Without Roman Anthony and Wilyer Abreu, the Red Sox offense has spent the past few days desperately searching for answers. So far nothing has worked. The Red Sox bats fell quiet once again in Saturday’s 5-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, marking the club’s third straight loss at a time in the season where the club can’t afford any slip-ups. It also marked Boston’s second time in three games where the offense managed just one run, and it was nearly three straight if not for Friday’s four-run rally in the eighth. “The at bats weren’t great today,” Red Sox manager…
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Are you ready for some football? The Patriots will enter yet another new era Sunday, this time under coach Mike Vrabel and a legitimate franchise quarterback ready from the jump. According to his coaches, Drake Maye has done everything possible to prepare for what many project will be a Year 2 leap. Any jump will start Sunday against the Raiders. The Pats are 2.5-point favorites against Las Vegas, which underwent its own organizational makeover this offseason. Longtime Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is now at the helm with first-year offensive coordinator Chip Kelly and a new quarterback in Geno Smith. The…
The New England Patriots have been making tweaks to their roster on a near-daily basis, and even with their season-opening contest against the Las Vegas Raiders less than 24 hours away, they haven’t shown any signs of slowing down. With cornerbacks Christian Gonzalez and Charles Woods both being ruled out for this game, the Pats had to make some changes to their roster. Those changes came a couple of hours before Woods was ruled out on Saturday night, and it resulted in veteran defensive tackle Jeremiah Pharms Jr. losing his spot on the roster. “The New England Patriots signed DT…
It’s not uncommon for executives, coaches and players to represent multiple teams over the course of their careers. Quite the contrary, in fact. It happens all the time. But that’s not to say the Week 1 matchup between the Patriots and Raiders isn’t at least a little bit unique. A Raiders minority owner, you may have heard, is a Patriots Hall of Famer while New England’s offensive coordinator hasn’t stood on an NFL sideline since he was fired by Las Vegas. Simply put, there will be some familiarity on the field at Gillette Stadium on Sunday. First, those who currently…
The Patriots released defensive tackle Jeremiah Pharms Jr. on Saturday and filled his roster spot by signing defensive lineman Cory Durden from their practice squad to the active roster. Pharms Jr. started five of 16 game appearances last season, recording 33 tackles and two sacks. The 6-foot-2, 300-pounder worked his way up from the practice squad in 2022, then spent time on the active roster the past two seasons. Pharms, 28, was slated to be a backup in Mike Vrabel’s defense, which has called for leaner, more explosive defensive linemen after years of running a Bill Belichick system predicated on…
The Patriots are in the midst of a youth movement. Twenty percent of the Patriots’ 53-man roster is made up of rookies, which means they’re also clearly in a rebuild. The Patriots kept nine of their 11 2025 NFL Draft picks on their 53-man roster through cuts, and they held onto two undrafted free agents. The two draft picks who didn’t make it through last week’s cutdowns still landed on the practice squad. So, let’s go player-by-player and set expectations for the Patriots’ Week 1 matchup against the Raiders. OT Will Campbell Campbell is the Patriots’ starting left tackle. He’s…
In what could be one of his final tune-ups before possibly becoming the Boston Celtics starting center, Neemias Queta dominated on Saturday during Portugal’s Round of 16 loss against Germany at EuroBasket 2025. Queta posted a double-double in the defeat, leading all players in points and rebounds with 18 and 11, respectively. No other Portuguese player had more than eight points or six rebounds. Portugal led 32-31 at halftime and only trailed 52-51 entering the fourth quarter before Germany pulled away in the final frame for an 85-58 win. “Germany hadn’t trailed by more than 5 entering knockout stage. Portugal…
Tyler Uberstine pitched six strong innings in an outing against Scranton (Yankees AAA) that brought his see-sawing ERA since being promoted to Worcester back down to four on the nose. He struck out eight and allowed two runs on six hits. Isaiah Campbell threatened to give a 7-2 lead back but ultimately held it together. The lineup hit very well for a team that almost got no-hit earlier in the week, but that’s life and that’s baseball. Tyler McDonough, who’s been raking of late, grabbed a triple and Nathan Hickey had two doubles for 3 RBIs, including one in a…
FOXBORO — If this summer is any indication, then the Patriots found a serious offensive threat in running back TreVeyon Henderson. Henderson, the 38th overall pick in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft, is the fastest offensive skill position player the Patriots have rostered in years, and he flashed impressive power running between the tackles this preseason, as well. The Ohio State product only touched the ball 10 times over two preseason games, but it was immediately clear how much he made the Patriots better. He returned two kicks for 126 yards with a 100-yard touchdown, carried the…
PHOENIX (AP) — Corbin Carroll and Ildemaro Vargas each hit a three-run homer, Eduardo Rodriguez threw six quality innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Boston Red Sox 10-5 on Friday night.The surging D-backs have won seven of their last nine games, including three straight, to stay on the fringe of the National League wild-card race. Arizona improved to 71-71 for the season, climbing back to .500 for the first time since July 20.Boston has lost two straight and is a half-game behind the New York Yankees for second place in the AL East.Arizona scored four runs in the eighth…