By: Caden Charpentier – Media Operations Coordinator After its biggest at home against the NECBL second place Bristol Blues on Wednesday, Newport followed with another memorable performance, in a different way. For the third time this season, Newport swept a season series with a 16-1 victory over Danbury (14-19) at a packed Cardines Field on […]
Sports
Posted inSports
Bogaerts scores on wild pitch in 11th, Red Sox top Yanks 5-4
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Xander Bogaerts took his lead off third and wanted to be extra aggressive. “I just had in my head I had to be ready,” the four-time All-Star said. “As soon I saw it bounce, I just took a chance and went.” Bogaerts slid across the […]
Posted inSports
Newport Polo: Pittsburgh to challenge Newport on Saturday
The Newport International Polo Series will feature Newport versus Pittsburgh on Saturday, July 16. “Pittsburgh always sends a tough and gritty team to compete here, and the game always goes down to the wire. Thus far Newport has been narrowly undefeated in the matchup over 5 consecutive campaigns, but we don’t underestimate their steely resolve – they have planned their […]
Posted inSports
Rays score five in 7th, beat Boston 5-4 for four-game sweep
By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Taylor Walls and Yandy Díaz had two-run singles during a five-run outburst in the seventh inning, helping the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 Thursday night and completing a four-game sweep. The Red Sox appeared to be in control with rookie Kutter […]
Posted inSports
Newport rallies past Bristol 6-3 for 20th win of the season
By: Caden Charpentier – Media Operations Coordinator In a battle of two of the three best teams in the NECBL, Newport (20-11) rallied late for a thrilling one-run victory. Down to its final five outs, the Gulls scored four times in the bottom of the eighth to stun Bristol (22-8) at Cardines Field for a […]
Posted inSports
All-Star McClanahan wins 10th, Rays beat Red Sox again, 4-1
By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Shane McClanahan earned his 10th win and regained the major league lead in strikeouts during his final outing before the All-Star Game, pitching the Tampa Bay Rays past the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Wednesday night. Taylor Walls homered for the Rays, who have won […]
Posted inSports
Patriots trade Harry to Bears for 7th-round pick
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — N’Keal Harry is getting the new beginning to his NFL career that he was looking for a year ago. The Patriots traded the 2019 first-round pick to Chicago on Wednesday for a seventh-round pick in 2024, ending a tenure in New England that never really got going after he missed half […]
Posted inSports
Gulls dominate in game 2, split doublheader with SteepleCats
Zach Letson — Broadcaster and Team Publicist NORTH ADAMS, M.A. — After nearly erasing a seven-run deficit and falling 10-7 in game one, Newport (19-11) bounced back with an 11-3 victory in Game 2, splitting Tuesday’s doubleheader with North Adams (7-22) at Joe Wolfe Field. The SteepleCats struck for seven in the first three innings, […]
Posted inSports
Sale works 5 scoreless in debut, Red Sox lose 3-2 to Rays
By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Chris Sale worked five scoreless innings in his season debut, but the Boston bullpen couldn’t hold a two-run lead in a 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. Sale, out all season with a fracture in his right rib cage, allowed three […]
Posted inSports
The Youth Shall Inherit the Helm at 2022 Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex
By New York Yacht Club | Photos: Ian Macinni, Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Academy (2) Vertically challenged and pushing 50, Mark Liebel (above, right) knew that he wasn’t ideally suited to crew in the dynamic VX One, a sporty 19-foot keelboat that planes easily downwind and can require maximum hiking leverage upwind in heavy conditions. […]
Posted inSports
Díaz gets 3 hits as Tampa Bay Rays beat Boston Red Sox 10-5
By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Yandy Díaz had three hits, scored three times and drove in three runs, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 10-5 on Monday night. Díaz’s 10th multihit game since June 26 raised his batting average to .500 (27 for 54) over his […]
Posted inSports
Gulls outlast Navigators, 3-1 for eighth straight home victory
By: Caden Charpentier – Media Operations Coordinator After a loss on the road over the weekend, Newport (18-10) did what it’s done throughout the season – respond. In a tight battle with their divisional foes from North Shore (7-22), the Gulls ended up on top, defeating the North Shore Navigators (7-22) for the third time […]
Posted inSports
Berdon, Darden embrace new challenges at 2022 Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex
Newport, R.I. — It might be easier to find the end of the internet than to exhaust all the possibilities for new experiences in sailing. While some people prefer to lock into one lane in the sport, others find that regularly switching things up brings the most enjoyment. Two veteran skippers employing the latter strategy will […]
Posted inSports
Red Sox score 9 straight, rally past Yanks 11-6 for split
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox lost every one of their first eight series against AL East opponents this season. In the ninth, a four-game set against the first-place Yankees, they opened with back-to-back losses and trailed by two runs in the 10th inning of Game 3. That’s when things turned around. One night […]
Posted inSports
Verdugo twice rallies Red Sox for 6-5 win over Yankees
BOSTON (AP) — Alex Verdugo hit a tying single in the eighth inning and a winning two-run single that capped a three-run 10th, lifting the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees 6-5 Saturday night. Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo had given the Yankees a 5-3 lead with RBI doubles in the 10th off […]
Posted inSports
Gulls blanked in Wakefield against Waves, 4-0
Zach Letson – Broadcaster and Team Publicist In yet another pitcher’s duel with Ocean State (14-15) the Gulls fell to their Rhode Island rivals in game four of the Pell Bridge Series, 4-0 Saturday night at Old Mountain Field. Collin Lowe started for Newport and was lights-out. The Bryant righty followed back-to-back scoreless outings with […]
Posted inSports
Newport Regatta returns this weekend
By Kim Cooper, Sail Newport The Newport Regatta starts today for one-design classes racing in the annual Sail Newport event. The regatta has been widely popular as an East Coast “must do” for sailors since the first racing weekend in 1984. Competitors are registered from Canada, the U.K., and 12 U.S. States, including CA, CO, MD, FL, RI, […]
Posted inSports
Gulls storm back, beat Muskrats 10 – 4
By: Caden Charpentier – Media Operations Coordinator Down four runs early, the Gulls scored 10 unanswered on Friday night to defeat the Winnipesaukee Muskrats (10-15) by a score of 10-4 to extend their winning streak at Cardines Field to seven in a row. Newport used an offensive explosion combined with a prolific outing out of […]
Posted inSports
Donaldson, Carpenter lead Yanks over Red Sox 12-5
BOSTON (AP) — Josh Donaldson hit a three-run homer in a four-run first inning, Matt Carpenter homered among three hits in his first start in left field in a decade and the New York Yankees beat Boston 12-5 Friday night for their 10th win in their last 11 games against the Red Sox. “I just […]
Posted inSports
Team Ireland to take on Team USA at Newport Polo on Saturday
The Newport International Polo Series, presented by Turkish Airlines, will welcome back fan-favorite Team Ireland this Saturday, July 9 at 5 pm. The match comes after a 2-year pandemic pause in the Hibernian rival’s unmatched run since the 1992 inaugural season. The Emerald Isle’s top competitors are on the roster, to go head-to-head against Team USA in a […]
Posted inSports
Donaldson’s slam leads Yankees past Devers, Red Sox 6-5
BOSTON (AP) — Gerrit Cole shut down eight of the nine hitters in the Red Sox lineup — good enough to lead the New York Yankees to a 6-5 victory over Boston on Thursday night. And then there was Rafael Devers. The Red Sox third baseman made a final push to be added to the […]
Posted inSports
Winning streak ends at eight, Gulls fall to Blues 3-2
Zach Letson – Broadcaster and Team Publicist BRISTOL, C.T. – All good things must come to an end, and Thursday, Newport’s (16-9) eight-game winning streak came to a close in a 3-2 loss to Bristol (19-6) Thursday at Muzzy Field. Chase Allen made his fourth appearance and first start on the mound for the Gulls […]
Posted inSports
Gulls sweep Nighthawks in doubleheader, extend streak to eight
By: Caden Charpentier – Media Operations Coordinator For the first time since 2015, the Newport Gulls (16-8) have won eight in a row. With an electric environment on hand to will the Gulls on, Newport did not disappoint, taking both the contests against the Upper Valley Nighthawks (12-12) in a doubleheader at Cardines Field. The […]
Posted inSports
Rays’ Kluber shuts down Red Sox bats in righty Bello’s debut
By MAUREEN MULLEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Corey Kluber worked six scoreless innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Red Sox 7-1 on Wednesday night in the major league debut of Brayan Bello, the top pitching prospect in Boston’s system. With a fastball topping out at 97 mph, the 23-year-old Bello (0-1) worked […]
Posted inSports
Kiermaier knocks in 4, Rays beat Red Sox 8-4 at Fenway
By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Kevin Kiermaier hit an early three-run double and broke a tie with an RBI grounder during a four-run sixth inning that sent the Tampa Bay Rays past the Boston Red Sox 8-4 on Tuesday night. Yandy Díaz had three hits and an RBI as the Rays evened […]