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BOSTON (AP) — Nick Sogard hit his second career homer, Jake Bennett struck out six in seven innings and the Boston Red Sox came back to finish a sweep of the San Francisco Giants with a 5-4 win on Sunday. The Sox finished their homestand 5-1. They are 7-3 since a five-game skid that matched […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots are set at quarterback with Drake Maye. So are the Eagles with Jalen Hurts. But the players vying to back them up made strong statements in Saturday’s preseason game. Patriots backup Tommy DeVito tossed a 69-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Williams and New England beat Philadelphia 24-21 on Saturday night in […]

BOSTON (AP) — Willson Contreras hit a three-run home run and the Boston Red Sox held off the San Francisco Giants 6-4 on Friday night in the return of Rafael Devers to Fenway Park. The Giants pulled within 5-4 in the fourth inning after Drew Gilbert hit a two-run homer off Boston starter Sonny Gray, and Devers […]

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Nolan Arenado hit a tiebreaking broken-bat bloop single over a drawn-in infield to spark a two-run 10th inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks avoided a series sweep by beating the Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Wednesday. Lars Nootbar hit a pinch-hit two-run homer and Gabriel Moreno a two-run […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A.J. Brown arrived in New England following his trade from Philadelphia saying he was in “awe” about getting a fresh start as a member of the Patriots. On Wednesday, surrounded by many of the faces and coaches the wide receiver left behind, Brown said as the Patriots welcomed the Eagles for a joint […]

BOSTON (AP) — Adley Rutschman hit his first homer as a member of the Red Sox, Ranger Suarez picked up his first win since late June and Boston beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 on Tuesday night. Mickey Gasper also homered for Boston and added an RBI single in the seventh as the Red Sox followed up their […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Reynolds, Brandon Lowe, and Nick Yorke each had two RBIs to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Boston Red Sox 8-3 after a 2 1/2-hour rain delay on Sunday. The tarp came out after the sixth inning at 3:35 p.m. local time, and play resumed at 6:05. The Pirates won their […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sonny Gray worked seven innings for his career-best 15th win of the season, Wilyer Abreu hit a home run, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Saturday night. Gray (15-3) struck out seven and allowed six hits while walking one. He had won 14 games in three other […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Anthony Richardson believes he’s done a good job turning the page during his NFL career. That was on display when the former first-round pick took the field for his first action since early last season. Richardson ran for a touchdown but had two turnovers as the Indianapolis Colts played to a […]

TORONTO (AP) — Standout rookie Payton Tolle allowed two hits over eight innings, Caleb Durbin hit a grand slam and the Boston Red Sox ended their five-game skid with a 7-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. Tolle (8-6) struck out four, threw 91 pitches and retired his last 17 batters while matching the longest […]

The 21st Ida Lewis Distance Race starts Friday, Aug. 14, at 11 a.m. in Narragansett Bay’s East Passage between Rose Island and Fort Adams, with 47 entries signed up for the 24-hour coastal challenge. The fleet spans a wide range. At one end are two 30-foot high-performance sport boats — EC Helme’s J/92S Spirit of […]

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Ernie Clement drove in the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning, Brett Bateman had two RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 on Tuesday night. Toronto’s George Springer walked to begin the sixth and went to third on Alejandro Kirk’s single before […]

TORONTO (AP) — Charles McAdoo homered and Jameson Taillon pitched four scoreless innings before leaving with an injury as the Toronto Blue Jays beat Boston 2-1 on Monday night to hand the Red Sox their third loss in a row. Boston’s skid follows a nine-game winning streak that capped a franchise-record string of 27 victories in 30 […]

BOSTON (AP) — One of Patriots quarterback Drake Maye’s favorite offensive targets isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Tight end Hunter Henry confirmed Monday that he signed a two-year extension to remain in New England through the 2027 season. ESPN and the NFL Network reported that the extended pact has a base value of $16 million with incentives […]

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox failed in their bid for a second winning streak of 10 or more games in the same season, losing to the Athletics 7-3 on Saturday. Boston recorded a franchise record-tying 15-game winning stretch, matching a mark from 1946, before it was stopped on July […]