Celtics president Red Auerbach, in intensive care in a Washington hospital, showed mild improvement yesterday amid growing concerns for his health. According to a Celtics official who spoke yesterday with the soon-to-be 88-year-old franchise icon, a breathing tube had been removed and Auerbach was ''conversant. (Full article: 244 words)

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