BOSTON — There was a little tension in Fenway Park when John Lackey’s return from the disabled list began with a 27-pitch first inning.

BOSTON — In overtime, Jason Terry gave the Celtics the lead for good, 91-88, with a 3-pointer with 1:32 remaining.

BOSTON — The Bruins could have won the Northeast Division and earned a No. 2 seed with a win, but they finished fourth in the East and will play Toronto in the first round starting Wednesday in Boston.

WASHINGTON — Eric Fehr scored on a power play 3:23 into overtime, and the Capitals, with nothing at stake Saturday night, came back for a 3-2 victory over the Bruins.

BOSTON — David Ortiz had two hits and three RBIs to extend his torrid start after a long layoff.

BOSTON — Boston had 17 hits, including nine for extra bases, in a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

BOSTON — Jeff Green scored 21 points for the Celtics, who will try to become the first NBA team to win a series after trailing 3-0.

BOSTON — Tuukka Rask stopped 30 shots Thursday night, shutting down the NHL’s top two scorers and keeping Boston in control of the tight race for the Northeast Division title.

BOSTON — Ortiz went 3 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs, boosting his batting average over .500 as the Boston Red Sox beat the Astros.

In less than two weeks, nearly $24 million has been raised for the One Fund, a charity founded by the City of Boston to help the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. But, Only A Game’s Karen Given wonders how much could have been raised, if the charity had followed the example set by public radio.

BOSTON — It was Boston’s ninth win in 12 games and came after a 13-0 loss to Oakland a night earlier.

Baseball is no longer the National Pastime, at least as measured by number of TV viewers per game. But according to Bill Littlefield, it still offers spectators an opportunity to participate that football and basketball can’t match.

PHILADELPHIA — Matt Read and Oliver Lauridsen scored 7 seconds apart to lead the Flyers to a 5-2 victory over the Bruins on Tuesday night.

NEW YORK — The Celtics will have to be much sharper to avoid their first opening-round elimination since 2005.