Beckett, Saltalamacchia help Red Sox power past Phillies, 5-1
If he keeps this up, Josh Beckett won’t have to worry about hearing boos anymore.
Beckett pitched 7 2-3 strong innings and Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a three-run homer to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-1 win over the … Read Full Story
read moreC’s lament lack of aggression
The Celtics know what they have to do to beat the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. They have already shown what will work defensively. They know the matchups they can exploit offensively and have seen how they’ve been … Read Full Story
read moreCeltics look forward after crushing loss in Game 4
The Celtics spent an idle weekend trying to put the head-scratching collapse of Friday night in the rear-view mirror.
They are well aware that a golden opportunity to take firm control of a second-round series was kicked away when they … Read Full Story
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Chaney’s 8th-inning single helps lead Connolly past Westport
Ian Chaney wasn’t about to let Bishop Connolly’s second golden opportunity get away.
The Bishop Connolly catcher laced an eighth-inning single to plate pinch runner Grant Fitzgerald with the winning run one inning after the Cougars failed to score on … Read Full Story
read moreEngelson going on run of honor
Rachel Engelson will touch home plate at Fenway Park today. But it won’t be after a simple trot around the bases. The 28-year-old Framingham High graduate is participating in the third annual Run to Home Base event, which consists of … Read Full Story
read moreHilltopper softball squad keeps playoff hopes alive with win
The Durfee High girls softball team kept its tournament hopes alive with a 5-0 win over Barnstable on Saturday at Durfee.
read moreSOARES: Catching feisty flounder no fluke
The argument at that time was about raising the minimum size for summer flounder, the fish we know locally as fluke, from 13 to 14 inches. Back in the late 80s, I was serving on the Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Commission … Read Full Story
read moreOrtiz powers Red Sox past Phillies
David Ortiz homered, singled and drove in two runs to lead the Red Sox to a 7-5 win over Philadelphia, snapping the Phillies’ six-game winning streak on Saturday night.
read moreSene scores twice, Revolution tie Dynamo, 2-2
Saer Sene scored twice for the New England Revolution, and Houston’s Luiz Camargo tied it for the Dynamo with 3 minutes left in regulation in a 2-2 draw Saturday night.
read moreCeltics have made things difficult for themselves
After failing to take control of the series when a double-digit lead was blown in Game 4, the Celtics are even with the Philadelphia 76ers heading into Game 5 on Monday night at the TD Garden.
read morePats’ Welker alters his route
Wes Welker now says he’s ‘not frustrated’ with contract negotiations with the Patriots. The wide receiver also says he’s probably been guilty of ‘a bad choice of words.’
read moreSpurs push Clippers to brink
Tim Duncan scored 19 points, helping engineer a 24-0 run in the third quarter after the Spurs trailed by 24 points, and San Antonio defeated the Los Angeles Clippers, 96-86, on Saturday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their … Read Full Story
read moreHilltoppers get mowed down by New Bedford hurler Lozada
Javier Lozada certainly has Durfee’s number this season. And it’s a big fat zero. New Bedford’s senior righthander on Friday shut Durfee out for the second time this spring in a 6-0 New Bedford Big 3 Conference baseball win at … Read Full Story
read moreHilltopper girls blanked by Bridgewater-Raynham
Although Durfee played a much better ballgame against non-league softball opponent Bridgewater-Raynham the second time around, the Hilltopper offense remained dismal as they were blanked by the Trojans 4-0 on Friday afternoon at B.M.C. Durfee High School.
read moreSara Carvalho’s single caps Case comeback vs. New Bedford
Sara Carvalho's liner to center field with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning scored courtesy runner Leslie Denis with the winning run as Case completed a comeback in Friday's 5-4 non-league softball victory over visiting New Bedford.… Read Full Story
read moreGomes becomes first Brazilian-born major leaguer
TORONTO (AP) – Not only did Yan Gomes become the first Brazilian-born player to reach the major leagues, his debut came against the most famous baseball team in the world.
Born and partially raised in Sao Paulo, Gomes was promoted … Read Full Story
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