Matt Pepin

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Pepin

The Celtics will open the 2025 NBA playoffs on Sunday, the league announced. The schedule for all eight Game 1s in the first round has been set, with four matchups on Saturday and four on Sunday. The Celtics are the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference and will face the winner of Tuesday’s play-in game between the Orlando Magic and Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the NBA playoffs. A time for Sunday’s Game 1 has not been set.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Pepin

Payton Pritchard scored 34 points and the Boston Celtics wrapped up the regular season with a 93-86 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday at TD Garden. The Celtics finished with a 61-21 record. The Celtics are locked into the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference and will face the winner of Tuesday’s play-in game between the Orlando Magic and Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Pepin

Pitching: LHP Garrett Crochet (1-1, 1.45 ERA)Pitching: RHP Shane Smith (0-0, 1.54 ERA)TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7Red Sox vs. Smith: Has not faced any Boston battersWhite Sox vs. Crochet: Michael A. Taylor 1-1, Matt Thaiss 0-1, Miguel Vargas 1-2A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Stat of the day: During Chicago’s eight-game losing streak that preceded its series against Boston, the White Sox averaged two runs per game.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Pepin

The Bruins play their final road game of the season on Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh. Both teams have both been eliminated from the playoff race, and both will have one game remaining after Sunday’s clash. Here’s your preview of Sunday’s game. Where: PPG Paints Arena, PittsburghTV, radio: TNT, WBZ-FM 98.5Line: Pittsburgh -160. O/U: 6.0.Season record: 32-39-9. vs. spread: 35-45. Over/under: 41-38, 1 pushLast 10 games: 2-8-0. vs. spread: 4-6. Over/under: 7-3Season record: 33-35-12. vs. spread: 42-38.

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Pepin

The Bruins have lost 10 straight and fallen to the bottom of the Eastern Conference. On Saturday, they’ll face the Hurricanes, who are tied for the second-most points in the East with 96 and will be playing the second half of a back-to-back following a loss in Detroit on Friday. Carolina (46-25-4) has only lost three of its last 15 games and has clinched its seventh straight playoff berth. The Hurricanes went 11-3-0 in March.