John L. Sullivan wins the world heavyweight bare-knuckle title by beating Paddy Ryan in a nine-round bout in Mississippi City, Miss. 1942 — At the Millrose Games in New ...

Randy Brown celebrated three NBA championships alongside Michael Jordan at the Chicago Bulls, and predicted success the moment that he saw the five-time MVP in practice ...

With just two games left before the All-Star break, the Celtics could be entertaining a maintenance day for them. Holiday (shoulder) has been ruled out for Monday's game against Miami, Taylor Snow ...

If, somewhere down the line, Luka Doncic helps lead the Lakers to their 18th banner, the Celtics might wish they hadn’t trounced the Mavericks quite so badly last spring. Thursday’s 127-120 ...

CLEVELAND — The momentum shifted so quickly after the two missed free throws that the Celtics appeared vulnerable to a late-game meltdown against the Eastern Conference’s top team. The ...

The Boston Celtics have been left out of the trade drama in recent days. Several massive trades in the Western Conference have left out some solid players that the Celtics could have gone after.

The Boston Celtics had a rough month in January. They finished the month 10-6, so they could have had a better month of basketball. Boston is hoping for a better next couple of months, but they ...

As Celtics guard Payton Pritchard started his postgame media session in the locker room Thursday, a TD Garden alarm began to blare, with a computerized voice urging everyone in the building to ...

The Celtics might have their sights on trying to become the first NBA team in seven years to win back-to-back titles on the court. But off the hardwood, the Celtics are also in a state of ...

The Celtics had a quiet trade deadline compared to other rivals across the NBA in preparation for their title defense this postseason. However, Brad Stevens’ work is not necessarily down as the ...

1986 — Atlanta’s Spud Webb, at 5-foot-7, wins NBA Slam Dunk competition. Webb receives a perfect 50 from the judges in the last two rounds to shock defending dunk champion Dominique Wilkins and the ...