Kyle Hightower | AP Sports Writer

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

It took some time, but Bill Parcells is finally getting a place in the New England Patriots Hall of Fame. Team owner Robert Kraft announced on Tuesday at the NFL owners meetings in Florida that he will be including Parcells in this year’s class as a contributor, ending a rift between the two that culminated […]

The years of Stefon Diggs being one of the most prolific receivers in the NFL have probably passed. But the 31-year-old believes he still has plenty to offer as he prepares to embark on his latest stop: New England. “I look forward to getting back on track,” said Diggs, who was introduced with the Patriots on […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Trey Kaufman-Renn had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and the Purdue Boilermakers used a fast start to roll to a 76-62 win over McNeese in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Fletcher Loyer added 15 points. C.J. Cox finished with 11 points for the Boilermakers (24-11), who advanced through the […]