By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A maritime expert planned to visit a Nantucket beach Monday to inspect weathered wooden beams exposed by the weekend’s powerful nor’easter, possibly the remnants of a 19th-century shipwreck buried beneath the island’s southern shore. The Egan Maritime Institute said its exhibits and collections manager would survey the […]
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Rookie Payton Tolle will start the AL Wild Card Series opener for the Red Sox
NEW YORK (AP) — Boston Red Sox rookie left-hander Payton Tolle will start Tuesday night’s AL Wild Card Series opener against the New York Yankees and will be followed in the rotation for the best-of-three series by right-hander Sonny Gray and left-hander Ranger Suarez. Red Sox manager Chad Tracy made the announcement Monday, a day […]
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Powerful nor’easter floods Northeast again, causing problems from New Jersey to New England
BOSTON (AP) — Residents of coastal communities in the Northeast slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful nor’easter pummeled the shoreline Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes. Tidal surges swamped low-lying neighborhoods in New Jersey while wind gusts toppled trees on New York’s Long Island, damaging homes and […]
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Lawrence throws 3 TD passes as Jaguars rout Patriots and raise more questions about Maye
By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Liam Coen spent all week telling his players that what mattered most was how they responded. It would have been tough to imagine anything better than this. Trevor Lawrence threw three touchdown passes, including one on which Parker Washington made a fingertip […]
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Sergi Solans scores 2 goals, RSL beats Revolution 3-0 to snap 13-game winless skid
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Sergi Solans scored two goals, his second multi-goal game this season, Aiden Hezarkhani added a goal, and Real Salt Lake beat the New England Revolution 3-0 on Saturday night to snap a 13-game winless streak. Real Salt Lake (9-13-5), which had lost four in a row and seven of eight, won […]
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A persistent nor’easter batters US Northeast, causing coastal flooding, outages and at least 1 death
By LEAH WILLINGHAM and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press886 BOSTON (AP) — A slow-moving, powerful storm crept along the coast of the U.S. Northeast on Saturday, producing high winds that caused power outages while whipping up big waves and heavy rains that created dangerous conditions. The New York City Housing Authority said one of its […]
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NC A&T gets first win behind defense, freshman kicker, beating Rhode Island 22-18
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Kevin White had a short touchdown run and the defense turned one of four turnovers into a touchdown as North Carolina A&T upset Rhode Island 22-18 on Saturday night for its first win of the season. The Rams, ranked No. 19 in the Stats Perform Football Championship Subdivision poll, outgained the […]
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Red Sox beat Cubs 2-0 to sweep doubleheader after setting Wild Card Series matchup with Yankees
BOSTON (AP) — Wilyer Abreu hit a two-run double in the eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 Friday night to sweep a doubleheader. Brayan Bello allowed four hits over four innings and rookie Jedixson Páez (1-1) gave up three hits in five innings with four strikeouts in his […]
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Ed Sheeran cancels New England concerts as Nor’easter looms
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Ed Sheeran can’t be in love with the shape of this forecast. A weekend nor’easter bound for New England has prompted the cancellation of the English pop singer’s concerts Friday and Saturday in Foxborough, Massachusetts, about 22 miles (37 kilometers) southwest of Boston. Refunds will be provided. “Due to the severe […]
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Nor’easter to lash the East Coast with strong winds, flooding and heavy rain
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The powerful nor’easter headed to New England intensified Friday, generating storm-force winds and creating massive waves along the East Coast that forecasters warned could create dangerous conditions through the weekend. Millions of people were under warnings associated with the storm, which has already […]
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Guardians clinch a playoff spot again, edging the Red Sox 1-0 on Martínez homer
By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Angel Martínez homered and Joey Cantillo threw five one-hit innings in a bulk relief role as the Cleveland Guardians clinched a playoff spot for the third straight year with a 1-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night. Cleveland is guaranteed at least an American […]
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Jaguars expect a favorable response against the Patriots, who are still ‘finding ourselves’
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars are counting on one thing following their worst offensive performance in 11 months: a favorable response. “That’s what it’s all about,” Lawrence said. “It’s the NFL. You’re going to play some good teams, you’re going to have some tough losses and you got to be […]
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Red Sox move Sunday’s game and will play doubleheader against Cubs on Friday with storm expected
BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox are adjusting the schedule of their weekend series against the Chicago Cubs because of a significant storm that’s expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds to the Boston area. The team said it was moving the Sunday afternoon game to Friday to create a split doubleheader. The first […]
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Lowe’s sacrifice fly breaks tie and lifts Guardians past Red Sox, 3-2, helping them atop AL Central
BOSTON (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly off reliever Erik Miller in the ninth inning, and the Cleveland Guardians maintained their slim first-place lead in the AL Central with a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. Angel Martínez had three hits for the Guardians, who hold a one-game […]
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Judge strikes down a Trump policy barring some immigrants from Head Start preschools
By MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Rhode Island has struck down a Trump administration directive that would have barred some immigrants from accessing certain federal programs, including Head Start preschools, community health clinics and adult education programs. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy, who was appointed by President Donald […]
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Aaron Rodgers blames himself after Steelers’ offense struggles again in loss to Patriots
By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A year ago, Aaron Rodgers engineered a drive at Gillette Stadium that helped the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the team that went on to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. That version of Rodgers wasn’t anywhere to be found in Sunday’s 20-3 loss to the New […]
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Red Sox clinch playoff berth with huge turnaround after poor start
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — As the Boston Red Sox celebrated an improbable postseason berth at Tropicana Field, with Champagne and beer flowing all around, the clubhouse soundtrack seemed appropriate. “Stayin’ Alive.’’ “I think that pretty much says it all,’’ left fielder Roman Anthony said Sunday. “We pretty much stayed alive when nobody else thought […]
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Palacios has RBI single in the 9th to give the Rays a 2-1 victory over the Red Sox
By ZAK GILBERT Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Richie Palacios dropped a fly ball into shallow right in the ninth inning to score Junior Caminero and give the Tampa Bay Rays a 2-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. Tampa Bay, which has three walk-off wins on its current homestand, opened […]
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Red Sox beat Rays 4-2 to close in on playoff spot
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Roman Anthony homered and drove in three runs and the Boston Red Sox took a big step toward clinching an American League playoff spot with a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. The Red Sox, who entered Friday with a magic number of three, could secure […]
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Trevor Story’s 3-run homer lifts Red Sox to 4-3 win, dropping Rangers into 2nd place in AL West
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Trevor Story hit a three-run home run off All-Star closer Jacob Latz in the eighth inning, capping a comeback from a three-run deficit as the Boston Red Sox beat Texas 4-3 on Thursday night and dropped the Rangers out of the AL West lead. Texas (76-77) had won four straight games […]
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Rangers reach .500 again and tie for AL West lead with 7-3 victory over Red Sox
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brandon Nimmo hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning before Ezequiel Duran added a two-run single, and the surging Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3 on Wednesday night to pull even with Houston atop the AL West. Nathan Eovaldi (11-9) allowed one hit over four scoreless innings in relief and […]
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Ranger Suarez goes 7 innings, Wilyer Abreu hits key 2-run double as Red Sox beat Royals 5-1
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Ranger Suarez struck out eight in seven innings of one-run ball, Wilyer Abreu hit a tiebreaking two-run double and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Saturday to halt a three-game skid. Nick Sogard had an RBI double, and Adley Rutschman and Caleb […]
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A.J. Brown will miss a few games with high-ankle sprain, AP source says
By ROB MAADDI and KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writers FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots receiver A.J. Brown has a high-ankle sprain and will miss several games, a person with knowledge of his injury told The Associated Press on Thursday night. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because the Patriots haven’t announced the […]
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Foulkes defeats Rhode Island’s Gov. McKee. He’s the first governor in 8 years to lose a primary
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Helena Foulkes defeated Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee in the state’s Democratic primary Wednesday, making him the first governor in any U.S. state to lose a party primary since 2018. McKee’s defeat ends his bid for a second full term and marks the first time in […]
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Seahawks pick off Drake Maye 3 times to beat Patriots 13-10 in Super Bowl rematch
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Sam Darnold left the game injured, the offense was stagnant and sloppy mistakes put Seattle in a hole through three quarters. Then the Dark Side defense took over, Drew Lock made a few big plays and the Seahawks capped a Super Bowl banner-raising night with […]