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Morning sports update: 5 standout stats from Rob Gronkowski’s career

The Celtics lost to the Spurs on Sunday, 115-96. Elsewhere, the Revolution lost to FC Cincinnati at Gillette Stadium, 2-0.

The Bruins are in Tampa tonight to play the Lightning at 7:30 p.m.

Some of Rob Gronkowski’s best stats: The main story for New England sports fans on Sunday was Rob Gronkowski’s decision to retire from football. He exits the NFL as unquestionably one of the best tight ends of all time.

At his best, Gronkowski was nearly unstoppable as a weapon in the Patriots’ offense. And even though he’s retiring at 29, he still ranks either at or near the top of many statistical categories measuring players’ entire careers.