ESPOO, Finland — Alex Rigsby stopped four of five shots in the shootout and the United States beat Finland 2-1 to win its fifth consecutive gold medal at the women’s world championship Sunday after a questionable goaltender interference review wiped what would have been an overtime goal for the Finns off the board. Finland celebrated […]
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Irving, Morris lead Celtics past Pacers in Game 1
BOSTON — Kyrie Irving and Marcus Morris each scored 20 points, and the Boston Celtics rallied in the second half to beat the Indiana Pacers 84-74 on Sunday in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. Jayson Tatum finished with 15 points. Al Horford added 10 points and 11 rebounds, and Gordon Hayward had 10 […]
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Bruins beat Leafs 4-1 to tie series
BOSTON — Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron scored and Tuukka Rask stopped 30 shots to lead the Boston Bruins to a 4-1 victory over the Maple Leafs on Saturday night, tying the first-round playoff series at one game apiece. Two nights after Toronto beat Boston 4-1 in the opener to steal away home-ice advantage, the […]
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Davis stops record skid at 0 for 54, O’s top Red Sox 9-5
BOSTON — Chris Davis ended his record slump at 0 for 54 and drew applause from rival fans at Fenway Park, getting three hits and driving in four runs as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 9-5 Saturday to end a four-game losing streak. Davis walked to the plate in the first inning […]
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Rain, winds forecast for Boston Marathon
BOSTON — As if the No. 1 on her Boston Marathon bib weren’t enough for them to think about, the women trying to stop Des Linden from repeating as champion can now expect to line up in Hopkinton shivering and soaking from another New England storm. Just like last year, when she splashed her way […]
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Police seize drone flown by youth over Red Sox game
BOSTON — Boston police have seized a drone seen flying over Fenway Park during a Red Sox game this week. The department said in a statement Saturday that the drone spotted flying over the field Thursday evening was flown by a juvenile. Police didn’t say if the unidentified youth would face charges. They say the […]
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Biddeford outlasts Massabesic to open season
BIDDEFORD – Nick McSorley scored five times and CJ Thorne completed a hat trick to lead the Biddeford boys lacrosse team past visiting Massabesic 8-7 in both teams’ season opener. The Tigers and Mustangs began the fourth quarter locked at 7-all. Then Thorne scored to give Biddeford a one-point lead that they didn’t relinquish. “I […]
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Embiid doubtful for Game 1 vs. Brooklyn
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The 76ers’ championship run rests on the condition of Joel Embiid’s achy left knee. Embiid, Philadelphia’s All-Star center, is doubtful to play Saturday in Game 1 of the first-round playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets because of tendinitis in his left knee that cost him most of the final month of the […]
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BASEBALL WORLD: Give me back the old baseball
I grew up a Yankee fan in Stonington, Connecticut, on the southeastern Connecticut shore, where being a Red Sox fan was not mandatory, as it is in Maine. The state’s residents’ loyalty is generally split between the Yankees and Red Sox. People like to say that, the closer you get to New York, traveling west […]
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Tiger still in contention at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods made the largest logjam in Masters history look even bigger by making Augusta National sound as loud as ever. Even on a Friday, in the rain. Golf’s best worked their way to the top of the leaderboard at a Masters pregnant with possibilities. The first five-way tie for the lead […]