After a successful 2025 season where they won 89 games and made the playoffs for the first time in four years, the Boston Red Sox will return most of their coaching staff in 2026. That includes Jason Varitek, who is expected to come back as the team’s game planning and run prevention coach, according to a report from MassLive’s Chris Cotillo on Thursday. Varitek, whose contract just expired, wanted to return to the Red Sox but was open to a managerial job elsewhere if any opportunities came up. He has yet to receive any interview requests, however, and now appears…
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By MICHAEL CASEY, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has threatened to relocate World Cup matches set to be played next year in suburban Boston, after suggesting that parts of the city had been “taken over” by unrest. Foxborough, Massachusetts, home to the NFL’s New England Patriots and about 30 miles from Boston, is set to stage matches as the U.S. cohosts the 2026 World Cup with Mexico and Canada. Trump was asked about Boston’s mayor, Michelle Wu, a Democrat whom he called “intelligent” but “radical left.” “We could take them away,” Trump said of the World Cup…
Boston CelticsLast season: 61-21, lost to New York in Eastern Conference semifinals.COACH: Joe Mazzulla (fourth season, 182-64).SEASON OPENER: Oct. 22 vs. Philadelphia.DEPARTURES: G Jrue Holiday, F/C Kristaps Porzingis, F/C Al Horford, C Luke Kornet.ADDITIONS: G Anfernee Simons, F Chris Boucher, C Luka Garza, G Hugo González, C Amari WilliamsBetMGM championship odds: 18-1.What to expectThe Celtics aren’t a favorite to emerge from the East coming off a failed NBA title defense last season that ended with a conference semifinals loss to New York. It also included he loss of star Jayson Tatum to a ruptured right Achilles tendon, an injury that will sideline…
To pay or not to pay, that is the question facing Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow. Masslive.com’s Sean McAdam reported Wednesday that the qualifying offer for pending free agents will be a record $22.05 million this winter. While most free agents are eligible, only a select few will actually receive the offer, which becomes a binding one-year contract if the player accepts it. McAdam reported the best Red Sox qualifying offer candidates are pitcher Lucas Giolito, outfielder Rob Refsnyder and reliever Justin Wilson. He also noted that the qualifying offer is much greater than what Refnsyder and…
With a week to go before the regular season, the Celtics entered Wednesday night’s preseason finale hoping for health above all else. That hope was extinguished midway through the first quarter, when Jaylen Brown grabbed at the back of his left leg and checked out of the game shortly thereafter. Brown headed straight to the locker room, and after a lengthy wait, the team announced that he was doubtful to return due to left hamstring tightness. While Brown did not return to the game — a surprisingly thrilling 110-108 win over the Raptors — head coach Joe Mazzulla expressed confidence…
FOXBORO — Mike Vrabel says his history there is unimportant. Interesting, he’ll admit, but unimportant. And it’s a clever deflection, we should admit. But come on. Do you really believe Vrabel’s return to Tennessee means nothing? That he wants anything less than to rub the Titans’ faces in their owner’s mistake this Sunday? And that his personal feelings, as the commanding leader of this organization, could ever be separated from the Patriots’ business? Of course, Vrabel won’t admit to chasing revenge, but anyone remotely familiar with him knows that’s exactly what he wants because that’s part of who he is.…
LYNN – Despite the cold wind blowing through Manning Field on Wednesday evening, St. Mary’s brought the heat to win 2-0 over Catholic Central League boys soccer foe Bishop Stang. Bishop Stang (6-5-4) put up a strong fight, and for the majority of the match it seemed like anyone’s game as St. Mary’s (7-4-2) didn’t score the first goal until the second half. Head coach Dan Garcia said the win gave his team a confidence boost, as Bishop Stang has played well against the rest of the CCL. “I think it was a great win for us,” said Garcia. “Stang…
One of the biggest news stories in Boston sports this week involved a lopsided pickup game between Boston Celtics media members and the team’s coaching staff on Tuesday. While the reporters typically play each other in a friendly pickup game at the Celtics practice facility every year, head coach Joe Mazzulla decided to switch things up this year and have the media play the coaches instead. Not surprisingly, Mazzulla’s coaching staff obliterated the unsuspecting reporters, outscoring them 57-4 over 12 dominant minutes. Naturally, that begs the question: what would happen if the Bruins held a similar event with their coaches…
Welcome back to our 2025 Red Sox Postmortem. After talking about the things we loved and hated, grading Craig Breslow and Alex Cora, reevaluating the Rafael Devers trade, and handing out individual awards, today we turn our attention to the big question: was the 2025 Red Sox season a success?Yeeeeeahhhhuuuuhhhhhhhhehhhhhhhhhhhhhnnnnnnnnnno. No. It’s not a success, no. It’s certainly not a failure, and it’s certainly a step in the right direction (Sam Kennedy would be proud of me for saying that). But season that ends at the hands of the Yankees in the Wild Card round cannot be considered a success…