Third baseman Alex Bregman is Boston’s only Silver Slugger Award finalist this year. That says a lot about the 2025 Red Sox, who were a top offensive team in many metrics, but were also felled by their bats in crucial spots throughout the year and in the postseason. But first, Bregman, who is up against Cleveland’s José Ramírez and José Caballero, whom the New York Yankees acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays at the trade deadline. Ramírez looks like a lock to take home his sixth career Silver Slugger when winners are announced on Nov. 7. Through 158 games, the Guardians’…
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, TIM REYNOLDS and PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier are among more than 30 people charged in connection with schemes involving illegal sports betting and rigged poker games backed by Mafia, authorities said on Thursday. FILE – Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier (2) brings the ball up court during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards in Washington, Monday, March 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams, File) Rozier is accused in participating in an illegal sports betting scheme using private insider…
Coming off an 89-win season, a third-place finish in the AL East and their first playoff appearance in four years, the Boston Red Sox are trending in the right direction. However, they still have work to do this offseason if they want to be a true World Series contender next year. That will likely entail some major moves, similar to last winter when the Red Sox traded for Garrett Crochet, signed Alex Bregman and added Aroldis Chapman. Boston needs several impact players, ideally in the middle of the lineup and at the top of the rotation. Accordingly, Red Sox beat…
What to KnowIn a back-and-forth contest, the Sixers came away with a 117-116 win in Boston.Payton Pritchard had two chances for a go-ahead basket in the final seconds of the fourth quarter but missed them both.Tyrese Maxey had 40 points for Philly, while rookie VJ Edgecombe had 34 points.Derrick White and Jaylen Brown had 25 points apiece to lead the Celtics.Check out more postgame reaction from Chris Forsberg on the Celtics Talk Podcast. After a long wait for basketball to return to Boston, the Celtics and their fans left TD Garden disappointed on Wednesday night. The Celtics got outscored by…
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups have been arrested in connection with a federal investigation into sports betting, people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday. Rozier played for the Celtics from 2015 to 2019. The Celtics drafted Billups third overall in the 1997 NBA Draft. The exact charge or charges they face were not immediately known. Two people spoke to the AP about Rozier on condition of anonymity because they couldn’t discuss details of the investigation publicly. One of these people also told the AP of Billups’ arrest. The…
BOSTON (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 40 points and VJ Edgecombe added 34 in his NBA debut to help the Philadelphia 76ers rally to beat the Boston Celtics 117-116 in their season opener Wednesday night.Edgecombe scored the most points in an NBA debut since Wilt Chamberlain had 43 on Oct. 24, 1959.Philadelphia led by four with 22 seconds left, but it was down to one when Edgecombe missed a pair of foul shots with 9.1 seconds to play. Payton Pritchard had two shots for the winner and missed both.Joel Embiid played for the first time since February, scoring four points…
The Boston Celtics’ new season got off to a disappointing start on Wednesday night with a 117-116 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden. The new-look Celtics played well for the most part without Jayson Tatum (Achilles), showing the type of spirit and resolve that Joe Mazzulla is looking for. They faltered late, however, allowing the 76ers to come back and steal the game in the final minute. After entering halftime down 57-51, Boston responded with a huge third quarter, outscoring Philadelphia 35-18. The Celtics led by as many as 13 points early in the fourth quarter and appeared…
The Red Sox aren’t in the World Series this year, but they’re holding it anyway, albeit in another country. That’s a fair trade-off. Agree or disagree? Sound off below. Source link
HINGHAM — Come out like a rocket. That’s the motto the No. 3 Sandwich field hockey team follows to start every game, and the words are behind how it pulled out a signature 2-1 win over No. 10 Hingham on Wednesday night to hand the Harborwomen (15-1-1) their first loss. A pair of goals in the opening nine minutes from the Blue Knights (15-1-1) was enough overwhelming momentum to draw a first-quarter timeout from Hingham. Their strong defense came through in the clutch the rest of the way as the Harborwomen responded with the type of play expected from the…
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