FOXBORO — More than two dozen Patriots players were jettisoned from New England’s roster this offseason. Kayshon Boutte knows he could have been one of them. The third-year wide receiver on Wednesday said he was aware his name appeared in trade rumors during the leadup to the 2025 NFL Draft. “I mean, I heard about it, but I tried not to really put too much time into that,” Boutte said after the Patriots’ latest organized team activities practice. “It was just a lot of people just sitting behind phones, typing. It’s got nothing really to do with me.” After playing…
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The Boston Red Sox desperately needed to avoid suffering the same fate on back-to-back days. It’s just not in the cards right now… Boston made three errors on Wednesday, eventually dropping a second consecutive extra-innings matchup, 6-5, to the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Nick Sogard misplayed a slow roller on the right side of the mound when he should have just covered the bag. Kristian Campbell made a horrendous throw to home, giving away a run and allowing runners to advance. Justin Slaten fell behind against every single batter he faced before giving up a game-ending sacrifice fly.…
Editor’s Note: As the Celtics enter a critically important offseason, Chris Forsberg is exploring three different paths Boston can take this summer, each with their own pros and cons for the short- and long-term future of the franchise. The first path involved “threading the needle.” Today’s path: a full reboot. Let’s preface this with a warning label: We don’t want to write about a reboot. You don’t want to read about a reboot. The mere idea of the Boston Celtics having to overhaul their championship core just one year removed from raising Banner 18 is unsavory on every level. But if…
In the Div. 3 preliminary round, No. 32 St. Mary’s (11-6) registered its first boys tennis postseason win since 2019 as it defeated No. 33 Ludlow 5-0. Singles players Thomas Shea (6-2, 6-2), Stephen Nason (7-6 , 6-3) and Jason Spaulding (6-2, 6-1) as well as doubles teams Thomas Weber & Wes Georges (6-3, 6-3) and Simon Tenorio & Ryan Gil (6-4, 6-4) all swept. Colin Fleet and Will Rumsey each swept their matches as No. 30 Durfee (14-6) defeated No. 35 Medford 4-1 in a Div. 1 preliminary round contest. No. 32 Whitman-Hanson (7-12) advanced to the first-round of…
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25 years and ended the one-year NBA title reign of the Boston Celtics with astonishing ease, rolling to a 119-81 victory in Game 6 on Friday night.Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby each scored 23 points for the Knicks, who will face the Indiana Pacers, the same team they met in their last conference finals appearance in 2000. Game 1 is Wednesday night in New York.The Knicks hadn’t won a playoff series on their home floor since the 1999 East finals. So the…
The Red Sox and the Brewers will wrap up their three-game series Wednesday afternoon at American Family Field. Marcelo Mayer will experience another big league first in the matinee matchup. After batting sixth in each of his first four games with Boston, the 22-year-old will bat cleanup in the finale in Milwaukee. It was a deserved elevation for Mayer, who collected a combined five hits in his last three games. The 2021 first-round pick will share an infield with Trevor Story, David Hamilton and Nick Sogard. That group will play behind starter Brayan Bello, who remains in search of his…
Picture if you will, a herd of fat, juicy, slow moving wildebeests. They’re approaching a river crossing, which leaves them extremely vulnerable to any predator in search of a snack. It’s a carnivore’s dream! Now, take this setup for slaughter on the Serengeti, and imagine what the equivalent might be for a baseball lineup granted a similar opportunity. Perhaps its a parade of starting pitchers who look like this: Tylor Megill Cade Povich Zach Eflin Dean Kremer Trevor Rogers Chad Patrick Aaron Civale These are the last seven starters the Red Sox have faced. They’re so random, spellcheck doesn’t even…
The Bill Belichick Foundation has become a child of divorce — except it’s not getting two separate Christmases. The Foundation abbreviates to “BBF,” but its namesake and its president are no longer “BFFs.” Or even frenemies. Belichick dated Linda Holliday for 16 years before he changed his relationship status to “Old Bae” of Jordon Hudson. Belichick and Hudson are reportedly engaged, if we’re to believe the avalanche of rumors and reports. That includes messages flooding my DMs and inbox, a story in The New York Times, TMZ’s Memorial Day weekend scoop on Hudson flashing a sizable rock on her left hand…
It wasn’t exactly according to plan. But the impact, once again, was clear and substantial. Around the corner from Fenway Park on Sept. 21, 2024 – the only game last season the Boston Red Sox got rained out – former Malden Catholic baseball star Dario Pizzano was in the back room of Cask ‘n Flagon sports bar, decked out in orange alongside an army of at least 150 others. Pizzano, the director of fundraising for Mission Stadiums for Multiple Sclerosis (MS4MS), had played a leading role with CEO and founder Sam Greenberg in organizing #spreadingORANGE Day at Fenway Park –…
The Boston Red Sox left no room for error Tuesday night against the Milwaukee Brewers. They needed all the extra wiggle room, too. So while Aroldis Chapman blew a save opportunity in the bottom of the ninth inning and Liam Hendriks surrendered a walk-off grand slam to Christian Yelich an inning later, it was Boston’s continued offensive struggles that really plagued it in a 5-1 loss to the Brewers in 10 innings at American Family Field. The Red Sox pushed their only run across on a heads-up running play by Ceddanne Rafaela when he scored on a wild pitch in…