Boston sits one game behind New York for the top wild-card spot and trails the Blue Jays by six games for the division. The Red Sox need a momentum swing after three straight losses to sub-.500 teams in the Miami Marlins and the New York Yankees.

The Red Sox outfielder is batting .194 with a .236 on-base percentage and .252 slugging percentage in 28 games during the second half.

The rumors of Wyc Grousbeck's demise as a relevant member of the Boston Celtics may have been exaggerated. Or at least that is the point of view hinted at in a recent interview by Boston Globe reporter Adam Himmelsbach with the former lead governor and owner of the Celtics Wyc Grousbeck and current majority owner Bill Chisholm.

The NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale of the Boston Celtics last week, valuing the franchise at $6.1 billion. The full purchase will happen in two parts, with Chisholm's ownership group taking over at least 51 percent of the team right now before gaining full control by 2028.

Sources say the league is trying to leave options open to get a team in Houston or later gain a larger expansion fee for a team in Boston.

With the help of a Globe sports editor, we’re explaining why the WNBA is hesitating to greenlight an effort to relocate the Connecticut Sun to Boston. When then-Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca offered a record $325 million this summer to buy the Connecticut Sun and relocate the professional women’s basketball team to Boston,

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