Kevin Garnett had 28 points and 14 rebounds and the Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks 83-80 in Game 6 on Thursday night to win their first-round playoff series.

The Boston Celtics coasted to a 101-79 victory over the Atlanta Hawks to take a 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven playoff series.

Rajon Rondo had a triple-double with 17 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists to lead the Celtics to a 90-84 overtime victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.

More than 200 former Red Sox players and coaches returned to the major league's oldest ballpark Friday to help the team celebrate Fenway Park's 100th birthday.

Kenya's Wesley Korir and Sharon Cherop won the men's and women's titles, respectively, at the Boston Marathon.

As the prospect of 80-degree temperatures looms over Monday's Boston Marathon, race organizers are hoping the heat will forge a classic contest to rank among the legends of the event's 116-year ...

The Boston Bruins still have Tim Thomas, and they've added something they think might be even more important as they try to repeat as Stanley Cup champions: experience.

BOSTON - Ohio State coach Thad Matta sized up his team in the middle of the season and had it figured for an early loss when the NCAA Tournament came around.

Four of the 16 remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament are from Ohio. Ohio State will play Cincinnati in an East Regional semifinal Thursday night that is as much a Battle of the Buckeye State as ...

For more than a century, runners at the start of the Boston Marathon have faced a breeze blowing in from the Atlantic and a dread that Heartbreak Hill will sap their strength.

The Patriots quarterback showed he can sling it, connecting for a 65-yard touchdown as New England beat the Vikings 28-18 on Sunday and knocked Favre out of the game in the process.

BOSTON - John Smoltz and Brad Penny are on their way to the Red Sox. Rocco Baldelli was already in Boston, holding up his new jersey.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. --- Boston Celtics center Kendrick Perkins said there is a "strong possibility" he can play in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, even though he didn't practice Saturday and appeared to ...

BOSTON --- No. 3 Kansas put everything together for a little more than 12 minutes on Saturday and that was plenty to pull away and beat Boston College.

BOSTON - Josh Beckett didn't need another shutout to beat the Cleveland Indians. David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez took care of that.

Clemson's kicks kept winding up in the wrong hands.