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The Boston Red Sox appear to be shortening the leash with one of their veterans. MassLive’s Chris Cotillo issued an update regarding the club’s pitching rotation on Friday, as he’s hearing they are assessing potential rotation changes entering the final stretch of the regular season. Walker Buehler, who will start Friday’s series-opening matchup with the San Diego Padres, appears to be on thin ice moving forward as other rotation hopefuls continue to emerge. “Buehler could be odd man out without a turnaround soon,” Cotillo wrote. Kyle Harrison — who headlined the package that was returned in the Rafael Devers trade…

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Amid an offseason of change for the Boston Celtics, we have a constant: Joe Mazzulla isn’t going anywhere. The Celtics announced Friday they have signed their head coach to a “multi-year” contract extension. While terms weren’t disclosed, the deal keeps Mazzulla in place as Boston’s head coach for at least the next several seasons. Mazzulla took the Celtics’ head coach job under ominous circumstances, replacing the suspended Ime Udoka as the team’s interim head coach just days before training camp in September 2022. Since then, the Rhode Island native had remarkable success behind the bench, posting a 182-64 regular season…

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By ALYCE BROWN, AP Sports Writer The WNBA is still struggling with a string of sex-toy disturbances. In the past week and a half, sex toys have been thrown on court during games in Atlanta on July 29, Chicago on Aug. 1, Los Angeles on Aug. 5 and Chicago again on Thursday night, with the most recent object hitting the court in the closing seconds of the Atlanta Dream’s victory over the Sky. The sex toy that landed on the court in Los Angeles nearly hit Fever guard Sophie Cunningham during Indiana’s game against the Sparks. Sex toys were also…

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Joe Mazzulla is sticking around Causeway Street for the foreseeable future. The Celtics announced Friday that they had signed the NBA championship-winning head coach to a multi-year contract extension. In a team-released statement, Mazzulla said the extension is “truly a blessing.” “I would not be here without my faith, my wife, and my children,” he said. “We are thankful for the partnership with our ownership groups, Brad (Stevens)’s mentorship, and the support of our staff. Most importantly, I am grateful for the players I have been able to coach the past three seasons. I look forward to competing for the…

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The New England Patriots play the Washington Commanders in both teams’ first preseason game on Friday night. One of the Commanders biggest stars (wide receiver Terry McLaurin) has been at the center of trade rumors between the two teams for the entire month of August, since requesting a move out of the nation’s capital. Patriots insider Chad Graff wrote recently that a deal between New England and Washington involving the two-time Pro Bowler was “a bit unlikely,” but that hasn’t stopped analysts and fans from discussing the rumors. Former Patriots wide receiver Chris Hogan recently talked about the McLaurin chatter…

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Amid the darkness of a cool, crisp, and electric October evening in 2003, the most memorable moment of one of the most memorable games in MLB history stabbed New Englanders in the heart shortly after midnight. It was somehow both shocking and predictable all at the same time.Aaron Boone’s moonshot launched off Tim Wakefield’s knuckleball in the bottom of the 11th inning of Game 7 of the ALCS wasn’t just about what happened that night, or even in that series. It was so much bigger. It was the latest in a relentlessly long line of stomach turning defeats. It further…

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When Craig Breslow was hired as chief baseball officer, one of his top priorities was assembling a pitching pipeline that could produce a consistent flow of homegrown arms capable of impacting the big league club — something the Red Sox have historically lacked. Less than two years into his tenure, that pipeline is close to bearing fruit. Within the last week or so, three of Boston’s top pitching prospects have been promoted to Triple-A, with David Sandlin and Connelly Early getting the nod first before Payton Tolle earned his own call over the weekend. The trio is now one step…

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BOSTON (WHDH) – BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox signed rookie phenom Roman Anthony to an eight-year, $130 million contract on Wednesday, spending some of the cash they saved by trading Rafael Devers away on a player they hope will be the centerpiece of the next generation of Boston stars.The 21-year-old outfielder, who has 159 major league at-bats so far, is signed through 2033, with a team option for 2034. The deal was announced with the Red Sox on a seven-game winning streak heading into Wednesday night’s game against the Kansas City Royals.“We’re playing such great baseball. I didn’t want to be…

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The Boston Red Sox signaled significant confidence in Roman Anthony by signing the rookie to an eight-year extension. A former MLB player expects Anthony to justify the investment. Boston awarded Anthony a $130 million contract that includes contract escalators and a $30 million club option for 2034. The 21-year-old outfielder joins Ceddanne Rafaela, Kristian Campbell, Garrett Crochet and Brayan Bello among Red Sox players given multi-year deals. Mark DeRosa is a fan of Boston’s path. The MLB Network analyst and former utility man praised the team’s direction and set a sky-high bar for Anthony during Thursday’s “MLB Central.” “I love…

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