By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer The Boston Red Sox acquired All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman from the Baltimore Orioles on Monday for a package that includes three of their top prospects. The 28-year-old Rutschman is hitting .251 with eight home runs and 47 RBIs this season. He earned an All-Star nod for the third time […]
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76 boats set to compete in 6th Annual Safe Harbor Race Weekend on Narragansett Bay, August 7-9
The 6th Annual Safe Harbor Race Weekend returns to Narragansett Bay August 7-9, welcoming 76 racing sailboats across ten classes for three days of competition and shoreside events in Newport and Portsmouth. Nine of ten defending class champions are back to defend their titles, highlighting a fleet that organizers say is among the most competitive […]
Rafaela homers for 3rd straight game as the Red Sox beat the Dodgers 8-4 for 3-game sweep
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela homered for the third straight game and the Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 on Sunday night to sweep the three-game series. Masataka Yoshida homered and drove in two runs, and Jake Bennett (7-4) allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings […]
Rafaela hits 2 homers as streaking Red Sox take lead in 8th and edge Yamamoto and Dodgers 3-2
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andruw Monasterio hit a ground-rule double to lead off the eighth and scored the go-ahead run on Connor Wong’s double-play grounder as the streaking Boston Red Sox edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Saturday night. After the game, the Dodgers acquired the biggest prize on the trade deadline market, getting […]
Rafaela has 2-run homer to spark a 5-run 7th as Red Sox rally past Dodgers, 9-4
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ceddane Rafaela’s go-ahead two-run homer highlighted a five-run seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox rallied after blowing an early lead to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-4 on Friday night in the series opener. The Red Sox led 3-0 in the third before the Dodgers scored a run in the […]
Red Sox hit back-to-back HRs in 8th to beat A’s 5-4
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Wilyer Abreu and Wilson Contreras homered on back-to-back pitches in the eighth inning, Sonny Gray went seven innings for his 13th win of the season, and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Athletics 5-4 on Thursday night. Ceddanne Rafaela added two hits and two RBIs for the Red […]
Ida Lewis Distance Race expects strong youth and collegiate turnout when annual overnight race starts August 14
The Ida Lewis Yacht Club is expecting a strong showing from young sailors when the 2026 Ida Lewis Distance Race presented by Kiel James Patrick gets underway Friday, August 14, at 11 a.m. off Rose Island in Narragansett Bay. Three teams have entered the Youth Challenge division — defending champion J/44 Digger skippered by James […]
Red Sox beat the A’s 4-2 on Monasterio’s 2-run homer in the 10th
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Andrew Monasterio hit a two-run home run in the 10th inning and the Boston Red Sox held on to beat the Athletics 4-2 on Wednesday night. Monasterio and Caleb Durbin each had three hits and Jahmal Jones also homered to lead the Red Sox to […]
Brian Serven hits 1st MLB homer since 2022 and Jump pitches A’s to 4-3 win over Red Sox
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Brian Serven hit his first major league home run in almost four years and rookie Gage Jump pitched six scoreless innings as the Athletics cooled off the Boston Red Sox with a 4-3 victory Tuesday night. Tommy White went 4 for 4 and scored twice for the A’s, who had […]
Ceddanne Rafaela’s grand slam sends Red Sox past A’s 4-2 for 18th victory in 20 games
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela hit his first major league grand slam and the Boston Red Sox beat the Athletics 4-2 after being held without a hit through five innings Monday night. Connor Wong doubled leading off the sixth for the first hit against Athletics rookie starter Jack Perkins (2-6), who was pulled […]
Surging Red Sox topple Blue Jays 6-1
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jarren Duran drove in two runs with one of his three singles, Jahmai Jones had a pinch-hit two-run double and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 Sunday. Ceddanne Rafaela added an RBI single for the Red Sox, who closed a 10-game homestand 8-2, […]
Seigler has first career 4-hit game to help the Red Sox beat the Blue Jays
BOSTON (AP) — Anthony Seigler led off with a homer and had his first four-hit game in the majors, Romy Gonzalez broke an eighth-inning tie with an RBI double and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Friday night. Boston rebounded from a loss Wednesday night in the second game of […]
Orioles halt Red Sox’s franchise record-tying 15 game win streak with 5-1 win to split twinbill
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles ended Boston’s franchise record-tying 15-game winning streak behind Kyle Bradish’s six innings of one-run ball, defeating the Red Sox 5-1 in the nightcap of a doubleheader on Wednesday. It was Boston’s first loss since a 10-2 setback to Washington at Fenway Park on July 1. The […]
Luka Gavran earns second straight clean sheet in Toronto’s scoreless draw with Revolution
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Luka Gavran made four saves to help Toronto FC play Matt Turner and the New England Revolution to a scoreless draw on Wednesday night. Gavran had three saves in the first half in posting his second straight clean sheet after Toronto (3-6-7) played CF Montreal to a scoreless draw on Thursday. […]
Red Sox win 15th straight, matching longest in club history, with 6-3 victory over Orioles
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox won their 15th straight game to match a club record for the longest winning streak in team history from 80 years ago, beating the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 in the opener of a split doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon. They equaled the 1946 American League […]
Roger Federer narrates his path to tennis greatness in new video series ahead of his Newport induction this August
Before Roger Federer receives what the International Tennis Hall of Fame calls the Ultimate Honor in Tennis this August in Newport, the Hall of Fame is releasing a six-part video series in which the Swiss legend narrates his own rise from a young player in Switzerland to one of the most celebrated athletes in the […]
Red Sox extend win streak to 14, beating Orioles 6-5 to end Baltimore’s 7-game streak
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Caleb Durbin hit a tiebreaking homer over the Green Monster with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox extended the second-longest winning streak in club history to 14 games, beating Baltimore 6-5 on Monday night to snap the Orioles’ season-best win streak at seven. The […]
Red Sox beat the Rays 6-1 behind Contreras and Gray for their 13th straight win
BOSTON (AP) — Willson Contreras hit a two-run homer, Sonny Gray gave up one run and five hits over six innings, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Sunday for their 13th win in a row. The streak is tied for the second-best in franchise history with a 13-game run […]
Ryan Pearl and Chantalle Schultz Rathbun top the field at the 2026 Newport Beer Run at Fort Adams
NEWPORT, R.I. – Ryan Pearl of Hamden, Conn., and Chantalle Schultz Rathbun of St. Petersburg, Fla., claimed the top spots at the 2026 Newport Beer Run on Saturday at Fort Adams State Park, leading a field of 974 finishers through the 5K before celebrating with 40 breweries at the post-race festival. Formerly known as the […]
Make it a dozen: Red Sox rally for 7-6 victory over Rays for 12th straight win
BOSTON (AP) — Wilyer Abreu hit two home runs – the second a go-ahead, two-run shot in the seventh inning that gave him four homers in two games — and the Boston Red Sox rallied for a 7-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday to extend their winning streak to 12 games. Abreu […]
Viking Hoops Basketball Camp celebrates 30th year — and a homecoming at Rogers High School
NEWPORT, R.I. — Viking Hoops Basketball Camp marked its 30th year this July with a homecoming at Rogers High School, returning to the place where the program’s founder spent more than two decades coaching the Vikings. Jim Psaras started Viking Hoops in 1995 with a straightforward goal: bring basketball to Aquidneck Island in an accessible […]
Red Sox push win streak to 11 games, reach .500 with 5-3 win over Rays to sweep doubleheader
By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Wilyer Abreu homered twice, All-Star Willson Contreras went deep in his first game back from a five-game suspension, and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night to sweep a doubleheader. The […]
Jacob Fearnley rallies from the brink to win men’s singles title at 2026 Cerity Partners Hall of Fame Open
NEWPORT, R.I. — Jacob Fearnley saved six match points to complete one of the most dramatic comebacks in ATP Challenger final history Sunday, claiming the men’s singles title at the 2026 Cerity Partners Hall of Fame Open at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Fearnley, representing Great Britain, defeated fourth-seeded Adam Walton of Australia 5–7, […]
Sonny Gray gives Red Sox solid start after travel woes and Boston beats the Mets 6-2
By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sonny Gray shook off travel woes that led to the Red Sox making a late arrival to New York, pitching six strong innings as Boston beat the Mets 6-2 on Friday night. The game started at 7:51 p.m. EDT, 36 minutes later than scheduled, after Gray and the […]
Polo was introduced into Newport 150 years ago today
Polo was introduced into Newport 150 years ago today on July 10, 1876. Early in 1876, James Gordon Bennett, Jr. introduced polo to this country when he returned from England with polo balls and mallets. Polo was first played indoors at the old Dickel’s Riding Academy at the northeast corner of 39th Street and 5th […]
