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 […]
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Poor shooting costs Celtics late in Game 1 loss to Bucks
BOSTON (AP) — For most of Game 1 of their second-round series opener against Milwaukee, the Celtics did pretty much everything they wanted to on the defensive end against Giannis Antetokounmpo. They blitzed him early with multiple defenders when he received the ball in the post and forced him into turnovers. Boston Celtics forward Jayson […]
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Patriots shore up OL, pick a QB and a couple more Joneses
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer The New England Patriots picked up three players to protect quarterback Mac Jones and one to back him up. After making a surprising reach for Chattanooga guard Cole Strange in the first round of the NFL draft, the Patriots on Saturday added another guard, LSU’s Chasen Hines, and Michigan […]
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Pats fill holes, adding Baylor WR Thornton, Houston CB Jones
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots made a move to secure another weapon for second-year quarterback Mac Jones and addressed a hole in their secondary, trading up to select Baylor receiver Tyquan Thornton and adding Houston cornerback Marcus Jones on Day 2 of the NFL draft on Friday night. New England traded its second-round pick […]
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Patriots trade down, take Chattanooga’s Strange in 1st round
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots made a move down the board, then another to replenish their offensive line, selecting guard Cole Strange with the 29th pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night. New England entered the night with needs to fill at linebacker and in its secondary, but chose to first fortify the […]
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Springer hits tying HR, Jays rally to beat Red Sox 6-5 in 10
TORONTO (AP) — George Springer hit a two-run homer to force extra innings, Raimel Taipa hit a game-ending sacrifice fly in the 10th, and the Toronto Blue Jays handed the slumping Boston Red Sox their fourth straight loss, 6-5 on Tuesday night. The Blue Jays have six come-from-behind wins this season. Toronto Blue Jays center […]
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Jake DeBrusk notches winner, Bruins beat Panthers 4-2
BOSTON (AP) — Jake DeBrusk snapped a 2-2 tie in the second period, Linus Ullmark made 19 saves and the Boston Bruins beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Tuesday night to clinch the first wild card in the Eastern Conference. Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) covers the puck on a save as Florida Panthers […]
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Clagett Sailing – 20 years of reaching for success
2022 brings with it the 20th Anniversary and a new decade for the C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta. In the 20 years since the first Clagett Regatta, which had five boats racing in Newport R.I., it has evolved into a multi-program organization providing opportunities for sailors with disabilities. The organization has rebranded for […]
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Race For Ukraine to be held around Conanicut Island on June 4
The International Twelve Metre Association (ITMA), in full support of the people of Ukraine and in solidarity with our Northern Europe 12mR fleet, is honored to endorse RACE FOR UKRAINE, a fundraising regatta around Conanicut Island, coordinated by the 12 Metre Yacht Club Newport Station to be held on June 4, 2022. International 12mR fleet gathered at recent World Championships […]
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Football helped immigrant brothers embrace being different
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Komotay Koffie steps outside Landow Performance in suburban Denver where he’s just finished another training session in his quest to join his brother, Indianapolis Colts edge rusher Kwity Paye, in the NFL. “I’m not even supposed to be here,” offers Koffie, 25, a chiseled 6-foot-1, […]
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Highest-rated football recruits from Rhode Island over the last 20 years
Football recruiting provides reliable drama, with recruitments and announcements becoming events in their own right. We love to see players from our own states make it big, and watch with pride as they go on to successful careers, knowing their origins shaped them into professional players. Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated football recruits […]
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New York Yacht Club American Magic returns to Pensacola
Newport, R.I. – New York Yacht Club American Magic is set to return to Pensacola, Florida for training later this year. This marks the team’s third winter training on the Gulf Coast. In 2018, American Magic was the first America’s Cup team to train in Florida since 1970. The Mule, a 38-foot test boat, first took […]
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Paul Meilhat’s Biotherm will compete in The Ocean Race
French skipper Paul Meilhat will fulfill a lifelong dream in January 2023 when he leads Biotherm across the starting line of The Ocean Race on the waters off Alicante, Spain. The Ocean Race today announced that Meilhat and his team will be racing one of the newest IMOCA boats in the fleet, a Verdier design that is […]
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Newport Gulls: Gulls in the Pros update
The Gulls have had 28 players reach the Major Leagues, including three alumni who got the call last season. After a short delay in the start of the season, the Major and Minor Leagues are underway and there are a number of former Gulls making a splash in the minors awaiting their call to The […]
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Olympic champ Jepchirchir wins 50th women’s Boston Marathon
BOSTON (AP) — Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir capped the celebration of a half-century of women in the Boston Marathon with a finish to top them all. The 28-year-old Kenyan won a see-saw sprint down the stretch on Monday, when the world’s oldest and most prestigious annual marathon returned to its traditional spring start for […]
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Chebet leads 1st Kenyan sweep in Boston Marathon since 2012
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Evans Chebet didn’t know what kind of expectations to have for himself as he prepared to return for his second Boston Marathon. In 2018, he was among many runners who were forced to pull out due to chilly and wet conditions. His second trip to Boston […]
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Boston Marathon returns to springtime spot for 126th running
Runners were gearing up for the Boston Marathon on Monday, marking the return of the prestigious race to its springtime spot for the first time since the pandemic began. At 6 a.m. in Hopkinton, Race Director Dave McGillivray sent out a group of about 20 from the Massachusetts National Guard, which walks the course annually, […]
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Opening Day at Fenway Park: Meet two MLB players born in Newport
With the baseball season underway, it’s a good time to look back at some of the ballplayers who hail from our area. There have been over 100 MLB players born in Rhode Island, including two born in Newport. In addition, eight managers, including Woonsocket native Rocco Baldelli who currently skippers the Minnesota Twins, were born […]
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Fenway changes for 2022 include new deck, food, no cash
BOSTON (AP) – Hall of Famer Jim Rice stood in the new TV studio behind Fenway Park’s right field bleachers and looked out on a field that barely resembles the one where he played for 16 years. “It’s good,” he said after the Red Sox gave a tour of the newly cashless and carbon-friendlier ballpark […]
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Pan Mass Challenge to add inaugural off-road charity ride
BOSTON (AP) — The Pan Mass Challenge is going off road. The nation’s largest single-event athletic fundraiser, whose annual cross-state bike ride has raised money for cancer treatment and research since its founding in 1980, is adding a one-day, off-road gravel ride in Massachusetts’ Berkshires this fall. Dubbed PMC Unpaved, it will bring together new […]
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Security tight as Boston Marathon returns to Patriots Day
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Marathon returns to the Patriots Day holiday next week for the first time in three years and runners and spectators should be prepared for heavy security, the city’s top law enforcement officer said Tuesday. In addition to highly visible uniformed officers, plainclothes officers will be dispersed throughout the crowds, Superintendent […]
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International Tennis Hall of Fame launches Fan Vote for Iconic Moments in Tennis History
The International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF) today announced that it is giving tennis fans around the world the opportunity to revisit, debate, and weigh in on some of the sport’s most impactful moments during the Iconic Moments in Tennis History vote. As part of the campaign, voters in the United States will have the […]
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Unified Basketball makes memories
There’s about 7:30 left on the clock in the fourth quarter. Playing on their home court, the Gaudet Middle School Islanders team trails the squad from Lawn Middle School in Jamestown by more than a couple of buckets during a recent unified basketball game. That was until Rahsaan Marshall nailed back-to-back bank shots in the […]
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Ida Lewis Distance Race returns August 18-20
The Ida Lewis Distance Race, with Bluenose Yacht Sales returning as the Presenting Partner, is set to sail its 18th edition from August 18-20, 2022. Hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club, the event will go back to its tradition of offering a single-item menu of overnight offshore racing while discontinuing the IN BAY Race that was added in 2020 and […]