The Boston Red Sox have made steady improvements to their roster this offseason, though there’s no doubt about where there focus has been. Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow started the offseason by making marginal trades to acquire catchers Luke Heyman and Ronny Hernandez, infielder Tristan Grey and outfielder Braiden Ward, but no one is expected that quartet to make any sort of difference in 2025. Boston has since received pretty substantial reinforcements in the starting rotation in the form Sonny Gray and Johan Oviedo, who were acquired via trade with the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates, respectively.…
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On Tuesday, Sonny Gray greeted Red Sox Nation with exactly what it wanted to hear. Here’s the money quote:“It feels good to me to be able to go to a place now where it’s easy to hate the Yankees.”Not only is the quote bellicose, but the delivery leaves little room for epexegesis:Now of course, there’s one school of thought that he’s just pandering to his new audience, and perhaps that’s true. But there’s also a pretty established history of Gray not being too pleased with his time in New York. This is particularly apparent when diving into the pitching style…
Friday night’s Celtics-Lakers matchup won’t have its usual star power. Though Jaylen Brown was cleared to return for Boston after missing Thursday night’s 146-101 dismantling of the Washington Wizards with an illness, Los Angeles ruled out superstar Luka Doncic (personal reasons) and ex-Celtic Marcus Smart (left lumbar muscle strain) for its lone visit to TD Garden this season. The Lakers also likely will be without LeBron James, who was listed as doubtful with what the team called right sciatica and left foot joint arthritis. Doncic and Smart both sat out the Lakers’ win in Toronto on Thursday. James played and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was awarded the new FIFA peace prize on Friday at the 2026 World Cup draw — giving the soccer spectacle to set matchups for the quadrennial tournament even more of a Trumpian flair.Trump, who has openly campaigned for the Nobel Peace Price, had been heavily favored to win the newly created FIFA prize. He and FIFA president Gianni Infantino are close allies, and Infantino had made clear that he thought Trump should have won the Nobel for his efforts to broker a ceasefire in Gaza.The certificate that Infantino handed Trump recognizes the U.S. president for his actions…
The Boston Red Sox and other contenders could have an opportunity to make a monumental splash this winter. The Detroit Tigers remain “engaged” with teams on trade talks for Tarik Skubal, according to ESPN’s Buster Olney. However, the insider noted that the Tigers have an “enormous” asking price for the back-to-back American League Cy Young Award winner. “He could be the biggest difference-maker for a new team in ’26, and Detroit would have to get significant value in return to do this,” Olney wrote. “The Tigers can end the conversation at any point by announcing they’re keeping him.” Detroit would…
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If there was an ideal night for Jaylen Brown to miss his first game of the season, Thursday was it. The Celtics didn’t need their No. 1 option to get past the last-place Wizards, coasting to a 146-101 victory at Capital One Arena. It was the third straight win and eighth in the last 10 games for Boston, which improved to 13-9 and climbed to fifth place in the Eastern Conference. Brown was ruled out with an illness earlier in the day. In his absence, Derrick White delivered his best performance of the season, finishing with 30 points on 12-of-21…
The Bruins have not played many stress-free hockey games this season. More often than not they are locked in a one-goal game when the third period rolls around. But on Thursday, the B’s enjoyed what was a rarity for them – a relatively anxiety-free 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues at the Garden. Though the score was lopsided, it wasn’t an easy game for Joonas Korpisalo, who turned aside 37 shots for his first win since Nov. 6. The B’s broke open the game with a three-goal second period and cruised to the victory behind Pavel Zacha’s two goals.…
The Boston Red Sox have not yet acquired the frontline starter Craig Breslow readily admits he has his sights set on, but he took another a big step Thursday in raising the floor of the rotation. Right-handed starter Johan Oviedo is headed to Boston in a multi-player deal, with No. 3 prospect Jhostynxon Garcia the headliner going to Pittsburgh. Oviedo underwent Tommy John surgery in 2024 and missed the entirety of that season, and a substantial chunk of this past season, as a result. The 27-year-old pitched in nine games in 2025, going 2-1 with a 3.57 ERA. A towering…
The Boston Red Sox made another notable trade Thursday night, reportedly acquiring right-hander Johan Oviedo from the Pittsburgh Pirates in a five-player deal. According to multiple reports, the Red Sox shipped outfield prospect Jhostynxon Garcia and minor-league righty Jesus Travieso to Pittsburgh. Two minor leaguers — left-hander Tyler Samaniego and catcher Adonys Guzman — will head to Boston with Oviedo. Right-hander Cooper Criswell was designated for assignment to make room for Oviedo on the 40-man roster. Oviedo, who’s under team control through 2027, posted a 3.57 ERA over nine starts (40.1 innings) with the Pirates last season. The 27-year-old missed…