Class of 2021 inductee Lleyton Hewitt will be featured in this year’s Road to Newport video series produced by the International Tennis Hall of Fame ahead of his induction celebrations in July, the International Tennsi Hall of Fame announced today. Documenting Hewitt’s journey from his childhood in Adelaide, Australia to his Hall of Fame achievements, the nine-part series will feature […]
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Horford, Tatum help Celtics even series with 116-108 victory
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Al Horford has played in more than two dozen postseason series in a 15-year NBA career but rarely has outwardly shown much emotion during all those appearances. That all changed Monday night. The 35-year-old Horford had just capped a 10-0 run by driving down the baseline, […]
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100 sports records and the stories behind them
The 1989 film “Back to the Future Part II” predicted that there wouldn’t be much of a need for sports almanacs in the 21st century. True to form, today’s internet allows us to instantaneously relive great sports moments of yesteryear and find data and recaps of a majority of games from the past century. Still, […]
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Marchand scores twice, Bruins beat Canes to tie series at 2
BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand had two goals and three assists, including the tiebreaker early in the third period, and the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Sunday to even their first-round playoff series at two games apiece. Boston was playing without its top two defenseman after Charlie McAvoy was a last-minute scratch […]
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Abreu gets 2-run double; White Sox complete sweep over BoSox
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) – Dallas Keuchel halted his three-start losing streak with six solid innings, José Abreu hit a two-run double and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 Sunday for their season-high sixth straight victory. Leury García added an RBI single for the White Sox (14-13), who moved over […]
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Hurtado scores equalizer, Crew ties 2-2 with Revolution
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Erik Hurtado scored the equalizer for the Columbus Crew in a 2-2 draw with the New England Revolution on Saturday. Hurtado’s tying goal came in the 89th minute for the Crew (3-3-4). Derrick Etienne had an assist on the goal. DeJuan Jones and Adam Buksa scored one goal each for the […]
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Abreu, White Sox top Red Sox 3-1 in 10 for 5th win in row
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — José Abreu hit a go-ahead double in the 10th after the White Sox tied it an inning earlier, helping Chicago beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 Saturday at windy Fenway Park for its fifth straight win. Leury García had two singles and a game-tying sacrifice fly in […]
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Bucks edge Celtics 103-101 after frantic final second
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo found a way to get better shots and recapture his peak form just in time to help the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks regain the lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. But it was the Boston Celtics’ bad timing that made the difference in the […]
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The Sailing Museum opens in Newport
The mood was upbeat Friday, May 6 as The Newport Sailing Museum opened its doors following a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Rhode Island Lt. Governor Sabina Matos. The new attraction is housed in the historic Armory Building, located on the waterfront in downtown Newport. Created as an educational and cultural non-profit organization, The Sailing Museum […]
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Marchand, Swayman give Bruins 4-2 win, Canes lead series 2-1
BOSTON (AP) — For 16 periods over six games, the Carolina Hurricanes dominated the Boston Bruins. Five straight wins — including two in the playoffs. Twenty-six goals to three. Never did the Hurricanes even trail the Bruins over 325 minutes, 41 seconds. “It’s been a while,” Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said, noting that the teams […]
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Robert hits 2-run homer, White Sox top slumping Red Sox 4-2
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Luis Robert hit a two-run homer over the Green Monster and Vince Velasquez halted a rough road stretch by pitching five solid innings to lead the Chicago White Sox past the struggling Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory. Tim Anderson had […]
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Red Sox put OF Hernández, LHP Rich Hill on COVID-19 list
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox put center fielder Kiké Hernández and left-handed starter Rich Hill on the COVID-19 injured list before their series opener Friday night against the White Sox at Fenway Park. “They’re going through testing,” manager Alex Cora said. “We’ll get the results, probably, later on. Symptoms-wise, they do have it […]
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Jockeys with the most Kentucky Derby wins
Audacious hats, mint juleps, and … thoroughbreds. The anticipation of the revelry that makes up the Kentucky Derby has been going strong since its 1875 inception. Each year, it is the first event of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing series, which also includes Maryland’s Preakness Stakes and the New York’s Belmont Stakes. The Derby […]
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Ohtani fans 11 in his Fenway pitching debut, Angels win 8-0
BOSTON (AP) — Shohei Ohtani left his mark on Fenway Park with the finest two-way performance since Babe Ruth himself. Pitching at the historic ballpark for the first time, Ohtani struck out 11 in seven shutout innings and added two hits — one of them a 109 mph line drive that banged off the Green […]
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Celtics’ Smart optimistic he’ll be available for Game 3
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart says there’s a “strong likelihood” he’ll play Saturday after missing Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinal with a bruised right thigh. “We’re just dealing with the last part of it, and that’s getting that restriction off of the knee and […]
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Favorites to win the Kentucky Derby
More than 150,000 will pack into Churchill Downs on May 7, 2022, to see what’s been dubbed as “the most exciting two minutes in sports.” Like Super Bowl Sunday, the Kentucky Derby horse race is an annual sports tradition that speaks to some of the greatest American passions—high-stakes competition, athletics, and pageantry. The event has […]
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SWAT Team Members from East Providence to run BankNewport 10 Miler for charity
The Annual BankNewport 10 Miler, scheduled for June 5th, 2022, expects more than 2,000 runners to take on the streets of Newport. Two of those participants will be officers from the East Providence Police Department, running in full tactical gear and as part of efforts to raise funds for the nonprofit, Cops for Kids with […]
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Ward, Walsh hit HRs in Angels’ 6-run 10th, beat Red Sox 10-5
By MAUREEN MULLEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels scored six runs in the 10th inning, including a two-run homer by Taylor Ward and a three-run shot from Jared Walsh, for a 10-5 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night. Los Angeles Angels’ Taylor Ward runs the bases on a […]
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Hurricanes claim testy win vs. Bruins, take 2-0 series lead
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes didn’t flinch after losing yet another goaltender. Instead, they responded with a physical and even confrontational edge against a team that has twice bullied them out of recent NHL playoffs. And now, they’re up 2-0 on the Boston Bruins in their first-round […]
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Tickets go on sale for the 2022 Infosys Hall of Fame Open
Tickets went on sale this morning for the 2022 Infosys Hall of Fame Open, to be held July 10-17 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The ATP Tour returns to Newport for eight days of world-class professional tennis on the historic grass courts, with single-session and weekly package tickets available for fans of all […]
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Brown scores 30, Celtics beat Bucks 109-86 to even series
BOSTON (AP) — There was a moment during the Celtics’ series-opening loss to the Bucks when it seemed as if Jaylen Brown would never make a shot. Early in Game 2, it felt like he might not miss. Brown scored 25 of his 30 points in the first half, and Boston beat Milwaukee 109-86 on […]
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Devers, Martinez homer for Red Sox in 3-hit shutout vs LAA
By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers homered, Michael Wacha pitched into the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-0 on Tuesday night. J.D. Martinez added a solo homer in the eighth to help seal it for Boston, which held the slumping Angels to three hits […]
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Celtics’ Smart out with thigh bruise for Game 2 vs. Bucks
BOSTON (AP) — Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been ruled out of Tuesday’s Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals with a bruised right thigh. Smart was hurt Sunday in the loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1. The defensive player of the year, was hit twice in his thigh and briefly left the […]
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International Tennis Hall of Fame announces winners of Iconic Moments in Tennis History Vote Campaign
Following a two-week vote with tens of thousands fans from around the globe weighing in, the International Tennis Hall of Fame has announced the five winning nominees from the Iconic Moments in Tennis History fan voting campaign. The winners in each of the five categories voted upon will be featured in a new exhibition in […]
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Raanta, Hurricanes beat Bruins 5-1 in playoff series opener
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Even a nine-year NHL veteran like Antti Raanta couldn’t help but feel anxious before his first playoff start. “Obviously a little butterflies here and there,” Raanta said. The good news for the Carolina Hurricanes was no one could tell, not with how the 32-year-old netminder […]