The Boston Red Sox filled a glaring void at the first base position Sunday, acquiring veteran Willson Contreras in a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals. That void existed because Triston Casas’ future with the club is uncertain. The soon-to-be 26-year-old played in only 29 games last season before suffering a ruptured patellar tendon in May. Injuries also plagued him throughout the 2024 season, limiting him to only 63 games. So, does the Contreras addition leave Casas without a role for 2026? Not necessarily. With Contreras expected to begin next season as the Red Sox’ primary first baseman, Casas will…
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Drake Maye guided New England to a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown, rallying his team from an 11-point deficit to a 28-24 victory over Baltimore on Sunday night that clinched a postseason spot for the Patriots and dealt a devastating blow to the Ravens’ playoff hopes.Down 24-13 in the fourth quarter, Maye answered with a 37-yard scoring strike to Kyle Williams, and a 2-point conversion pass to Rhamondre Stevenson made it a three-point game with 9:01 to play.After New England forced a punt, the Patriots drove 89 yards for the winning touchdown. Baltimore’s pass rush, which was nonexistent earlier…
The New England Patriots are likely still fired up from their big Week 16 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday Night Football. For the front office, though, it was back to business, and that led to a roster move being made less than 24 hours after this big win. The Patriots were staring down the barrel at an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but they scored 15 unanswered points to end the game. It was a thrilling contest, and it helped New England strengthen its postseason position with two regular-season contests left. One guy who won’t be contributing…
The Bruins were feeling very good about themselves just a week and a half ago. Today, with the archrival Montreal Canadiens in town for the final game before the Christmas break, they are in soul-searching mode. Such is life in the standings tighter than skinny jeans. Hoping to bank points on their five-game homestand, they are just 1-2-1, with three straight losses. And the last L left a mark. It wasn’t that they just lost to the Ottawa Senators, it was how they lost. Not only were they not ready to compete off the hop, despite Marco Sturm’s staff’s advisement…
Good morning! The Red Sox have a new first baseman after completing a trade that sent Hunter Dobbins and minor leaguers to the Cardinals for Willson Contreras. What does this mean for their other pursuits? According to one insider, it means they are done talking with the Diamondbacks about a trade for Ketel Marte:Of course the Red Sox infield (non-first base edition) currently consists of just Trevor Story, Marcelo Mayer, Romy Gonzalez, and David Hamilton. That’s not an acceptable group to the start the season with and Marte would still be a big help. So why would they be giving…
BALTIMORE — Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs pulled a Houdini act during Sunday night’s win over the Ravens. No, it wasn’t when he was evading a tackle. The four-time Pro Bowler escaped from the Patriots’ blue medical tent. NBC’s Melissa Starks reported during the game that Diggs had to be “physically restrained” in the medical tent, per NBC 10’s Nicole Menner, and that the wide receiver, “eventually escaped out the back.” Here was Diggs’ explanation: “I was blacking out, bro,” Diggs said. “They were holding me in the tent. They said I had a concussion, but they never touched my…
BALTIMORE — If the Ravens were following Patriots beat reporters this week, they would have known to take better care of the football. During the portion of Thursday’s practice open to reporters, the Patriots practiced punch-out drills directly in front of reporters. Patriots defense working drills to force turnovers today. pic.twitter.com/UICHbELwDD — Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) December 18, 2025 The increased reps paid off in Sunday’s 28-24 win over the Ravens with two takeaways generated from forced fumbles. The first came late in the first quarter when Patriots safety Jaylinn Hawkins jarred the ball loose on a carry by Ravens running…
The Boston Red Sox reportedly acquired Willson Contreras from the St. Louis Cardinals, but what does that mean for Alex Bregman? Bregman was a great addition to the Red Sox last offseason, but he opted out of the three-year, $120 million contract he signed last offseason after an All-Star campaign. Despite the addition of Contreras to the offense, The Athletic’s Jen McCaffrey reported that the Red Sox are still pursuing Bregman. “The Red Sox are still pursuing another bat to add to their lineup, a second league source confirmed, and re-signing Alex Bregman remains a priority,” McCaffrey wrote on Monday.…
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BALTIMORE — It had to be this way. Down 11. Down bad. Teammates strewn across the field, almost a dozen lost to injury. A bad pick and lost fumble behind him. But everything he wanted, all of it, still ahead. So long as Tom Brady’s statue casts a shadow at 1 Patriot Place, quarterbacks who play in that shadow will be measured by how they perform in moments like that. Moments like Sunday’s fourth quarter, where embers of an old rivalry threatened to burn the Patriots’ first playoff berth in a new era. Drake Maye had never faced such stakes,…