Share this: The New England Patriots open training camp for the 2016 season on Thursday, so we’ve put together a handy guide with everything you need to know while attending practices. SCHEDULEHere’s a look at this week’s schedule, via Patriots.com. It is free to attend practices. PARKINGParking at Patriot Place is free for fans attending training camp. A map of the facility, including where to park and where the practice field are located, can be found here. WHAT TO BRINGThe NFL’s clear bag policy is in effect. For more on that policy, which restricts certain types of bags, purses and backpacks from being brought into the facility, click here.— Acceptable items include cell phones, cameras, small audio recorders, binoculars, signs (larger signs or those
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Victor Martinez: Red Sox ‘Made Me Feel Like I Played 10 Years Here’
Share this: When you think of how much Red Sox fans liked Victor Martinez, it’s easy to forget he played in Boston for fewer than two seasons. V-Mart was back at Fenway Park this week while the Detroit Tigers played a three-game series against the Red Sox, and the first baseman recalled fond memories of his time in Boston before Wednesday’s game. “I only played here a year, a year and two months I think, but at the same time, they made me feel like I played 10 years here,” Martinez told NESN’s Guerin Austin. “It’s something that I really appreciate, the fans, the organization, they treat me and my family first-class. And that’s something that I’m always going to appreciate.” Hear more from Martinez
Brock Lesnar Will Not Be Punished By WWE For Failing UFC Drug Tests
Share this: Brock Lesnar has yet to be punished by the UFC for failing two drug tests, much to the chagrin of UFC 200 opponent Mark Hunt. And on Tuesday, TMZ learned that the WWE won’t be putting the hammer down on Lesnar at all. The reason? Lesnar is not a full-time performer for the WWE. “WWE’s talent wellness program does not apply to part-time performers such as Brock Lesnar,” a WWE spokesperson told TMZ. An official also stated that the WWE is a “show business” and that its wellness program was intended to keep full-time performers healthy. Lesnar has only fought in 19 matches for the WWE dating back to 2014. The average full-time WWE wrestler fights in more than 200 matches annually. This means
Red Sox Notes: Boston’s Struggles In Close Games A Cause For Concern
Share this: BOSTON — The mark of any good baseball team is its ability to win all different types of games, from close contests to blowouts. The Red Sox have done just fine this season in the latter category. The former? Not as much. Boston lost another close one to the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park on Tuesday, rallying on two separate occasions before falling to a 9-8 loss. After this defeat and the team’s 4-2 loss to the Tigers on Monday, the Red Sox’s last five losses have been by two runs or fewer. “We play the game and the situation that’s in front of us,” manager John Farrell said after the game. “Sometimes it doesn’t work in our favor. Sometimes you find yourself in a
Red Sox’s Steven Wright Elaborates On What Went Wrong In Career-Worst Start
Share this: Nothing seemed to go Steven Wright’s way Tuesday night. The Boston Red Sox pitcher had the worst outing of his career in a 9-8 loss to the Detroit Tigers, allowing eight earned runs in just 4 2/3 innings of work. The All-Star discussed what went wrong during the start in the clubhouse after the game, as seen on NESN’s “Red Sox Final.” Check out Wright’s comments in the video above. Thumbnail photo via David Butler II/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
Red Sox Wrap: Boston’s Comebacks Go For Naught In 9-8 Loss To Tigers
Share this: BOSTON — The Red Sox have had trouble getting their hitting and pitching on the same page lately. On the heels of Monday night’s 4-2 loss, the Red Sox’s offense came up big Tuesday at Fenway Park with eight runs on eight hits. But that still wasn’t enough, as the Detroit Tigers roughed up starter Steven Wright for eight runs and squeaked an extra run off Boston’s bullpen to hand the Sox a 9-8 defeat. Boston has lost four of its last five games, and all of those losses have been by two runs or fewer. Here’s how this one went down. GAME IN A WORDSlugfest. The Red Sox came back from four-run and three-run deficits, amassed eight hits and two homers — and still
Gonzalo Higuain Transfer: Why Juventus Paid Ransom For Argentina, Napoli Striker
Share this: Gonzalo Higuain has played the bulk of his career in the shadow of more illustrious teammates at club and international levels, but the business of soccer has pushed him further into the limelight. Higuain on Tuesday completed a £75.3 million (€90 million/$99 million) transfer from Napoli to Juventus, the Italian clubs announced on Twitter. Juventus will pay the mammoth fee, which equals Higuain’s release clause, in two installments over the next year. La Juventus Football Club ha esercitato la clausola rescissoria per l’acquisizione delle prestazioni sportive di Gonzalo Gerardo Higuain. — Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) July 26, 2016 The transfer sets a record for highest fee paid between two teams in the same domestic league, surpassing Fernando Torres’ £50 million move from Liverpool