Author: BostonSportsNews

The Seattle Mariners delivered a memorable 2025 campaign, securing their first American League West division crown since 2001 through an early surge, midseason struggles, and a late push. They locked in a playoff berth on September 24 and battled through 173 games, the longest season in franchise history. In the playoffs, Seattle edged the Detroit Tigers 3-2 in an intense ALDS before dropping a tight Game 7 in the ALCS to the Toronto Blue Jays. Cal Raleigh starred with record-setting home runs, adding to the excitement. Mariners wasted little time this offseason inking Josh Naylor to a five-year extension to…

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Perhaps the most surprising recent storyline as the Boston Celtics flip the calendar to 2026: The Luka Garza resurgence. There was a point in mid-December where it felt like Garza might stay glued to the Boston bench. The team had struggled so mightily in his floor time through the first 15 games of the season that, even with rebounding woes and a lack of pure size, the Celtics elected to simply go small when Neemias Queta wasn’t on the court. Garza logged just 27 total minutes while piling up seven DNPs over an 11-game stretch. But on Dec. 20 in…

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FOXBORO — Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore spoke publicly Friday for the first time since being charged with misdemeanor assault and battery on a family/household member. Barmore took questions from a throng of reporters for more than a minute in front of his locker, but did not address the charge. Asked if he would like to deny the allegations brought by his on-again, off-again girlfriend that threw her to the ground and then grabbed her by the collar during an alleged domestic incident on Aug. 8, Barmore said: “I’m focused on Miami and playing football.” He later offered the same…

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Miami (7-9) at New England (13-3)Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, FOXBetMGM NFL odds: Patriots by 10 1/2Against the spread: Dolphins 8-8; Patriots 10-5-1Series record: Dolphins lead 64-56Last meeting: Patriots won 33-27 in Miami Gardens, Fla. on Sept. 14, 2025.Last week: Dolphins beat Buccaneers 20-17; Patriots beat Jets 42-10.Dolphins offense: overall (25), rush (10), pass (25), scoring (22).Dolphins defense: overall (21), rush (24), pass (18), scoring (21).Patriots offense: overall (4), rush (13), pass (3), scoring (5).Patriots defense: overall (7), rush (8), pass (10), scoring (5).Turnover differential: Dolphins minus-2; Patriots plus-1Dolphins player to watchQB Quinn Ewers. The seventh-round pick threw for two touchdowns…

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Jaylen Brown has missed out on the NBA’s Player of the Month award for December. The Boston Celtics forward was named among the runners-up, with New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson scooping the award. Brown produced some stellar basketball throughout the final month of 2024, including a nine-game stretch where he dropped 30 or more points, tying Larry Bird’s franchise record. Upon learning of his snub, Brown posted his reaction on X. In 10 games played in December, Brown averaged 31.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game, shooting 53.8% from the field and 42.6% from…

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The Red Sox are stepping into the 2026 season in a way they haven’t since 2022: off a (short) playoff run. That’s not nothing. While the offseason hasn’t seen any free agent signings — big or small — there have been notable trades.1. On a recent episode of Effectively Wild both guests, Craig Goldstein and Joe Sheehan, said that the Red Sox are the pick to win the division at this point in the offseason. That’s two random voices outside of the Sox-o-sphere who don’t have reason to say Boston is awesome, unlike, say, NESN content.2. The last two years…

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Imagine, on New Year’s Day at the turn of the millennium, being told how the next quarter-century would unfold for the Boston Red Sox. Would you believe it? Would you believe the team would soon be sold? How about Aaron Boone in ’03? Or the Red Sox finally reversing the 86-year Curse of the Bambino in ’04? Three more championships after that? David Ortiz? Would you believe the Red Sox would make another Babe Ruth-esque trade, almost exactly a century later, in Mookie Betts? That there would be a 60-game 2020 season due to a global pandemic? Or how Rafael…

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Saturday College Basketball Picks for Today January 3rd, 2026 (1/3/2026)! In this video I give you my NCAA Men’s basketball picks and leans. Final Plays: NC State -3.5 (.5 unit, -128 NoVig) Virginia Tech 1h +3.5 (.5 unit, -125 HardRock) Clemson/Pittsburgh total u/136.5 (.5 unit, -120 HardRock) Tennessee ML (.5 unit, +125 Bet 365) Check back for any additions! If you want access to the research dashboards we use so you have all of the crucial information at your disposal, sign up to become a GBS Member! https://guybostonsports.com/membership-levels/ Get 7 Days FREE of Outlier! https://outlier.bet/GuyBoston Related Source link

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It’s time for last call. The Patriots will try to handle their last bit of regular-season business Sunday against Miami before playing their first home playoff game in six years. If the Pats win Sunday and Denver loses, they will claim the No. 1 seed and earn a bye. Otherwise, they will kick off in the Wild Card round next weekend against one of the Bills, Chargers or Texans. But first, the Dolphins. Miami (7-9) is limping to the finish line with rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers, who replaced embattled and now benched starter Tua Tagovailoa last month. In two starts,…

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The final week of the regular season has been defined by scandal within the New England Patriots’ building. Star wide receiver Stefon Diggs is involved in an ongoing assault case regarding an early December incident. Defensive tackle Christian Barmore is facing charges as well for an alleged assault that took place in August. With this story dominating the NFL’s headlines in Week 18, “Zolak & Bertrand” fill-in host Leroy Irvin was disappointed with the amount of time spent on the subject at head coach Mike Vrabel’s press conference. “I’m disappointed in — let me back up because I’m getting emotional,…

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