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It’s too easy to say that the Celtics “didn’t quit.” Steve Buckley on a team that finally looked like the defending NBA champions ⤵️ nytimes.com/athletic/63581…

Joe Mazzulla on 98.5’s Zolak & Bertrand just now: “The Who is coming to Fenway? I thought Who is on first.” The good vibes from Game 5 continue.

Jordon Hudson has told at least one person that she and Bill Belichick are engaged to be married. Latest story on Hudson and Belichick from katie rosman. nytimes.com/2025/05/20/spo…

Chicagoans dig the idea of having a celebrity fan who happens to be pope. The Knicks have Timothée Chalamet. The Dodgers have a cast of A-listers that goes back to Frank Sinatra. The White Sox, Bears and Villanova now have Pope Leo XIV.

Rabbi Joseph Schultz was pleased by the election of the first U.S.-born pope. He was even happier to learn that Pope Leo XIV was, like himself, raised in the Chicago area. Steve Buckley on the rabbi's connection of church and sport ⤵️ nytimes.com/athletic/63768…

Steve Buckley While the roll call of players who’ve come out over the last two decades isn’t extensive, each announcement makes a mark. And it’s not just other athletes who are paying attention. nytimes.com/athletic/63961…

Sounds like fun. Winner plays the Polo Grounds Era Mets.

I’m at Walker Stadium in Portland, Ore., where Portland Pickles of the collegiate West Coast League have “Sweet Caroline” on the menu.

It’s great that we have all these social media look-ins of players being called up to the big leagues. I thought it would be fun to talk to some back-in-the-day players about how they got the news. And I was right! Here’s the story ⁦The Athletic⁩. nytimes.com/athletic/64231…

“You’re going to the big leagues” is one of the best things to happen in baseball since players started using gloves. The videos go viral now, but how did these stories play out in the pre-social-media era? Steve Buckley asked ⤵️ nytimes.com/athletic/64231…

That last play — Carlos Narváez spying Jasson Domínguez wandering off second base —takes caught napping to a whole new level.

Now that Devers is gone, there’s all this talk about clubhouse “culture.” Red Sox should reflect on and improve the culture in baseball operations, writes Steve Buckley. nytimes.com/athletic/64365…

This loudmouth fan on the NESN feed … are we going to have to listen to him all night?

Saw this photo in the Boston Globe this morning. I believe I speak for everybody in the press box when I say that ⁦Dan Roche⁩ being demoted to Triple-A Worcester is only temporary. He’ll be back up sometime this season! He just needs to work on some things.

Bob Nightengale has the heartbreaking news that longtime baseball writer Scott Miller Scott Miller has passed away. All I wish to add here is that Scott was one of the absolute nicest people I ever met. He will be missed.

The aftermath of the move hasn't been pretty. The Red Sox were flying high after the Yankees sweep. But now they look lost, writes Steve Buckley ⤵️ nytimes.com/athletic/64544…

Had an interesting talk yesterday with Jim Rice about the1979 photo shoot he did with the late Dave Parker that became a famous SI cover. The headline: ”Who’s best?” Rice’s takeaway: Parker was. Here’s my column ⁦⁦The Athletic⁩ … nytimes.com/athletic/64646…

The Reds beat the Red Sox in epic ’75 Series but NESN won the reunion with its thowback telecast of Tuesday night’s rain-suspended game. The retro look will continue for one inning when play resumes today at 2:30. Here’s my column ⁦⁦The Athletic⁩ nytimes.com/athletic/64678…

Baseball is wonderful in its stories, and just about everyone has them.. You captured is perfectly as always Buck! ⚾️⚾️⚾️🇺🇸⚾️⚾️⚾️