MEDFIELD — No team this season had come remotely close to slowing down Medfield’s high-octane offense. But with its season on the line, North Reading stopped the Warriors in their tracks. The fifth-seeded Hornets shut out No. 4 Medfield in the second half to help erase a 13-point halftime deficit and come away with a thrilling 21-20 Division 5 quarterfinal win Friday night at Calvin George Fisher Field. “The kids played great fundamental, team defense,” said North Reading head coach Ed Blum as the Hornets advance to the state semifinal to face No. 1 Shawsheen. “And they just dug deep…
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The Red Sox, as expected, were shut-out of all the major award winners in 2025, with Garrett Crochet and Roman Anthony coming the closes to bringing home the hardware in the AL Cy Young and Rookie of the Year races, respectively. But some have garnered recognition, including Aroldis Chapman, was just named the best reliever in the AL. (Alex Speier, Boston Globe) That’s not the only award Chapman picked up. He and Garrett Crochet were named to the All-MLB first team, an honor that was first introduced in 2019. (Ian Browne, MLB.com) In light of the fact that the Sox…
By MARTÍN ADAMES, Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Baseball and bets go hand-in-hand in the Dominican Republic, where professional athletes, musicians and even legislators go public with their wagers. But for every legal bet in the Caribbean country, officials say there are countless more illegal ones. It’s a widespread, multimillion-dollar industry that has come under scrutiny following U.S. federal indictments of Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz. They are accused of taking bribes from unnamed sports bettors in the Dominican Republic to throw certain pitches and help those bettors win at least $460,000, according to…
Thanks to an offseason rule change, Payton Pritchard impressions have become more common around the NBA this season. The league decided this summer to no longer count end-of-quarter heaves against players’ shooting percentage. That’s made shooters more likely to attempt those long-range prayers and, according to Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla, changed the way teams need to defend them. Tuesday night in Philadelphia, Boston let Quentin Grimes get free for a 37-footer that beat the third-quarter buzzer. The low-percentage make cut the Celtics’ lead from nine points to six in a game they went on to lose 102-100. Mazzulla brought…
The New England Patriots seized the national spotlight after improving to 9-2 with a “Thursday Night Football” win over the New York Jets. Friday’s sports discourse has centered on whether the Patriots are back as a legitimate Super Bowl contender amid an eight-game winning streak. A former Pro Bowl defensive back is buying the hype. Ryan Clark picked the Patriots to enter the postseason as the AFC’s top seed on ESPN’s “First Take.” “Absolutely. I’m absolutely convinced,” Clark said. “And it’s not just about what we saw last night. Obviously, against the Jets, you expected the New England Patriots to…
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It’s no secret that the Red Sox are looking for a power bat to anchor the middle of the lineup, and this past week at the GM Meetings in Las Vegas chief baseball officer Craig Breslow frequently acknowledged that fact. There are two obvious candidates at the top of the free agent market, those being New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso and Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber. The two have been among the most prolific home run hitters in baseball over the past five years, and either would immediately give the Red Sox lineup the boost it needs. But…
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Rookie TreVeyon Henderson rushed for two touchdowns and made a TD catch to help Drake Maye and the New England Patriots win their eighth straight game, 27-14 over the New York Jets on Thursday night.New England (9-2) matched its longest streak since Tom Brady’s final season with the team in 2019, when it won its first eight. The Patriots’ 3-0 record in AFC East games is their best start in the division since 2019 (5-0).Pending this weekend’s games, first-year coach Mike Vrabel’s Patriots have the best record in the NFL; Indianapolis and Denver are 8-2. And New England…
Drake Maye continued to add to his MVP case with Thursday night’s 27-14 rout of the New York Jets, extending the New England Patriots’ winning streak to eight games. Maye was excellent in his second primetime win of the season, completing his first 11 pass attempts and finishing 25-for-34 with 281 passing yards and a touchdown. Not surprisingly, he heard plenty of “MVP” chants from the crowd at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots have the best record in the NFL at 9-2, and Maye is a big reason why. The 23-year-old quarterback leads the league in passing yards (2,836) while ranking…
It wasn’t a flawless showing when the New England Patriots defeated the New York Jets in a 27-14 verdict at Gillette Stadium on Thursday night. New England allowed Justin Fields and the Jets to score their first opening-drive touchdown of the season. Fields carved them up on a third-quarter drive later on. And New England’s stout run defense allowed 140 rushing yards to Fields (11 carries, 67 yards) and running back Breece Hall (14 carries, 58 yards), too. In the other phases, the offense had three drops and special teams missed a field goal. There were mistakes. In the end,…