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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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