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Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski dishes on his health, having fun off of the field, his relationship with Bill Belichick, Wes Welker's departure, the NFL draft and more. Gronkowski Ravens LB Brendon Ayanbadejo talks about his support of same-sex marriage...

Kobe Bryant sits down with Jackie MacMullan to chat about Rajon Rondo's season-ending ACL injury; trash-talking with Paul Pierce; and catching up with Bill Belichick and Rob Gronkowski:...

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Despite Tuesday being the Celtics' first organized gathering since Saturday's win over the Sixers, head coach Doc Rivers couldn't help reflecting on his time spent at the New England Patriots game Monday night. Rivers received th...

Born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. on April 16, 1947, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won six NBA championships, six MVP awards and is the NBA's all-time leading scorer (38,387 points). Other athletes born on April 16 include football star Dick "Night Train" Lan...

US PresswireBulls coach Tom Thibodeau and Patriots coach Bill Belichick.BOSTON -- With the Bulls in town Sunday, Celtics coach Doc Rivers again was asked why it took former top assistant Tom Thibodeau so long to land a head coaching job, particularly...

MILWAUKEE -- Tom Thibodeau is so laser focused on his job on a day to day basis that the he had to chuckle when asked who he was taking in Sunday night's Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants. "Come on now," he said...

Jalen and I decided that the Super Bowl is boring. Not, like, the game. We mean the lead-up to the game. Gronkowski is going to play, Eli is "elite," and Bill Belichick is a great coach. Ho-freaking-hum. So instead of going over tired Super Bowl stor...

This ludicrous lockout apparently isn't going to end on its own. But it might if the owners and players start to realize how ridiculous they look to fans just trying to make ends meet.

The MacArthur Foundation awarded its "Genius Grants" again last month. And again, sports got the shaft. How could they overlook the brilliance in our world? Our nominations include ...

Our good friend, Mike Reiss, was pointing out a Forbes article today that showed Patriots coach Bill Belichick is the highest paid helmsman in all of sports. That made us wonder where Celtics coach Doc Rivers ranked among his NBA brethren and Forbes ...

Until spring arrives (please be right, Punxsutawney Phil), we've got sports to keep us warm. Last night brought us another scorching night of hoops, with Jimmer Fredette, buzzer-beaters, upsets and another 40-plus game from Kevin Durant.

Get past the Justin Bieber and 'Hollywood Wives' jokes, and this is the reality in the NFL right now: Tom Brady stands between every surviving playoff team and the Super Bowl. Again.

Believe it or not, there are stats to prove chemistry is necessary in the NBA. And it's all about role players doing their thing. Plus, NFL fourth down update and quantifying the nostalgia (or lack thereof) for the San Francisco/New York Giants.

Blog | Conversation | October 26, 2010

WILLIAMS STRUGGLES, ADVANCES: The number 1 seed on the Women's side, Serena Williams, struggled in the 1st set before going on to knock off Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland, 7-6, 6-2. Williams is looking to win the French Open for the 1st time since ...

Jim Caple sorts out a confusing year in sports in his eighth annual Year That Wasn't column.

There have been so many outstanding head coaching jobs done this season, Bill Belichick might discover it was easier to claim a fourth Super Bowl title than to be cited as the league's best mentor.