When the Boston Red Sox selected Garrett Whitlock in the Rule-5 Draft in December 2020, he was a relative unknown. At the time he was selected, he hadn’t pitched since 2019, when his season was cut short due to a UCL injury. Despite only rising as high as Double-A Trenton, the Red Sox took a flier on a righty with good stuff. Whitlock took the opportunity and ran with it. In his first season, he posted a 1.96 ERA in 73 1/3 innings and became a key piece of the Red Sox bullpen down the stretch. He was 1-0 with…
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Welcome to the Friday Five, postseason edition! Every week until the Patriots’ playoff run is over, I will drop five team-related thoughts on Friday to recap the week that was in Foxboro and look ahead to kickoff. Ready, set, football. 1. A Chargers chess match In recent years, NFL offenses have pivoted toward more progression-based passing attacks that instruct a quarterback to move from his first read to his second read and his third or fourth until he identifies an open receiver. Not so in New England. Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels tasks Drake Maye with reading coverage before and after…
With each day that passes in the 2025-26 MLB offseason, the Boston Red Sox are losing ground in the competitive American League East. The Red Sox are the only MLB club that hasn’t signed a big-league free agent this winter. They’ve sat back and watched as two AL East rivals — the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles — spent big on some of the best players on the open market. Coming off its first World Series appearance since 1993, Toronto has shelled out a whopping $336 million so far in free agency. Baltimore, looking to bounce back after a…
Set to make his NFL playoff debut on Sunday, Kayshon Boutte has come a long way since he “lost it all” to sports gambling, as public health leaders credit the Patriots wide receiver for changing lives. Boutte is opening up about the challenges he confronted when betting took over his life after he broke his ankle during his promising sophomore season at LSU following a standout freshman campaign. The third-year Patriot has admitted to losing $90,000 on bets because of an unrelenting gambling addiction, causing the then-20-year-old to go “completely broke” and live “paycheck to paycheck” while in college. In…
The first weekend of last March was epic. Six of the eight Div. 1 boys hockey second-round matchups were one-goal barnburners. Two ended in overtime, two more were gutted out in double overtime, one was a triple overtime heart-stopper, and three were upset wins with unpredictable heroics. Don’t be surprised if that parity shows up again in this year’s Div. 1 field. And as talks of a Super Eight return heat up, don’t be surprised either if it’s the Catholic powers — who have won each of the last four state titles — that emerge above the rest. Catholic Memorial…
The Celtics and Lakers have a long history with one another. They sit atop the all-time list with the most NBA championships — Boston with 18 and Los Angeles with 17 — and several of those titles have come after a battle between the rivals in the NBA Finals. The Celtics and Lakers are the gold standard of basketball. Several icons have worn either a Boston or Los Angeles uniform, and the matchups always bring plenty of excitement. Here is everything you need to know about the feud between the Celtics and Lakers, from NBA Finals games to the players…
It’s early January in Boston. Every day, or so it seems, there is the dreaded wintery of sleet/snow/rain/ice and of course wind. But over the next month there will be more and more stories about guys “in the best shape of his life” and heading to Florida for Spring Training. And as soon as those stories finish we’ll be looking at high-level baseball sooner than you think: the World Baseball Classic runs from March 5th to 17th. Representing teams across the globe, the Red Sox will be represented. According to Chris Cotillo these are the likely participants, although there is…
AngieLouise Djoko flirted with a triple-double and finished with an eye-opening 21 points, 20 boards and eight steals as Danvers doubled up Masconomet, 58-29, in Northeastern Conference play. In nonleague play, Sadie Hartley-Matteson netted 13 while Emma Johnson and Maddie Hardy each added 12 as Old Rochester rolled over Bishop Stang, 58-22. … Sarah Costa and Brooks Fisher each scored 16 points as Somerset Berkley (4-4) defeated New Bedford, 54-41. … Dylan Hurley and Maliah Pierre led with 16 apiece as Whitman-Hanson (6-1) took down Fontbonne, 66-54. In the South Shore League, Addy Andrews (20 points) and Kate Greer (17…
BOSTON (AP) — Sean Kuraly had a goal and an assist, Tanner Jeannot had two assists, and the Boston Bruins started a five-game homestand with a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.Elias Lindholm, Mason Lohrei and Casey Mittelstadt also had goals for Boston, which was coming off a 7-4 loss at Seattle on Tuesday, and Joonas Korpisalo made 28 saves.Connor Zary took advantage of a Bruins defensive breakdown with 1:16 left in the second period to score for the Flames, who have now lost four games in a row, and the first two games of a five-game…
The Red Sox opened the World Series era with a win as the Boston Americans. From there, with the help of Babe Ruth, the team launched a dynasty. Ruth’s departure also marked the start of a long title drought, causing many fans to blame the “Curse of the Bambino.” Of course, the Red Sox were able to rejoice when they won the 2004 title, silencing any curse-related conversations. How much do you know about Boston’s World Series history? Here’s a breakdown of every championship-winning Red Sox team. A quick guide to each championship season and its signature storyline 1903 World…