Mookie Betts and Mitch Moreland hit back-to-back homers in the eighth inning and the struggling Boston Red Sox beat the MLB-best Tampa Bay Rays 6-4.
Lee Horton
Staff Writer
Lee Horton is the Varsity Maine Editor for the Maine Trust for Local News. He joined the Sun Journal as assistant sports editor in July 2016, then served as sports editor from May 2018 to May 2024. Prior to moving to Maine, he was the sports editor at the Peninsula Daily News in Port Angeles, Washington.
Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
Late goals give Maple Leafs 3-2 series lead over Bruins
Auston Matthews, Kasperi Kapanen score in third period and the Toronto Maple Leafs hang on the beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 in Game 5.
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Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox settle for series split with Orioles
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 Orioles past the Red Sox 8-1 in Boston’s annual Patriots’ Day game to salvage a split of the four-game series.
Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
Auston Matthews leads Maple Leafs past Bruins for 2-1 series lead
Matthews scores his first goal of the playoffs and set up another as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 to take a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal.
Posted inLocal Sports, Sports
Mixed martial arts: NEF returning to Lewiston in June
New England Fights back at Colisee after more than a year away, veteran Jesse Erickson is part of first fight announced.
Posted inLocal Sports, National Sports, Sports
Par for the Course: Tiger Woods Masters’ win is one of best golf stories of the 21st century
Still, Jack Nicklaus’ major championship record seems safe, Bill Kennedy writes.
Posted inNational Sports, Sports
7-time NASCAR champ Johnson to run Boston Marathon
Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson will attempt to complete his first marathon in Boston
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
David Price and Zander Bogaerts carry Red Sox past Orioles
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.
Posted inNational Sports, Sports
Tiger Woods makes Masters 15th and most improbable major
Tiger Woods wins first major in 11 years.
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Kyrie Irving, Marcus Morris lead Celtics’ rally past Pacers in Game 1
Kyrie Irving and Marcus Morris each had 20 points, and the Boston Celtics rallied in the second half to beat the Indiana Pacers 84-74 to take a 1-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.