BOSTON — This is not the AFC Least.

BOSTON — When the blade of David Pastrnak’s stick is sizzling like a beautiful medium rare porterhouse on the grill, it can cure a lot of ills.

BOSTON — How smoothly did the Bruins’ 2019-20 home opener go Saturday night at TD Garden?

It hasn’t taken you long to get sucked back in, am I right?

Tom Brady appeared to have bouts of depression during and after the New England Patriots “ugly” win in Buffalo.

BOSTON — The summer of 2010 was a particularly brutal one for guys like Zdeno Chara, Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Social media was abuzz with horror during the last hour of the New England Patriots 16-10 win over the Buffalo Bills.

Antonio Brown’s short but tumultuous tenure with the New England Patriots is officially over.

Believe In Boston.

BRIGHTON — It was a tiring summer for Torey Krug.

FOXBOROUGH — Bill Belichick was determined to avoid the elephant in the room. When he walked to the podium in front of a jam-packed press room, he started with an opening statement focused on Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins.

Gunner Olszewski’s journey to New England began back in May with a phone call, a call inviting him to rookie minicamp that came while he was literally digging ditches with his father back home in Alvin, Texas.

NASHVILLE — Growing up in Nashville a lifelong Tennessee Titans fan, Joejuan Williams always imagined how great it would be getting to play at Nissan Stadium. 

This week's column installment focuses on a make-or-break series with the Indians and another one-step-forward-one-step-back weekend. 

BOSTON — A fascinating decision awaits J.D. Martinez at the season’s end. 

Editor’s note: This is the final piece of a three part series focusing on the Boston Celtics current depth chart heading into the 2019-20 season. Today’s edition highlights each center on the roster. 

When summer practices are over, New England Patriots players typically take a few moments to unwind before heading in for their afternoon lift. Some will chat up coaches or friends visiting for the day, others might play with their kids on the field.

NEW YORK — Much will be made of this weekend’s players-only Red Sox meeting at Yankee Stadium between games of a doubleheader. But make no mistake: Saturday was about one man, Chris Sale. 

Two weeks of training camp are in the books, and now the Patriots will take the weekend off before flying to Detroit for a series of joint practices with Matt Patricia’s Lions in the lead-up to next Thursday’s preseason opener.

BOSTON — The Red Sox and Chris Sale were at a loss. 

If you’re looking for a leader in the Red Sox clubhouse, most young players will point you towards Xander Bogaerts’ locker. 

BOSTON — “It’s alive!”

BOSTON — You could see the healing at Angel Stadium. 

Try as they might, most adults aren’t going to fit into their favorite pair of high school jeans 20 years down the road. 

LYON, France (AP) — Megan Rapinoe stood on the field, arms outstretched, striking her now trademark victory pose symbolizing the confidence of a U.S. team that celebrated and savored each triumph at the Women's World Cup.

When Brandon Workman lost an eighth inning lead on Thursday, it went in the books as Boston’s 18th blown save of the season, most in the American League.

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara said he broke his jaw in multiple places and played the last three games of the Stanley Cup Final with "two plates, some wires and screws" holding it together.

BOSTON — When the Stanley Cup Final began two and a half weeks ago, Zach Sanford wasn't even sure if he'd get a chance to play in the series.

BOSTON — It was obvious that Brad Marchand had been crying.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — An alleged gunman and five accomplices have been detained in the shooting of former Red Sox superstar David Ortiz, Dominican officials said Wednesday, while providing no information about why a group of young men would try to kill their country’s most belo…

President John F. Kennedy wasn’t talking about winning the Stanley Cup when he declared that we do important things “not because they are easy, but because they are hard.”

High school seniors are graduating. The sweet smell of grilled meats permeate the air most evenings. The lines to get into the likes of Good Harbor, West and Saisbury Beaches grows by the day.

BOSTON — What’s happened to the Bruins’ ability to score goals at even strength?

BOSTON — Zdeno Chara can’t speak, but he was the talk of the town in Boston Thursday.

ST. LOUIS — Rivulets of red ran down his face, a sharp contrast to the grey-and-white stubble that has occupied space there for the last month-and-a-half.

ST. LOUIS — Being an American means different things to different folks. Land of the free, home of the brave, and the opportunity to speak your mind, choose the vocation of your liking, and live where the climate suits your clothes.

ST. LOUIS — On more than one occasion during his 6-minute press conference Sunday afternoon, Blues head coach Craig Berube spent time lamenting the fact that his club was spending so much time in the sin bin through the first three games of this Stanley Cup Final.

ST. LOUIS  — It would be easy to get complacent.

They could not possibly have asked, or dreamed of, a better script.