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In New England, the Patriots situation is getting louder by the day. Drake Maye stepped up this week with a clear message of support for head coach Mike Vrabel, telling reporters flat out, we love coach. Vrabel missed day three of the two thousand twenty six NFL Draft to be with his family amid the Dianna Russini scandal, and now the locker room is rallying behind him publicly.
Meanwhile in Boston, the Celtics are staring at a real problem. Philadelphia walked into the Garden and took game five, forcing the series to extend after Boston went ice cold down the stretch, missing fourteen consecutive shots in the fourth quarter. Payton Pritchard says he's already moved on mentally, but this team has dropped two home games in this series, and that is not where you want to be.
And in Pittsburgh, the hockey world is asking a question nobody wanted to ask. Is this the end for Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang together? The Penguins are eliminated, the core is aging, contracts are uncertain, and what may have been their final game together passed quietly without anyone knowing it in the moment.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
