BOSTON — Mark Daigneault didn’t tout the Thunder’s double-big lineup before Oklahoma City faced the Celtics for a second time with Chet Holmgren available this time. Instead, he critiqued it, considered it a work in progress early in Holmgren’s return and then surprisingly…

The Patriots are undergoing yet another rebuild, but this round is expected to be more thorough than other recent resets. Head coach Mike Vrabel will lead the charge, collaborating with executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf and new…

BOSTON — Kristaps Porziņģis was present at Celtics shootaround on Wednesday before missing his seventh straight game and eight overall with an illness against the Thunder on Wednesday. Boston corrected his status from doubtful to questionable on Tuesday, an upgrade from…

BOSTON — Will Hardy discussed the bind Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown place on defenses before Monday’s Celtics-Jazz game. You can bring help or play them straight up, and since both developed as passers, both leave opponents second-guessing their strategy. Hardy saw it as Boston’s…

The Patriots have had one of the league’s worst wide receiver corps for half a decade. Since 2020, no team’s receivers have combined for fewer touchdowns or yards per reception, and only the Chiefs have lost more fumbles. DeMario Douglas,…

BOSTON – Jayson Tatum led the short-handed Celtics to an easy 123-105 win over the Celtics. He finished with 35 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists in just 31 minutes. The Celtics get ready to take on the…