The Associated Press

By KRISTIE ACKERT Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Lowe hit his 30th home run of the season and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3 Sunday night to avoid a series sweep. The Rays (76-80) snapped an eight-game losing streak against Boston. Despite the loss, the Red Sox (85-71) maintained […]

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Kamden Sixkiller threw five touchdown passes and Randall King had four receiving touchdowns, as Campbell mounted a fourth-quarter comeback and a 50-48 win in double overtime over Bryant on Saturday. With 3:09 remaining in the fourth quarter, Sixkiller connected with King for a game-long 77-yard receiving touchdown. Campbell defensive lineman DaVonyae […]

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Devin Farrell accounted for three touchdowns, Antwain Littleton Jr. ran for 119 yards and a score and Rhode Island beat Long Island 28-7 on Saturday night. Farrell was 19-of-32 passing for 193 yards and threw two touchdown passes. He added 26 yards on the ground and a 2-yard touchdown run. Littleton […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Qwentin Brown ran for two touchdowns, James Murphy threw for two, and Brown rolled over Georgetown 46-0 on Saturday in the season opener for the Bears. The Bears got the 100th season of football at Brown Stadium off to a great start, with three first-half takeaways by the defense. Qwentin Brown […]

By KRISTIE ACKERT Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jarren Duran hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, Garrett Crochet struck out nine in six innings and the Boston Red Sox eliminated Tampa Bay from postseason contention with an 11-7 win over the Rays on Friday night. With the win, the Red Sox […]

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Carlos Narváez’s solo homer capped a six-run first inning against Will Warren, Garrett Crochet matched his season high with 12 strikeouts and the Boston Red Sox held off the New York Yankees for a 6-4 victory on Sunday night to avoid a three-game sweep. Boston stopped a […]

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Garth White kicked three field goals, including a game-winning 41-yarder to lead No. 5 Rhode Island to a 9-7 win over Holy Cross on Saturday. White provided the only scoring for Rhode Island, delivering 24- and 29-yard field goals in the first and second quarters before the deciding kick with 2:23 […]

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nick Kurtz joined Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire as the only Athletics rookies to hit 30 home runs and Lawrence Butler hit a ninth-inning walk-off single in a 5-4 win Wednesday over the Boston Red Sox and Aroldis Chapman, whose seven-week hitless streak ended. Kurtz led off the second inning with […]

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Lucas Giolito allowed four hits in eight innings, Trevor Story and David Hamilton both homered, and the Boston Red Sox blanked the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 on Tuesday night. Kyle Bradish (0-1) struck out 10 in six innings in his return from Tommy John surgery, but the Orioles gave […]

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Jarren Duran hit a three-run homer off Tomoyuki Sugano and Roman Anthony contributed a solo shot to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Monday night. Duran’s 13th homer erased a two-run deficit in the fifth inning and propelled the second-place Red Sox […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Garrett Crochet struck out 11 in seven innings, Trevor Story homered and drove in three runs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 12-1 on Saturday. Star rookie Roman Anthony and Alex Bregman each drove in a run for Boston, which defeated New York for the eighth straight […]

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Cam Skattebo saw his first game action for the New York Giants and Jaxson Dart had an eventful preseason finale by throwing a touchdown pass and clearing concussion protocol following a big hit, with reserves playing much of a 42-10 rout of the New England Patriots on Thursday night. Skattebo started at […]

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The top quarterbacks in last year’s NFL draft accounted for six of the top 12 picks, and they had a wide range of results in their rookie year, from award-winning to not applicable. Drake Maye, though picked as an injury replacement for the Pro Bowl, […]

By BERNIE WILSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dylan Cease was impressive for six innings before San Diego’s All-Star-laden bullpen got into and out of trouble in the seventh and the Padres beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 on Sunday to take two of three. The Padres have won 11 of 14 games as […]

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Romy Gonzalez homered over the Green Monster on the first pitch faced by a Boston batter, Trevor Story added a two-run shot, and the Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 7-3 on Saturday. Abraham Toro added a two-run drive — one of three homers the Red Sox […]

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — A group led by Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca has reached a deal to buy the Connecticut Sun for a record $325 million and move the team to Boston, according to a person familiar with the sale. The franchise wouldn’t play in Boston until the 2027 season. Pagliuca also would contribute […]

By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Trevor Story homered, doubled and drove in three runs, Lucas Giolito pitched six strong innings, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 8-5 on Tuesday night. Giolito (7-2) gave up one run on five hits and two walks while striking out five. Jarren Duran also […]

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brooks Lee hit a two-run single off Jordan Hicks in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox after a 90-minute rain delay Monday night. After Roman Anthony put Boston in front with an RBI […]

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the fifth inning and the Boston Red Sox hung on to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 Sunday for a series win. Rookie Roman Anthony added an RBI triple for the Red Sox, who captured their first series since […]

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Boston Red Sox are taking a deliberate approach with Alex Bregman in his return from a quad strain. So far, everything is going smoothly. Bregman played in consecutive games on Friday and Saturday for the first time since he got hurt in May. He was […]

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Seiya Suzuki hit a three-run homer, and the Chicago Cubs stopped Boston’s 10-game win streak with a 4-1 victory over the Red Sox on Friday. Colin Rea pitched five effective innings for Chicago in the majors’ first game after the All-Star break. Working around a season-high […]

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela hit a two-run homer, Brayan Bello pitched one-run ball into the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 4-1, series-sweeping victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Rafaela, who hit a walk-off, two-run homer for Boston on […]

BOSTON (AP) — Brayan Bello struck out a season-high 10 in the first nine-inning complete game of his career, Trevor Story hit a three-run homer and the Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 10-2 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win. Bello (5-3), who had seven strikeouts after one trip through the Colorado […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trevor Story homered and drove in four runs as part of a four-hit day, Lucas Giolito pitched 7 2/3 innings of one-run ball in his first game against the team that drafted him and the Boston Red Sox routed the Washington Nationals 11-2 on Friday. Jarren Duran had three RBIs for Boston, which collected […]

BOSTON (AP) — Wilyer Abreu hit a grand slam and an inside-the-park solo home run for Boston, Trevor Story hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the Red Sox defeated the Reds 13-6 on Monday night. Boston knocked Cincinnati phenom right-hander Chase Burns out of the game with a seven-run first inning during his second major league […]