Adam Buksa scored in the ninth minute and Matt Turner stopped a penalty kick in the 75th to help the New England Revolution beat Orlando City 2-1.
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Giancarlo Stanton’s slam lifts Yankees to victory and into Wild Card tie with Red Sox
Stanton hit a go-ahead grand slam over the Green Monster in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees beat Boston 5-3 to tie the Red Sox for the top spot in the AL wild-card race.
Women’s hockey: Poulin scores in OT, Canada beats US for 1st world title since 2012
Marie-Philip Poulin scored in overtime and Canada beat the five-time defending champion United States 3-2 for its first gold medal at the women’s hockey world championship since 2012
Rays win 9th in row; Red Sox star Bogaerts tests positive for COVID-19
Randy Arozarena, rookie Wander Franco and the Tampa Bay Rays won their ninth straight game, breaking away from Boston soon after Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts was pulled because of a positive COVID-19 test
Commentary: In releasing Cam Newton, Bill Belichick makes the most surprising move of his New England Patriots tenure
Longtime coach has shown a penchant for unpredictability, but he outdoes himself this time, Drew Bonifant writes.
As stars’ careers wane, tennis is looking for its next great players and rivalries
With Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal sitting out the U.S. Open due to injuries, Novak Djokovic can break the record for most Major wins. With the careers of those three, as well as Serena Williams’, who will carry the sport next?
New England Revolution lead MLS heading into final 2 months
The Revolution, who are riding a nine-game unbeaten streak, have the most wins in the league (15) as the MLS begins its post-All-Star Game stretch run.
Renfroe homers twice, Red Sox hold on to beat Twins 11-9
Hunter Renfroe homered twice and the Red Sox held onto the lead and their wild-card chances with a 11-9 victory over the last-place Minnesota Twins
Lyle’s strong start leads Rangers over sloppy Red Sox, 10-1
Former Boston utilityman Brock Holt hit two RBI singles, and the Texas Rangers used a surprisingly strong start by Jordan Lyles to beat the sloppy Red Sox 10-1
Sale strong again for 5 IP, Red Sox beat Rangers 6-0
Chris Sale pitched five shutout innings in his second outing since Tommy John surgery to help the Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 6-0 and bounce back after a sweep to the Yankees knocked Boston into third place