The Latest Breaking News from Boston

With DeMar DeRozan forced out of the game with a strained right quadriceps, it became turn-back-the-clock night to the days when LaVine was a solo act. And while his 15 points in the fourth quarter gave the Bulls a chance to steal the win, Boston’s Al Horford had the final…

BOSTON — The Boston Police Department says it received and ignored 12 federal requests to detain suspected illegal immigrants last year under the city's sanctuary-city law.

Speaking on an episode of "NBA Today" with his cohosts of the popular ESPN daily basketball news show, the 2008 Celtics champ stated his belief that Tatum is a top five player.

BOSTON — A swastika has been found spray-painted on a sidewalk in a town near Boston, according to police who are investigating “this insidious form of hate.”

For now at least, the plan seems to be for the Celtics center to come off of the bench as he slowly ramps up his playing time.

People in Boston are pronouncing their R's. Southerners are losing their drawl. What's going on?!

The fun specifically for fans of the Celtics kicks off in a tilt against fellow Eastern Conference title contenders, the Milwaukee Bucks, with one of the Most Valuable Player candidates making a statement above the rim.

"I think when we don't, we're not doing our job. So we've just got to be more consistent with that regardless of how the first group comes out," said the Virginia alum.

BOSTON — A group Mattapan students brutally jumped another student and the teacher walking her home outside the Young Achievers Science and Math Pilot School after school Wednesday, according to details in a Boston Police report.