Boston Red Sox left-handed rookie Connelly Early ran through the Oakland Athletics — again. Early, who threw five scoreless innings when he made his Major League debut against Oakland last week, started his first-ever game at Fenway Park on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, it didn’t end the way he might’ve hoped as Boston took a 2-1 loss in the series opener. Early, though, did his part. “The kid did an amazing job,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora told reporters of Early, who allowed one run on five hits with seven strikeouts in 5.1 innings. The 23-year-old scattered four hits during the…
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The Patriots got their all-important first win out of the way to start the season 1-1. They face their next test Sunday when Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers come to Foxboro in Week 3. Patriots fans have questions about DeMario Douglas’ usage, how to fix the defense and much more. Let’s answer them in our weekly mailbag. @robby_dudley: Pop Douglas has just 8 targets in the last 2 games — is he being phased out of the Pats’ offense? If so, who benefits, and is Maye struggling to hit him because of his size? Even more telling than the fact…
BOSTON (AP) — Brett Harris had a go-ahead single in a two-run sixth inning and the Athletics rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Tuesday night for their first five-game winning streak in over a year.Tyler Soderstrom had two hits and an RBI double for the Athletics, on their longest winning streak since six in a row from April 28 to May 4 last season.Boston entered one game back of the New York Yankees for the top AL wild card. The Red Sox have lost four of five.The Red Sox went ahead in the third when Rob Refsnyder…
Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to the Athletics at Fenway Park was frustrating on multiple levels for the Boston Red Sox. They continued to struggle at the plate, going 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and leaving nine men on base. The Red Sox pitched well, but not quite good enough to win. Connelly Early was outstanding in his second career start, allowing one run on five hits and no walks with seven strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings. The run scored after he left the game, however, with one out and a runner on first in the top of the sixth. Greg…
Connelly Early did it again! He took the ball in a big September game against a surprisingly solid A’s lineup and completely shut them down. When he he walked off the mound during the top of the sixth inning, he had a combined line over his first two MLB starts of 10.1 innings pitched, ZERO earned runs (at least for a moment), and 18 strike outs against just one walk. He was nothing short of brilliant, again!This should have been the story of tonight’s game. How the Sox were again injected by the youthful energy and excellence of their farm.…
If there is one thing the 2025-26 Boston Bruins will not have to contend with, it is high expectations. When Bruins GM traded captain Brad Marchand, Charlie Coyle, Brandon Carlo and Trent Frederic at the trade deadline, it represented a major shift in direction for the team. No longer were they clinging to the past. Marchand was the last tie to the 2011 Stanley Cup team while Coyle and Carlo were key players on the ‘19 team that finished one win shy of a Cup. It had to be done. But how long will it take for the B’s to…
The Athletics were ill-prepared to meet Connelly Early last week. Over five shutout innings in his major league debut, the 23-year-old left-hander fanned 11 of their batters, tying the Red Sox record for strikeouts by a debuting pitcher, set by Don Aase on July 26, 1977. The A’s had the unfortunate distinction of being the opposition for Early’s Fenway Park debut Tuesday night, too. Despite the previous week’s experience, they barely fared better in the rematch. Fortunately for them, the Red Sox fared worse. The Red Sox lost 2-1 in a game in which they collected eight hits, five walks,…
The Boston Celtics are heading down a troubling path. Star forward Jayson Tatum is sidelined with an Achilles injury, and the team traded away Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis during the offseason. The Celtics find themselves in a challenging position, neither a championship contender nor a lottery team. This situation raises questions about their future. ESPN’s NBA Insiders ranked all 30 NBA teams based on their projected performance three years from now, placing Boston at 13th overall. “A year ago, the Celtics were the defending champions en route to dominating the Eastern Conference for years,” Tim Bontemps wrote Tuesday. “Then, Jayson…
PHOTO: New England Patriots/Facebook After an unfortunate loss to the Las Vegas Raiders in week one at home, the Patriots were eager to flush that loss and move on.The team did just that in week two on the road in a division matchup vs the Miami Dolphins.Mike Vrabel and the Patriots won 33-27 in a hard-fought battle to bring their division record to 1-0.Defense Building off their pass rush in week one, the Patriots keep that momentum going, tallying five sacks as a team down in Miami. Milton Williams had two sacks on the day, Robert Spillane one, and Harold Landry…
In Middlesex League action, Kaylee Master recorded a hat trick, Sophia Setouhi added a pair and Gianna Venezia scored her first varsity goal as Watertown (5-0) blanked Woburn, 7-0, for its 102nd straight field hockey win. In a nonleague game, Alex Kohalmi tallied a pair of goals and an assist to boost Bishop Fenwick past Northeast, 8-0. Julia Palk notched a hat trick for Gloucester (3-1-1) as part of a 4-1 Northeastern Conference win over Swampscott. … Kyla Moroney tallied a hat trick to lead Danvers past Saugus, 4-0. Brynn Martin and Mia Compton each scored twice, lifting Duxbury to…