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The NBA is changing its load management governance. How will that affect Boston’s injury liabilities? “Availability is the best ability,” the saying goes. It doesn’t matter how talented you are if you can’t stay on the court. Making decisions to preserve players’ wellbeing is at the forefront of NBA teams’ goals – especially in Boston, […]

The reigning Sixth Man of the Year is key to Boston’s success next season. After the Celtics lost in the Finals to the Golden State Warriors in 2022, it was clear they were missing something. Their scoring and playmaking off the bench was limited, and the offense often grew stagnant late in games. Malcolm Brogdon was the […]

These five former Celtics are some of the best names to know for Immaculate Grid. So-called “grid” games like Immaculate Grid have been taking over the sports world. Millions of users have tried their luck on several grid-based websites. Originally created for MLB players, Sports Reference acquired the online sensation in July and created spinoffs […]

Griffin’s old contract contained a trade kicker — and could teach us something about Brown’s supermax extension. Full Story

The Senate Appropriations Committee’s fiscal year 2024 defense spending bill includes funding for a new program designed to enable the Pentagon to better “tap into innovative commercial solutions.” In its report accompanying the bill , released Thursday, the panel suggested a $20 million budget for the “Advanced Defense Capabilities Pilot” program, which it says would […]

Protection against directed-energy weapons should be a priority for the Defense Department at all levels of development, according to the House Armed Services Committee. In the chairman’s mark of the fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill , the committee expressed concern with adversaries’ ability to develop high-powered energy weapons that pose risks to military equipment […]

The Defense Department should create an outside advisory committee focused on venture capital and simplify the fielding of emerging technologies, according to the House Armed Services Committee. In the chairman’s mark of the fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill , the panel recommends the creation of “venture advisory roles” to assist in the fielding and […]

Congress should give the Pentagon more authority to defend against unmanned aircraft abroad, the Defense Department says. In a legislative proposal released last week, DOD pushed for the modification of federal laws it says limit its ability to defend against drones outside of the U.S.