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Morning sports update: Bill Belichick ‘wasn’t surprised’ Cam Newton was voted a Patriots captain

The Celtics bounced back from consecutive losses to the Raptors in the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 111-89 win in Game 5 on Monday.

Jaylen Brown led the way for Boston with 27 points, including an emphatic dunk:

Bill Belichick on Cam Newton: Speaking on WEEI’s “Ordway, Merloni and Fauria,” Bill Belichick was asked if Cam Newton is, in fact, the Patriots’ starter heading into Week 1 on Sunday, as was reported last week. In typical style, Belichick gave nothing away.

“We haven’t announced any starting lineup or anything like that so I’ll just leave it at that,” said the Patriots’ coach.