Who is he and where did he come from? He’s the delightfully named Henry Godbout, and while he sounds like he comes from the pages of a Martin Amis novel, he actually comes to us from Brooklyn, New York via the University of Virginia. The Sox drafted him on Sunday with the 75th overall pick. Despite the fact that he grew up in New York City, Godbout was raised a Red Sox fan by his New Englander father. That’s right — we’ve got ourselves a reverse Ben Rice on our hands! On the night he was drafted, he even shared…
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The Red Sox didn’t have any position players take the field for Tuesday night’s MLB All-Star Game, but quite a few have put together strong seasons through the first half. How does everyone stack up? Time to hand out some midseason grades. Tuesday we covered the pitchers and today we’ll look at everyone else. Red Sox Midseason Report Card: Garrett Crochet passes with flying colors Catchers Carlos Narvaez: A What a revelation Narvaez has been. Since being acquired this past winter in what was seen at the time as a minor trade with the New York Yankees, Narvaez has…
Of the three Boston Red Sox players named to the 2025 All-Star Game, Aroldis Chapman was the only one who opted to play. As a result, the veteran closer found himself playing a pivotal role in a unique, historic, and delightfully zany 95th Midsummer Classic. Tuesday evening’s game in Atlanta had already seen its share of firsts by the time Chapman took the mound in the bottom of the ninth. The automated ball-strike challenge system (ABS) made its Midsummer Classic debut and changed the game immediately. With one out in the bottom of the first, home-plate umpire Dan Iassogna called…
Slowly but surely injured former Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale is making his way back to the Atlanta Braves starting rotation. “Chris Sale played catch yesterday,” MLB.com’s Mark Bowman reported Wednesday. “He won’t be eligible to be activated until after Aug. 19. But he’s at least progressing toward his return to the Braves rotation.” Sale is on the 60-day injured list with broken ribs. He can’t return soon enough for a Braves club trying to remain relevant. Atlanta (42-53) is in fourth place in the National League East, 12 1/2 games behind the first-place Philadelphia Phillies. The Braves are…
Plays: Finishing Positions: Sepp Straka Top 20 (0.25 units, +200 ESPN) Tommy Fleetwood Top 20 (0.25 units, +130 ESPN) Shane Lowry Top 20 (0.25 units, +170 ESPN) Marco Penge Top 40 (0.25 units, +125 MGM) Tournament Matchups: Daniel Berger vs Aaron Rai (0.25 units, +105 ESPN) Daniel Berger vs Harris English (0.25 units, +100 DraftKings) Harry Hall vs Sam Burns (0.5 units, -110 ESPN) Marco Penge vs JJ Spaun (0.5 units, -105 ESPN) Matthew Fitzpatrick vs Viktor Hovland (0.5 units, +100 ESPN) Ben Griffin vs Hideki Matsuyama (0.5 units, -120 DraftKings) Jason Day vs Taylor Pendrith (0.5 units, -120 FanDuel)…
You can not, without the assistance of the internet or its loud new voice called artificial intelligence, name the heavyweight champion of the world. OK then, his name is Oleksandr Usyk, a 38-year-old Ukrainian. He unified the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO titles when he defeated another heavyweight in May 2024. That boxer’s name was Tyson Fury, his first name given to him by his father, a former boxer named John Fury, in honor of the boxer Mike Tyson. You might have recently seen that name when Tyson made $20 million fighting, so to speak, Jake Paul on Netflix last…
By GRAHAM DUNBAR and SETH BORENSTEIN GENEVA (AP) — Soccer had a fierce reckoning with heat at the recently concluded FIFA Club World Cup in the United States — a sweltering preview of what players and fans may face when the U.S. co-hosts the World Cup with Mexico and Canada next summer. With temperatures rising worldwide, scientists warn that staging the World Cup and other soccer tournaments in the Northern Hemisphere summer is getting increasingly dangerous for both players and spectators. Some suggest that FIFA may have to consider adjusting the soccer calendar to reduce the risk of heat-related illnesses.…
The New England Patriots could be without their biggest offseason addition to start the 2025 season. Stefon Diggs might not be ready for the season opener, and that is a problem for a Patriots team still struggling to find reliable targets for second-year quarterback Drake Maye. Diggs “will likely open camp by working on the side” as he continues to recover from a torn ACL, according to Chad Graff of The Athletic. Graff also notes Diggs is expected to begin the regular season on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list, a designation that would sideline him for at least…
Boston is the best sports city in America, but it has not played host to an NBA, MLB or NHL All-Star Game in a long time. This city hosted four of the first 14 NBA All-Star Games, but the event hasn’t been back since 1964. The NHL All-Star Game last came to Boston in 1996 — the first year of the Fleet Center (now TD Garden). And the MLB All-Star Game was most recently held in Boston in 1999, when Red Sox legend Ted Williams took part in the first pitch ceremony and Pedro Martinez gave an iconic performance by…
The retooling/rebuilding Bruins will have their challenges to compete in the 2025-26 season, and the NHL schedule-makers gave them one right off the hop. The B’s start the season with a back-to-back, opening up on October 8 in Washington, DC against the Capitals, kicking off what could be Alexander Ovechkin’s final season. Then the B’s come home for their own home opener against the Chicago Blackhawks on October 9 at the Garden. They could very well get their first look at June’s No. 3 overall pick Anton Frondell, the Swedish centerman who signed with the Hawks earlier this week. The…