SportsLine's Top Weekend Picks: NBA And NHL Playoffs Roll On
With the NBA and NHL Playoffs chugging along, SportsLine offers its top picks for the weekend.
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With the NBA and NHL Playoffs chugging along, SportsLine offers its top picks for the weekend.
The Bruins' defensive corps may get one of their young contributors back as they look to take a commanding lead over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
For the seventh year in a row, Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron is a finalist for the Frank J. Selke Trophy.
The Golden Knights have won the first playoff series in franchise history thanks largely to the play of goalie Marc-Andre Fleury.
Bruins fans can finally plan their weekend.
There may be no job in sports that's more difficult to maintain consistent performance. One need look no further than Frederik Andersen for the perfect illustration of the extreme swings that can happen from one night to the next.
A bad penalty call cost the Bruins a goal in their Game 3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night, and though they're pretty ticked off about it, they're not going to let those feelings linger into Game 4.
Ryan Donato got his first taste of NHL playoff action on Saturday night, but the rookie will be heading back to the press box for Game 3.
The Bruins' first line of Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak has reduced Auston Matthews to a score-less pedestrian player on the ice.
Proceeds from a raffle at Game 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs Saturday night between the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs will be donated to the family of slain Yarmouth Police Officer Sean Gannon.
Nazem Kadri didn't like a hit that he saw delivered by Tommy Wingels on Thursday night, so he delivered what he believed to be some on-ice justice.
He's no star, but Adam McQuaid stood out in Game 1 with a couple of lengthy second-period penalty-kill shifts which helped preserve a 1-1 tie and set up the Bruins for a four-goal outburst.
"It's probably a good thing that it went numb right away, that I didn't really feel a whole lot after that. I know my ear was kind of hanging on for dear life. I'm just happy to have it."
David Pastrnak became the 12th player in Bruins history to record a three or more points in a playoff game at 21 years of age or younger, and then celebrated by wearing a unique hat.
Everybody knows what comes around once the Stanley Cup Playoffs begin: incredible goals, big hits, flashy saves, and ... neck licks?
The Bruins, up 1-0 on the Maple Leafs after a convincing 5-1 victory in Game 1, are hoping the NHL takes care of Toronto's Nazem Kadri following a predatory and dirty hit on forward Tommy Wingels in the third period.
A surprisingly sensational regular season that raised expectations multiple notches doesn't mean that anything less than a Cup championship will tarnish what the Bruins accomplished through the first 82 games.
The puck drops Wednesday night in three series, and so the NHL's death march to the Stanley Cup begins.
Off the ice, Rick nash doesn't shy away from his fan- and media-generated reputation. He knows that when he came to Boston in the Feb. 25 trade with the New York Rangers, he brought with him his 200-foot game, his tough-to-control size and a past filled with unmet postseason production expectations.
When you play for the Bruins, there are a lot of legacies to live up to. Even if you're a fourth-liner.
Here's which players in particular the Bruins will have to be wary of at all times.
Will this be the Winnipeg Jets' year? They'll be tough to beat with Connor Hellebuyck in the net.
Sunday's loss to the Panthers gave the Bruins some hard lessons for what they're going to have to do in the playoffs to make sure they don't continue to replicate their performances of the past week and a half.
It took until the final night of the regular season, but the Boston Bruins now know their first-round playoff opponent.
The Bruins didn't seem like the team with the most to gain until it was too late Sunday night.
Follow along with live updates on the third day of witness testimony in Lindsay Clancy's Massachusetts murder trial.
Andruw Monasterio hit a two-run home run in the 10th inning and the Boston Red Sox held on to beat the Athletics 4-2 on Wednesday night.
A Norwood, Massachusetts, family is still trying to grasp how a gentle soul who was always smiling could be taken in such a senseless act of violence.
Prosecutors allege Lindsay Clancy made a "calculated decision" in killing her kids, while the defense says she was overmedicated and suffering from extreme postpartum psychosis.
Since 1980, the PMC has raised more than $1.125 billion for Dana-Farber research.
First responders who were called to the Clancys home in Duxbury on Jan. 24, 2023 were on the stand Thursday.
WBZ-TV's Kristina Rex, who was inside the courtroom, said hearing the 911 call was "as horrific as you can imagine."
A Norwood, Massachusetts, family is still trying to grasp how a gentle soul who was always smiling could be taken in such a senseless act of violence.
A teen was killed and four other people were seriously hurt in a horrific crash involving a stolen car in Abington Wednesday.
Ina and David Steiner say the message sent by a massive settlement with eBay is more important than the money.
Several people in New Hampshire have cyclospora infections linked to Taylor Farms lettuce.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Massachusetts is reporting cases of cyclosporiasis, a disease caused by a stomach parasite that can lead to "explosive" diarrhea.
Many people fear that a family history of dementia dooms them to inevitably suffer the condition themselves. But a new tool, the Brain Care Score, shows how lifestyle changes can be beneficial, cutting the risk of dementia.
An I-Team investigation into a brazen case of alleged land theft in Concord, Massachusetts has led to criminal charges nearly two years later.
With the Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses strike looming, some parents of newborns in the NICU are sounding the alarm.
A Malden, Massachusetts woman said National Grid took more than $28,000 out of her bank account for a gas bill that she didn't owe.
A Massachusetts family thought their Vrbo stay would be protected after they had to cancel their trip to Hawaii due to severe weather. Now they're out $12,000.
A driver from Southboro, Massachusetts struggled for months to unravel a frustrating mix up with his E-ZPass account.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Panera Bread is moving its headquarters from St. Louis to Weston, Massachusetts.
Breaking Grounds Cafe, a Peabody, Massachusetts coffee shop known for employing people with disabilities, is closing.
The buildings that house the Somerville Theatre and the Capitol Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts are for sale.
Golden Temple and Party Favors in Brookline are closing after a combined 100 years in business.
There are no more Hooters restaurants left in Massachusetts.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House has become one of New England's most imaginative seaside estates.
Blending clean modern lines with the warmth of a classic seaside retreat, this stunning North Shore coastal home was designed to feel both elevated and inviting.
Set across thirty acres of rolling lawns, wooded trails, and contemporary outdoor art, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum invites visitors to experience art in the landscape.
James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz has become known for her bold, Italian-inspired cooking and unmistakable culinary voice.
Just a short drive from Newport, the Norman Bird Sanctuary spans 300 acres of fields, forests, and coastal trails with sweeping views and more than six miles of hiking paths.
Andruw Monasterio hit a two-run home run in the 10th inning and the Boston Red Sox held on to beat the Athletics 4-2 on Wednesday night.
The Red Sox had won 18 of 20 and ten in a row on the road before the loss Tuesday night.
Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez spoke with reporters for the first time since team owner Robert Kraft publicly addressed the state of contract negotiations over the weekend.
Curtis Mead was injured in his second at-bat with Boston on Monday when he was hit on the wrist by Athletics starter Jack Perkins.
Ceddanne Rafaela hit his first major league grand slam and the Boston Red Sox beat the Athletics 4-2 Monday night.
Some of the oldest military veterans in Massachusetts were honored with special flights on Friday in a World War II-era aircraft.
After marrying Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, Adam Sandler went to Nantucket in search of a basketball court.
An injured hiker had to be carried off a New Hampshire mountain on a stretcher, but that didn't stop her from getting engaged.
A seal pup was spotted hanging ten on a boogie board off the cost of Maine this Fourth of July.
Avi Loeb, a Harvard astronomer who has made headlines with his theories about alien encounters, will lead a White House scientific advisory council on UFOs.