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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Reynolds, Brandon Lowe, and Nick Yorke each had two RBIs to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Boston Red Sox 8-3 after a 2 1/2-hour rain delay on Sunday. The tarp came out after the sixth inning at 3:35 p.m. local time, and play resumed at 6:05. The Pirates won their […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sonny Gray worked seven innings for his career-best 15th win of the season, Wilyer Abreu hit a home run, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Saturday night. Gray (15-3) struck out seven and allowed six hits while walking one. He had won 14 games in three other […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Anthony Richardson believes he’s done a good job turning the page during his NFL career. That was on display when the former first-round pick took the field for his first action since early last season. Richardson ran for a touchdown but had two turnovers as the Indianapolis Colts played to a […]

TORONTO (AP) — Standout rookie Payton Tolle allowed two hits over eight innings, Caleb Durbin hit a grand slam and the Boston Red Sox ended their five-game skid with a 7-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. Tolle (8-6) struck out four, threw 91 pitches and retired his last 17 batters while matching the longest […]

The 21st Ida Lewis Distance Race starts Friday, Aug. 14, at 11 a.m. in Narragansett Bay’s East Passage between Rose Island and Fort Adams, with 47 entries signed up for the 24-hour coastal challenge. The fleet spans a wide range. At one end are two 30-foot high-performance sport boats — EC Helme’s J/92S Spirit of […]

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Ernie Clement drove in the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning, Brett Bateman had two RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 on Tuesday night. Toronto’s George Springer walked to begin the sixth and went to third on Alejandro Kirk’s single before […]

TORONTO (AP) — Charles McAdoo homered and Jameson Taillon pitched four scoreless innings before leaving with an injury as the Toronto Blue Jays beat Boston 2-1 on Monday night to hand the Red Sox their third loss in a row. Boston’s skid follows a nine-game winning streak that capped a franchise-record string of 27 victories in 30 […]

BOSTON (AP) — One of Patriots quarterback Drake Maye’s favorite offensive targets isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Tight end Hunter Henry confirmed Monday that he signed a two-year extension to remain in New England through the 2027 season. ESPN and the NFL Network reported that the extended pact has a base value of $16 million with incentives […]

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox failed in their bid for a second winning streak of 10 or more games in the same season, losing to the Athletics 7-3 on Saturday. Boston recorded a franchise record-tying 15-game winning stretch, matching a mark from 1946, before it was stopped on July […]

BOSTON (AP) — Payton Tolle struck out a career-high 14 in six innings, Wilyer Abreu drove in three runs, and the Boston Red Sox won their ninth game in a row with a 13-1 rout of the Athletics on Friday night. The Red Sox are just the seventh team since 1920 to win 27 or […]

BOSTON (AP) — Caleb Durbin lined a single to center field off Chicago’s Erick Fedde in the 13th inning to score NIck Sogard and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 12-11 on Thursday night in a game that lasted more than four hours. Connor Wong had a two-run home run, […]

BOSTON (AP) — Sonny Gray and the surging Boston Red Sox are on quite a roll together. Gray pitched three-hit ball and struck out eight over six innings for his American League-leading 14th victory, with the crafty 36-year-old right-hander also matching his career high, as Boston beat the Chicago White Sox 4-0 on Wednesday night. The Red […]

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Caleb Durbin hit a grand slam, Patrick Sandoval earned his first major league win in more than two years and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to six games with a 14-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. Wilyer Abreu launched a […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Gabe Jacas wants to get to work and put everything else about his delayed journey to Patriots training camp in the past. The New England rookie edge rusher was on the field for his third straight practice on Tuesday after being activated from the non-football injury list on Saturday. “It was […]

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer The Boston Red Sox acquired All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman from the Baltimore Orioles on Monday for a package that includes three of their top prospects. The 28-year-old Rutschman is hitting .251 with eight home runs and 47 RBIs this season. He earned an All-Star nod for the third time […]

The 6th Annual Safe Harbor Race Weekend returns to Narragansett Bay August 7-9, welcoming 76 racing sailboats across ten classes for three days of competition and shoreside events in Newport and Portsmouth. Nine of ten defending class champions are back to defend their titles, highlighting a fleet that organizers say is among the most competitive […]

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela homered for the third straight game and the Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 on Sunday night to sweep the three-game series. Masataka Yoshida homered and drove in two runs, and Jake Bennett (7-4) allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings […]