NEW YORK — Kristaps Porziņģis became a last-second scratch for the Celtics in his return to New York with an illness on Friday. With Jrue Holiday out for a second straight night and Al Horford already starting, it thrust the Celtics into an uncertain lineup territory. Neemias…

BOSTON — Brad Stevens took a rare step up to the podium and provided a different perspective on the state of the team than we’ve heard since the new year began. While remaining confident through what’s admittedly been an up-and-down…

BOSTON — The Celtics signed Torrey Craig to a contract for the rest of the season, his agency Priority Sports announced. The Chicago Bulls waived Craig earlier this week. Craig, 34 and eight seasons into his NBA career, joins Boston in place…

CLEVELAND — The Celtics used the off day between Jayson Tatum’s game-winning shot at New Orleans and one of their largest comeback wins of the last two decades at Philadelphia to travel between the two cities. Luke Kornet, over the…

Jerod Mayo is out after just one season as Patriots head coach, forcing New England to embark on its second head coaching search in as many years. Team owner Robert Kraft took responsibility for putting Mayo in an “untenable situation”…

The Celtics traded Jaden Springer into the Houston Rockets’ mid-level exception space on Wednesday, sources confirmed. Shams Charania first reported the deal one day before the deadline, which opened Boston’s 14th out of 15 roster spots, saving the team roughly $15-million in…