Tara Sullivan

Sports Columnist at The Boston Globe

Sports columnist for The Boston Globe, covering any and all sports. Rutgers grad. Irish dance teacher. Springsteen devotee.

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Add this name to list of why these Red Sox have proven to be an average team: Alex Cora - The Boston Globe

2 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Tara Sullivan

A day before the Red Sox tried to salvage the final game of a three-city West Coast road swing Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif., a few hours prior to the team being walked off yet again in losing to the Angels, Alex Cora provided a blunt assessment of the 2025 season. “We’ve been an average team,” he said. The math proves his point: With a 40-42 record after Wednesday’s 5-2 loss to the Angels, the Red Sox stumbled past the season’s official halfway point stuck in the middling neighborhood.
Tyrese Haliburton the latest example that playing through pain isn’t always best, no matter how much is at stake - The Boston Globe

4 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Tara Sullivan

It’s an age-old story, covering some of sports’ most dramatic moments. From Kirk Gibson’s World Series home run to Curt Schilling’s bloody sock, from Kerri Strug’s ailing ankle to Kevin McHale’s broken foot, a player’s willingness to push through pain to be there for their teammates has been lauded and celebrated. The higher the stakes, the more we push for ailing players to give it a shot.
Seeing Brad Marchand hoist the Cup and Rafael Devers traded are reminders of how Boston’s sports fortunes have changed - The Boston Globe

6 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Tara Sullivan

The strangeness began the moment Brad Marchand introduced himself to the hockey world wearing the foreign red of the Florida Panthers. The pain? That came this past week, watching Marchand skate around the Panthers’ home rink with the Stanley Cup in his hands, smiling, hugging, high-fiving and handshaking his way around a second consecutive victory celebration the Panthers almost certainly would not have enjoyed had Marchand not arrived via a trade deadline swap with the Bruins.
There’s no avoiding the Mookie Betts parallels as Rafael Devers joins him on the Pacific coast - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Tara Sullivan

The Sunday evening headlines were all about Rafael Devers. This stunning story goes all the way back to Mookie Betts. Two homegrown franchise players sent packing to the West Coast — the first tearing apart the foundation of a championship roster, the second closing the book on one of the worst decisions in franchise history.
Should Bruins fans want Brad Marchand back, or should they instead look toward a new chapter for the Black & Gold? - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Tara Sullivan

Bruins fans know this Brad Marchand. They know the guy flying around the Stanley Cup ice with a nose for the goal, the one stalking up and down the bench with encouraging words for teammates, the one climbing under the skin of opposing skaters, ready to jump in on any scrum. Bruins fans love this Brad Marchand. Or at least they did when he was wearing Black and Gold. But Marchand plays for the enemy now, and he’s been busy proving himself one of the best trade deadline acquisitions of all time.
Patrice Bergeron and others believe Marco Sturm can do for the Bruins what he did seven years ago for Team Germany - The Boston Globe

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Tara Sullivan

The first international hockey tournament I ever covered was at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and even before play began in PyeongChang, there was an unmistakable sense of unpredictability because rosters did not include NHL players. Yet even if the field felt wide open, the talent-rich — Canada, Sweden, Finland, et al — were still favored. Until a different European country crashed the party.
Players’ fashion choice of shorts over skorts thrusts Irish sport of camogie into the spotlight - The Boston Globe

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Tara Sullivan

By size alone, Ireland is comparatively small, yet the island nation has made its mark on the world stage. Regarded internationally for its influence on the arts, the country of my heritage is less frequently mentioned in sports. But across these past few weeks, a little-known national game called camogie changed that dynamic, thrusting itself into the middle of a debate about tradition, sexism, and an archaic rule, attracting headlines from Australia to Boston, with Ireland in between.
Poor behavior by parents and coaches teaches kids a lesson, and it isn’t a good one - The Boston Globe

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Tara Sullivan

The headline read like a warning. Here’s hoping the right people heed its words. Parents and coaches on the sporting sidelines: Are you listening? This recent Globe story by colleague Trevor Hass ran under the banner, “Angry coaches and parents are driving away girls’ lacrosse officials. That’s a problem as the sport continues to grow.” And wow, did it resonate. That’s how it goes when you hit a nerve.
Clark vs. Reese moves the conversational needle, but talk of the WNBA should focus on the exciting play on the court - The Boston Globe

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Tara Sullivan

Caitlin Clark should have known better. No, not the flagrant foul heard ‘round the league. That was fine in my book, no matter how much a forearm wrapped around fellow WNBA combatant Angel Reese landed the two players in yet another frustrating narrative about a rivalry that goes back to their college days. It was a comment Clark made during a media call heading into last weekend’s season-opening games that even she, in retrospect, would have to laugh at.
Are the Knicks up to the prime-time challenge of trying to close out the Celtics in Game 6? - The Boston Globe

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Tara Sullivan

NEW YORK — The Knicks weren’t ready for their prime time moment in Game 5 at TD Garden, unable to end a two-decade drought of reaching the Eastern Conference Finals despite facing a Celtics team without injured star Jayson Tatum. But the beauty of building a 3-1 series lead was the guarantee of a second chance to close out this second-round playoff series, and even better, to do it at home, backed by the full-throated roars of a championship-starved city.

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tara sullivan @Globe_Tara

7 Jun 25

Why do I think Marco Sturm can build a new culture with the Bruins? Because I watched him do it for Team Germany at the 2018 Olympics. So much fun talking to those who were there, and oh, also to the great Patrice Bergeron. https://t.co/gEdgPSyYue via @BostonGlobe

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11 Jan 25

Big news here from @nicolecyang

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The Patriots have entered contract negotiations with their lead head coaching candidate Mike Vrabel, according to a league source. https://t.co/OZTQiAuVAZ

tara sullivan @Globe_Tara

27 Oct 24

There's a great Netflix doc out on the Red Sox comeback in the 2004 ALCS and @BGlobeSports colleagues have written great stories about the 20th ann'y. I covered that series too ... from the Yankees side. Five memories that stand out. https://t.co/xIEmD9LEyT via @BostonGlobe

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Articles

Add this name to list of why these Red Sox have proven to be an average team: Alex Cora - The Boston Globe

Tyrese Haliburton the latest example that playing through pain isn’t always best, no matter how much is at stake - The Boston Globe

Seeing Brad Marchand hoist the Cup and Rafael Devers traded are reminders of how Boston’s sports fortunes have changed - The Boston Globe

There’s no avoiding the Mookie Betts parallels as Rafael Devers joins him on the Pacific coast - The Boston Globe

Should Bruins fans want Brad Marchand back, or should they instead look toward a new chapter for the Black & Gold? - The Boston Globe

Patrice Bergeron and others believe Marco Sturm can do for the Bruins what he did seven years ago for Team Germany - The Boston Globe

Players’ fashion choice of shorts over skorts thrusts Irish sport of camogie into the spotlight - The Boston Globe

Poor behavior by parents and coaches teaches kids a lesson, and it isn’t a good one - The Boston Globe

Clark vs. Reese moves the conversational needle, but talk of the WNBA should focus on the exciting play on the court - The Boston Globe

Are the Knicks up to the prime-time challenge of trying to close out the Celtics in Game 6? - The Boston Globe

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Irene Rotondo

Roberto Scalese

Cailin Loesch

Solangi Sosa

Lauren Young

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