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The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder looked very much like the dominant teams they were during the regular season in securing lopsided first-round playoff series wins. Suddenly, both teams are facing their first dose of adversity this postseason following Game 1 losses to open Round 2. The Celtics missed an NBA playoff-record 45 of […]

BOSTON (AP) — The Knicks grew accustomed to facing big deficits against the Celtics this season. New York faced another one to open its Eastern Conference semifinal matchup against the defending NBA champions. This time, the Knicks found a way to overcome it. Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby each scored 29 points before Mikal Bridges […]

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Harrison Bader hit a go-ahead double off the Green Monster in the eighth inning, and the Minnesota Twins took the weekend series against the Boston Red Sox with a 5-4 victory on Sunday. Byron Buxton hit a game-opening homer on Garrett Crochet’s first pitch for the Twins, […]

Rhode Island FC and Western Conference leaders San Antonio FC battled to a scoreless draw in Rhode Island’s home opener at Centreville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket on Saturday. Despite dominating possession and outshooting San Antonio 16-6, Rhode Island FC (1-3-2) couldn’t find the back of the net against the conference-leading visitors (5-2-1). The home team […]

TORONTO (AP) — Carles Gil and Leo Campana each scored a goal to help New England beat Toronto FC 2-0 on Saturday and the Revolution extended their win streak to four games. Aljaz Ivacic stopped two shots for the Revolution and has four consecutive shutouts. The 31-year-old has not allowed a goal in 385 minutes, […]

Portsmouth High School’s varsity baseball team came out on top against Middletown, securing a 7-3 victory on Friday (May 2). The Patriots started strong, putting three runs on the board in the first inning. Damon Owen kicks things off with a solo homer to left field. Portsmouth didn’t let up, adding four more runs in […]

By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers broke a seventh-inning tie with a two-run single and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins 6-1 on Friday night as Triston Casas appeared to sustain a serious left knee injury. Casas left the game due to a lower-body injury in the second inning and […]

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. put Toronto ahead with a three-run homer in the eighth inning, Daulton Varsho had a solo shot and the Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Thursday night. Toronto trailed 2-0 through six innings before Varsho connected off Tanner Houck in the […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — When New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye was playing video games in high school, Stefon Diggs was one of his favorite targets. Soon — the Patriots hope — Maye will be throwing passes to Diggs in real life. “He was one of those guys growing up — when I was in […]

The past decade in team racing has seen the emergence of a new, spectator-friendly format and the continued global spread of the discipline. What it hasn’t seen, however, is an official world championship. That drought will end in a month’s time when the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court in Newport, R.I., hosts the 2025 Team […]

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Alejandro Kirk hit a game-ending, bases-loaded single in the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays overcame a six-run deficit to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 in Lucas Giolito’s return on Wednesday night, stopping a three-game losing streak. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. started the 10th as the […]

Rogers High School’s softball team put on a show Tuesday night at Toppa Field, beating Middletown 10-2 in a game that was closer than the final score suggests. The Vikings held a tight 3-1 lead for much of the game before their bats came alive late, blowing it open against their crosstown rivals. Freshman pitcher […]

BOSTON (AP) — When Magic star Paolo Banchero went to the bench with five fouls, the Boston Celtics pulled away and cruised into the Eastern Conference semifinals. Jayson Tatum had 35 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, and the Celtics abandoned their usual 3-point barrage to beat Orlando 120-89 in Game 5 of their first-round […]

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Wilyer Abreu hit a three-run homer, one of five longballs for the Boston Red Sox in a 10-2 win over the struggling Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. Alex Bregman, Rafael Devers, Jarren Duran and Kristian Campbell all had solo homers as the Red Sox won their […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots released veteran long snapper Joe Cardona on Tuesday, ending their relationship with their longest-tenured player and the last who played for the team in its most recent Super Bowl. Cardona, 33, spent 10 seasons with New England after being drafted in the fifth round in 2015 out of Navy. […]

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela homered and drove in five runs, Jarren Duran had four hits and the Boston Red Sox rolled to a 13-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. Rafaela drove a fastball from Joey Cantillo just over the center-field fence for a three-run shot in […]

As disappointing as the Patriots’ second straight 4-13 finish was last season, they went into the offseason feeling like rookie Drake Maye had established himself as a quarterback to build around. New England spent the three-day NFL draft shoring up the infrastructure around him in a big way. The Patriots started by using the fourth-overall pick to […]

Memphis cornerback Kobee Minor got the title of “Mr. Irrelevant” on Saturday when he was selected by the New England Patriots with the final pick of the NFL draft. Minor was chosen 257th overall to complete the three-day, seven-round draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Patriots sent the 228th overall pick in the fifth round […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Even with Jayson Tatum in the starting lineup, the Boston Celtics still couldn’t find a way to win in Orlando. Tatum scored 36 points Friday night, but the Magic won 95-93 to cut the Celtics’ lead to 2-1 in the first-round playoff series. Tatum had missed Wednesday night’s Game 2 in Boston with […]