Alperen Sengun leads Rockets past Celtics 109-93 as Houston moves into first in West
Alperen Sengun had 26 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets to a 109-93 win over the Boston Celtics on Monday night.
Drake Maye and the Patriots are finding ways to win even as injuries pile up
The Patriots went from being among the NFL’s healthiest teams last season to becoming one of its most injured during the first half of this season.
Photos: Tiverton/Bay View wins D3 field hockey state championship, 1-0 over Chariho/Prout
Captain Leslie Ramos scored with 5:30 left in the first quarter, and the co-op made it stand through four quarters at Roger Williams University
Maye has 3 touchdowns as Patriots rally to beat Dolphins 24-19
Drake Maye threw two touchdown passes and rushed for a score as the New England Patriots came back to beat the Miami Dolphins 24-19 on Sunday.
Jayson Tatum’s 32, Paul George’s 10 4th-quarter points lead Boston Celtics to road win in Orlando
Jayson Tatum scored 32 points — 15 of them from the free-throw line — and Paul George added 17 as the Boston Celtics won their fifth straight, 108-97 over the Orlando Magic Sunday afternoon.
Rhode Island FC’s season ends on penalties at Charleston for the second straight year
RIFC led until the fourth minute of stoppage time, then fell 5-4 in a sudden-death shootout — the club’s earliest playoff exit in three seasons
Pritchard nets 30, Celtics ease past turnover-prone Bulls 125-111 in NBA Cup action
Payton Pritchard scored 30 points, and the Boston Celtics raced past the Chicago Bulls 125-111 on Friday night in the NBA Cup opener for both teams.
Thomas, Broberg lead Blues to 4-1 win over Bruins
Robert Thomas and Philip Broberg each had a goal and two assists to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.
Dolphins look to build momentum against defending AFC champion Patriots as Willis faces former coach
Vrabel had praise for Hafley and the Dolphins, who are coming off their first win of the season after beating the New York Jets.
Providence looks to bounce back under new head coach Bryan Hodgson
Providence hasn’t reached the NCAA Tournament since 2023.
Newport Gulls bring youth winter clinics back to Aquidneck Island, with a Portsmouth native coaching
Four Sunday sessions in December and January at the new Aquidneck Island Sports facility in Portsmouth, where John Mass will coach in his hometown for a second year
Jayson Tatum hits a buzzer-beating jumper in OT to give the Celtics a 125-124 win over the Nets
Jayson Tatum buried a 17-foot jumper at the overtime buzzer to cap a 40-point night, and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-124 on Tuesday night for their third straight victory.
Aho’s late goal helps Kochetkov improve to 8-0-0 as Hurricanes beat Bruins 2-1
Sebastian Aho’s third-period goal gave the Carolina Hurricanes a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins in a matchup of early leaders in the Eastern Conference on Tuesday night.
Pritchard scores 28 points and has red-hot 3rd quarter to carry Celtics to 134-99 rout over Bulls
Payton Pritchard made all five of his 3-point attempts during Boston’s big third quarter and finished with 28 points, to lead the Celtics to a 134-99 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.
Juan Martín del Potro wins International Tennis Hall of Fame fan vote
The 2009 U.S. Open champion earns three bonus percentage points toward the Class of 2027 ballot; Ash Barty finished second and Svetlana Kuznetsova third
Bruins extend points streak to 8 games with 6-4 win over Sharks
James Hagens and David Pastrnak scored in a 40-second span in the third period, and the Boston Bruins extended their points streak to eight games with a 6-4 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.
Photos: East Greenwich blanks Rogers 21-0 on Vikings’ senior night at Toppa Field
Sophomore Jajuan Taylor intercepted two passes for Rogers, which honored 12 football seniors and four senior cheerleaders before the homecoming game
Jayson Tatum scores 36, sizzles down the stretch as Celtics fend off Knicks 107-103
Jayson Tatum scored 25 of his 36 points in the second half, including seven of his team’s final eight to help the Boston Celtics hold off the New York Knicks 107-103 on Friday night.
Caleb Williams throws 2 TD passes as the Bears beat Drake Maye and the Patriots 30-24
Williams passed for 308 yards and two touchdowns, and the Bears cooled off Drake Maye and the New England Patriots with a 30-24 victory Thursday night.
Michael DiPietro has first career shutout, David Pastrnak scores 2 as Bruins beat Predators 6-0
The Bruins scored six goals for the third time, tied with the Golden Knights, Kraken, Avalanche and Hurricanes for the most in 2026-27.
Newport native Ben Rosenberg joins ARC Team USA’s America’s Cup sailing squad
Rosenberg, who learned to race through the Brenton Cove Racing Program, joins as an AC75 sailor and analyst alongside Olympian Annie Haeger. The American challenger represents Sail Newport
It’s Drake Maye versus Caleb Williams as the New England Patriots visit the Chicago Bears
Maye leads the New England Patriots into Soldier Field on Thursday night to take on Williams and the Chicago Bears in a matchup of two of the NFL’s top young quarterbacks.
Photos: Braden Coyle scores twice on senior day as Portsmouth boys soccer blanks Pawtucket Co-op 4-0
The Patriots honored their four seniors, then got goals from Coyle, sophomore Cael Mitchell and freshman Reid Zell
Mikko Rantanen’s overtime hat trick gives the Stars a 3-2 win over the Bruins
Mikko Rantanen scored in overtime to complete a hat trick, and the Dallas Stars beat Boston 3-2 on Tuesday night to snap the Bruins’ five-game winning streak.
NBA season tips off with Pistons rallying to beat Celtics 121-113, spoiling Paul George’s debut
Paul George scored 38 points, the most by a Celtic in his debut.
Ash Barty headlines International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Class of 2027 nominees; fan voting runs through Oct. 25
Juan Martín del Potro and Svetlana Kuznetsova return to the player ballot, and Japan’s Shingo Kunieda is nominated in the wheelchair category, which is considered only once every four years
Drake Maye’s 3 TD passes help Patriots stave off late push by Jets in 26-19 win
A.J. Brown had three catches for 27 yards for the Patriots in his return from injured reserve, but his timing was off and he had three drops on his 10 total targets.
Photos: Loosaper Tate’s second-half goal lifts Portsmouth past Smithfield 2-1
Tate assisted on Brooklyn Coyle’s opener in the first half and scored the winner after Smithfield equalized. Greyson Helie made five saves in goal
Rhode Island FC closes home season with 1-1 draw after stoppage-time equalizer
Osman Foyo’s first career goal put RIFC ahead in the 73rd minute, but Pittsburgh scored on its only shot on target, in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time
Bruins beat the Kings 4-1 for their 5th straight victory
Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the third period and the Boston Bruins beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Saturday night for their fifth straight victory.
Photos: Central Falls 3, Rogers 0 as María Franco Gomez scores second-half hat trick
Rogers dressed 11 players with no substitutes and held the Warriors scoreless through halftime behind sophomore keeper Nayely Catalán’s first career start
Elias Lindholm’s big 3rd period sparks streaking Bruins’ comeback for 4-2 win over Ducks
Elias Lindholm assisted on the tying goal and scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, leading the Boston Bruins past the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.
Patriots on upset alert as Geno Smith brings a no-INT streak into Jets matchup with Patriots
The good news is wide receiver A.J. Brown returned to practice for the first time since going on injured reserve after sustaining a high ankle sprain in New England’s season-opening loss at Seattle.
Rhode Island’s UFL season tickets go on sale Sunday in Pawtucket, and the new team holds the No. 3 pick
The expansion team’s launch event at Centreville Bank Stadium is Oct. 18, with online sales the next day. Packages start under $100 for five home games. The league’s draft, Nov. 18, airs on NFL Network
New era begins as Jayson Tatum and the Celtics embark on 1st season without Jaylen Brown
It’s a new era in Boston following the offseason trade of Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers. Only a few pieces remain from the core of the Celtics 2023-24 championship team.
McAvoy scores in his 1st game back from a suspension to lead the Bruins past the Sharks 6-3
Charlie McAvoy scored in his season debut after serving a six-game suspension and the Boston Bruins beat the San Jose Sharks 6-3 on Tuesday night.
Drake Maye accounts for 5 TDs as Patriots roll past Raiders 45-17
Maye threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score, helping the Patriots pull away in the second half of a 45-17 victory on Sunday.
Fraser Minten has a goal and two assists as Bruins roll past winless Flyers 5-1
Fraser Minten had a goal and two assists, Pavel Zacha scored his first goal of the season and the Boston Bruins beat the struggling Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 on Saturday.
Davies tops Middletown 22-6 on Islanders’ homecoming night at Gaudet Field
Sam Waterman scored twice and freshman Rocco Gentilella carried the Patriots’ ground game; Kyle Keefe threw for about 150 yards and found Vincent Cavalieri for Middletown’s only touchdown
Pastrnak scores 2 goals, adds 2 assists in the Bruins’ 6-1 rout of the Mammoth
David Pastrnak scored his first two goals of the season and added two assists as the Boston Bruins routed the Utah Mammoth 6-1 in Thursday night.
Stutzle’s 3-point game, Ullmark and Ersson power Senators to a 4-1 win over Bruins
Stutzle’s multi-point game moved him into sole possession of sixth place for most points in Ottawa history with 413.
Corinthian Yacht Club takes a third straight Resolute Cup at Harbour Court
The Marblehead club held off San Diego by five points after rounding the first mark dead last in the second medal race; Jamestown’s Conanicut finished 13th
Maye overcomes his two turnovers with 3 TD passes in Patriots’ 29-26 win over Bills
Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes, including Efton Chism’s one-handed catch with 1:50 remaining, and the New England Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills 29-26 on Sunday.
North Providence outlasts Rogers in five-set girls volleyball thriller
Vikings win the opening set 25-8 and force a fifth with a 28-26 fourth-set win, but the Cougars take the decider 15-9
Corinthian Yacht Club leads Resolute Cup heading into final day in Newport
Two-time defending champion holds a 5.4-point edge over Eastern Yacht Club after 18 races; Jamestown’s Conanicut Yacht Club sits 12th
Emma Chase’s second-quarter goal holds up as Tiverton/Bay View beats Smithfield 1-0
The Tigers allowed one shot on goal at Tiverton High School and controlled possession throughout
Marblehead clubs hold the top two spots at the Resolute Cup, with Conanicut 13th
Eight races Thursday reshuffled the fleet; Corinthian Yacht Club leads Eastern by two points through 12 races, and the Jamestown club is one spot outside the cutoff for Saturday’s medal races
Allen seeks to put sloppy play behind him as Bills host turnover-prone Maye and the Patriots
A season after going 14-3 and leading New England to the Super Bowl, Maye’s opened his third season with one touchdown pass versus six interceptions and a lost fumble.
Jamestown’s Conanicut Yacht Club sits 14th after the first day of the Resolute Cup
Twenty-three clubs are racing Sonars out of Harbour Court through Saturday, with former champions from Marblehead and California on top
Fried, Bellinger and García lead Yankees over Red Sox 9-2 for 2-game Wild Card Series sweep
One year after rallying past the Red Sox to win an AL Wild Card Series, the New York Yankees battered Boston.
Newport Polo’s rained-out finale gets a Saturday encore, with a 50-pony parade
The Turkish Airlines Finals close the club’s 150th season Oct. 3 at Glen Farm, bundled with charity day, a BBQ cook-off and a two-for-one ticket offer
AJ McCarron named head coach of Rhode Island’s new UFL team
The former Alabama and NFL quarterback brings the 2026 Birmingham Stallions roster with him; the team’s name and colors are unveiled Oct. 18 at Centreville Bank Stadium
National Sailing Hall of Fame opens nominations for its 2027 class tomorrow
Anyone can nominate, and the selection committee only considers names that come in through the public process; the window runs through Dec. 31
Drake Maye and J.J. McCarthy find themselves in unfortunate company early this NFL season
Two of the record-tying six quarterbacks taken in the first round of the 2024 draft aren’t having the best start to the 2026 season.
Schlittler and Rice torment hometown team as Yankees beat rival Red Sox 9-0 in playoff opener
Game 2 in the best-of-three series at Yankee Stadium is Wednesday night, when a victory would send New York into a best-of-five Division Series against AL East champion Tampa Bay.
Jayson Tatum ready to lead new-look Celtics in aftermath of Jaylen Brown trade to 76ers
Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said the style of the team won’t necessarily change without Brown.
Drake Maye’s struggles hovering over Patriots’ slow start with division opener next
After beginning the season with two games of uneven play, Maye’s struggles found a new floor in the Patriots’ 35-6 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
Rookie Payton Tolle will start the AL Wild Card Series opener for the Red Sox
Tolle was 9-6 with a 3.03 ERA in 26 starts, striking out 171 in 148 2/3 innings.
Lawrence throws 3 TD passes as Jaguars rout Patriots and raise more questions about Maye
Jacksonville Jaguars coach Liam Coen spent all week telling his players that what mattered most was how they responded.
Rogers shuts out EWG/Prout 30-0 at Toppa Field
Brayden Ward ran for 126 yards and Jay Northup returned a fumble 45 yards for a score
On This Day – September 26, 1983: Australia II Wins America’s Cup in Newport
Australia II came from behind to prevail 4 races to 3 to win the America’s Cup, ending the longest winning streak in sporting history and ending U.S. domination of the racing series.
Red Sox beat Cubs 2-0 to sweep doubleheader after setting Wild Card Series matchup with Yankees
Boston will play its Wild Card Series for the second year in a row at the New York Yankees, who won last season’s best-of-three matchup 2-1. It will be the seventh Red Sox-Yankees postseason series.
Guardians clinch a playoff spot again, edging the Red Sox 1-0 on Martínez homer
While the Red Sox clinched a playoff spot for the second consecutive season earlier this week, they are still looking to firm up their seed.
Red Sox move Sunday’s game and will play doubleheader against Cubs on Friday with storm expected
The team said it was moving the Sunday afternoon game to Friday to create a split doubleheader.
Lowe’s sacrifice fly breaks tie and lifts Guardians past Red Sox, 3-2, helping them atop AL Central
The loss was Boston’s eighth in 12 games, spoiling Chad Tracy’s first game as manager after the club named him its 49th in team history.
Red Sox remove interim tag, name Chad Tracy the franchise’s 49th manager after historic turnaround
The Red Sox also announced that it has exercised the 2029 and 2030 options on chief baseball officer Craig Breslow.