BOSTON — New England’s last thoroughbred horse track, Boston’s Suffolk Downs, is hosting its final live races this weekend, but it’s not clear what comes next for the industry, which continues to receive millions of dollars in casino tax subsidies. Sterling Suffolk Racecourse, the company that operates the once grand, 84-year old track, has been […]

NBA coaches likely will be challenging one call per game next season. The league told teams Friday that, pending expected approval by the board of governors on July 9, coaches may challenge a personal foul charged to their team, a called out-of-bounds violation, a goaltending violation or a basket-interference violation. No other call may be […]

LONDON — High cheese comes to the land of high tea on Saturday. When Boston’s Rick Porcello throws the first pitch to the New York Yankees at Olympic Stadium, the national pastime of the onetime colony will try to plant itself in the mother country. After looking at the cozy distance — 385 feet to […]

There is no nice way to put it. At the halfway mark of the 2019 Major League Baseball season, the Boston Red Sox are an embarrassment to their fans. This team that Chris Sale called “the greatest team ever to walk the face of the planet,” last August, won just 44 of their first 81 […]

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Authorities in the Dominican Republic announced Friday that they have arrested the man behind the shooting of baseball great David Ortiz in an apparent case of mistaken identity. Police said Víctor Hugo Gómez was detained in the Caribbean country. No further details were immediately released. Authorities had said last week […]

LACONIA – The Mainers found themselves in familiar territory when they trailed the Winnipesaukee Muskrats in the eighth inning.  As they seem to do often, they dug deep and found a way to win it late, grabbing a 9-5 win from the jaws of defeat. In the early stages of the third meeting between these two […]

OMAHA, Neb. — Mason Hickman and Jake Eder combined for 14 strikeouts, Vanderbilt knocked out Michigan ace Karl Kauffmann in the fourth inning, and the Commodores won the College World Series with an 8-2 victory in Game 3 of the finals Wednesday night. Vandy (59-12) won its second title in its four CWS appearances, all […]

BOSTON — Boston starter Chris Sale won’t mind getting just about as far away from Fenway Park as he can. The Red Sox left-hander had yet another rough start at home against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, and by the time he returns it will be an entire year since he last won a […]