INDIANAPOLIS — Tony Kanaan anticipates the most competitive Indianapolis 500 in his 18 years in the race. In other words, Kanaan will need all the speed he finally found Friday. Kanaan turned a quick lap of 225.517 mph to top the charts in final practice for Sunday’s running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” And […]

Boston Red Sox infielders Brock Holt and Dustin Pedroia are scheduled to play with the Portland Sea Dogs this weekend at Hadlock Field as part of injury rehab assignments. Also, Red Sox pitcher Brian Johnson is scheduled to have an injury rehab start on Sunday afternoon at Hadlock Field. Holt, who has been on the […]

BOSTON — David Backes waited his entire career to play for the Stanley Cup, and now he’s going to have to do it against some of his best friends in hockey. The former St. Louis captain will face his old team with the NHL title on the line, starting Monday night when the Blues and […]

BOSTON — Boston Bruins leading scorer Brad Marchand returned without missing a shift after appearing to hurt his left hand Thursday night when the team held an intrasquad scrimmage to tune up for the Stanley Cup Final. The Bruins will have 10 days off between their sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — On the day after his 33rd birthday, a newly enriched Julian Edelman was doing what he loves best: practicing with his fellow New England Patriots. “We got something done,” the veteran wide receiver said Thursday after the Patriots concluded an organized team activity on the practice field behind Gillette Stadium. “Business is […]

TORONTO — Ryan Weber pitched six innings to earn his first career win as a starter, Steve Pearce homered and had three RBIs and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2 on Thursday. Pearce went 3 for 5. He singled in the fourth and sixth innings and hit a two-run shot off […]

TORONTO — Michael Chavis got his team a win and his teammates some rest. Rafael Devers joined an exclusive club of young Red Sox sluggers who have homered in three straight games, Chavis hit a tiebreaking homer in the 13th inning and Boston beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Wednesday night. The teams conclude […]

The Portland High baseball team hadn’t given up a run in three games, but Biddeford put an emphatic end to that streak as it picked up an important win Wednesday at Hadlock Field. Aided by six errors and bolstered by timely hits, Biddeford scored 10 runs with two outs, produced six unearned runs and led […]

BOSTON — It’s been more than three months since the last championship parade in Boston, and the city is getting antsy. Sure, the Red Sox won the World Series last October. And the New England Patriots earned their sixth Super Bowl victory in February. But since then: Nothing. And Boston’s sports fans are counting on […]