BOSTON (WHDH) – Former Red Sox left fielder and Red Sox Hall of Famer Mike Greenwell has died at the age of 62.Greenwell, also known as “The Gator,” was a two time all star in his 12 year career, all spent with Boston. Greenwell collected 1,400 hits and batted .303 over those 12 years hitting 130 home runs and came in second place in MVP voting in 1998.Greenwell was apart of the 1986 Red Sox team that won the American League pennant and advanced to the World Series. He was inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2008.Greenwell…
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New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye and wide receiver Stefon Diggs are quickly establishing themselves as one of the top quarterback-receiver combinations in the NFL. Maye and Diggs built a solid bond over the past five games. Diggs recently expressed his enthusiasm about playing alongside his 23-year-old quarterback. “He’s a good kid,” Diggs told Patriots.com’s Steve Burton on Friday, via Carlos A. Lopez. “Tremendous football player. He gives you something to get excited about. I get excited when I watch him. To be a part of something so special, it just seems like it’s going in the right direction.” Diggs…
What to KnowChris Forsberg will share more postgame reaction on a new episode of the Celtics Talk Podcast. The Celtics turned the ball over 29 times in the loss.Payton Pritchard and Chris Boucher led Boston with 19 points each.The Celtics (1-1) host the Cavaliers in a preseason matchup Sunday night. If it was a regular-season game, it likely would’ve been the ugliest loss of the season for the Boston Celtics. If Jaylen Brown and Derrick White took the floor, it likely would have been viewed differently, too. Then again, if those Celtics stars did play, or if the game’s starters…
WEST BRIDGEWATER — All week West Bridgewater head coach Justin Kogler reminded his team of the shellacking it took at the hands of Fairhaven last season. A year later when facing the Blue Devils again, the Wildcats gave Kogler his top moment thus far in his seven seasons at the helm of West Bridgewater. West Bridgewater and Fairhaven engaged in an epic back-and-forth offensive shootout that ended with the Wildcats prevailing with a wild 47-43 South Coast Conference victory. “This is the biggest (win),” Kogler said. “Fairhaven is a perennial Super Bowl contender. They are again this year. They’re tough…
This Sunday in Lowell offers a rare chance to witness history repeat itself. When the Hardys and Dudleys headline TNA’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view at the Tsongas Center, the two teams will wrestle in a Tables Match. It is a rematch of their industry-turning match from the WWE Royal Rumble at Madison Square Garden in 2000, a bout that elevated all four men to an altogether different tier of stardom. “When we wrestled at Madison Square Garden in 2000, we put our names on the map,” said Mark LoMonaco, who is better known as Bubba Dudley/Bully Ray. “After that night,…
The Boston Celtics have several unknowns heading into the season, including whether forward Jayson Tatum will return from his torn Achilles tendon. Tatum has been making strides in his efforts to return to the court this season. He posted a video on X this Thursday, where he jumped up and executed a two-handed dunk. Reporters asked head coach Joe Mazzulla how he reacted to seeing Tatum dunk and whether he feels more optimistic about Tatum’s return this season. “It doesn’t make me any more optimistic or pessimistic, it is what it is,” Mazzulla said Friday, via Celtics on CLNS. “He’s…
If you’re not watching the playoffs still—and I don’t blame you if you’re not—the Philadelphia Phillies just got eliminated from the postseason on what can only be described as a facepalm-worthy level of a miscue. Bases loaded, two down, extra innings—tapper back to the mount…and he overthrows the force at the plate instead of taking the easy out at first.For how elated Los Angeles must be feeling, we as Red Sox fans know more than our fair share of the pain that Phillies fans are feeling right now. With that, we take a look back at some of the most…
SWAMPSCOTT — On the first chilly Friday night of the fall, Swampscott took down previously undefeated Gloucester, 28-22, at Blocksidge Field. Both teams were different stylistically, with Swampscott (3-2) running a pro-style, spread, four receiver offense, while Gloucester (5-1) ran a smash-mouth, Wing-T offense. Swampscott head coach Peter Bush said his team benefited from a bye week and that helped the Big Blue capture the upset victory. “We had the bye week to get healthy after a tough loss to Melrose,” Bush said. “Credit to Gloucester, they’re very well coached. But we made the plays when we needed to. Still…
LOS ANGELES (WHDH) – Former Celtics star and NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after officers found him asleep behind the wheel in Los Angeles, according to California Highway Patrol.California Highway Patrol said officers responding to an unrelated crash Tuesday night found Pierce asleep behind the wheel of his car on U.S. Highway 101. At about 10:38 p.m. on October 7, officers responded to a multi-vehicle crash on the highway, and closed four lanes to investigate. As traffic lanes eventually reopened, officers saw an SUV stopped in lanes south of…
The New England Patriots have won each of their past two games against the Carolina Panthers and Buffalo Bills to push their record to 3-2 on the season. A key difference for the Pats in each of these wins has been the presence of superstar cornerback Christian Gonzalez. After earning a spot on the All-Pro Second Team last season, Gonzalez missed the first three games of the year due to a hamstring injury. During his absence, the Patriots struggled to hold up against the pass, as they were forced to play more zone coverage without him. Since returning, Gonzalez has…