacy of his friend
Baringer is trying to keep a level head now that he’s in the NFL. His motto has helped him persevere through tough times, but will also keep him grounded during the good times. 1 hour ago

chad finn
It was always complicated between Marcus Smart and the Celtics fan base
As he leaves Boston, there are mixed feelings about a player whose desperate desire to win was sometimes impeded by his exaggerated faith in his own skills.

Gary Washburn | On basketball
Marcus Smart’s departure leaves the Celtics with a hole at point guard, but Kristaps Porzingis could level up this offense
The Celtics struggled offensively when it mattered in the postseason without a third option, a role Porzingis could fill nicely.

Alex Speier I On baseball
Rafael Devers has still been driving in runs for the Red Sox, but he’s far from satisfied
Devers is hitting .238 with a .302 OBP and .480 slugging mark, well short of the numbers he forged from 2019-22.

Red Sox
Red Sox place outfielder Alex Verdugo on bereavement leave
Verdugo will be away from the team until Tuesday. He will remain in Minneapolis with family from the area mourning the death of his grandmother on June 9.

Baseball
Former scouts accuse Red Sox and all other Major League Baseball teams of age discrimination
The 41-page complaint alleges the Red Sox did not hire nine of the 17 plaintiffs. 12 minutes ago

red sox notebook
Lefthander Brandon Walter saves Red Sox bullpen in major league debut
The 26-year-old reliever pitched 6⅔ innings and threw 92 pitches in Thursday's loss to the Twins.

Christopher L. Gasper
It’s not as easy now for the Patriots to deflect off-field trouble such as the Jack Jones case
The Patriots no longer have the on-field glory to fall back on when problems arise with one of their players.

live updates
There was no surprise at No. 1, but plenty afterward: How the 2023 NBA Draft unfolded
The Celtics entered the 2023 NBA Draft with one pick, added a handful of others, and walked away with just one new player.

Gary Washburn I On basketball

Kristaps Porzingis (right) will be a terrific addition to Jayson Tatum and the Celtics.

Brad Stevens decided running it back wasn’t the move, so the Celtics struck first and acquired Kristaps Porzingis

The 7-foot-3-inch big man can stretch the floor and score from midrange, just what the Celtics have been lacking.

celtics

The Celtics had a midnight deadline to land Kristaps Porzingis. In a stunning shift, they dealt Marcus Smart away to make it happen.

Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala will head to the Wizards, and Boston picks up the Grizzlies' No. 25 pick in Thursday's draft.

NBA

Chris Paul reportedly traded to Warriors, Jordan Poole sent to Wizards

The Wizards agreed to acquire Paul from Phoenix last week, in the deal that sent Bradley Beal from Washington to the Suns.

bruins

Alec Martinez of the Golden Knights paraded the Stanley Cup down the Las Vegas Strip after his team dispatched the Panthers in five games in the Finals.

What can the Bruins learn from the Golden Knights’ Stanley Cup run?

Vegas used hefty defensemen and speedy forwards as a formula for success, something the Bruins may want to note.

alex speier | on baseball

Kiké Hernández struck out with a man on third to end the Red Sox' sixth inning.

Walkoff loss has Red Sox wondering what could have been

“We didn’t do much,” lamented manager Alex Cora. “We had a lot of opportunities and didn’t cash in.”

Baseball

Shane McClanahan gave up two runs, four hits, and two walks in a 66-pitch outing.

MLB-best Rays lose ace Shane McClanahan to back injury, and game to lowly Royals

McClanahan was looking to become the majors’ first 12-game winner before leaving with two outs in the fourth.

WNBA: Connecticut Sun 89, Minnesota Lynx 68

Connecticut Sun forward DeWanna Bonner (right) fouls Minnesota Lynx forward Dorka Juhasz during the first quarter of their 89-68 road win on Thursday night.

Tiffany Hayes delivers from deep to lead Connecticut Sun to WNBA road win over the Minnesota Lynx

Hayes hit a season-high four 3-pointers and scored 21 points, Dijonai Carrington added 17 points and the Connecticut Sun beat the Minnesota Lynx 89-68 on Thursday night.

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Former scouts accuse Red Sox and all other Major League Baseball teams of age discrimination

After wild draft night, Brad Stevens reflects on latest offseason moves

New Patriots punter Bryce Baringer’s prize is his journey — and carrying on the legacy of his friend

There was no surprise at No. 1, but plenty afterward: How the 2023 NBA Draft unfolded

After an evening of nonstop trades, Celtics come away from NBA Draft with Arkansas wing Jordan Walsh and four future picks

Tara Sullivan

Several players return from the 2019 team that won the World Cup, so experience will not be lacking on the US roster.

In Women’s World Cup, expectations are high for US, but the competition is better

The soccer landscape has changed considerably in the last four years, with other nations closing the talent gap and the field expanded to 32 teams.

Denny McCarthy, one of the best putters on the PGA Tour, made five birdies on his first six holes Thursday.

At the Travelers, Denny McCarthy shoots 60, Rory McIlroy has an ace, and Keegan Bradley keeps pace with a 62

Bradley and Adam Scott also made runs at golf’s magic number but faltered late.

Golf

Lee-Anne Pace of South Africa was 5 under at Baltusrol’s historic Lower Course.

Lee-Anne Pace, 42, with only one win on the LPGA Tour, takes a one-shot lead at KPMG Women’s PGA Championship

Brooke Henderson and Ruoning Yin and Xiyi Lin were a shot back after the opening round of the year's second major.

women's soccer

The first San Diego Wave game at Snapdragon Stadium set an NWSL attendance record.

Where is the NWSL successful? What could Boston learn from those cities?

The region hopes to land a women's soccer expansion team sometime soon, but competition for eyeballs is steep. How do the most popular teams emerge in a crowded landscape?

celtics

Kristaps Porzingis has a mid-range jumper, which he's using here to shoot over Jaylen Brown in a March 2023 game.

Kristaps Porzingis is more than a catch-and-shoot big man. Here’s what to know about the newest Celtic.

The Latvian-born Porzingis flew onto the scene with the Knicks in 2015 but had the best year of his career with the Wizards last season.

NCAA men's basketball

UConn head coach Dan Hurley, who led the Huskies to the program's fifth national championship, agreed to a six-year, $32.1 million contract extension through 2029.

UConn awards men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley a 6-year, $32.1 million extension

After leading the Huskies to the program's fifth national championship, Hurley, 50, will earn an average of $5.35 million per season through 2029.

frank dell'apa | on soccer

Alana Cook, a member of the national team since 2019, is one of the young standouts on the roster at 26.

Injuries forced US national team to adjust roster for Women’s World Cup, but that shouldn’t be a problem

If this is a time of transition for the Americans, they certainly seem prepared, with talent in the pipeline.

world cup

Kristie Mewis once starred for Whitman-Hanson High School.

Hanson’s Kristie Mewis and 18-year-old phenom Alyssa Thompson named to US roster for Women’s World Cup

Joining Mewis in New Zealand and Australia next month will be stalwarts Megan Rapinoe, Julie Ertz, and Rose Lavelle, as well as newcomers Alyssa Thompson, Trinity Rodman, and Sophia Smith.

High schools

Chelmsford's Nik Sperounis, who fought to return to the sideline with his football teammates for a Thanksgiving Day game against Billerica, died Sunday after a bout with cancer. He was 18 years old.

Remembering a beloved Chelmsford teammate: ‘I never met a kid with the spirit that Nik [Sperounis] had’

A three-sport captain for the Lions, the 18-year-old Sperounis died Sunday night after a two-plus year battle with Angiosarcoma. His strength, perseverance and impact on the community will not be forgotten.

Bob Ryan

Nikola Jokic was named MVP of the NBA Finals after leading the Nuggets to the first championship in franchise history.

Why is Nikola Jokic the best basketball player in the world? Bill Walton will explain.

The Hall of Fame center says Jokic is smarter than his opponents, he is deceptively athletic, and he is as impressive as … Steve Nash?

Sunday notebooks

ESPN’s Eduardo Pérez will broadcast a game Sunday night from Fenway Park, his playground as a kid
Pérez was 10 when his father, Hall of Famer Tony Pérez, joined the Red Sox in 1980 for what proved to be a three-year stint.

The Buffalo Bills and Stefon Diggs have their issues, but they need each other for 2023
Bills coach Sean McDermott needs Diggs more than ever, following two straight embarrassing postseason losses that have put McDermott on the hot seat.

How Michael Malone was able to lead the Nuggets to their first NBA championship
Malone was a longtime assistant before getting his first head coaching shot with the Kings, and then he was removed after 106 games.

The Golden Knights were set up to be bold, acted that way, and were rewarded for it as Stanley Cup champions
The third-best team in the regular season romped its way through the playoffs, outscoring the broken-down Panthers, 24-12, in the Final.

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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?

For better or worse, Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom is putting his imprint on this team.

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.

Massachusetts' Lynn Jennings is one of the greatest American distance runners in history. In 2017, she moved to action after learning another athlete's story of abuse, she began working to hold her former coach, John Babington, responsible for sexually molesting her and others during his career coaching women at Harvard, Wellesley, and in the Olympics.

Zdeno Chara retires

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David Ortiz hit 558 regular-season and postseason home runs.

David Ortiz's long drives to Cooperstown

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The iconic Red Sox pitcher's heart stopped during a game with the Savannah Bananas in August. By September, he was back on a baseball diamond in New Hampshire. “I always thought I’d die on the field," he said, "but not in the [expletive] bullpen."

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After an evening of nonstop trades, Celtics come away from NBA Draft with Arkansas wing Jordan Walsh and four future picks

‘Complete shock’: Inside what went down after Marcus Smart learned he was being traded

Twins 6, Red Sox 0Twins’ Joe Ryan holds Red Sox to three hits in complete-game shutoutMinnesota slugged three homers in the first three innings to give the righthander all the run support he needed.

chad finnIt was always complicated between Marcus Smart and the Celtics fan baseAs he leaves Boston, there are mixed feelings about a player whose desperate desire to win was sometimes impeded by his exaggerated faith in his own skills.

Gary Washburn | On basketballMarcus Smart’s departure leaves the Celtics with a hole at point guard, but Kristaps Porzingis could level up this offenseThe Celtics struggled offensively when it mattered in the postseason without a third option, a role Porzingis could fill nicely.

Alex Speier I On baseballRafael Devers has still been driving in runs for the Red Sox, but he’s far from satisfiedDevers is hitting .238 with a .302 OBP and .480 slugging mark, well short of the numbers he forged from 2019-22.

Red SoxRed Sox place outfielder Alex Verdugo on bereavement leaveVerdugo will be away from the team until Tuesday. He will remain in Minneapolis with family from the area mourning the death of his grandmother on June 9.

BaseballFormer scouts accuse Red Sox and all other Major League Baseball teams of age discriminationThe 41-page complaint alleges the Red Sox did not hire nine of the 17 plaintiffs. 12 minutes ago

red sox notebookLefthander Brandon Walter saves Red Sox bullpen in major league debutThe 26-year-old reliever pitched 6⅔ innings and threw 92 pitches in Thursday's loss to the Twins.

Christopher L. GasperIt’s not as easy now for the Patriots to deflect off-field trouble such as the Jack Jones caseThe Patriots no longer have the on-field glory to fall back on when problems arise with one of their players.

live updatesThere was no surprise at No. 1, but plenty afterward: How the 2023 NBA Draft unfoldedThe Celtics entered the 2023 NBA Draft with one pick, added a handful of others, and walked away with just one new player.

Brad Stevens decided running it back wasn’t the move, so the Celtics struck first and acquired Kristaps Porzingis

The Celtics had a midnight deadline to land Kristaps Porzingis. In a stunning shift, they dealt Marcus Smart away to make it happen.

Chris Paul reportedly traded to Warriors, Jordan Poole sent to Wizards

What can the Bruins learn from the Golden Knights’ Stanley Cup run?

Walkoff loss has Red Sox wondering what could have been

MLB-best Rays lose ace Shane McClanahan to back injury, and game to lowly Royals

Tiffany Hayes delivers from deep to lead Connecticut Sun to WNBA road win over the Minnesota Lynx

LATEST HEADLINES

Former scouts accuse Red Sox and all other Major League Baseball teams of age discrimination

After wild draft night, Brad Stevens reflects on latest offseason moves

New Patriots punter Bryce Baringer’s prize is his journey — and carrying on the legacy of his friend

There was no surprise at No. 1, but plenty afterward: How the 2023 NBA Draft unfolded

After an evening of nonstop trades, Celtics come away from NBA Draft with Arkansas wing Jordan Walsh and four future picks

In Women’s World Cup, expectations are high for US, but the competition is better

At the Travelers, Denny McCarthy shoots 60, Rory McIlroy has an ace, and Keegan Bradley keeps pace with a 62

Lee-Anne Pace, 42, with only one win on the LPGA Tour, takes a one-shot lead at KPMG Women’s PGA Championship

Where is the NWSL successful? What could Boston learn from those cities?

Kristaps Porzingis is more than a catch-and-shoot big man. Here’s what to know about the newest Celtic.

UConn awards men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley a 6-year, $32.1 million extension

Injuries forced US national team to adjust roster for Women’s World Cup, but that shouldn’t be a problem

Hanson’s Kristie Mewis and 18-year-old phenom Alyssa Thompson named to US roster for Women’s World Cup

Remembering a beloved Chelmsford teammate: ‘I never met a kid with the spirit that Nik [Sperounis] had’

Why is Nikola Jokic the best basketball player in the world? Bill Walton will explain.

Sunday notebooks

ESPN’s Eduardo Pérez will broadcast a game Sunday night from Fenway Park, his playground as a kidPérez was 10 when his father, Hall of Famer Tony Pérez, joined the Red Sox in 1980 for what proved to be a three-year stint.

The Buffalo Bills and Stefon Diggs have their issues, but they need each other for 2023Bills coach Sean McDermott needs Diggs more than ever, following two straight embarrassing postseason losses that have put McDermott on the hot seat.

How Michael Malone was able to lead the Nuggets to their first NBA championshipMalone was a longtime assistant before getting his first head coaching shot with the Kings, and then he was removed after 106 games.

The Golden Knights were set up to be bold, acted that way, and were rewarded for it as Stanley Cup championsThe third-best team in the regular season romped its way through the playoffs, outscoring the broken-down Panthers, 24-12, in the Final.

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Twins 6, Red Sox 0
Twins’ Joe Ryan holds Red Sox to three hits in complete-game shutout
Minnesota slugged three homers in the first three innings to give the righthander all the run support he needed.

chad finn
It was always complicated between Marcus Smart and the Celtics fan base
As he leaves Boston, there are mixed feelings about a player whose desperate desire to win was sometimes impeded by his exaggerated faith in his own skills.

Gary Washburn | On basketball
Marcus Smart’s departure leaves the Celtics with a hole at point guard, but Kristaps Porzingis could level up this offense
The Celtics struggled offensively when it mattered in the postseason without a third option, a role Porzingis could fill nicely.

Alex Speier I On baseball
Rafael Devers has still been driving in runs for the Red Sox, but he’s far from satisfied
Devers is hitting .238 with a .302 OBP and .480 slugging mark, well short of the numbers he forged from 2019-22.

Red Sox
Red Sox place outfielder Alex Verdugo on bereavement leave
Verdugo will be away from the team until Tuesday. He will remain in Minneapolis with family from the area mourning the death of his grandmother on June 9.

Baseball
Former scouts accuse Red Sox and all other Major League Baseball teams of age discrimination
The 41-page complaint alleges the Red Sox did not hire nine of the 17 plaintiffs. 12 minutes ago

red sox notebook
Lefthander Brandon Walter saves Red Sox bullpen in major league debut
The 26-year-old reliever pitched 6⅔ innings and threw 92 pitches in Thursday's loss to the Twins.

Christopher L. Gasper
It’s not as easy now for the Patriots to deflect off-field trouble such as the Jack Jones case
The Patriots no longer have the on-field glory to fall back on when problems arise with one of their players.

live updates
There was no surprise at No. 1, but plenty afterward: How the 2023 NBA Draft unfolded
The Celtics entered the 2023 NBA Draft with one pick, added a handful of others, and walked away with just one new player.

ESPN’s Eduardo Pérez will broadcast a game Sunday night from Fenway Park, his playground as a kid
Pérez was 10 when his father, Hall of Famer Tony Pérez, joined the Red Sox in 1980 for what proved to be a three-year stint.

The Buffalo Bills and Stefon Diggs have their issues, but they need each other for 2023
Bills coach Sean McDermott needs Diggs more than ever, following two straight embarrassing postseason losses that have put McDermott on the hot seat.

How Michael Malone was able to lead the Nuggets to their first NBA championship
Malone was a longtime assistant before getting his first head coaching shot with the Kings, and then he was removed after 106 games.

The Golden Knights were set up to be bold, acted that way, and were rewarded for it as Stanley Cup champions
The third-best team in the regular season romped its way through the playoffs, outscoring the broken-down Panthers, 24-12, in the Final.