BOSTON (AP) — Vaughn Grissom was rounding third when it sank in. He had just cleared the Green Monster for his first big league hit, and he gave himself an emphatic clap before finishing his home run trot. “That was like a ‘We made it’ moment, I guess,” the Braves’ top prospect said after homering […]
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Riley’s big night lifts Braves over Red Sox 9-7 in 11
BOSTON (AP) — The Atlanta Braves arrived at Fenway Park looking to put a disappointing series against the NL-East leading New York Mets as far in the rearview mirror as possible. Austin Riley did his part to start that process. Riley had a go-ahead, two-run single in the 11th inning and the Braves rallied for […]
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Newport International Polo Series will feature Palm Beach versus Newport on Saturday
The Newport International Polo Series, presented by Turkish Airlines, will welcome back Palm Beach for their 11th city series duel on Saturday, August 13th. Palm Beach’s team will come out swinging, to build upon their 3-year winning streak with an all-star roster of some of the best players on the East Coast. This rival resort town is the renowned winter capital of […]
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Sale out for year after breaking wrist in bike accident
BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale broke his right wrist in a bike accident over the weekend and will miss the rest of the season, the team said Tuesday, the latest setback during an injury-plagued three years for the Boston ace. Sale had surgery Monday and is expected to be ready for the […]
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Bruins bring back captain Bergeron — and David Krejci, too
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins are getting the gang back together, signing captain Patrice Bergeron and center David Krejci — both members of their 2011 Stanley Cup championship team — to one-year deals on Monday. Almost three months after he left the ice without any certainty that he would return, Bergeron signed a one-year […]
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Hall of Famer Eckersley to leave Red Sox booth after season
BOSTON (AP) — Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley said Monday that he will be leaving the Boston Red Sox broadcasts at the end of the season, his 50th in Major League Baseball. Eckersley, who was drafted by Cleveland as a California high schooler in 1972, went on to pitch 24 seasons as both a […]
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Bruins captain, future Hall of Famer Bergeron to return
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron is coming back for another season. Almost three months after he left the ice without any certainty that he would return, the five-time Selke Trophy winner signed a one-year deal with the Bruins on Monday. It will pay him $2.5 million, with another possible $2.5 million in […]
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Safe Harbor Race Weekend returns August 12 – 14
A sure sign of a popular regatta is its growth from one edition to the next, and sure enough, the 2022 Safe Harbor Race Weekend in Newport, RI is seeing a 25% jump in registrants over 2021, when it was first introduced to the sailing world. The annual three-day event starts Friday, August 12, and is set to host 62 sailing teams […]
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Melendez posts 6-RBI game as Royals smash Red Sox 13-5
By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — MJ Melendez hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning and had a career-high six RBIs to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 13-5 on Sunday. The rookie Melendez blasted it an estimated 406-feet to right field which bounced into […]
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Pratto’s 9th-inning homer gives Royals 5-4 win over Red Sox
By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rookie Nick Pratto hit a game-ending home run in the ninth inning, giving the Kansas City Royals a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night. Pratto blasted a two-out, 3-2 changeup from Garrett Whitlock (2-2) an estimated 424 feet to center field […]
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Revolution pull away in second half, beat Orlando City 3-0
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Matt Polster scored in the first half, Wilfrid Kaptoum and defender Henry Kessler added second-half scores and the New England Revolution breezed to a 3-0 victory over Orlando City SC on Saturday. Polster’s netter in the 20th minute was all goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic needed for New England (7-7-9). Petrovic finished with […]
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More than 200 swimmers cross Narragansett Bay in Save The Bay’s annual Swim fundraiser
At 8:40 a.m. on Saturday, August 6, more than 200 swimmers took to the waves of Narragansett Bay’s East Passage in support of Save The Bay’s mission to protect and improve Narragansett Bay. The two-mile journey from the shore of the Naval War College in Newport to Potter Cove in Jamestown marked the 46th year of the […]
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Bogaerts has 4 hits, Red Sox beat Royals 7-4
By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Xander Bogaerts had four hits, Alex Verdugo doubled twice and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-4 Friday night. Verdugo had three hits as Boston evened the four-game series at a win apiece. Josh Winckowski (5-5) allowed one run on five hits […]
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America’s top Corinthian sailors will gather in Newport for the 2022 Resolute Cup
By New York Yacht Club Newport, R.I. — After a four-year layoff, amateur sailors representing two dozen of the top racing yacht clubs in the United States will once again gather in Newport for the sixth edition of the Resolute Cup, a Corinthian Championship for U.S. Yacht Clubs.The 2022 Resolute Cup, which will be hosted by […]
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Early titles with Patriots lead to Hall of Fame for Seymour
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer Richard Seymour was winning Super Bowls with the New England Patriots before, as he put it, Tom Brady was Tom Brady. The defensive lineman’s early success — three championships in his first four seasons — is as good a starting point as any for how Seymour ended up […]
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Devers homers in return from IL as Boston downs Astros 2-1
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora is feeling good about his team with Rafael Devers healthy and back in the lineup and the recent additions of Eric Hosmer and Tommy Pham. Devers homered with two RBIs in his return from the injured list to lead the […]
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Red Sox to pay Hosmer minimum, Padres owe more than $43.56M
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Red Sox will be responsible for paying Eric Hosmer only the major league minimum salary after acquiring him from the Padres. As part of Tuesday’s trade, San Diego agreed to pay Boston up to $43,566,713, according to details of the agreement obtained by The […]
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Red Sox get Hosmer from Padres; keep Martinez, Bogaerts
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora broke into a smile before Tuesday’s game against the Houston Astros: Baseball’s trade deadline had just passed, and he still had Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers and J.D. Martinez on his roster. A day after shipping out catcher Christian Vázquez in a deal that had some players concerned the team […]
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Mac Jones working through growing pains in new Pats’ offense
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Mac Jones has never hidden the fact that he’s a perfectionist. His manic thirst to get everything right fits snugly within a New England Patriots culture built on its attention to detail. So, after two days of padded practices in which the offense has struggled as it continues to install its […]
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Newport Gulls fall short in Wild Card Game 9-7 to Sanford
By: Caden Charpentier – Media Operations Coordinator The Newport Gulls (30-15) and the Sanford Mainers (23-22) battled in a back and forth affair at Cardines Field in Monday’s single-elimination Wild Card Game. Sanford jumped out to an early lead, and Newport’s season came to a close with just its fifth loss at Cardines Field this […]
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Jarren Duran’s HR, 3 RBIs power Red Sox past Astros 3-2
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Boston starter Nathan Eovaldi was minutes away from a pregame meeting with catcher Christian Vázquez to go over the Houston scouting report when he learned that Vázquez wouldn’t be competing with the Red Sox on Monday night because he had become a member of the Astros. […]
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Ex-Red Sox OF Renfroe hits 2-run HR, Brewers top Boston 9-4
BOSTON (AP) — A little time off at the All-Star break looks like it was all the Milwaukee Brewers needed to get rolling. Hunter Renfroe belted a two-run homer over the Green Monster, Eric Lauer pitched five innings of one-run ball for his first victory in over a month and the Brewers beat fading Boston […]
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Newport Gulls claim Coastal Division Title with 10-3 win over Waves in regular season finale
By: Caden Charpentier – Media Operations Coordinator After another offensive explosion for the Newport Gulls (30-14) with a 10-run sixth inning, the Gulls clinched the first-ever Coastal Division title. Newport defeated its in-state rivals, the Ocean State Waves (21-22) 10-3 at Cardines Field in the sixth and final regular season matchup between the two teams […]
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Yelich, Woodruff lead Brewers to 4-1 win over Red Sox
By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Christian Yelich drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the seventh inning, Brandon Woodruff struck out nine and the Milwaukee Brewers returned to Boston for the first time in eight years and beat the Red Sox 4-1 on Friday night. Andrew McCutchen had a run-scoring […]
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Gulls take down Schooners for fifth time, 11-6
Zach Letson – Broadcaster and Team Publicist NORWICH, C.T. – Behind another explosive night at the plate, and dominant bullpen pitching, Newport (29-14) beat Mystic (22-20) 11-6 Thursday at Dodd Stadium. The Gulls scored eight unanswered runs to end the game. Newport set the tone in the top of the second. A sacrifice fly from […]