MLB’s annual GM meetings kicked off on Monday in Las Vegas, where Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow told a small group of reporters about the team’s offseason plans and priorities during a 30-minute media session at the Cosmopolitan hotel. While Breslow has already been fairly open about the Red Sox’s needs during recent appearances, he emphasized several of their goals for the coming winter, including adding an elite starting pitcher and a middle-of-the-order bat. On the pitching side, Boston feels comfortable with its overall depth but is looking for a No. 2 starter to slot behind Garrett…
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BROOKLINE – With just over 20 minutes left in the second half, Brookline boys’ soccer was faced with a two-goal deficit, and its season was on the verge of coming to a close. The No. 21 Warriors responded with three unanswered goals, including the game-winner with less than five minutes left from senior Wally Lawrence, to steal the 3-2 victory from No. 28 Winchester and advance to the quarterfinals of the Div. 1 tournament. “I knew we always had a chance,” Lawrence said. “This team, throughout the whole year, we battled hard and fought through every little piece of adversity.…
Josh McDaniels has put himself in the running for 2025 Assistant Coach of the Year given the way he’s elevated second-year quarterback Drake Maye and the Patriots’ offense. Two of the past three winners — Ben Johnson in 2024, DeMeco Ryans in 2022 — accepted head coaching roles the following offseason. Dan Quinn, who won the award in 2021, likely would have been the third in four years if he did not withdraw from multiple opportunities. While McDaniels has a different track record than first-time coaches Johnson or Ryans did at the time, there’s something to be said about the…
FRANKLIN — A single goal hasn’t been enough to beat Franklin all season. And that stayed true for the sixth-seeded Panthers on Monday despite falling into an early hole against No. 11 Lincoln-Sudbury in a Division 1 second-round matchup. Franklin, which has scored at least two goals in every game this season, rallied back and a second-half goal off a sensational individual effort from sophomore Lily Strong proved to be the difference to lift the Panthers to a 2-1 victory over the Warriors at Pisini Stadium. “We go into every game with the mindset of we don’t need to get…
The 2025 BBWAA awards are being announced this week, starting with the Rookie of the Year winners on Monday. As expected, Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz won the American League award, doing so unanimously. The 22-year-old slugger received all 30 possible first-place votes after hitting .290/.383/.619 with 36 home runs, 86 RBI, 90 runs and 5.4 WAR in 117 games this season. Kurtz’s teammate, Jacob Wilson, was runner-up, receiving 23 second-place votes. The 23-year-old was the starting shortstop for the AL All-Star team this summer and finished the season with a .311/.355/.444 batting line. Boston Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony…
Zdeno Chara’s journey in hockey started in Long Island, took him to Ottawa and he finished his estimable career in Washington and finally back where it started on the Island. But it was here in Boston, where he spent 14 years with the Bruins, that he cemented his legend. And while he did not give any of his stops in the NHL short shrift, his time in Boston, where he won a Stanley Cup and a Norris Trophy, unsurprisingly stood out in his Hockey Hall of Fame induction speech on Monday night. It was where he became an HHOFer, and…
Major League Baseball’s annual GM Meetings kick off today and run through Thursday in Las Vegas. Note that this is not the same thing as the winter meetings, which don’t happen until December. There tends to be a lot less player movement at the November GM meetings (because we’re still so early in the offseason, not because Craig Breslow is going to be spending the night at the blackjack tables), but this edition is being held a week later than usual, so that could change. (Tim Healey, Boston Globe)But the GM meetings give front offices and agents a chance to…
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — One of the knocks on the Patriots’ offense entering the season centered around their lack of veteran depth at running back and wide receiver.New England’s rookies might have silenced those questions by contributing in a manner that no one saw coming during what may have been the Patriots’ biggest win this season.Rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson and wide receiver Kyle Williams accounted for three of the Patriots’ four touchdowns during Sunday’s 28-23 victory over Tampa Bay.All three of their scores were from 50 or more yards, helping New England to its seventh consecutive win, its longest streak since…
BELMONT — No. 8 Belmont defeated No. 9 Central Catholic, 2–0, in the Round of 16 of the MIAA Division 1 Girls Soccer Tournament on Monday evening. The Raiders (10–2–1) entered the matchup fresh off a commanding 6–0 win over Attleboro in the preliminary round. The host Marauders (14–2–2) also carried momentum after a 2–0 victory against Framingham last Thursday. Both of Belmont’s goals came from senior striker Danica Zicha, who continued her standout season. “This is my senior year playing in the tournament — it’s one and done, so I’m going to give it my all,” Zicha said. “Everyone’s…
The New England Patriots are on a roll, notching their seventh consecutive victory on Sunday by defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a score of 28-23. Numerous sports media members expressed their admiration for the Patriots on Monday, with former NFL quarterback and current analyst Chris Simms highlighting New England’s potential for the rest of the season. “New England is a different animal, Simms said Monday on “Chris Simms Unbuttoned”. “We watched them again yesterday, and that was another check-the-box game.” Simms said he believes people are overlooking two teams in the AFC: the Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts, both…