FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Jayson Tatum was at spotted practice on Wednesday —- just not on a basketball court. The Celtics star made an appearance at the New England Patriots’ joint training camp practice with the Washington Commanders. Tatum, who had surgery in May to repair the ruptured right Achilles tendon injury he suffered in […]
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Red Sox ride Duran HR, strong outing from Bello to 6th straight win, beating Royals 8-5
BOSTON (AP) — Jarren Duran hit a three-run homer and Brayan Bello pitched six effective innings, helping the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Monday night for their sixth consecutive victory. Rob Refsnyder drove in two runs, and Duran added a leaping, run-saving catch in front of the Green Monster in the fourth. […]
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Pats hope new-look offensive line provides protection for QB Drake Maye
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Among the New England Patriots’ biggest priorities this offseason was to fortify the offensive line around quarterback Drake Maye. It was a must as Maye attempts to make a leap forward in his second season under a new coach, new offense and surrounded by several new playmakers. Through the first full […]
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From rookie challenges to leadership: How Pats QB Drake Maye is preparing for Year 2
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Drake Maye got a crash course in confronting change during his first NFL season. The 2024 third overall draft pick took on expected challenges, such as becoming a rookie starter in Week 6 for a New England Patriots team that was 1-4 at the time. And he handled unexpected hiccups, such as being […]
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Red Sox score 3 runs in 7th to hold of Rays 4-3, earn season-high 7th straight victory
BOSTON (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela hit a go-ahead, two-run double during a three-run seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox earned their season-high seventh straight win by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Thursday. Boston starter Walker Buehler gave up three runs off five hits, including two home runs, over six innings. Chris Murphy […]
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Red Sox hit 3 home runs, power past Rockies 9-3 to post 4th straight victory
BOSTON (AP) — Roman Anthony hit a two-run home run, Ceddanne Rafaela homered for the third straight game and the Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3 on Monday night. Boston rookie Richard Fitts (1-3) allowed five hits, two earned runs and struck out six over 5 2/3 innings to notch his first major […]
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Encarnacion-Strand hits his 1st career grand slam to power Reds’ rally to beat Red Sox 8-4
BOSTON (AP) — Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit his first career grand slam during a five-run seventh inning and the Cincinnati Reds rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 on Wednesday night. Elly De La Cruz, TJ Friedl and Santiago Espinal added RBIs for the Reds. Nick Martinez (6-8) pitched 6 2/3 innings, yielding four runs […]
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José Berríos, Blue Jays bullpen keep Red Sox bats silent in 9-0 series-opening win
BOSTON (AP) — José Berríos pitched seven scoreless innings, George Springer had three hits and two RBI singles, and the Toronto Blue Jays earned a 9-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. Bo Bichette, Alejandro Kirk, Ernie Clement and Andrés Giménez also drove in runs for Toronto, which has won six of […]
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Celtics trade France’s Noah Penda to Magic for 4 2nd-round picks, AP source says
The Boston Celtics have agreed to trade French forward Noah Penda — the No. 32 pick Thursday night in the NBA draft — to the Orlando Magic for the 46th and 57th picks and second-round picks in in 2026 and 2027, according to a person with knowledge of the agreement. The person spoke to The […]
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Narváez walk-off single in 10th helps Red Sox earn 3rd straight win over Yankees, 2-1 in 10 innings
BOSTON (AP) — Carlos Narváez hit a walk-off RBI single off the wall in the 10th inning after Aaron Judge hit a tying solo home run in the ninth and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the New York Yankees 2-1 on Friday night. Ceddanne Rafaela added an RBI. Boston has now won its […]
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Marcelo Mayer hits first 2 career home runs at Fenway Park to help Red Sox beat Rays
BOSTON (AP) — The soundtrack to Marcelo Mayer’s first major league home run was a chorus of boos as he rounded the bases at New York’s Yankee Stadium last week. The Red Sox rookie added his latest two homers on much friendlier soil. Mayer hit a pair of solo home runs, two of four on the day […]
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Angels manufacture a run in 10th inning to beat Red Sox, 4-3
BOSTON (AP) — Automatic runner Zach Neto scored on Taylor Ward’s bases-loaded double play groundout to lift the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox in 10 innings on Tuesday night. Nolan Schanuel had two RBIs and Neto added two hits and an RBI to give the Angels consecutive wins […]
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White scores 34 to help Celtics stave off elimination with 127-102 Game 5 win over Knicks
BOSTON (AP) — Before the Boston Celtics took the floor without their biggest star on a night they had to win, Joe Mazzulla implored his players to just pour everything they had into winning one game. They did, and the defending NBA champions earned another chance to extend their season. Derrick White had 34 points, […]
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Tatum to miss remainder of playoffs after Achilles tendon surgery, imperiling Celtics’ repeat hopes
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum had surgery Tuesday to repair a ruptured right Achilles tendon that will sideline him for the remainder of the playoffs, the team announced. The Celtics announced the extent of Tatum’s injury and the surgery a day after the six-time All-Star went down in the Celtics’ 121-113 Game 4 loss to the […]
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Knicks take a 2-0 lead over the Celtics after coming from 20 down again to win 91-90
BOSTON (AP) — For the second straight game, the New York Knicks found themselves in a hole the Boston Celtics have rarely let teams out of this season. The Knicks again found a way — almost the same way, in fact — to pull off the improbable. And now they are two wins away from […]
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Thunder, Celtics look to bounce back after series-opening losses to Knicks, Nuggets
The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder looked very much like the dominant teams they were during the regular season in securing lopsided first-round playoff series wins. Suddenly, both teams are facing their first dose of adversity this postseason following Game 1 losses to open Round 2. The Celtics missed an NBA playoff-record 45 of […]
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Knicks come from 20 down, beat Celtics 108-105 in OT as Bridges’ steal preserves Game 1 win
BOSTON (AP) — The Knicks grew accustomed to facing big deficits against the Celtics this season. New York faced another one to open its Eastern Conference semifinal matchup against the defending NBA champions. This time, the Knicks found a way to overcome it. Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby each scored 29 points before Mikal Bridges […]
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Patriots believe they used NFL draft to add weapons, protection around around QB Drake Maye
As disappointing as the Patriots’ second straight 4-13 finish was last season, they went into the offseason feeling like rookie Drake Maye had established himself as a quarterback to build around. New England spent the three-day NFL draft shoring up the infrastructure around him in a big way. The Patriots started by using the fourth-overall pick to […]
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Memphis CB Kobee Minor is Mr. Irrelevant, taken by the Patriots with the last pick in the NFL draft
Memphis cornerback Kobee Minor got the title of “Mr. Irrelevant” on Saturday when he was selected by the New England Patriots with the final pick of the NFL draft. Minor was chosen 257th overall to complete the three-day, seven-round draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Patriots sent the 228th overall pick in the fifth round […]
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Patriots select left tackle Will Campbell of LSU with No. 4 pick in NFL draft
New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel noticed something about LSU left tackle Will Campbell when the team had a follow-up meeting with him last week ahead of the NFL draft. “He showed up with one purpose and that was for us to pick him,” Vrabel said. “From the time that we walked in the building […]
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Jaylen Brown scores 36 as Celtics beat Magic 109-100 without Jayson Tatum
BOSTON (AP) — As it became evident that All-Star Jayson Tatum would have to sit out Game 2 of the Celtics’ first-round playoff series against the Orlando Magic, Jaylen Brown wanted Boston coach Joe Mazzulla to know something. “He came in saying he was going to do everything it takes to win,” Mazzulla said. Brown […]
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Celtics’ Jayson Tatum could miss 1st playoff game of his career when Boston hosts Game 2 vs. Orlando
BOSTON (AP) — Celtics star Jayson Tatum could miss the first playoff game of his career when Boston hosts the Orlando Magic in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Wednesday. The six-time All-Star remained listed as doubtful Wednesday morning with a bone bruise in his right wrist that he suffered in the fourth […]
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Derrick White scores 30, Tatum stays in game after fall and Celtics beat Magic 103-86 in Game 1
BOSTON (AP) — Derrick White scored 30 points, Jayson Tatum had 17 points and finished the game after a scary late fall, and the Boston Celtics beat the Orlando Magic 103-86 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Sunday. Payton Pritchard added 19 points off the bench for Boston, which hosts Game 2 on […]
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Celtics enter playoffs embracing adversity, tougher path to repeating as NBA champions
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics are days away from beginning their quest to repeat as NBA champions. But guard Jrue Holiday is celebrating a much smaller victory. It was just over a month ago that Holiday missed four games after being diagnosed with a condition called mallet finger, a unique tendon injury that caused the […]
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Bregman has 6 RBIs, Devers adds 4 hits as Red Sox rout Cardinals 18-7 to sweep doubleheader
By KYLE HIGHTOWER and KEN POWTAK AP Sports Writers BOSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman hit a three-run homer and tied a career high with six RBIs, Rafael Devers went 4 for 4 and drove in three runs, and the Boston Red Sox rolled to an 18-7 win and a doubleheader sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals on […]