The Boston Red Sox badly needed a win Sunday to avoid being swept by the Chicago Cubs in their first series after the MLB All-Star break, and Garrett Crochet stepped up and delivered. The Cubs scored four runs Friday and six on Saturday in wins over the Red Sox, but they couldn’t muster much offense versus Crochet in the series finale. Boston’s ace allowed only one earned run on eight hits while striking out five and walking two over six innings. The Red Sox won 6-1, improving Crochet’s record to 11-4. He now leads, or is tied for the lead,…
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Welcome back! Football returns to Foxboro on Wednesday, with the start of yet another new era in New England and another Patriots training camp. Rookies reported to team headquarters over the weekend, while all veteran players must report Tuesday to take physicals and conditioning tests. The Patriots’ first practice will begin Wednesday at 10:15 a.m., when new head coach Mike Vrabel is also scheduled to meet the media. On the field, Drake Maye will work the controls of Josh McDaniels’ revamped offense, while a reloaded defense rehearses the ins and outs of Vrabel’s scheme. And might new No. 1 receiver…
CHICAGO (AP) — The Boston Red Sox are taking a deliberate approach with Alex Bregman in his return from a quad strain.So far, everything is going smoothly.Bregman played in consecutive games on Friday and Saturday for the first time since he got hurt in May. He was out of the lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Chicago Cubs, but he connected for a big pinch-hit homer in Boston’s 6-1 victory.“We got to be smart,” Bregman said. “I’m back probably a month and a half, maybe a little less, early than we expected. The leg’s feeling great. We’re checking in every…
The Red Sox finished the first part of their tour of first place National League teams with a somewhat disappointing 1-2 against the Chicago Cubs. Missing offense on Friday and Saturday meant two solid outings by Lucas Giolito and Brayan Bello were squandered. Boston sits at 54-47 (.535) in third place in the AL East. They are five games back of the Toronto Blue Jays and two games behind the New York Yankees. Boston and the Seattle Mariners are tied and occupy two of the three Wild Card spots with a 1.5 game lead on the Tampa Bay Rays. The…
It appears Boston Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman has discovered the fountain of youth. The left-hander is enjoying perhaps his best season in the majors at age 37. His 1.18 ERA this year is the best in his 16 big-league seasons. Chapman is tied for eighth in the American League with 17 saves, putting him on track to challenge his career high of 38. Those numbers landed him on the American League All-Star roster this season. It was the eighth time Chapman earned a spot in the Midsummer Classic. So what’s going on with the flame-throwing southpaw? Masslive.com’s Sean McAdam…
Before the Patriots battle other teams, they must fight amongst themselves during training camp for roster spots and starting slots. But finalizing the 53-man roster is far off in the horizon for the Patriots as they begin training camp practices Wednesday. Here are 10 questions they face as the start of the 2025 season unofficially begins. 1. Can Drake Maye continue upward trajectory? The Patriots’ 2024 season was a disaster that saw first-year head coach Jerod Mayo fired immediately following a Week 18 loss to the Bills. There were few silver linings to the season, but one was the performance…
This was shaping up to be a disastrous start to the second half for the Red Sox, who couldn’t buy a run through the first two and a half games of this weekend’s series at Wrigley Field. Then Wilyer Abreu stepped to the plate in the top of the seventh, and suddenly everything changed. Abreu hit two late home runs, including a go-ahead two-run shot that powered the Red Sox to a 6-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Alex Bregman followed with a pinch hit three-run home run in the eighth, and Abreu hit a solo shot his…
MILTON — The best football teams are the ones which can endure all conditions, no matter how untenable. Despite scorching temperatures Sunday, Kyle Coffin and his teammates were able to accomplish history. The junior fired four touchdown passes in the championship game, as Barnstable captured its first-ever Northeast 7-on-7 title with a 26-8 win over Abington during the Small School Divisional tournament. “We’re very confident with our group,” Barnstable coach Ross Jatkola said. “I think we’ve got a lot of kids returning, but it’s really how hard they’re working. Since November, all the way up to now, it’s been nonstop…
Anything can happen on live TV. Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora, for example, made an impromptu phone call to ESPN’s Karl Ravich while he was in the middle of broadcasting the Detroit Tigers’ victory over the Texas Rangers on “Sunday Night Baseball.” Ravich, being the instigator he is, referenced the fact that Cora was in attendance at the viral Coldplay concert last week at Gillette Stadium. Cora clearly wanted to contribute to the conversation during the broadcast and called his former partner before being hung up on. “I’m trying to do a live broadcast,” Ravich told Cora, while keeping…
Marcus Smart in purple and gold? Yeesh. Amid a summer in which Celtics fans have already endured watching beloved members of the 2024 championship team depart as Boston tries to gets its finances in order, now comes news that Smart, a cherished former Celtic, intends to sign with the rival Los Angeles Lakers after agreeing to a buyout with the Washington Wizards. It’s been a summer of stomach punches for Celtics fans. Smart spent nine seasons in Boston and endeared himself here with his full-throttle ways and knack for winning plays. It sometimes felt like Smart might be a Celtic…