The top 10 baseball, softball and boys’ and girls’ lacrosse teams in Maine, through games of May 1.
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Celtics finish off Heat with another blowout win, 118-84
Boston avenges its ouster from last year’s playoffs, thoroughly outplaying Miami to advance to the second round.
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Red Sox injury list continues to grow as Yoshida heads to IL
Masataka Yoshida has a hand injury, but Boston adds first baseman Dominic Smith and utility infielder Zack Short.
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NASCAR Cup Series: Denny Hamlin prevails at Dover for third win of season
Denny Hamlin holds off a challenge from Kyle Larson and ties Lee Petty for 12th place on the all-time wins list.
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Messi scores twice as Inter Miami beats New England, 4-1
A crowd of 65,612 – the largest ever at Gillette Stadium – watches Lionel Messi lead his team past the Revolution.
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Top portion of NFL Draft dominated by offense
The first 12 selections are quarterbacks, wide receivers or tackles, led by USC quarterback Caleb Williams going to the Bears.
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Marchand’s two goals in third help Bruins regain series lead over Leafs
Brad Marchand nets the winner, then adds an empty-netter as Boston picks up a 4-2 victory in Game 3 of the first-round series.
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Heat stun Celtics, steal home-court advantage with Game 2 win, 111-101
Miami sets a franchise playoff record with 23 3-pointers and evens the first-round series at 1-1.
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Houck pitches three-hitter, Red Sox shut out Indians, 2-0
Tanner Houck throws Boston’s first complete-game shutout at Fenway in seven years.
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Despite regular-season success, it’s championship or bust for Celtics
Boston has made several deep playoff runs in recent years but hasn’t been able to add to its 17 titles since 2008.