With the opening of the new Stadium at Tidewater Landing in Pawtucket, Rhode Island FC is preparing for the start of the 2025 USL Championship season by announcing general seating pricing for season ticket members. The 10,500 capacity stadium is expected to open in the spring of 2025, and current season ticket members will have […]
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Sharapova, Bryan brothers on the ballot for 2025 Tennis Hall of Fame
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion, and the doubles team of brothers Mike and Bob Bryan are on the ballot for International Tennis Hall of Fame’s class of 2025. Daniel Nestor, a 12-time major doubles champion from Canada, also returns to the ballot that was announced Tuesday. Sharapova is […]
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International Tennis Hall of Fame announces Class of 2025 ballot
American doubles team Bob and Mike Bryan and five-time singles major champion Maria Sharapova are new additions to the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s ballot for the Class of 2025. The Bryans and Sharapova join Canada’s Daniel Nestor, who returns to the ballot, as the nominees in the Player Category. Together, the Bryans are the most accomplished men’s doubles team in […]
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The presidential campaigns brace for an intense sprint to Election Day
By STEVE PEOPLES, THOMAS BEAUMONT and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — After a summer of historic tumult, the path to the presidency for both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump this fall is becoming much clearer. The Democratic vice president and the Republican former president will devote almost all of their remaining time and resources to […]
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Mets move closer to wild-card spot with 4-1 win over Red Sox
By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Severino pitched seven crisp innings, Francisco Lindor sparked New York’s lineup again and the surging Mets crept closer to playoff position by beating the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Monday night. Brandon Nimmo hit an RBI double and saved a run with a terrific catch […]
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Torkelson and Greene homer as the Tigers earn a rare series win against the Red Sox
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene each hit a two-run homer, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Sunday. The Tigers (70-68) earned their second series win in the last 13 against Boston and won the season series for the first time since 2017. […]
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Anderson Julio, Philip Quinton help Real Salt Lake end skid with 2-0 victory over Revolution
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Anderson Julio scored during first-half stoppage time, defender Philip Quinton added a second-half goal and Real Salt Lake ended a four-match winless streak with a 2-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night. Real Salt Lake (13-6-8) had gone 0-3-1 since a 15-match unbeaten run. New England (8-15-2), which […]
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Farrell-to-Harris touchdown in final minute lifts Rhode Island over Holy Cross in 20-17 thriller
KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Devin Farrell hit Shawn Harris Jr. for a 31-yard touchdown pass with 19 seconds remaining and Rhode Island survived a wild fourth quarter to defeat Holy Cross 20-17 on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams. Rhode Island led 13-3 entering the fourth quarter but Holy Cross rallied with […]
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Skubal dominates Red Sox as Tigers honor 1984 World Series champs with 2-1 win
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Tarik Skubal allowed one run in eight innings and struck out eight to become the fourth Detroit left-hander with 200 strikeouts in a season as the Tigers celebrated the franchise’s 1984 World Series championship with a 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. Jack Morris […]
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Rafaela and Duran homer in the 10th inning as Red Sox bounce back and beat Tigers 7-5
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela and Jarren Duran homered in the 10th inning as the Boston Red Sox rebounded after squandering a four-run lead and beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5 on Friday night. The Tigers trailed 4-0 heading in the eighth inning, but rallied and forced extra innings by scoring […]
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Runners are used to toughing it out. A warming climate can make that deadly
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press Carolyn Baker, clad in a neon pink top and matching sunglasses, smiled as she ran the Falmouth Road Race on the shore of Cape Cod, looking around for friends as she neared the end of a race she’d completed more than a dozen times before. Suddenly, Baker collapsed, as her […]
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Analysis: Patriots have no reason to rush rookie quarterback Drake Maye
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ Drake Maye is the quarterback of the future for the New England Patriots. Jacoby Brissett is the team’s present. Credit coach Jerod Mayo for not giving in to […]
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Bowden Francis takes no-hitter into 6th, Blue Jays beat Red Sox 2-0
BOSTON (AP) — Bowden Francis took a no-hitter into the sixth and left after allowing just one hit in seven innings, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 2-0 on Thursday night. Francis (8-3) faced the minimum through 5 1/3 innings, with the only Boston baserunner coming when Jarren Duran reached on […]
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Rich Hill, 44, makes relief appearance for Red Sox. It’s his 20th major league season
BOSTON (AP) — Rich Hill came on in relief for the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night and became the only active player to appear in a major league game in each of the last 20 seasons. “There’s a lot of people to thank to get to this point,” the left-hander said as he struggled […]
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Resolute Cup favorites prepare for epic battle
By New York Yacht Club The Corinthian Yacht Club (Marblehead, Mass.), fielding the same team (above) that took home the 2022 Resolute Cup, will return to defend its title on Narragansett Bay in just a few weeks, this time with no doubt as to what it takes to win this prestigious event as well as […]
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Jacoby Brissett is selected Patriots starting quarterback for Week 1 against Cincinnati
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots coach Jerod Mayo is putting the keys to his offense in the hands of the veteran quarterback on his roster over the franchise’s potential quarterback of the future. Mayo selected Jacoby Brissett as the starting quarterback for New England’s season opener at Cincinnati, one of the biggest decisions of the […]
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Bello, Jansen combine for 2-hit shoutout and Red Sox beat Blue Jays 3-0
BOSTON (AP) — Brayan Bello delivered the longest outing of his career, pitching eight innings of two-hit ball on Wednesday night to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 3-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Bello (12-6) struck out nine and walked one. Boston improved to 6-1 in his last seven starts, but it […]
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AFC East could be wide open with Jets, Dolphins and Patriots looking to end Bills’ 4-year reign
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills have sat atop the AFC East for four straight years. Their drive for five could prove to be the toughest task of all. A ton of roster turnover has provided plenty of questions — and doubts. Especially with Aaron Rodgers back with the […]
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Pats set to begin anew under coach Jerod Mayo, a new QB and rebuilt roster in 2024
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (4-13) EXPECTATIONS: The Patriots begin a new era in 2024 after parting ways with former coach Bill Belichick after 24 seasons and six Super Bowl titles. Team owner Robert Kraft moved quickly, handing the job to former player and assistant Jerod Mayo. He begins the rebuilding process following a dismal 4-13 finish […]
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Duran leads off with 20th homer, Red Sox stop skid with 6-3 win over Blue Jays
By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jarren Duran led off with a homer, Masataka Yoshida added a two-run single in a three-run first inning, and the Boston Red Sox ended a four-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. David Hamilton, Triston Casas and Wilyer Abreu […]
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Jacoby Brissett sees himself as the Pats starting QB heading into Week 1
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Until he hears otherwise, Jacoby Brissett is planning to take the field as the Patriots starting quarterback in Week 1 against Cincinnati. “In my eyes I am,” Brissett said Tuesday during an appearance on WEEI radio in Boston. “I haven’t heard anything differently. So that’s what I have to go off […]
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Ashton Lambie is pursuing the America’s Cup while his wife Chris Birch aims for outer space
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Pushing boundaries and going fast was always in the sporting DNAs of cyclists Ashton Lambie and Chris Birch, whether it was speeding around velodromes or across the gravel backroads of the Great Plains. Ultimately, they had hoped to compete in the Tokyo Olympics three years […]
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Blue Jays beat Red Sox twice, and Danny Jansen shows up on both sides of box score — an MLB first;
BOSTON (AP) — George Springer hit a three-run homer — his second of the day — to key a five-run fifth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays took two games from fading Boston by posting a 7-3 victory on Monday night to send the Red Sox to their fifth straight loss. In the first game […]
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Danny Jansen plays for both teams in Blue Jays-Red Sox game, an MLB first
BOSTON (AP) — Former Blue Jays and current Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen didn’t just play for both teams in the same game — a first in Major League Baseball history. He played for both teams in the same inning. In a statistical oddity made possible by two of the quirkiest entities on Earth — […]
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Maye has strong outing, Brissett injures shoulder in Patriots’ preseason loss to Commanders
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Drake Maye completed 13 of 20 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown for New England in the Patriots’ 20-10 loss to the Washington Commanders on Sunday night in the preseason finale. Maye, the rookie from North Carolina battling Jacoby Brissett for the starting job, made a good case, while the […]