At long last, the Christian Gonzalez contract drama is over. On Tuesday, the New England Patriots reportedly signed Gonzalez to a four-year extension worth $135 million ($102 million guaranteed). The deal makes Gonzalez the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history and the highest-paid Patriots player of all time. Albert Breer of The MMQB shared additional details on Gonzalez’s contract, including the largest signing bonus ever given to a cornerback. $33 million signing bonus $53.928 million first two years—fully guaranteed. 2028 money becomes fully guaranteed in March 2027 2029 money becomes fully guaranteed in March 2028. The Patriots are undoubtedly relieved to…
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PLYMOUTH, MASS. (WHDH) – The 23rd annual Boston Bruins Golf Tournament took place in Plymouth Wednesday, marking the unnofficial start to hockey season in the city as the guys in black and gold will soon exchange their golf clubs for hockey sticks.The team participated in a round of golf at the Pine Hills Golf Club, and was joined by some local Special Olympics athletes. All proceeds from the event benefit the Boston Bruins Foundation and the Boston Bruins Alumni Association.“It feels like it’s a kickoff for everyone for having a good season. And everyone is relaxed, everyone is having fun,…
First Pitch: 6:45 p.m. ETThe Red Sox are within striking distance of dropping their magic number and securing a playoff spot over the next week or so. They can take another step if they can take the series from the Angels. Jake Bennett heads to the hill to get the rotation back on track after a fabulous weekend in Baltimore.Here’s who the Red Sox will send to the plate behind him Wednesday evening at Fenway Park.The Angels counter with Ryan Johnson, who has thrown the ball well lately and allowed one run or fewer in four of his last five…
MLB Picks and MLB Props Today for 9/9/2026 Free MLB Best Bets, Player Predictions Wednesday September 9th 2026. In this video I give my best bets for each MLB baseball game on the slate. Plays: Osleivis Basabe Under 1.5 H+R+R (0.5 units, -150 DraftKings) Foster Griffin Under 2.5 Earned Runs (0.5 units, -117 DraftKings) Astros/Phillies NRFI (0.5 units, -115 DraftKings) Janson Junk Under 2.5 Earned Runs (0.5 units, -150 MGM) Rockies/Yankees Over 8.5 (0.5 units, -117 NoVig) Diamondbacks ML (0.5 units, +104 NoVig) Cubs/Brewers Over 7.5 (0.5 units, 104 NoVig) #RideoftheDay at the bottom of the page ✅ = Win…
FOXBORO, MASS. (WHDH) – The New England Patriots and their star cornerback Christian Gonzalez agreed to a record-setting four-year, $135 million contract extension Tuesday, just one day before the Patriots open their season with a highly-anticipated Super Bowl rematch against the Seattle Seahawks on the road.Gonzalez is now the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL and the highest-paid player in franchise history, just surpassing the four-year, $132 million extension that Devon Witherspoon received from the Seahawks in August.His contract includes $100 million in guaranteed money, and a $33 million signing bonus. Before the signing, Gonzalez made it a point to keep any negotiations about the…
What a difference a year can make. Last year at this time, football fans in New England were hoping and praying for a competent football team to put forth a respectable showing in the 2025 season. Coming off back-to-back 4-13 seasons and back-to-back head coach firings, Patriots fans simply wanted to see some stability that would eventually lead to some real success. Ahead of the start of the season, we were asking Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry if the Patriots would be making the playoffs. This year, we’re asking if another trip to the AFC Championship Game is on…
BOSTON (AP) — The Bruins believe they have a star in the making in Fraser Minten, and on Tuesday they took a step to making sure the young center is still wearing a Boston sweater when he realizes his full potential.Boston signed Minten to a seven-year, $50.4 million extension, with an annual cap hit of $7.2 million. It locks up the 22-year-old through the 2033-34 season.Minten, a second-round draft pick by Toronto in 2022, came over to the Bruins in March 2025 as part of the trade that sent Brandon Carlo to the Maple Leafs. Minten will make a base…
Tomorrow marks the end of a stretch in which the Red Sox play 54 games in 56 days (dating back to July 17th), and I’m kind of thrilled about that because I’m extremely over these half baked games.Tonight in particular was just a bad combination of events. Reid Detmers, who has been outstanding since that same July 17th date (1.52 ERA), was outstanding again and held the Red Sox to just one hit and zero runs over his six stellar innings of work. Meanwhile, the Red Sox had Patrick Sandoval on the mound, and he was (how do I put…
BOSTON (AP) — Reid Detmers struck out nine and allowed one hit over six shutout innings, Zach Neto was 4 for 5 with a two-run homer, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Red Sox 6-1 on Tuesday night to end Boston’s five-game win streak.Vaughn Grissom and Jose Siri hit RBI singles and the Angels scored twice on double-play grounders, providing ample offense for Detmers (5-8), who got his first win since a 1-0 decision over Kansas City on Aug. 15.Detmers struck out at least one in all six innings he pitched and allowed only three runners. He retired the…
In today’s video, I break down the 2026 NFL Season Opener between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks game. In this video I give my picks and predictions on the Side, Total, and MULTIPLE Player Props. Plays: Coming Soon ✅ = Win | ❌ = Loss | 🅿️ = Push/Void Related Source link