SACO – The Thornton Academy softball team mounted an early lead and rode it to a 9-6 victory over Biddeford on a rainy Monday afternoon. The Trojans held a 6-0 edge after two innings, after they scored on singles by Olivia Howe and Madison Vachon in the first, and another pair of singles by Howe […]
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Eovaldi scheduled for elbow surgery, expected to miss 4-6 weeks
BOSTON — Boston right-hander Nathan Eovaldi is scheduled to have surgery on his pitching elbow, an operation expected to sideline the pitcher for four-to-six weeks. The Red Sox said Eovaldi will have surgery on Tuesday, when the team plays a day-night doubleheader against Detroit following the rainout of the opener of the four-game series. Eovaldi […]
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Red Sox beat AL East-leading Rays 4-3 in 11 to finish sweep
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Christian Vazquez hit a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and the Boston Red Sox completed an uplifting three-game sweep of the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays with a 4-3 victory Sunday. Rafael Devers singled off Jose Alvarado (0-2) to start the 11th and went to second when Michael Chavis walked. […]
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Bruins beat Maple Leafs 4-2 to force Game 7
TORONTO — Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist as the Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Sunday, forcing a Game 7 in their first-round playoff series. Torey Krug and Jake DeBrusk also scored, and David Pastrnak had two assists to help Boston avoid elimination. Tuukka Rask stopped 22 shots. The […]
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Celtics sweep Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS — Gordon Hayward scored 20 points and Marcus Morris started a decisive 3-point flurry late in the fourth quarter Sunday to give the Boston Celtics a series-clinching 110-106 victory at Indiana. It’s the first four-game sweep for the Celtics since 2011 and their second since 1986-87, becoming the first team to reach the second […]
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Red Sox get 1st series win, beat Rays 6-5
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Perhaps the Boston Red Sox will look back at this weekend as the games that got their title defense back on track. The World Series champions won a series for the first time this season when Andrew Benintendi hit a grand slam and a tiebreaking ninth-inning sacrifice fly and catcher Christian […]
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Red Sox get first series win, beat Rays 6-5 behind Benintendi
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Perhaps the Boston Red Sox will look back at this weekend as the games that got their title defense back on track. The World Series champions won a series for the first time this season when Andrew Benintendi hit a grand slam and a tiebreaking ninth-inning sacrifice fly and catcher […]
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Muzzin, Maple Leafs eye elimination of Bruins in Game 6
BOSTON (AP) — Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Muzzin has extra motivation to beat Boston on Sunday and eliminate the Bruins in six games: It would mean some extra time to spend with his brand-new baby daughter. Muzzin’s wife, Courtney, gave birth to a daughter, Luna, on Thursday, the off day between Games 4 and 5. […]
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Celtics can sweep; Warriors, Raptors, Blazers aiming at 3-1
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The stars have been stars in these playoffs. Kyrie Irving has Boston on the cusp of sweeping away Indiana Pacers. Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and Golden State are coming off a game against the Los Angeles Clippers where the Warriors looked very much like the NBA champions again. Damian Lillard and […]
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World No. 1 Dustin Johnson moves atop the RBC Heritage
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Dustin Johnson, known for length off the tee, showed off his precise ball-positioning and hot putter Saturday to take the RBC Heritage lead. Johnson shot a 3-under 68 for a one-shot lead over Shane Lowry, Ian Poulter and Rory Sabbatini. The top-ranked Johnson, a South Carolina native who had […]