FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots have re-signed defensive back Jonathan Jones and signed receiver Demaryius Thomas. In adding Thomas, the Patriots pick up a player who can potentially replace the output of Chris Hogan after he signed with the Carolina Panthers. Thomas is a nine-year NFL veteran. He played eight full seasons in Denver, […]
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Red Sox swap catchers, cutting Swihart and calling up León
NEW YORK — The Boston Red Sox are hoping to recharge their pitching staff by changing the battery. Catcher Blake Swihart, once a top prospect and promising piece for Boston’s future, was designated for assignment Tuesday, and veteran Sandy León was called up from Triple-A. The World Series champions are just 6-12 after losing Tuesday […]
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New deal with Seahawks makes Wilson highest-paid NFL player
RENTON, Wash. — With one 15-second video clip posted on social media shortly after midnight and five simple words, Russell Wilson put to rest any questions about his long-term future. No more speculation about Wilson wanting to play elsewhere. No more rumblings of a bigger market for Wilson to call home. “Seattle, we have a […]
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Kennebunk resident among Mainers who competed at Boston Marathon
Shiloh Schulte of Kennebunk and Meg Brockett of Portland were the fastest Maine runners in Monday’s 123rd Boston Marathon. Schulte, 40, was first to arrive at the finish line on Boylston Street, in a time of 2 hours, 36 minutes and eight seconds. He placed 20th in his age group and 238th overall. Brockett, 23, […]
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Maple Leafs beat Bruins 3-2, take 2-1 series lead
TORONTO — Auston Matthews scored his first goal of the playoffs and set up another as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal. Andreas Johnsson, also with a goal and an assist, and Trevor Moore provided the rest of […]
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Ethiopia’s Worknesh Degefa cruises to Boston Marathon title
BOSTON — Worknesh Degefa had never set foot on the Boston Marathon course before she toed the start line in Hopkinton, Massachusetts on Monday morning. It didn’t stop the 28-year-old Ethiopian from conquering it on her first trip down the famed route. Degefa broke away from the rest of the field early and ran alone […]
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Orioles spoil Patriots’ Day game at Fenway
BOSTON — Dwight Smith Jr. hooked a two-run homer into the first row of seats down the right-field line and drove in four runs, leading the Baltimore Orioles past the Red Sox 8-1 Monday in Boston’s annual Patriots’ Day game. Baltimore salvaged a split of the four-game series. It had lost nine of its previous […]
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Kenya’s Cherono wins men’s Boston Marathon
BOSTON — The two-time Boston Marathon champion turned onto Boylston Street with a sliver of a lead, leaning in front of two others with the finish line in sight. But one of them was Lawrence Cherono, the fastest man in the field. And he used every bit of his speed. Cherono outkicked Lelisa Desisa in […]
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Red Sox cruise past Orioles
BOSTON — David Price pitched seven stellar innings with seven strikeouts, Xander Bogaerts hit a three-run homer and drove in every run, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 on Sunday. The teams wrap up their four-game series with Boston’s traditional Patriots’ Day morning game Monday, with first pitch set for 11:05 […]
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Tiger Woods wins Masters for 15th major
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Fallen hero, crippled star, and now a Masters champion again. Tiger Woods rallied to win the Masters for the fifth time Sunday, a comeback that goes well beyond the two-shot deficit he erased before a delirious audience that watched memories turn into reality at Augusta National. Woods had gone nearly 11 years […]