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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The series won’t end until Thursday, or maybe Sunday. A champion will be crowned, an NBA Finals MVP trophy will be hoisted, one side will spray a few gallons of champagne and the other side will head out into a summer of lament. The winner: Still to be determined. […]

By: Caden Charpentier On Monday night at historic Cardines Field, the Newport Gulls (4-1) extended their winning streak to four games, beating their Coastal Division rivals, the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks (3-2) 7-4.  After three consecutive one-run victories, it was another tense night at Cardines Field. The Sharks were able to tie the game up at […]

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Exhibiting a determined confidence and grit all game, Andrew Wiggins single-handedly took the pressure off Stephen Curry and delivered the best game yet of his eight-year career. Now, the first-time All-Star is on the cusp of becoming a first-time NBA champion — and helping Curry […]

By New York Yacht Club Newport, R.I. — Harvey Jones had a specific goal when he built the 55-foot Outlier, a cold-molded wooden yacht designed by Marcelino Botin and built by Brooklin Boat Yard in Brooklin, Maine. He wanted all of the intangibles that come with a boat built primarily with natural raw materials—and he also wanted something […]

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Rafael Devers hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, spot starter Kutter Crawford and five relievers combined on a one-hitter, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 Sunday. Boston closed out a successful West Coast swing by shutting down Seattle’s offense, allowing […]

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As the Boston Celtics search for answers in an effort to stop Stephen Curry in these NBA Finals, they know even their best defense won’t always be good enough. “Steph Curry is pretty good, if you guys haven’t noticed. He can shoot the ball unbelievably,” […]

SEATTLE (AP) — Dylan Moore hit a walk-off single to center field off Boston reliever Hansel Robles in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 7-6 win over the Red Sox on Saturday night. The Mariners entered the bottom of the ninth trailing 6-5 after Seattle native Bobby Dalbec broke […]

Zach Letson – Broadcaster and Team Publicist For a third consecutive time, the game would be decided by a single run. And for a third straight time, Newport (3-1) emerged victorious, extending its winning streak to three with a 2-1 victory over Ocean State (2-3) Saturday night at Old Mountain Field. Dominic Perachi got the […]

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum knows he has taken his game to a new level in his fifth NBA season, pushing his way into the league’s top echelon of playmakers as the Boston Celtics’ go-to scorer. The three-time All-Star also knows at times he hasn’t been good enough against the Golden State Warriors during the […]

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — He stomped his feet, waved his arms, flexed his muscles and talked back to the crowd. And Stephen Curry also made baskets. Plenty of those, too. In a demonstrative and dominating performance that was one of the best of his postseason career, Curry scored 43 points […]

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The U.S. Open returns to its roots at The Country Club, a location steeped in history. It is one of the five founding clubs of the U.S. Golf Association. Its first U.S. Open in 1913 is what first put golf on the front pages of American newspapers when 20-year-old […]

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — J.D. Martinez was apparently tired of the good-natured joking he was receiving about his long home run drought. One swing reminded everyone of the power Martinez possesses. Martinez homered for the first time in nearly a month, Bobby Dalbec snapped a tie with a solo shot […]

By Caden Charpentier – Media Operations Coordinator Another see-saw affair in Cardines Field for the Newport Gulls (2-1) ended in the team’s first walk-off win since July 29, 2019, beating the Valley Blue Sox (2-2) 5-4 in 10 innings.  This time around in the second contest at Cardines Field, third baseman Luke Beckstein was the […]

NEWPORT, RI (June 9, 2022)—Speaking with Sally and Stan Honey in the cabin of their Cal 40 Illusion, the conversation is as easy and breezy as the gorgeous day topsides in Portsmouth, R.I. The ocean-racing couple, who’ve racked up many victories racing from California to Hawaii, is preparing for the 52nd Newport Bermuda Race, some 11 […]

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — They call themselves Last Chance UConn, an unlikely New England team filled with transfers who are reveling in their role as underdogs headed into this weekend’s super regional at Stanford. The Huskies (49-14) are the first team from the Northeast to make it this far […]

By Caden Charpentier – Media Operations Assistant A back and forth thrilling game ended with Newport (1-1) edging their long-time rivals, the Mystic Schooners (1-1) 8-7 Wednesday night at Cardines Field, giving the Gulls their first win of 2022. Parker Haskin was the hero for Newport in the bottom of the eighth inning, delivering a pinch-hit […]