BOSTON — Confetti cannons boomed and huge crowds of fans cheered wildly on Wednesday as the Boston Red Sox rumbled through downtown aboard duck boats to mark the team’s fourth World Series championship in the past 15 years. One of the team’s championship trophies and team manager Alex Cora were hit by flying cans of […]
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Red Sox parade through Boston to start 11 a.m. Wednesday
BOSTON (AP) — In what has become a championship tradition in the city, the Boston Red Sox will climb aboard duck boats for a parade to celebrate the team’s fourth World Series title in 15 years, city officials announced Monday. The parade Wednesday will begin at 11 a.m. at Fenway Park. The team is expected […]
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Magic hold on to beat Celtics
BOSTON (AP) — Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and 12 rebounds while the Orlando Magic survived two 3-point attempts by Boston in the closing seconds to beat the Celtics 93-90 on Monday night. Jonathan Isaac added 18 points and 12 boards for the Magic (2-2). Kyrie Irving led the Celtics (2-2) with 22 points. Al […]
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World Series set for a cold start
BOSTON (AP) — Hooting and hollering, Chris Taylor and a couple of Dodgers took aim at the Green Monster. With their arms, not bats. Standing in left field, they kept throwing balls at a small, square space in the scoreboard, shouting every time a miss clanged off the metal letters. “I’ve got good aim!” Taylor […]
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Junior hockey: Thunder beat Bandits in overtime
It took the Twin City Thunder an extra period to put away the Boston Bandits, but a goal with 4:41 remaining in the first overtime period earned Twin City a much-needed win Saturday night at Norway Savings Bank Arena. Zachary Desmarais scored his ninth goal of the season and second of the game in overtime […]
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Sox catch 3-1 series lead
Fans interfere with Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts trying to catch a ball hit by Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve during the first inning in Game 4 of a baseball American League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, in Houston. Altuve was called out. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) HOUSTON (AP) — Left fielder […]
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Sox even ALCS with 7-5 win in Game 2
BOSTON (AP) — David Price was good enough, the Red Sox bullpen was even better, and Jackie Bradley Jr. delivered a go-ahead, three-run double off the Green Monster on Sunday night to lead Boston to a 7-5 victory over the Houston Astros and tie the AL Championship Series at one game apiece. Price fell one […]
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Astros walk the walk in Game 1, drop Sox, 7-2
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale walks to the dugout after giving up two runs against the Houston Astros during the second inning in Game 1 of a baseball American League Championship Series on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, in Boston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) BOSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander outlasted an uncharacteristically wild Chris […]
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Pastrnak gets hat trick, B's rout Wings
BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak got to the 100-goal mark and moved right past it. Pastrnak scored three times Saturday, giving him 101 goals for his career, and the Boston Bruins kept Detroit winless with an 8-2 victory over the Red Wings. “It’s been quick and I’m glad that I get to be part of […]
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Constellation jet gets a flat during journey to JFK
BOLTON, Mass. — The tractor-trailer truck carrying the fuselage of a 1958 TWA Constellation airliner from Maine to New York got a flat tire Wednesday. The flat occurred on Interstate 495, according to reports. The truck was in the breakdown lane Wednesday afternoon. Six trucks carrying the fuselage, tail and four engines are on a […]