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Tyler Toffoli scored his first two goals with his new team and added an assist as the Vancouver Canucks routed the Boston Bruins 9-3.

James Harden scored 42 points, Russell Westbrook had 36 and the Houston Rockets snapped Boston's seven-game win streak with a 116-105 victory over the Celtics.

The Red Sox and Dodgers finalized the on-again, off-again deal that will send Mookie Betts and David Price to to the West Coast just hours before Red Sox spring training.

The Red Sox have agreed to trade 2018 AL MVP Mookie Betts to the Dodgers. Included in the Boston packaged with Betts, is left-hander pitcher David Price.

Tuukka Rask made 25 saves for his third shutout this season and the Bruins extended their winning streak to four games with a 4-0 victory over the Canucks.

Zion Williamson had 21 points and 11 rebounds in 27 minutes, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Boston Celtics 123-108, first victory since the rookie star joined the lineup.

The San Francisco Giant's 11-3 rout of the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night was Bochy's 2,000th career victory as a manager in the majors.

Bogaerts hit a three-run homer in the first inning. Then hit another homer in the eighth giving the Red Sox a 19-3 lead, pounding their longtime rivals, the Yankees.

An alleged gunman and five accomplices have been detained in the shooting of former Red Sox superstar David Ortiz.

Binnington stopped 32 shots, and Ryan O'Reilly scored for the fourth straight game to lead the Blues to a 4-1 victory over Boston in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.