The Bruins have had the Maple Leafs' number in the NHL Playoffs

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/19 9:41A The Associated Press

By Jimmy Golen, AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins may have found just the solution to their playoff slump: A first-round matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Bruins haven't lost a playoff series to Toronto since 1959, winning...

Red Sox call up 31-year-old rookie Cam Booser to join bullpen

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/19 7:24A Matt Geagan

BOSTON -- The Red Sox are in need of a feel-good story, and they'll provide the entire baseball world with one Friday night. Boston has called up reliever Cam Booser, who will get his first taste of the majors at the age of 31. The lefty reliever...

Is there any hope for the woeful Red Sox defense? And can they right the ship at Fenway Park?

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/19 5:32A CBS Boston

The Red Sox defense has gone from bad to horrific since Trevor Story's injury. Is there any hope for improvement on the diamond? And should they just play all their games on the road after an embarrassing 3-7 homestand? Dan Roche and Joe Weil...

Here's the Bruins-Maple Leafs first-round playoff schedule

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/19 2:31A Matt Geagan

BOSTON -- The Bruins and the Maple Leafs are once again taking their historic rivalry to the NHL Playoffs. We knew the series would begin Saturday night in Boston, but the NHL released the full series schedule Thursday night following the...

Red Sox drop series finale to Guardians, 5-4, to finish off a 3-7 homestand

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/18 10:41A Matt Geagan

BOSTON -- The Red Sox returned home from their season-opening road trip with a surprising 7-3 record. Most expected the Red Sox to be in pretty decent shape when they hit the road again following a 10-game homestand. But maybe the Red Sox should...

Ullmark or Swayman? The Bruins know their goalie plan for Game 1 vs. Maple Leafs, but they aren't...

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/18 9:39A Matt Geagan

BOSTON -- Will it be Linus Ullmark or Jeremy Swayman? That's what Boston hockey fans are asking themselves, wondering who will be in net when the Bruins begin their first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night at TD...

Bruins eager and ready for another showdown with Maple Leafs in NHL Playoffs

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/18 8:52A CBS Boston

The Bruins won all four games against the Leafs in the regular season and have won each of their last six playoff matchups. Bruins captain says that all means nothing once this playoff series starts in Boston on Saturday night.

Red Sox place Tyler O'Neill on 7-Day Injured List

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/18 7:11A Matt Geagan

BOSTON -- The injury bug keeps biting the Boston Red Sox. But at least outfielder Tyler O'Neill should be back sooner than the rest of Boston's walking wounded. The Red Sox placed O'Neill on the 7-Day Injured List on Thursday, retroactive to...

Celtics will face either Miami or Chicago in first round of NBA playoffs

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/18 2:31A Matt Geagan

BOSTON -- The Celtics' list of potential first-round opponents is down to just two. Boston will play either the Miami Heat or the Chicago Bulls when the postseason tips off at TD Garden on Sunday afternoon. The 8-seeded Heat lost to the 7-seeded...

Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday were personally delivered their Team USA jerseys by Grant Hill

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/17 10:03A Matt Geagan

BOSTON -- It's no surprise that Jayson Tatum and Jrue Holiday will be back on Team USA this summer for the Olympics games in Paris. But both Celtics stars were a bit surprised when Grant Hill showed up at their house recently to pass along their...

Bill Belichick will be co-hosting Pat McAfee's Draft Spectacular next week

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/17 8:38A Matt Geagan

FOXBORO -- When the New England Patriots pick third overall in next week's NFL Draft, former Pats head coach Bill Belichick will be on TV to break down the selection. Belichick will serve as a co-host on Pat McAfee's Draft Spectacular on ESPN+ on...

Bill Belichick reportedly expected to join Omaha Productions, but still wants to coach in 2025

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/17 7:03A Matt Geagan

FOXBORO -- Bill Belichick believes that he'll get another chance to coach in the NFL in 2025. But with no job on the sideline this year, the former Patriots head coach is getting set to spend 2024 on television. Included in ESPN's lengthy article...

The Bruins get the Maple Leafs in the first round of the NHL Playoffs

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/17 4:17A Matt Geagan

BOSTON -- The NHL regular season is over for the Bruins and a first-round matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL playoffs awaits. These two teams are very familiar with each other on the postseason stage, though the Leafs would...

What the Celtics are saying ahead of the NBA Playoffs -- even without knowing their opponent

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/16 9:31A CBS Boston

The Boston Celtics are a confident bunch heading into the playoffs, even if they don't know their first-round opponent just yet. The Celtics will spend the next few days working on themselves, and then shift to whichever team they'll face come...

Why clinching Atlantic Division may not be best for Bruins and their NHL playoff hopes

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/16 7:34A Matt Geagan

BOSTON -- The Bruins missed out on a chance to claim the Atlantic Division on Monday night when they were shut out by the Washington Capitals. Boston can make up for it Tuesday night with a win over the Ottawa Senators at TD Garden in their final...