Mookie Betts has accomplished a lot during his 12-year MLB career with the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers. The eight-time All-Star has won three World Series, an MVP and six Gold Gloves, guaranteeing himself a plaque in Cooperstown after he retires. While he has plenty of impressive seasons on his resume, one in particular from his Red Sox tenure stands out. “I would say ‘18 was probably the most satisfying year. Hope I can do that again,” Betts told WEEI’s Rob Bradford during Thursday’s World Series Media Day. After Bradford asked a follow-up question, Betts explained why that…
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The Boston Red Sox have a math problem. Alex Cora’s club enters the 2025-26 offseason with four starting-caliber outfielders — Jarren Duran, Ceddanne Rafaela, Wilyer Abreu and Roman Anthony — for just three spots. All four players are under team control through at least the 2028 season. One potential solution is moving Rafaela to second base, but that’s far from ideal: Rafaela is one of the best defensive center fielders in baseball (his 21 outs above average ranked second in MLB last season), and the Red Sox were 12-12 in the 24 games he played at second in 2025. Another…
With the game in their reach at the start of the third period yet again, the Bruins failed to make the right plays at winning time on Thursday night at the Garden. Yet again. The B’s coughed up three goals in the third period, plus an empty-netter, and fell to the Anaheim Ducks, 7-5, absorbing their sixth straight defeat in excruciating fashion. Again. With the score tied in the third, the B’s gave up two goals before storming back to tie it quickly, only to allow the soul-sucking GWG less than a minute later. “Embarrassing” was the word of the…
ABINGTON – Whenever bitter rivals meet, it’s common to see nail-biters. Abington’s football squad made sure nothing was left in doubt Thursday night. Junior quarterback Jack Reilly turned in a superb performance, completing 11-of-12 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown as the Green Wave (6-1) captured at least a share of the South Shore League (Sullivan) title with a 32-7 drubbing of longtime nemesis Rockland. “This win means a lot,” Reilly said. “This means a lot to the town, to my classmates, everyone. My brothers, they’ve all lost to Rockland, so it’s good to get it back here.” Entering…
Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan has re-entered the NBA landscape. Jordan will be involved with NBC’s NBA coverage during the 2025-26 season as a “special contributor”, with his contributions thus far arriving in the form of a sit-down interview with Mike Tirico, segments of which will be aired throughout the season during NBC broadcasts. The collection of interview segments, entitled “MJ: Insights to Excellence”, debuted on Tuesday, October 21, during halftime of the Oklahoma City Thunder-Houston Rockets NBA season opener. In the first episode of the series, Jordan shared some personal anecdotes in his typical authentic fashion. Not surprisingly, everyone…
Here’s something you might not be aware of: the Red Sox absolutely own the third base Silver Slugger award. Of the 45 trophies given out at that position, 11 of them have gone to Red Sox third baseman. This has been thanks mostly to Wade Boggs, who won the award six times with the Sox. But Rafael Devers also won the award twice, with Adrian Beltre, Bill Mueller, and Carney Lansford all picking up the hardware, too.Unsurprisingly, the Sox have done really well in the Silver Slugger overall, having won exactly 50 of them since it was first given out…
FRANKLIN – The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association has set some pretty lofty goals. The association hosted its annual media day on Thursday afternoon, where executive director Bob Baldwin and Jim Clark, assistant director of communications, spoke about the state of the association and changes that will be coming for student athletes, coaches and fans in the upcoming seasons. Among the topics of discussion were the role of “margin of victory” for the statewide power rankings, improvements to the website and database tracking, as well as how the process for the statewide tournaments could change with feedback from the members of…
Cleveland (2-5) at New England (5-2)Sunday 1 p.m. EDT, FOXBetMGM NFL Odds: Patriots by 7Against the spread: Browns 3-4; Patriots 5-2.Series record: Patriots lead 14-13Last meeting: Patriots beat Browns 38-15 in Cleveland on Oct. 16, 2022.Last week: Browns beat Miami 31-6 at home. Patriots beat Tennessee 31-13 on the road.Browns offense: overall (30), rush (28), pass (30), scoring (30).Browns defense: overall (1), rush (4), pass (3), scoring (13t).Patriots offense: overall (15), rush (21t), pass (8), scoring (8).Patriots defense: overall (10), rush (2), pass (24), scoring (5).Turnover differential: Patriots plus-2; Browns even.Browns player to watchRB Quinshon Judkins is leading NFL rookies…
The New England Patriots offense is off to a fantastic start this season. Quarterback Drake Maye and veteran receiver Stefon Diggs are significant contributors to the offense’s success. The 31-year-old receiver has 33 receptions for 456 yards over seven games this season. Diggs succeeds largely because he shows his hands late, a strategy offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels saw from another great receiver. “Randy (Moss) was spectacular at it, McDaniels said on Thursday, via Patriots on CLNS. “Probably the best I’ve ever seen. These guys are really skilled.” Diggs reveals his hands late, which keeps the defender guessing about whether Maye…
In today’s video, I break down every NBA game on the Thursday, October 23rd, 2025 slate and share my predictions, early leans, and betting picks for moneylines, over/under totals, and NBA player props. If you want access to the research dashboards we show in the video so you have all of the crucial information at your disposal, sign up to become a GBS Dashboard Member! https://guybostonsports.com/membership-levels/ Plays: SGP: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 25+ Points, Chet Holmgren 15+ Points (0.25 units, -145 FanDuel) SGP: Jamal Murray 15+ Points, Steph Curry 15+ Points, Jimmy Butler 4+ Assists (0.25 units, +129 FanDuel Boost) More Coming Soon…