— Yermín Mercedes opened Chicago’s three-run fourth inning with a long homer, and the White Sox completed a sweep of their split-admission doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday with a 5-1 victory.
Hall of Famer and Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams is coming to the digital memorabilia market with the release of nine different non-fungible tokens that span his unforgettable career.
— David Krejci, Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand each scored two goals and the Boston Bruins held off the Washington Capitals 6-3 in an at times heated matchup between the East rivals on Sunday.
— Tim Anderson homered on the game’s first pitch, Dallas Keuchel pitched five solid innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Sunday in the opener of a split-admission doubleheader.
All eight East Division teams take to the ice on Sunday, with the main event at high noon in Boston.
The process that led New England to draft a gritty college QB who became one of the top WRs in team history is the essence of college scouting.
"Just to earn [Stephen Curry's] respect and get a win on the same night ... it was a good night," Jayson Tatum said after leading the Celtics past the Warriors on Saturday.
— Jayson Tatum scored 44 points to win a shootout with Stephen Curry, who had 47, and Kemba Walker made a 3-pointer with 24 seconds left to lead the Boston Celtics to their sixth straight win, 119-114 over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night.
— Robert Berić had a goal and an assist, and the Chicago Fire tied the New England Revolution 2-2 in the season opener for both teams on Saturday night.
— Wearing their new blue-and-yellow uniforms, the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4 Saturday when Marwin Gonzalez homered to key a four-run rally in the eighth inning.
Jabari Parker will complete with Semi Ojeleye and Grant Williams for minutes behind Jayson Tatum as the team's backup power forward.
— Taylor Hall scored his second goal in two nights, Jeremy Swayman stopped 25 shots and the Boston Bruins beat the Islanders 3-0 on Friday, their second win...
neil (Neil Paine, senior sportswriter): One of hockey's annual big events came and went earlier this week, with Monday's trade deadline.
Patriots cornerback J.C. Jackson has signed his second-round restricted-free-agent tender. Jackson, who was second in the NFL with nine interceptions last year, will make $3.38 million next season.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 39 | 17 | .696 | - | W4 |
| Brooklyn | 38 | 19 | .667 | 1.5 | L1 |
| Boston | 31 | 26 | .544 | 8.5 | W6 |
| New York | 31 | 27 | .534 | 9 | W6 |
| Toronto | 24 | 34 | .414 | 16 | W3 |
