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By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Robert Thomas and Philip Broberg each had a goal and two assists to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. Before the win, the Blues were 0-3-3 in their last six games against Bruins at home since […]

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Most of the current players on the Miami Dolphins roster haven’t faced the New England Patriots very much. But coach Jeff Hafley wants his young team to understand the significance of divisional matchups — especially Sunday’s game against a Patriots team that has accomplished […]

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum buried a 17-foot jumper at the overtime buzzer to cap a 40-point night, and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-124 on Tuesday night for their third straight victory. Tatum finished 10 of 20 from the field and 18 of 22 from the free-throw line. Paul George added 20 […]

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sebastian Aho’s third-period goal gave the Carolina Hurricanes a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins in a matchup of early leaders in the Eastern Conference on Tuesday night. Pyotr Kochetkov made 14 saves to improve his record to 8-0-0, matching the longest season-opening winning streak by […]

BOSTON (AP) — James Hagens and David Pastrnak scored in a 40-second span in the third period, and the Boston Bruins extended their points streak to eight games with a 6-4 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night. Casey Mittelstadt, Marat Khusnutdinov, Fraser Minten and Will Morgan also scored for the Bruins, who […]

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Round 2 went to Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears. Williams passed for 308 yards and two touchdowns, and the Bears cooled off Drake Maye and the New England Patriots with a 30-24 victory Thursday night. It was the second meeting between the young quarterbacks since […]

BOSTON (AP) — Michael DiPietro made 28 saves for his first career shutout, David Pastrnak had two goals and two assists, and the Boston Bruins cruised to a 6-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. Charlie McAvoy had a career-high four assists for Boston, and Casey Mittelstadt, Elias Lindholm, JJ Peterka and Mark […]

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Caleb Williams and Drake Maye have known each other for years. They were part of the same draft class, and they grew up going to the same football camps. Maye’s mobility, Williams said, always has been a weapon for him. “We’ve got to be […]

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Javonte Green scored 19 points after not playing in the first half and Cade Cunningham finished with 22 points and eight assists, helping the Detroit Pistons come back and beat the Boston Celtics 121-113 on Tuesday. The NBA picked the matinee matchup to tip off the […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The mantra in New England’s locker room under Mike Vrabel has been to never apologize for a win. So no one was feeling bad about the Patriots improving to 2-0 in the AFC East after their victory over the New York Jets on Sunday. They also know that mounting injuries will […]

Rhode Island FC dominated the defending USL Championship titleholders for 95 minutes and came away with a point, drawing Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1-1 on Saturday night at Centreville Bank Stadium in its final regular-season home game. RIFC outshot Pittsburgh 18-3 and held a 6-1 edge in shots on target, but Eliot Goldthorp converted the Riverhounds’ […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the third period and the Boston Bruins beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Saturday night for their fifth straight victory. David Pastrnak had a goal, Elias Lindholm and JJ Peterka scored empty-netters, and Jeremy Swayman made 25 saves. The Bruins swept the three California teams as […]

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Elias Lindholm assisted on the tying goal and scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, leading the Boston Bruins past the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory. David Pastrnak scored a tying power-play goal and Frederic Brunet got his first NHL goal for the Bruins, […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots are coming off their best performance of the season, doing almost everything they wanted during a 28-point win over the Las Vegas Raiders. But there’s plenty of reasons for New England to be on guard against the Jets this week. And it starts with Geno Smith. It’s […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Drake Maye didn’t have his top receiver, and the New England Patriots were missing both of their starting cornerbacks. The third-year quarterback found plenty of other targets, and his defense still found a way to slow down Kirk Cousins and the Las Vegas Raiders. Maye threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score, […]

Davies Career and Technical High School beat Middletown 22-6 on Friday night at Gaudet Field, spoiling the Islanders’ homecoming game. Davies sophomore Sam Waterman scored two touchdowns, and freshman running back Rocco Gentilella controlled the ground game throughout and added a touchdown of his own. Middletown senior quarterback Kyle Keefe completed roughly 10 of 22 […]

BOSTON (AP) — Tim Stutzle had two goals and an assist and goalies Linus Ullmark and Samuel Ersson combined to stop 18 of 19 shots as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Monday night. Stutzle’s multi-point game moved him into sole possession of sixth place for most points in Ottawa history with […]

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes, including Efton Chism’s one-handed catch with 1:50 remaining, and the New England Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills 29-26 on Sunday. Romeo Doubs had touchdown catches of 2 and 14 yards, and Rhamondre Stevenson scored on a 1-yard run. […]

North Providence rallied from a lopsided first-set loss to beat Rogers 3-2 in a girls volleyball match Friday night at Rogers High School. Set scores were 8-25, 26-24, 25-19, 26-28, 15-9. Rogers controlled the opening set, winning 25-8. North Providence answered with a 26-24 win in the second set to even the match, then took […]

Three former champions lead the Resolute Cup after four races on Narragansett Bay, with Jamestown’s Conanicut Yacht Club 14th in the 23-club field. Eastern Yacht Club of Marblehead, which won in 2010, leads with eight points. Corinthian Yacht Club, also of Marblehead and the two-time defending champion, is second at 11, and Newport Harbor Yacht […]

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — One year after rallying past the Red Sox to win an AL Wild Card Series, the New York Yankees battered Boston. Max Fried dominated the Red Sox in the playoffs for the second straight year, Cody Bellinger and Luis García Jr. homered, and the Yankees […]

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Drake Maye has followed up a season when he was the MVP runner-up with an opening month that has been reminiscent of some of the biggest recent draft busts. J.J. McCarthy also finds himself among not-so-illustrious company after being dealt away following a quick flameout in Minnesota. Two […]

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Back in Boston, they’re the two that got away. Cam Schlittler pitched another playoff gem against the Red Sox, and Ben Rice also burned their hometown team with a late grand slam and six RBIs as the New York Yankees opened this Wild Card Series […]

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum’s one constant during his development into a star with the Boston Celtics has been having Jaylen Brown as a teammate. That partnership ended this offseason when the Celtics front office decided to trade Brown — the 2024 NBA Finals MVP – to the Philadelphia 76ers in what was largely a […]

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 […]

NEWPORT, R.I. — Rogers beat the EWG/Prout co-op 30-0 on Friday night at Toppa Field, scoring on the ground, through a defensive return and without ever letting the Scarlet Knights into the end zone. Brayden Ward carried 19 times for 126 yards and a touchdown. Keivan Rivera added 37 yards and a score on six […]

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 […]

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 […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots hoped the scoring issues in their season-opening loss to Seattle were just a Week 1 blip, mixed with some injury bad luck. After Sunday’s defense-dominant 20-3 win over Pittsburgh, now it’s clear New England has some serious problems on offense that could snowball if not dealt with soon. The Patriots scored only […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

BOSTON (AP) — Carter Jenson had a two-run double, Salvador Perez added an RBI and the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Friday night. It was the second straight win for the Royals, who’d lost four of their previous five. Jensen, a rookie catcher, extended his on-base streak to 15 games. […]

Katelyn Chatelle scored three goals and Scituate beat Middletown 5-1 on Thursday night at Gaudet Field. Alexiana Butera added the final two goals in the second half for Scituate, which controlled possession for most of the night. Middletown senior goalkeeper Sadie Moloney kept the score down, stopping 13 shots in the first half and six […]

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 […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said Thursday that wide receiver A.J. Brown will undergo more testing following a right ankle injury in the second half of New England’s season-opening 13-10 loss at Seattle. “I don’t know if he’ll be available going forward here for the next week, but we’ll see,” Vrabel said. “Once we get […]

BOSTON (AP) — Zach Neto hit a three-run homer over the Green Monster, Ryan Johnson gave up three runs over six innings and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 6-4 on Wednesday night to take the series. Jose Siri added a two-run shot and Denzer Guzman a long solo homer for the […]

BOSTON (AP) — Reid Detmers struck out nine and allowed one hit over six shutout innings, Zach Neto was 4 for 5 with a two-run homer, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Red Sox 6-1 on Tuesday night to end Boston’s five-game win streak. Vaughn Grissom and Jose Siri hit RBI singles and the […]

By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Mickey Gasper hit a first-inning home run, Ranger Suarez gave up five hits in seven innings, and benches cleared after a contentious eighth-inning double play as the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 on Friday night. Gasper now has eight home runs this season, […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Adley Rutschman homered twice in his return to Baltimore, and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Orioles 6-5 on Thursday night. Nick Sogard’s two-run shot in the eighth broke a 3-all tie. Baltimore led 3-1 after consecutive fourth-inning homers by Luis Robert Jr. and Pete Alonso, but the Orioles had just two […]

BOSTON (AP) — Jhonny Pereda had a two-run single as part of the second of Seattle’s two four-run innings on the day, and the Mariners beat the Boston Red Sox 8-3 on Wednesday. Julio Rodríguez, Josh Naylor, Dominic Canzone and Randy Arozarena added RBIs for Seattle. The Mariners racked up 25 runs and 37 hits […]

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Lazaro Montes homered in his big league debut, Randy Arozarena hit a three-run homer and Seattle ended a five-game skid with a 9-6 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. Dominic Canzone also homered for the Mariners, who tagged Jedixson Páez (0–1) for five runs […]

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer It’s like old times again for the New England Patriots, who are being pursued by everyone else in the AFC East. It’s a position the franchise knows all too well, having a nearly two-decade reign — 17 division titles in 19 years — before Josh Allen and the Buffalo […]