Alex Cora isn’t worried about the Boston Red Sox’s outfield logjam to open the 2026 season. Despite much speculation, the Red Sox have retained all four of their outfielders. Cora has three spots for Roman Anthony, Jarren Duran, Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu, relegating one of them to designated hitter duties over Masataka Yoshida. Cora told reporters that he’s not stressed by figuring out how to play them all. “It’s not a problem,” Cora said. “I bet there’s 29 other managers that would love to have this outfield. Whoever is out there, I truly believe — we got Wily, Ceddanne,…
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Down a rabbit hole of things that didn’t happen, the Red Sox apparently made several attempts to acquire Zach Neto from the Angels before pivoting and trading with the Brewers for Caleb Durbin. This was confirmed by Sean McAdam earlier this week, and from there, Tyler Milliken was asking the right question.Neto is one of the best defensive shortstops in the games, posting a +11 and +13 Defensive Runs Saved from the position the last two seasons. The only reason you trade for a guy like that is to put him at shortstop, which means that in that scenario, Trevor…
In nonleague girls basketball action, Grace Schroeder scored 15 points and Marin Mooney added 10 points as Nantucket edged Barnstable, 41-40. In a Commonwealth Athletic Conference matchup, Rowan Murphy recorded 23 points while Ava Mennella chipped in with 14 points to lead Greater Lowell past Lowell Catholic, 43-38. … Abby Broderick and Naya Annigeri each dropped 22 points as Medfield rolled over Medway 67-30 in Tri-Valley League play. Boys basketball Jack Casey had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds while Connor Smith led with 15 points as Melrose (11-8) took down Wakefield 52-45 in Middlesex League action. … Jabari…
In today’s video, I break down every NBA game on the Thursday, February 12, 2026 slate and share my predictions, early leans, and betting picks for spreads, over/under totals, and NBA player props. Plays: Blazers/Jazz Under 239.5 (0.5 units, -104 ProphetX) HitStack Parlay: Kevin Porter Jr. Over 4.5 Assists, Vince Williams Over 2.5 Assists, Rui Hachimura Over 9.5 Points (0.2 units, -105 DraftKings) More potentially on the way #RideoftheDay at the bottom of the page! ✅ = Win | ❌ = Loss | 🅿️ = Push/Void #RideoftheDay Tracker:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1q7656E1QoUh4ALLQWenoZNyaYuqpY7Ebe8zVc85o_Jo/edit? gid=1940129376#gid=1940129376 If you want access to the research dashboards we show in…
The current U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team is not the Cinderella that the last American team that captured a gold medal 46 years ago was, but this NHL talent-laden Team USA learned quickly that it would have to work to achieve whatever it gets at the Milan-Cortina Games. And in their first game of the tournament, they leaned on a player who has gold in his blood to get over the hump against a scrappy Latvian team to capture a 5-1 victory on Thursday. Brock Nelson, whose uncle Dave Christian was on the 1980 Miracle on Ice gold medal team…
Oddsmakers don’t expect Drake Maye to fall out of the MVP running in 2026. Maye finished one first-place vote shy of Matthew Stafford for MVP in a breakout second season for the New England Patriots. The 23-year-old quarterback begins the offseason as a top contender for next year’s award. FanDuel Sportsbook gives Maye +850 odds to win the AP’s NFL MVP award next season. He only trails 2024 MVP Josh Allen (+600) and two-time MVP Lamar Jackson (+750). DraftKings Sportsbook also favors Allen (+550) and Jackson (+650), but Maye falls into a four-way tie for third alongside fellow AFC quarterbacks…
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Chloe Kim fell short in her bid to become the first Olympic snowboarder to win three consecutive gold medals, finishing second to Choi Gaon of South Korea in the women’s halfpipe on Thursday. Choi dethroned the two-time defending champion after she bounced back from an ugly crash that had silenced the crowd. The 17-year-old drew another collective gasp when she jumped into the lead with a score of 90.25 on her final run. Kim had one more shot to get back on top, but the 25-year-old American wiped out on her final run and settled for…
Take yourself back to May 2025, just after Jayson Tatum ruptured his Achilles tendon in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Knicks. Imagine we tell you that the Boston Celtics will trade away Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday, let Al Horford and Luke Kornet walk in free agency and make a series of cost-cutting deals ahead of the NBA trade deadline to duck under the luxury tax. How many wins would you predict they’d have at the February 2026 All-Star break? Somewhere in the 20-25 range? And where would they be in the East standings?…
By DAVE SKRETTA, Associated Press Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin keeps teasing fans at the Milan Cortina Olympics by submitting program plans that have the American figure skating star attempting the quad axel, a 4 1/2-revolution jump so difficult nobody but him has ever landed it in competition. Ilia Malinin of the United States competes during the figure skating men’s team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Yet through two programs in the gold medal-winning team event and his individual short program Tuesday night, the “Quad God” has…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Third baseman Caleb Durbin was traded to the Boston Red Sox in a six-player deal with the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday after finishing third in the NL Rookie of the Year balloting last year.Milwaukee acquired left-handers Kyle Harrison and Shane Drohan and infielder David Hamilton from Boston for Durbin and infielders Andruw Monasterio and Anthony Seigler. The Red Sox also are receiving a competitive balance round B pick in July’s amateur draft, about 67th overall.Durbin, who turns 26 on Feb. 22, could fill Boston’s opening at third base created when Alex Bregman left as a free agent…