AUBURN — James A. Calnan Jr., 78, of Lewiston died Monday, Aug. 14, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice in Auburn. Jay was born on Sept. 16, 1938, in Boston, the first child of J. Arthur and Laura E. McKown Calnan Sr. He and his mother were still in the hospital […]
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The streak goes on: Red Sox beat Rays 8-2 for 8th straight win
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Wilson Ramos waits for the throw home as Boston Red Sox’s Brock Holt, right, scores on Sandy Leon’s two-run single during the fifth inning Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Eduardo Nunez chased Jake Odorizzi when he lined a single off the pitcher’s foot, starting […]
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Sale strikes out 13 Rays, Red Sox win seventh straight
Boston Red Sox starter Chris Sale pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays during the sixth inning Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Chris Sale allowed two hits in eight innings and struck out 13, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 on Tuesday for their […]
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Benintendi, Bradley homer and Red Sox beat White Sox 4-1
Boston Red Sox’s Jackie Bradley Jr., right, celebrates his two-run home run that also drove in Mitch Moreland (18) during the second inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Boston on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. BOSTON — Drew Pomeranz was trailing 1-0 after his second pitch of the game, and he […]
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Gordon’s triple caps Royals’ rally in 5-3 win over Red Sox
Kansas City Royals’ Eric Hosmer, left, scores on a hit by Alcides Escobar as Boston Red Sox’s Christian Vazquez, right, tries to get his glove on the ball in the eighth inning Sunday, July 30, 2017, in Boston. BOSTON — Knowing they’ve completely recovered from their rough first two months of the season, the Kansas […]
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The Hot Corner: Eckersley not totally blameless
When you become a New England Expatriate, you develop an even keener awareness that everything about Boston sports is magnified. Life just moves more slowly everywhere else. Fans in smaller, less tradition-rich markets support professional teams but don’t live and die with them. And if there are dueling daily newspapers in those markets, they don’t […]
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Yankees top Red Sox 4-1 in 16th; Boston plays under protest
BOSTON — Didi Gregorius lined a go-ahead single in the 16th inning and the New York Yankees outlasted the Boston Red Sox 4-1 Saturday in the longest game between the bitter rivals at Fenway Park since 1966. Matt Holliday hit a tying home run off Boston closer Craig Kimbrel in the ninth that cleared the […]
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Celtics sign Red Claws' Nader to NBA contract
Abdel Nader of the Maine Red Claws drives against the Erie Bayhawks at the Portland Expo in Portland, Maine, in March. PORTLAND — The Boston Celtics have signed Maine Red Claws star Abdel Nader to an NBA contract, the Red Claws announced Saturday evening. Nader was named the NBA G League Rookie of the Year […]
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Chapman walks in winning run, Red Sox beat Yankees 5-4
The Boston Red Sox celebrate after winning over the New York Yankees on a walk by Andrew Benintendi with bases loaded during the ninth inning in Boston on Friday, July 14, 2017. BOSTON — Aroldis Chapman walked in the winning run without recording an out in the ninth inning, handing the Boston Red Sox a […]
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Celtics, Gordon Hayward make signing official
Then-Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward talks to the media during the NBA team’s end-of-season press conference in Salt Lake City on May 9, 2017. BOSTON — Brad Stevens was just a week or so into his new job as Butler head coach when Gordon Hayward was his first recruit to visit. A decade later, they’ve […]