Julian Benbow

The Patriots' longest pass play of the season traveled 2 yards in the air.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Coaches have different sleeping patterns than a lot of people.

UNCASVIILE, Conn. — Connecticut Sun guard Ty Harris typically takes a nap before every game.

MINNEAPOLIS — The thing about asking “how close” is that you're also asking “how far.” The Connecticut Sun know what it's like to be close.

It was a homecoming for AJ Dybantsa, but it also was practically an NBA road trip. Utah Prep was in Denver last weekend for two games.

The Globe poll, a version of which first appeared in the newspaper in 1934, is compiled weekly from the preseason through the championship games by the Globe staff, led by high school sports editor Craig Larson and football reporter Nate Weitzer.

The Celtics and Pistons are on opposite ends of the NBA spectrum. The Celtics are the reigning champs.

Looking at the scoreboard at the half would've been demoralizing.

Some opportunities come along only once. Some decisions take longer to make than others.

The concept of the sixth man is rooted in Celtics history. When Red Auerbach was cutting his teeth with the Washington Capitols in the