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Steve Hewitt
Stephen Hewitt has been a sports reporter at the Herald since 2014, covering mostly college basketball, Red Sox and Patriots. He graduated from UMass in 2014.
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Celtics wrap up season-long road trip with convincing win over Hornets
Jayson Tatum scored 25 points and Sam Hauser caught fire in the second half as the Celtics closed out their longest road trip of the season with a win over...
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UConn’s legendary run continues to another Final Four after bashing of Illinois
UConn's seemingly unstoppable run will continue to the Final Four after its most dominant victory yet over Illinois. The Huskies are now two wins away from repeating as national champions.
With Final Four spot on the line, Illinois unafraid of juggernaut UConn: ‘No pressure on us’
UConn looks unbeatable in its quest for back-to-back national championships, but Illinois does not feel pressure ahead of the teams' Elite Eight matchup on Saturday night at TD Garden.
Illinois advances to Elite Eight matchup against UConn, but not afraid of tall task
Illinois won't have much time to celebrate its Sweet 16 win over Iowa State, as the Illini have a herculean task in front of them on Saturday against UConn.
UConn cruises to Elite Eight with dominant victory over San Diego State
UConn cruised to the Elite Eight with a dominant 82-52 victory over San Diego State on Thursday night at TD Garden.
As UConn seeks another Final Four, Dan Hurley believes Huskies have found formula to success
UConn is ready to play in front of a heavy Huskies crowd in Boston as it seeks another Final Four. It's the product of a process in which coach Dan...
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NCAA Tournament coaches in Boston react to Charlie Baker’s call to end prop betting
NCAA president and former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday made a call to end sports prop betting, and he had the support from NCAA Tournament coaches as they prepared...
March Madness comes to Boston: UConn set to take over TD Garden as championship favorite
UConn will have a clear home court advantage as four teams battle in Boston this weekend for a spot in the Final Four.
Celtics blow 30-point lead, suffer humbling loss to Hawks
The Celtics blew a 30-point lead before suffering a humbling loss to the Hawks on Monday night in Atlanta.
Payton Pritchard, Celtics’ bench continuing to silence questions with reliable play
Payton Pritchard took questions about the Celtics' bench personally before this season began but he and the unit have continued to silence their critics.