Boston Red Sox’s Mookie Betts, center, is surrounded by teammates as they celebrate after his walk-off two-run double during the ninth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals in Boston on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. The Red Sox won 5-4. BOSTON — Mookie Betts lined a two-run double off the left-field wall with two outs in […]
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NCAA Tournament: Jones paces Bates into the third round
Despite being mauled by Plattsburgh State players, Bates’ Charlie Fay squeezes through to get a shot off during the first half of Wednesday’s playoff game in Lewiston. LEWISTON — In Wednesday’s second round NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament game, Bates College was firing on all cylinders. Eleven different Bobcats found the back of the net and […]
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Report: Patriots trade top defender Chandler Jones to Cardinals
According to a published report, the New England Patriots have traded defensive end Chandler Jones to the Arizona Cardinals for guard Jonathan Cooper and a second-round pick in this year’s draft. ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Dianna Russini reported the deal just after 3 p.m. Tuesday. Jones had 12 1/2 sacks this past season for the Patriots. […]
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Cards trump Red Sox
Jhonny Peralta’s two-run double keyed a three-run first off Brandon Workman and Wong had his first multihomer game. The Cardinals took two of three from their stripped-down opponents, who beat them in the World Series last fall but are in last place in the AL East. Wainwright (14-6) needed 66 pitches to slog through the […]
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Sizemore, Red Sox slap round Cardinals
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Grady Sizemore had three hits, scored three runs and showed a good glove in the outfield, helping the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-5 Monday. An AL All-Star in each of his last three full seasons (2006-08), Sizemore has been hampered by injuries over the last five […]
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Cards deal Sox bad hand
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Shelby Miller finally got a chance to pitch against the Boston Red Sox. The St. Louis Cardinals right-hander gave up a leadoff home run in his spring training debut Wednesday, then retired eight in a row to help beat Boston 8-6. The game was a relaxed rematch of last year’s World […]
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World Series: Boston wins eighth championship
BOSTON (AP) — There hasn’t been a party like this in New England for nearly a century. Turmoil to triumph. Worst to first. David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox, baseball’s bearded wonders, capped their remarkable turnaround by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 in Game 6 on Wednesday night to win their third World […]
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World Series: Red Sox one game away after Game 5 win
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jon Lester pitched the Boston Red Sox within a whisker of yet another World Series championship. Lester bested Adam Wainwright once again, journeyman David Ross hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning and the Red Sox downed the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 Monday night to take a 3-2 Series edge. […]
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Red Sox pick off Cardinals
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jonny Gomes got the Red Sox even in this wild World Series, thanks partly to Shane Victorino’s aching back. Inserted into the lineup about 75 minutes before gametime, Gomes hit a three-run homer off reliever Seth Maness in the sixth inning that led Boston to a 4-2 win over the St. […]
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Call trips up Red Sox
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Third baseman Will Middlebrooks tripped Allen Craig for a game-ending obstruction call on Jon Jay’s ninth-inning grounder, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a bizarre 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night and a 2-1 World Series lead. Boston had tied the score with two runs in the eighth, […]