DETROIT (AP) — Jackie Bradley Jr. showed off his considerable promise in one big afternoon for the Boston Red Sox. Bradley homered and drove in a career-high five runs, and the Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2 on Sunday. “Today is a flash of what Jackie is capable of doing,” Red Sox manager John […]
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Sox come undone, lose 7-6
DETROIT (AP) — Victor Martinez hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers held off David Ortiz and the Red Sox after that, beating Boston 7-6 on Saturday night. Ortiz had three hits, including a home run in the sixth. His two-run single in the seventh gave Boston a 6-5 lead, […]
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Sox toy with Tigers
DETROIT (AP) — David Ortiz homered while Hanley Ramirez and Xander Bogaerts added two-run doubles to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 7-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night. Boston improved to 2-2 on its eight-game trip. J.D. Martinez hit his 30th homer for the Tigers. Daniel Norris (2-2) gave up three […]
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Red Sox halt losing streak, topple Tigers
BOSTON (AP) — Xander Bogaerts’ single up the middle off Blaine Hardy in the 11th inning drove home the winning run, and the Boston Red Sox snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night. Hardy (3-2) gave up a leadoff walk to Mookie Betts, who moved to […]
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Girls Lacrosse: Lewiston locks down Biddeford in defensive battle
The offense may have looked like a unit that was playing its second game in as many days, but the defense was its usual stingy self. After conceding a single goal against Edward Little on Friday, the Blue Devils held visiting Biddeford to two tallies in a 3-2 victory over the Tigers on Saturday. Lewiston […]
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Boys’ Lacrosse: Maranacook/Winthrop stifles Gardiner
GARDINER — Maranacook/Winthrop goaltender Isaiah Weston knew he had big shoes to fill when he took over the starting job at the beginning of the year. The sophomore netminder had the tall order of replacing Zach Bessette, who helped guide the Hawks to an undefeated regular season during his senior season last year. Weston filled […]
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Boys’ Basketball: Forest Hills grabs Western D title over Hyde
AUGUSTA — During Forest Hills’ Western D regional final against Hyde, Tigers coach Anthony Amero told his team that as long as they were within 10 points heading into the fourth quarter, they were going to be regional champions. It was an odd thing for Amero to say, considering the top-seeded Tigers streamrolled through their regular-season […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Lewiston bounces back with win over Biddeford
LEWISTON — It may have taken longer than it would have liked, but Lewiston High School notched its first win of the new year Saturday. After a hard-fought tie with St. Dominic Academy and a disappointing showing against defending Class B state champion Messalonskee to start the calendar year, the Blue Devil grabbed its first […]
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Field hockey: York outlasts Gardiner to claim elusive Class B crown
After falling behind by a goal for the first time all season early in the second half Saturday, it would have been easy for them to feel like the chance was once again slipping away. “I told them, ‘If you want things to be different at the end of this game, you have to fight,’” […]
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H.S. Football: Lewiston falls just short against Biddeford
It was the final game of his junior campaign. Macomber tore his ACL and MCL against the Blue Devils last season and was forced to watch from the sidelines the rest of the year. He was in uniform Friday, his knee fully healed, thinking about that life-altering moment with every carry. He revisited that incident […]