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BASKETBALL / NBA
May 18, 2023
Jimmy Butler powers Heat past Celtics in Game 1
Jimmy Butler carried the Miami Heat during the first two rounds of the postseason, and the opening game of the Eastern Conference finals was no different.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
May 15, 2023
Jayson Tatum scores 51 in Game 7 to carry Celtics into Eastern Conference finals
Tatum added 13 rebounds, five assists and a couple of steals, and the Celtics' suffocating defense neutralized newly minted NBA MVP Joel Embiid.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
May 10, 2023
Joel Embiid shines as Sixers sink Celtics and Nuggets rout Suns
The Sixers will return to Philadelphia brimming with confidence after an assured Game 5 display.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
May 4, 2023
Sixers star Joel Embiid hopes improbable path to MVP award inspires others
Newly crowned MVP Embiid hopes to be a role model after overcoming extraordinary odds.
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May 1, 2023
Record-breaking Bruins upset in first round of NHL playoffs
The Boston Bruins were knocked out of the NHL playoffs in the first round, after a record-breaking regular season, by the Florida Panthers in a stunning upset on Sunday.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 28, 2023
Celtics hold off Hawks in Game 6 to finish off series
Jaylen Brown scored 32 points and Jayson Tatum added 30 as the Boston Celtics held off the Atlanta Hawks in a 128-120 thriller on Thursday to win their NBA Eastern Conference first-round playoff series 4-2.
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Apr 18, 2023
Evans Chebet retains Boston Marathon men's title
World record holder Eliud Kipchoge was among the biggest attractions at the World Marathon Major, but lost his momentum around the halfway mark and finished sixth.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 17, 2023
Shohei Ohtani to take mound as Angels try to avoid four-game sweep in Boston
'With all due respect to all the athletes in the world, he has to be the best athlete,' Red Sox manager Alex Cora said of Ohtani.
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BASKETBALL
Apr 11, 2023
Fever select Aliyah Boston with first overall pick of WNBA draft
Indiana hopes the two-time Defensive Player of the Year can lead the franchise to its first playoff appearance since 2016.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 7, 2023
Red Sox outfielder Masataka Yoshida has two hits in victory over Tigers
'Results are what matter in the regular season,' Yoshida said. 'I'm happy with an H (for a hit) flashed on the scoreboard no matter how I get it.'
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 21, 2023
All-Star MVP Jayson Tatum turns focus to Boston's title bid
Tatum, in his sixth NBA campaign, lifted the Celtics to the NBA Finals last season for the first time since 2010.
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Dec 21, 2022
Pair of Kenyan marathoners handed long doping bans
As of the end of November, 55 Kenyan athletes were banned and eight provisionally suspended, according to the Athletics Integrity Unit.

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