National Sports Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal

Pastrnak scores tiebreaker in 3rd, Bruins beat Devils 5-3

by DOUG ALDEN January 4, 2022January 4, 2022

David Pastrnak scored the tiebreaking goal with 5:49 left in the third period and the Boston Bruins beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3

Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics, Boston Red Sox, National Sports, New England Patriots, Sports

Tom Caron: Twenty-two wishes for sports in 2022

by TOM CARON January 3, 2022January 3, 2022

From more secondary scoring for the Boston Bruins to a contract extension for Rafael Devers, these are the things Tom Caron hopes to see in the new year.

National Sports, Sports

DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls have grabbed the NBA by the horns

by Ben Golliver January 3, 2022January 3, 2022

DeRozan’s two game-winning 3s over the weekend positioned Chicago at the top of the Eastern Conference.

National Sports, Sports

Former Broncos, Falcons, Giants coach Dan Reeves dies at 77

by PAUL NEWBERRY January 1, 2022January 1, 2022

Reeves, who did win a ring as a player with the Cowboys but will be remembered mostly for a long, largely successful coaching career marred by those four defeats, died Saturday of complications from dementia.

Boston Celtics, National Sports, Sports

Eric Bledsoe has big 4th quarter, Clippers hold off Celtics

by DOUG ALDEN December 29, 2021December 29, 2021

Eric Bledsoe scored 10 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, hitting a key 3-pointer down the stretch, to help the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Boston Celtics 91-82 on Wednesday night

Boston Celtics, National Sports, Sports

Short-handed T-Wolves snap 2-game skid, beat Celtics 108-103

by PATRICK DONNELLY December 27, 2021December 27, 2021

Jaylen Nowell scored 29 points and Nathan Knight added 20 points and 11 rebounds, leading the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves to a 108-103 win over the Boston Celtics

National Sports, Sports

Commentary: John Harbaugh, unlike Urban Meyer, knows that leadership is earned, not granted

by Sally Jenkins December 23, 2021December 23, 2021

Many NFL teams mistake an autocratic voice for a leaderly one, Sally Jenkins writes.

Boston Bruins, National Sports, Sports

Tom Caron: NHL hit hardest so far by COVID postponements

by By TOM CARON December 20, 2021December 20, 2021

In order to make up games that have been called off, Tom Caron writes that the league should cancel its Olympic break and refrain from sending players to Beijing.