FORT MYERS, Fla. – The second-most important sporting event between the United States and Canada on Sunday ended without a medal ceremony, but with another victory for the home team. In their first home game of the Grapefruit League schedule, the Boston Red Sox overcame an instantaneous four-run deficit, and hung on by the tips of their fingers to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-10. The defending American League pennant winners tore into Brayan Bello in the top of the first, but Boston, with a lineup that manager Alex Cora said pregame could be the Opening Day crew, tied things…
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FORT MYERS, Fla. — Thanks to spring training rules, Brayan Bello’s first inning of 2026 sunk neither his outing nor the game, an 11-10 come-from-behind victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Red Sox manager Alex Cora initially pulled Bello after he struck out one of his first five batters and allowed four earned runs on three hits and a walk, and recorded one out. But in these games that don’t count, pitchers may come and go as their managers please, and so after the Red Sox tied things up in the bottom of the first, Bello returned for a second…
In today’s video, I break down every NBA game on the Friday February 20, 2026 slate and share my predictions, early leans, and betting picks for spreads, over/under totals, and NBA player props. Plays: Mavericks/Pacers Under 236.5 (0.33 units, -130 NoVig) Hawks Team Total Over 116.5 (0.33 units, -160 FanDuel) Nickeil Alexander-Walker Under 3.5 3PM (0.33 units, -154 FanDuel) Pascal Siakam Over 3.5 Assists (0.33 units, -128 FanDuel) Celtics ML (0.33 units, -113 ProhpetX) Nikola Vucevic Over 22.5 PRA (0.33 units, -120 MGM) Desmond Bane Over 3.5 Assists (0.33 units, +110 MGM) Anthony Black Over 14.5 Points (0.33 units, -137…
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Six weeks ago at Fenway Fest, Alex Cora said he was having a difficult time envisioning his regular-season batting order. “I’m not there yet, to be honest with you,” the Red Sox manager said at the time. “Usually, I have a pretty good idea around this time (in the offseason), what we’re gonna do, but honestly, I have no idea. I think we have to wait and see what the roster is gonna look like… And we get there when we get there, but for the first time in years, I really don’t know how we’re…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sam Surridge scored two goals Saturday night, Warren Madrigal added a goal and two assists, and Nashville SC beat the New England Revolution 4-1 in the season opener for both teams.Surridge opened the scoring in the sixth minute and scored on the counter-attack in the 16th to make it 2-0.Brian Schwake made his MLS debut. The 24-year-old goalkeeper did not record a save.Hany Mukhtar blasted a rising first-touch shot from point-blank range to give Nashville a 3-0 lead in the 39th minute and Madrigal capped the scoring in the 49th.Leo Campana scored in the 47th minute…
Jaylen Brown continues to compile evidence for his case as the best two-way player in the NBA. Brown generated season highs in rebounds (15) and assists (13) to go along with 23 points Thursday night as the Celtics built a big early cushion then skidded to the finish line of a 121-110 triumph over the Golden State Warriors. Brown’s points + rebounds + assists (PRA) total of 51 was tied for his third-highest output of the season. He’s now averaging 41 PRA for the 2025-26 season, the seventh-highest mark in the NBA. With the Celtics facing off against two core…
No team made bigger splashes last offseason than the Patriots, who spent a league-high $192 million guaranteed in free agency and drafted in the top five. But even if their splashes are smaller this year, the stakes of the Pats’ 2026 offseason are just as high. The Patriots are back in the inner circle of NFL contenders, having zipped from rebuilding straight to chasing championships after a surprise Super Bowl run in their first season under Mike Vrabel. Even though their roster talent has markedly improved from a year ago, the Pats’ competition will soon level up, too, with a…
With a contentious labor battle between Major League Baseball’s players and owners on the horizon, fans can expect to hear plenty of salary cap chatter over the coming year. How the owners want it and how players will fight tooth and nail to stop it. How it will usher in a new era of competitive balance between the sport’s haves and have-nots, and how MLB already has more parity than most other sports with a cap. And how the issue could lead to a lengthy lockout that could last well into 2027. Yet while the salary cap promises to dominate…
Good morning! The Red Sox will play actual Major League competition today. We’re getting there, even if the weather outside doesn’t exactly look like baseball season.For today’s question we’re looking for some optimism: Which Red Sox player will take a leap this year?There are a number of candidates, thanks to the plethora of young players on the roster. But if, say, Roman Anthony has an all-star season, would that count as a “leap”? He played at an all-star level last year already. On the pitching side, Brayan Bello and Johan Oviedo are well-positioned to make a leap, but there’s no…
The Red Sox came from behind to defeat the Minnesota Twins 7-2 in their first Grapefruit League game of 2026 on Saturday at Lee Health Sports Complex. Left-hander Payton Tolle made his Red Sox spring training debut, not something that typically happens after a player has already made not only their MLB debut, but their postseason debut as well. But Tolle, who wasn’t in big-league camp last year, can now say he’s checked every debut box. His start lasted two innings, in which he struck out one batter and the only damage was a solo home run to Royce Lewis.…