By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jarren Duran went 4 for 4, capped by a tiebreaking homer with two outs in the eighth inning that sent the Boston Red Sox to a 6-5 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. The game was tied at 5 when Duran drove a fastball […]
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Exciting Ida Lewis Distance Race a chance for veterans and new skippers to perform over 24 hours of distance
Over the weekend, over forty racing teams took part in the 2024 Ida Lewis Distance Race presented by Bluenose Yacht Sales. Over the course of a straight 24 hours, race participants started out south of Pell Bridge in Narragansett Bay’s East Passage on Saturday, Aug. 16, along picturesque vantage points of Jamestown and Newport shorelines, […]
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Diaz homers in ninth inning to lift Astros to 5-4 win over Red Sox
HOUSTON (AP) — Yainer Diaz’s tiebreaking solo homer with one out in the ninth inning lifted the Houston Astros to a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. The Astros tied it on an RBI single by Mauricio Dubón in the eighth inning. Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen (3-2) struck out Yordan […]
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New York Yacht Club wins third consecutive Hinman Masters Trophy
By New York Yacht Club Twenty-five short-course races in three days in winds that rarely topped 10 knots are more than enough to fray the nerves of the most experienced and tranquil sailor. But when it came down to brass tacks on the final day of the Hinman Masters Team Race, held this past weekend at the […]
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Suárez delivers again for the Orioles, who earn a split with a 4-2 victory over Boston
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Albert Suárez delivered another scoreless start for Baltimore, and Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson homered to lift the Orioles to a 4-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday and a split of their four-game series. Suárez (6-4) briefly returned to the bullpen following the […]
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Bello takes no-hitter into 6th inning as Red Sox beat Orioles 5-1
By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Brayan Bello took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and Jarren Duran delivered a tiebreaking two-run single in the seventh to carry the Boston Red Sox past the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 Saturday night. Rafael Devers hit his team-high 27th homer for the Red Sox, who moved within seven games […]
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Rhode Island FC fights back to draw 1-1 with Oakland Roots SC
Rhode Island FC fought back from behind to earn a dramatic 1-1 draw with Oakland Roots SC at Beirne Stadium on Saturday, picking up an important point in a physical interconference battle. After outshooting the visitors through 90 minutes and putting on a dominant attacking display in the second half, RIFC leading scorer Albert Dikwa “Chico” eventually […]
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Masataka Yoshida homers and has 4 RBIs, Red Sox outlast Orioles 12-10
By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Masataka Yoshida homered and had four RBIs and the Boston Red Sox pounded All-Star Corbin Burnes before holding on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 12-10 on Friday night. Burnes (12-5) gave up eight runs and 10 hits — both career highs — in four innings. It was […]
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Drake Maye leads Patriots on 2 scoring drives in 14-13 preseason loss to Eagles
By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Rookie Drake Maye ran for a touchdown and led the New England Patriots on two of the team’s three scoring drives Thursday night in a 14-13 preseason loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. The No. 3 overall draft pick out of North Carolina appeared in just one […]
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Zach Eflin improves to 4-0 with Baltimore, pitches the Orioles past the Red Sox, 5-1
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Zach Eflin pitched six impressive innings to improve to 4-0 since joining the Orioles, and Gunnar Henderson and Cedric Mullins homered in Baltimore’s 5-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night. Eflin (9-7) has won all four starts since Baltimore acquired him from Tampa […]
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Production boats lead the way in Classes B & C at the 2024 ORC World Championship
By New York Yacht Club For much of the recorded history of grand-prix rating-rule competition, from the CCA rule to IOR to IMS, the path to major international success was paved with gold. There were few substitutes for the money required to research, design and build the fastest boat. Custom designs and builds remain in […]
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Late homers by Wyatt Langford, Jonah Heim lead Rangers to come-from-behind 9-7 win over Red Sox
By MAUREEN MULLEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Wyatt Langford hit a tying three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and Jonah Heim had a two-run homer in the 10th to lead the Texas Rangers to a 9-7 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night, avoiding a three-game sweep. “Those are huge at-bats,” […]
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Falcons acquire 4-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Matthew Judon from Patriots
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The Atlanta Falcons have acquired four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Matthew Judon from the New England Patriots for a third-round draft pick. The teams announced the trade on Thursday. Judon had 28 sacks in his first two seasons with the Patriots before finishing with four in four games […]
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Crawford carries perfect game into 6th inning, Wong hits 3-run HR as Red Sox beat Rangers 9-4
By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Kutter Crawford carried a perfect game into the sixth inning and Connor Wong highlighted a 12-hit attack with a three-run homer as the Boston Red Sox beat the slumping Texas Rangers 9-4 on Tuesday night. Rob Refsnyder and Nick Sogard each drove in a pair of runs […]
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Safe Harbor Race Weekend: Claiming victory, enjoying the experience
By Safe Harbor Race Weekend From 30 knots to zero knots and everything in between, winds at the 4th Annual Safe Harbor Race Weekend kept hundreds of sailors constantly on their toes as they worked through a four-race series that yielded nine champions in as many classes. Hosting 63 teams in two divisions (one for ORC, PHRF and […]
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2017 Newport Gull Kameron Misner becomes 35th alumni to make MLB debut
Kameron Misner, a standout from the 2017 Newport Gulls, has achieved a significant milestone by making his Major League Baseball debut, becoming the 35th alumni from the Newport Gulls to reach the big leagues. Misner, originally drafted in the 33rd round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals, played college baseball at […]
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Christian Barmore watches joint practice between Pats and Eagles as he recovers from blood clots
By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Two weeks after getting diagnosed with blood clots, Patriots defensive lineman Christian Barmore was a spectator for Tuesday’s joint practice between New England and the Philadelphia Eagles. It was an encouraging sign for the 25-year-old, who was evaluated and treated at a Massachusetts hospital. Fellow defensive […]
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Refsnyder hits game-winning single as Red Sox beat Rangers 5-4 in 10 innings
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Rob Refsnyder hit a game-winning single with two outs in the 10th inning after pinch-hitter Enmanuel Valdez’s leadoff double tied the score, lifting the Boston Red Sox over the fading Texas Rangers 5-4 to snap a four-game losing streak Monday night. The Red Sox were coming off […]
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Going into second season, ‘Pop’ Douglas ready to add to Patriots passing game
By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — When Jacoby Brissett broke into the NFL as a third-string quarterback with the New England Patriots, two of Tom Brady’s primary options who were difficult to cover were under 6 feet tall. It might be too early in Demario “Pop” Douglas’ career to place him in […]
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Jarren Duran suspended 2 games by Red Sox for shouting homophobic slur at fan who heckled him
BY KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox suspended Jarren Duran for two games on Monday without pay after he shouted a homophobic slur to a fan behind home plate who heckled him in a loss to the Houston Astros a day earlier. The exchange that was caught on a live mic during the broadcast […]
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Consistency across full range of conditions lifts Newport Harbor Yacht Club to 2024 Morgan Cup
Newport, R.I. — There’s no official AP ranking for keelboat team racing, but if there were, it would be hard to argue against Newport Harbor Yacht Club, from Newport Beach, Calif., currently occupying the top spot. With a win at its Baldwin Cup in April and, earlier today, a win in the Morgan Cup held […]
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Newport Gulls walk it off in the 10th inning to win the NECBL title
GAME 2 Back on Thursday night, the Newport Gulls hit the road to take on the Sanford Mainers at Goodall Park in Game 2 of the NECBL Championship Series. The Gulls entered the night trailing the series 1-0, needing a win to keep their season alive. Newport quieted the crowd with two runs in the […]
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Alex Bregman hits 3-run HR, Yordan Alvarez follows with solo shot as Astros beat Red Sox 10-2
BY KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman hit a three-run homer to key a five-run fifth inning, Yordan Alvarez followed with his third homer in two games and the Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 10-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game series sweep. It was the fifth straight win for […]
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The Newport Gulls are the 2024 NECBL Champions
The Newport Gulls secured their 8th Fay Vincent Sr. Cup on Saturday with an 8-7 win over the Sanford Mainers in game 3 of the Championship Series. A back-and-forth game found the Gulls down one in the bottom of the ninth. Tyler Hare (Wofford College) would hit his second home-run of the day to tie […]
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Rhode Island FC shuts out Hartford Athletic 3-0 in first-ever home derby match
Rhode Island FC returned to its winning ways in dominant fashion on Saturday, powering past regional rivals Hartford Athletic with a 3-0 win in the first-ever home derby match. A first career RIFC goal from Grant Stoneman kicked off the action in the first half, and additional goals from Frank Nodarse and Joe Brito completed the club’s […]