An increase in fans provided a spark for the Red Sox and Bruins, but the weekend was marred by an ugly incident at the Celtics-Nets game.
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Pastrnak has hat trick as Bruins blast Islanders 5-2
David Pastrnak scored his second career playoff hat trick, David Krejci had four assists and the Boston Bruins beat the New York Islanders 5-2
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Bogaerts, Santana homer, Red Sox top Phils for 4th in row
Xander Bogaerts and Danny Santana hit consecutive home runs in the sixth inning, Matt Barnes retired Bryce Harper and Rhys Hoskins to strand the potential tying run in the ninth, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 for their fourth straight win
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Nets recover from stars’ slow start, beat Celtics 104-93
Kevin Durant had 32 points and 12 rebounds, Kyrie Irving scored 29 points and the Brooklyn Nets recovered from their superstars’ frigid start to beat the Boston Celtics 104-93 in Game 1 of their series
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Recent champs Capitals, St. Louis on brink of elimination
Three years since winning the Stanley Cup, the Washington Capitals find themselves on the brink of their third consecutive first-round playoff loss
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Tatum scores 50, Celtics beat Wizards 118-100 in play-in
Jayson Tatum scored 32 of his 50 points in the second half, and the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Washington Wizards 118-100 in the play-in round. Next up is the Brooklyn Nets.
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Ryu pitches 7 masterful innings, Blue Jays beat Red Sox 8-0
Hyun Jin Ryu pitched seven masterful innings, light-hitting Danny Jansen played a key offensive role and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 8-0
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Veteran goalies getting their shot in Stanley Cup playoffs
Veteran goaltenders are getting their shot in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs
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Retired Black players say NFL brain-injury payouts show bias
Thousands of retired Black professional football players, their families and supporters are demanding an end to the controversial use of “race-norming” to determine which players are eligible for payouts in the NFL’s $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims.
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Kacper Przybylko scores in 88th, Union ties Revolution 1-1
Kacper Przybylko scored in the 88th minute and the Philadelphia Union tied the New England Revolution 1-1 on Wednesday night