November 08, 2009, 5:03 AM
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — John Thorrington and Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored as the Chicago Fire advance to the Eastern Conference final with a 2-0 win over the New England Revolution Saturday night. It’s the second consecutive season in which Chicago has eliminated New England from the playoffs.
November 08, 2009, 4:41 AM
BOSTON — Mark Recchi and Zdeno Chara scored first-period power-play goals as the goal-starved Bruins halted a rough stretch with a 4-2 win over Buffalo Saturday night. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Bruins.
November 08, 2009, 4:34 AM
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Rajon Rondo and Paul Pierce each scored 16 points, and the Celtics bounced back from their first loss of the season to beat winless New Jersey 86-76 on the road Saturday night. Boston finished with 20 steals, including five by Rajon Rondo.
November 07, 2009, 5:09 AM
BOSTON — Jason Richardson bounced back from his worst game of the season to score 34 points with 10 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns rebounded from their only defeat to beat the Boston Celtics 110-103 on Friday night.
November 06, 2009, 4:13 AM
Patrice Bergeron’s goal with 52 seconds left in regulation helped the Bruins avoid a historic third straight shutout, but Michael Cammalleri scored in the shootout to give the Montreal Canadiens a 2-1 victory over Boston on Thursday night.
November 05, 2009, 5:24 AM
The Yankees won their 27th World Series title Wednesday night, beating the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6 behind Hideki Matsui’s record-tying six RBIs.
November 05, 2009, 4:04 AM
MINNEAPOLIS — Kevin Garnett had 12 points and 11 rebounds in his third game back in Minnesota since he was traded in 2007, helping the Boston Celtics remain undefeated with a 92-90 victory over the Timberwolves.
November 04, 2009, 4:09 AM
DETROIT — Chris Osgood reached one milestone and approached another one as he helped the Detroit Red Wings blank the Boston Bruins 2-0 Tuesday night.
November 04, 2009, 4:03 AM
PHILADELPHIA — Rasheed Wallace hit six 3-pointers as part of a 20-point effort and the Celtics remained unbeaten with a 105-74 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night.
November 03, 2009, 5:32 AM
PHILADELPHIA — Chase Utley hit two home runs to raise his World Series total to a record-tying five, Cliff Lee won again and the Philadelphia Phillies staved off elimination with an 8-6 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Monday night.
November 02, 2009, 7:44 AM
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Shalrie Joseph scored in the 75th minute to lift the New England Revolution to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Sunday in the opening game of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
November 02, 2009, 4:10 AM
NEW YORK — For the fifth time in nine meetings between the longtime rivals, one goal was enough to settle things. Marian Gaborik got it on his return to the lineup following a right leg injury and Henrik Lundqvist made it stand up in the Rangers’ 1-0 win Sunday.
November 02, 2009, 4:00 AM
Hornets point guard Chris Paul outplayed Rajon Rondo on Sunday night, but the Celtics beat the New Orleans Hornets 97-87 anyway as Boston improved to 4-0 behind Paul Pierce’s 27 points.
November 01, 2009, 4:36 AM
BOSTON — Rookie Tuukka Rask turned aside 19 shots for his second shutout in eight NHL starts, and Blake Wheeler and Vladimir Sobotka set each other up for goals to lead the Boston Bruins to a 2-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday
October 31, 2009, 5:04 AM
BOSTON — Paul Pierce scored 20 of his 22 points in the third quarter, and the Boston Celtics rolled to a 118-90 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night in the teams’ first matchup since last spring’s thrilling seven-game playoff series.
