Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce has identified an Eastern Conference team on the brink of making significant strides in the NBA in the coming seasons. Paul Pierce, a 20-year veteran who cemented his legacy with the Boston Celtics—including winning an NBA championship in 2008 and being named Finals MVP—knows what it takes for a team to contend.

The reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics return to TD Garden Friday night still looking for consistent traction as they get set to host the Orlando Magic.

The Boston College Eagles men’s hockey team will compete in the 2025 Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off. The multi-day event will feature four teams and take place from Dec. 28-29, 2025, at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. Wisconsin, Western Michigan and Lake Superior State will be the other three teams to join the Eagles.

The Celtics made 17 triples against the Magic on Friday night. Orlando ended with just 5. The long-range game was the difference.

The 31-year-old signed a minor-league deal with the Red Sox in January 2023 ahead of spring training. He made a legitimate case to make the Opening Day roster, but Connor Wong beat out Alfaro and he began the year in Triple-A Worcester. After hitting .320 with six home runs in 43 games, Alfaro opted out of his contract June 1.

BOSTON – The Orlando Magic and Boston Celtics meet for the second time this season Friday night inside TD Garden. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. ET. It's the second and final game of the Magic's chilly Northern road trip, and Orlando (23-19) is out to wash the taste of a 29-point loss suffered Wednesday night at Milwaukee.

Paolo Banchero couldn’t pinpoint an exact reason for the lack of energy at Milwaukee but said Orlando has to “shake it off” to rebound.

After Wednesday loss at Milwaukee, Magic players pointed to an atypical lack of energy at the root of the rout. At Friday's shootaround, second-year guard Anthony Black said games like this one with the Celtics are the ones "hoopers get up for."

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The defending NBA Champions are back in action on Friday, Jan. 17 when the Boston Celtics host the Orlando Magic at TD Garden in Boston.

After torching the Magic, Celtics star Jayson Tatum brushed off the disrespect he received earlier from the Raptors.

Barbara Dipoli, 53, was a passenger on a flight from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Boston Logan International Airport when she suffered a medical episode.