Author: BostonSportsNews

The last time Kyle Bradish faced the Red Sox was Oct. 1, 2023, their final game of the season. Serving as an opener, Bradish blanked Boston for two hitless innings in Baltimore. He walked one and struck out five, but the Orioles lost 6-1. On Tuesday, in his first big-league start after Tommy John surgery 14 months prior, Bradish again carved up the Red Sox. Over six innings and 81 pitches (51 strikes), he yielded just four hits, didn’t issue a walk, and struck out 10. Unfortunately for the Orioles, two of those hits were solo home runs by Trevor…

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Believe it or not, the NBA regular season is only 55 days away. Most teams are still sculpting their rosters, which makes the list of available unrestricted free agents as relevant as ever. Who’s still out there, and specifically, who is the best UFA at each position? Center: Al Horford (39) Is Horford signing with the Golden State Warriors, or what? While Al to GSW seemed like a done deal earlier in the summer, the latest intel indicates that nothing can happen until the Dubs sort out their contract situation with Jonathan Kuminga. Once that domino falls, a Horford deal…

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After being released by the Patriots ahead of the 53-man roster cutdown Tuesday, Cole Strange jumped to the top of the list no draftee wants to be on. While the Patriots have struggled mightily to draft and develop, especially during the latter years of the Bill Belichick era, arguably no player has been a bigger disappointment than Strange. He was mocked as soon as the Patriots selected him with the 29th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft– remember the Sean McVay press conference? — and made fun of on the way out as the team’s social media account initially released…

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BALTIMORE (AP) — Lucas Giolito allowed four hits in eight innings, Trevor Story and David Hamilton both homered, and the Boston Red Sox blanked the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 on Tuesday night.Kyle Bradish (0-1) struck out 10 in six innings in his return from Tommy John surgery, but the Orioles gave him no run support. Story and Hamilton went deep leading off the second and third innings, and that was enough for Boston. The Red Sox added another run in the eighth, then two more in the ninth when rookie left fielder Dylan Beavers overran Hamilton’s shallow fly with two outs, resulting in…

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Trevor Story continues to make a strong case to win American League Comeback Player of the Year honors, and just recently became only the third shortstop in Boston Red Sox history to record 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases in a season. Signed to a six-year $140 million deal before the 2022 season, Story battled injuries and inconsistency for much of his Red Sox tenure before putting it all together at the plate this season. With that said, Story added his latest career superlative on Tuesday when he connected on career home run No. 200 off Baltimore Orioles starter…

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Lucas Giolito goes to the hill where he’s been hot and cold of late. Over his last four starts, Giolito has two excellent outings against the Astros and Marlins, where he allowed a total of two runs over a combined 14.1 inning of work, and then two stinkers where he struggled to throw strikes and only got through 4.2 inning of work against both the Padres and the Yankees. Still, the Red Sox are 14-4 in his last 18 starts, so when Giolito is on the bump, he generally gives the team a good chance to win.For the Orioles, Kyle…

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By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ MEXICO CITY (AP) — Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. was released Sunday from a prison in northern Mexico where he was sent in August after being deported from the United States. The boxer, son of Mexican boxing great Julio César Chávez, is awaiting trial on accusations of involvement with cartels and illegally trafficking arms into Mexico. Chávez was released after a judge in the northern Mexican city of Hermosillo said he wouldn’t have to remain in custody while awaiting trial, but that he was prohibited from leaving Mexico, a federal agent told The Associated Press on condition…

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Former first-round pick and starting left guard Cole Strange was among the 21 players the Patriots released Tuesday to meet the NFL’s 53-man roster deadline. Strange and fifth-round rookie outside linebacker Bradyn Swinson headlined a group of mostly expected cuts. Strange lost his starting job to third-round rookie Jared Wilson after the first week of training camp this summer, the team’s first under Mike Vrabel’s coaching staff. He also struggled to adapt to playing center and right guard, both new positions for a career-long left guard who experimented at center upon returning from a torn patellar tendon last season. Strange…

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Jakobi Meyers reportedly requested a trade from the Raiders this week due to a contract dispute, and many Patriots fans believe New England should call Las Vegas. Maybe that will happen, maybe it won’t. However, based on reporting from NBC Sports Boston’s Phil Perry, there’s reason to believe the Patriots would be interested in trading for Meyers. “The Patriots were interested in Jakobi Meyers this offseason,” Perry said during Tuesday’s episode of 98.5 The Sports Hub’s “Zolak & Bertrand” show. Perry, echoing NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport, added that the Raiders weren’t interested in trading Meyers during the offseason and seemingly…

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