FOXBOROUGH. Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs participated in his first offseason practice since video appeared on social media showing him passing what appeared to be a bag of pink crystals to women on a boat.Diggs attended Monday’s voluntary practice session six days after videos were posted online of him chatting with three women before producing the substance. It wasn’t clear what the substance was. An NFL spokesman said the league would not comment, and Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said the team would handle the matter internally.Diggs, 31, has attended multiple events this offseason with hip-hop star Cardi B…
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Stefon Diggs isn’t unlike certain other players who have latched on with the New England Patriots. Randy Moss faced some off-field troubles before arriving at One Patriot Place, smoothing things out before having a successful stint. Antonio Brown faced tons of issues before, during and after his one-week run with the club. LeGarrette Blount’s second stint only began because he was released as part of his punishment for getting into trouble with former Pittsburgh Steelers teammate Le’Veon Bell. It’s just the sort of thing that happens, particularly with this franchise. James White, who played alongside two of the men previously…
Rafael Devers has channeled his inner David Ortiz with his recent performance as the Boston Red Sox’ designated hitter, though he has yet to emulate the Hall of Famer in the field. Ortiz played 278 games as a first baseman in his illustrious 20-year career. Devers, on the other hand, called out the Red Sox front office after being asked to move from DH to first in the wake of Triston Casas’ season-ending injury. The difference is that Devers already reluctantly moved from third base to DH before the season. The three-time All-Star took issue with the team asking him…
While all eyes remain on Roman Anthony in anticipation of his eventual call to the big leagues, another notable Red Sox outfield prospect is making a strong impression in Worcester as well. Jhostynxon Garcia, currently ranked as Boston’s No. 5 prospect by MLB Pipeline, was recently promoted to Triple-A and has enjoyed a dominant start with the WooSox. Garcia, nicknamed “The Password,” has already hit four home runs through his first 11 games at Triple-A while batting .391 with a 1.112 OPS. Garcia’s performance is particularly notable given that he wasn’t exactly tearing the cover off the ball through the…
FOXBORO — It’s been hard to assess Patriots top draft pick Will Campbell during spring practices, because on top of being voluntary, they’re also unpadded. But offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels has still seen growth from Campbell, who’s been a mainstay at left tackle in the team’s top offense. “I think Will, and the entire group, has really done a nice job of trying to deal with a difficult front,” McDaniels said. “We’re getting a bunch of different looks this time of the year. You just put all those reps on the film, and then we have them to teach off…
Longtime closer Kenley Jansen, formerly of the Boston Red Sox, doesn’t envision himself walking off the mound for good anytime soon. Jansen signed a one-year, $10 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels this past offseason, and even though the four-time All-Star isn’t a spring chicken anymore, the 37-year-old intends to keep going. Jansen returned to Fenway Park for a three-game set against his former team and told reporters the plan is to play for another three to four years, according to MassLive’s Christopher Smith. It’s an ambitious goal to set that’ll see Jansen on a big-league bump in his…
This one was closer than it should have been. The Red Sox were down 5-0 through five batters and down 6-0 headed into the second inning, but it was against the Angels, who excel at losing in sad ways, so the deficit was never truly safe, even if Richard Fitts had the worst first inning for a Red Sox pitcher in Fenway Park history. The Sox came back to make it 6-5 and looked to have the momentum before the Angels immediately went back up 7-5, which turned to 7-6 on a Ceddanne Rafaela homer in the eighth, but the…
Fresh off a badly needed series victory in Atlanta, the Red Sox came into Monday riding renewed momentum as they opened a crucial three-game homestand against the Los Angeles Angels. The good vibes lasted all of about five pitches. The Angels ambushed Richard Fitts for three home runs in a calamitous six-run first inning, chasing the Red Sox starter from the game after only three outs in what ended up being a 7-6 loss. Even with the horrible start the Red Sox still nearly came all the way back, twice drawing to within one run, but the club couldn’t get…
BOSTON (AP) — Mike Trout had three hits, including a three-run, 454-foot homer off the left-center field light stanchion in the Angels’ six-run first inning on Monday night and Los Angeles held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6.Zach Neto homered to lead off the game, and the Angels opened a 5-0 lead before before Red Sox starter Richard Fitts (0-3) recorded his first out. Jo Adell also homered in the first and added another solo shot in the sixth after Boston cut the lead to 6-5.Jarren Duran had three hits for Boston, including a double to start the…
The Red Sox dropped four games below .500 after losing a 7-6 decision Monday night to the Los Angeles Angels at Fenway Park. Boston dropped to 6-16 in one-run games and 16-15 at home, but despite the record, Jarren Duran feels that being in close games is actually a good thing for Boston. “Personally, I think it says that we’re a really, really good team, and we’ve been in a lot of games, but we just got to get over that hump,” Duran told reporters after the loss. “I mean, we got a lot of young guys that are just…