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The Clippers' Kawhi Leonard will skip the Paris Olympics to focus on his preparations for the upcoming NBA season.
OLYMPICS / Basketball
Jul 11, 2024
Kawhi Leonard withdraws from Olympics; Derrick White added to Team USA roster
Celtics guard Derrick White will play for Team USA in place of the Clippers star.
Celtics forward Jayson Tatum walks off the court with the NBA championship trophy after Boston clinched the title on Monday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 20, 2024
Celtics celebrate as confidence grows that winning run is just beginning
The Celtics sealed the NBA title earlier this week, but Boston had actually been waiting for this moment for over a decade.
Celtics guard Jaylen Brown holds the MVP trophy after winning the 2024 NBA Finals against the Mavericks in Boston on Monday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 18, 2024
Brown named Finals MVP as Celtics clinch historic NBA title
"It was a full team effort," Brown said as he accepted the Finals MVP trophy.
Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has a complicated history with the Celtics.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 17, 2024
Mavericks star Kyrie Irving focused on Game 5 as NBA Finals head back to Boston
Irving is cognizant of his complicated personal history with the Celtics.
NBA legend Ray Allen high-fives children during a basketball clinic in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Saturday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 15, 2024
Former Celtics great Ray Allen says 'distractions' played role in Game 4 blowout
The two-time NBA champion, who ran a basketball clinic for children in Tokyo on Saturday, also stressed that learning defense is key for developing young players.
Mavericks center Dereck Lively II dunks during the team's Game 4 win over the Celtics on Friday in Dallas.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 15, 2024
Luka Doncic and the Mavs avert sweep with Game 4 blowout
Luka Doncic scored 25 of his 29 points in the first half and Kyrie Irving added 21 points while helping the Mavericks avoid a sweep.
Celtics forward Jayson Tatum dunks during Boston's Game 3 win in the NBA Finals on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL
Jun 14, 2024
'Not done yet': Celtics eye 18th title as Mavs vow to regroup
NBA teams have gone 156-0 when taking a 3-0 lead in any best-of-seven series, and there's no reason to think that streak is in jeopardy.
Celtics forward Jayson Tatum drives to the basket during the second quarter of Boston's Game 3 win over Dallas on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 13, 2024
Celtics hold off desperate Mavs to go up 3-0 in Finals
By taking a commanding lead in the best-of-seven series, Boston pulled within one victory of the 18th title in franchise history.
The Celtics' Jayson Tatum drives against Mavericks center Dereck Lively during the third quarter in Game 2 of the NBA Finals in Boston on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Jun 10, 2024
Celtics survive late Mavericks rally to take 2-0 lead in NBA Finals
Although he considers himself part of the supporting cast, Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday looked like a star on Sunday night.
Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis dunks against the Mavericks during Game 1 of the NBA Finals in Boston on Thursday.
BASKETBALL
Jun 7, 2024
Kristaps Porzingis returns to lead Celtics over Mavs in Game 1 of NBA Finals
Porzingis, who missed 10 games after straining his right calf in the first round of the playoffs, made an immediate impact in his return.
Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving spent two seasons with the Celtics earlier in his career.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 6, 2024
Mavs' Kyrie Irving has 'no fear' about returning to Boston for NBA Finals
Dallas guard Irving and Boston big man Kristaps Porzingis find themselves pitted against their former teams during the NBA Finals.
Mavericks guard Luka Doncic celebrates after the team's win over the Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals in Minneapolis on Thursday. Dallas won the series to advance to the NBA Finals.
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 31, 2024
Mavericks rout Timberwolves in Game 5 to book place in NBA Finals
After being denied a sweep at home on Tuesday, the Mavs left no room for doubt in Minneapolis.
The Celtics' Jayson Tatum drives the ball against the Cavaliers' Evan Mobley during the third quarter in Game 5 of their playoff series in Boston on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL
May 16, 2024
Celtics finish off Cavs; Mavericks push Thunder to brink
The top-seeded Boston Celtics overpowered the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98 to reach their third straight Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday.
Bruins winger David Pastrnak celebrates after scoring the winning goal in overtime of Boston's Game 7 win over Toronto on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS
May 5, 2024
Bruins end Leafs' season with OT win in Game 7
Jeremy Swayman made 30 saves for Boston, which has now won seven consecutive playoff series against Toronto dating back to 1969.
Red Sox shortstop rounds the bases after launching a two-run home run against the Cubs on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 28, 2024
Masataka Yoshida and Ceddanne Rafaela help Red Sox to rout of Cubs
The former Orix Buffaloes star had four hits and three runs scored as the host Boston Red Sox crushed the Chicago Cubs 17-0 on Saturday.
Masataka Yoshida watches his second home run of the season during Boston's win over Pittsburgh on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 21, 2024
Masataka Yoshida's bat helps Red Sox overcome Pirates
Yoshida hit his second home run of the season to give Boston a 4-1 lead in the sixth inning.
Former Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa ton the mound against the Baltimore Orioles in a Spring Training game in Port Charlotte, Florida, on March 15.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 28, 2024
Red Sox sign Japanese pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa from Rays
The 30-year-old Uwasawa made the jump to MLB this offseason from the Pacific League's Nippon Ham Fighters.
Bianca Smith works with an elementary school player in Higashikawa, Hokkaido, on Jan. 29, 2024.
BASEBALL
Mar 11, 2024
Trailblazing female baseball coach Bianca Smith hopes to reach NPB in Japan
Smith was the first Black woman hired to coach by a Major League Baseball team.
Suguru Osako runs during the men's marathon at the Tokyo Olympics in Sapporo on Aug. 8, 2021.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 18, 2024
Suguru Osako to skip Tokyo Marathon in order to compete in Boston Marathon
Osako indicated he wanted to avoid the intense focus in Japan on qualifying for the games and said his heart was set on running in Boston.
Outgoing New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick holds a news conference in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Thursday to announce his departure from the team.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jan 12, 2024
Why Bill Belichick fit in so well, for so long, in New England
Belichick departed Thursday as the head coach of the New England Patriots after 24 years of unmatched dominance in America’s most popular sport.

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