By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela homered and drove in five runs, Jarren Duran had four hits and the Boston Red Sox rolled to a 13-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. Rafaela drove a fastball from Joey Cantillo just over the center-field fence for a three-run shot in […]
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Party like it’s 2009: Jarren Duran pulls off Boston’s first straight steal of home in 16 years
By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Jarren Duran barely had time to catch his breath after tripling in the third inning. It didn’t matter, he had already made up his mind to run again. Duran pulled off Boston’s first straight steal of home plate in exactly 16 years, scoring on the next pitch from Doug […]
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Jayson Tatum returns from wrist injury with 36 points but Celtics lose to Magic in Game 3
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Even with Jayson Tatum in the starting lineup, the Boston Celtics still couldn’t find a way to win in Orlando. Tatum scored 36 points Friday night, but the Magic won 95-93 to cut the Celtics’ lead to 2-1 in the first-round playoff series. Tatum had missed Wednesday night’s Game 2 in Boston with […]
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April showers bring ‘dirty rain’ to New England after storm absorbs desert dust 2,000 miles away
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — No, New England, that wasn’t a new strain of spring pollen coating your cars. It was dust carried across the country in a phenomenon known as “dirty rain.” April showers are supposed to bring May flowers, but the light rain that fell across the region last Friday and […]
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Emerson Hancock’s 7 Ks, Crawford’s HR, 4 RBIs help Mariners beat Red Sox 8-5
By MAUREEN MULLEN The Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Right-hander Emerson Hancock struck out a career-high seven batters and J.P. Crawford had four RBIs to help the Seattle Mariners to and 8-5 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night. Hancock (1-1) allowed two runs on five hits with two walks, lowering his ERA […]
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Bello leads Red Sox over Mariners 8-3 in season debut after recovering from shoulder strain
By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Brayan Bello allowed one run over five innings in his season debut, Triston Casas hit a three-run homer in the seventh and the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 8-3 on Tuesday night for their sixth win in seven games. Alex Bregman hit a pair of […]
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Boston Marathon no-shows similar to 2024, dispelling concerns that politics would scare runners away
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Marathon had about the same number of no-shows as last year, dispelling concerns that international runners would skip the race in the face of increased U.S. border scrutiny. A total of 28,928 runners started the 129th edition of the marathon on Monday, from a field of 31,778 entrants. That leaves 2,850 who […]
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Walker Buehler’s strong start carries Red Sox past White Sox 4-2 on Patriots’ Day
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Walker Buehler pitched seven strong innings, Kristian Campbell’s base-loaded grounder rolled into right field for a two-run single and the Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Monday in Boston’s annual Patriots’ Day game. Rob Refsnyder added a solo homer over the Green Monster in […]
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Dominick Ruggerio, Rhode Island’s longest-serving legislator, dies at 76
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press Dominick Ruggerio, Rhode Island’s longest-serving legislator at nearly 44 years and its Senate president since 2017, died Monday, his office said. He was 76. Ruggerio, a Democrat, died at Fatima Hospital in North Providence, said Greg Pare, a spokesperson for the Rhode Island Senate. He was hospitalized last week. Ruggerio […]
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Four White Sox pitchers – all from Massachusetts – made their Fenway mound debuts within 24 hours
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Four young Chicago White Sox pitchers all had something in common before they even came to Boston this weekend. All four were from Massachusetts and they were teammates on a major league club together at Fenway Park for the first time. And within a 24-hour span, Sean […]
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Casas hits a bases-loaded single off Green Monster in 10th to lift Red Sox past White Sox 4-3
BOSTON (AP) — Triston Casas hit a bases-loaded single off the Green Monster to drive in the winning run with one out in the 10th inning on Saturday, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Rafael Devers hit a three-run homer for Boston, which won its fourth straight. […]
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250 years after America went to war for independence, a divided nation battles over its legacy
By HILLEL ITALIE and MICHAEL CASEY AP National Writer LEXINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Thousands of people came to this Massachusetts town Saturday just before dawn to witness the beginnings of the American Revolution. Amid a hail of gunfire, they watched as British soldiers confronted an overmatched group of Lexington Minute Men on Lexington Battle Green. […]
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Trevor Story has 2 HRs, 6 RBIs to lead Red Sox to 10-3 win over White Sox
By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Trevor Story went 3 for 4 with two homers and six RBIs, Hunter Dobbins pitched six strong innings, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 10-3 on Friday night. Story had his 20th career multi-homer game. Both were three-run shots and came with Rafael […]
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Hamilton homers, bullpen retires 13 of final 14 hitters, and Red Sox beat Rays 1-0
By ZAK GILBERT Associated Press TAMPA (AP) — David Hamilton hit a third-inning home run, four pitchers combined to strike out 13 and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 on Wednesday night. Hamilton lined a 3-2 fastball just inside the right-field foul pole off Rays starter Zack Littell (0-4) to lead […]
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Family says ICE agents smashed car window in seizing Guatemalan man who’s seeking asylum
By MICHAEL CASEY and RODRIQUE NGOWI Associated Press NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts family is demanding answers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, complaining its agents smashed a car window with a hammer and detained a man who they claim had applied for asylum. A lawyer for the family also claims agents were […]
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Bregman homers twice, goes 5 for 5 and Red Sox beat Rays 7-4
By ZAK GILBERT Associated Press TAMPA (AP) — Alex Bregman went 5 for 5 with two home runs and four RBIs, Jarren Duran added a two-run homer and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 on Tuesday night. Bregman fell a triple shy of the cycle and had his seventh two-homer game. […]
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A look at the universities with federal funding targeted by the Trump administration
Harvard University is the latest in a growing list of higher education institutions that had its federal funding targeted by the government in order to comply with the Trump administration’s political agenda. The series of threats — and subsequent pauses in funding — to some of the top U.S. universities have become an unprecedented tool for the administration […]
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Kameron Misner’s 2 home runs back Shane Baz’s 6 strong innings as Rays beat Red Sox 16-1
By ZAK GILBERT TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Rookie Kameron Misner homered twice and drove in three runs, Shane Baz threw six strong innings, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 16-1 on Monday night. Yandy Diaz and Junior Caminero also homered and each drove in a pair for Tampa Bay. Six Rays […]
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Lindholm and Korpisalo lead Bruins to 4-1 victory over Penguins
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Elias Lindholm had a goal and an assist, Joonas Korpisalo made 24 saves and the Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Sunday. Fabian Lysell, Morgan Geekie and Jakub Lauko also scored for the Bruins, who ended the Penguins’ three-game home winning streak. David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha each had two […]
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Crochet strikes out 11 against his former team as the Red Sox beat the White Sox 3-1
CHICAGO (AP) — Garrett Crochet struck out 11 in 7 1/3 innings in his first start against his former team, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep. Trevor Story hit a two-run double and a solo homer for Boston, which had dropped five of […]
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Baldwin’s pinch-hit single in 9th lifts White Sox over Red Sox 3-2
By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Brooks Baldwin lined an RBI single off Boston closer Aroldis Chapman with one out in the bottom of the ninth, lifting the Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 win over the Red Sox on Saturday. Baldwin’s hit to left scored Luis Robert Jr. from second and […]
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Knicks shrug off 0-8 record vs Cavaliers and Celtics, but know they don’t appear playoff-ready
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks aren’t worried about what their 0-8 record against Cleveland and Boston might mean in the playoffs. After all, they know the way they are playing now might not even be good enough to beat Detroit. The Knicks dropped their third straight […]
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Taylor gets 3 hits as the White Sox stop 8-game slide by routing the Red Sox 11-1
By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Michael A. Taylor had three hits and scored three times, and the Chicago White Sox stopped an eight-game slide by routing the sloppy Boston Red Sox 11-1 on Friday night. Omar Narváez had three RBIs in Chicago’s highest scoring game of the season. Miguel Vargas, Lenyn Sosa […]
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3 rescued and fuel spilled from fishing boat stuck in Boston Harbor
BOSTON (AP) — A commercial fishing boat hit ground and capsized, leading to the rescue of three people and a fuel spill in Boston Harbor. The 86-foot scallop fishing boat became stuck in shallow water and tilted over near Green Island with three people on board, Coast Guard officials said. The Coast Guard said it […]
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Blackhawks score 4 3rd-period goals for 5-2 win over Bruins
BOSTON (AP) — Nick Foligno scored a pair of goals, Arvid Soderblom made 31 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Boston Bruins 5-2 on Thursday night. Ryan Donato, Tyler Bertuzzi and Kevin Korchinski also had goals for the Blackhawks, who scored four goals in third period to pull away. Foligno’s second goal was an […]