Bruins legend Zdeno Chara paid the Boston fans an incredible compliment at the ceremony to retire his number 33.

The Boston Red Sox came out of nowhere with a big-money contract for one of the best pitchers available in free agency.

In the span of a week, the Boston Red Sox whiffed on signing Alex Bregman only to make a dramatic pivot in bolstering their rotation even further by signing Ranger Suárez to the largest free-agent contract under chief baseball officer Craig Breslow.

It would have been unthinkable 25 years ago to picture what was coming. Back then, the Curse of the Bambino was still a thing. Jayson Tatum still had baby teeth. Mike Vrabel and Don Sweeney still played defense.

If the Boston Bruins are going to eventually scratch and claw their way into a postseason spot, it’s going to be on the strength of being able to win hockey games in different ways. But it’s also going to manifest itself with strong,