Joe Allen on Monday completed a permanent transfer from Liverpool FC to Stoke City. The midfielder, who joined the club from Swansea City in the summer of 2012, moves to the Premier League club after four years with the Reds. The Wales international made his debut in an opening-day defeat at West Bromwich Albion and clocked up 37 appearances that season. He went on to play 24 league games in 2013-14 as the team finished second to Manchester City and secured a return to UEFA Champions League soccer. Last term, Allen converted the winning penalty against his new side as Liverpool reached the League Cup final, and was brought on as a substitu... NESN.com
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WWE Battleground 2016 Live: Results, Analysis, Best Moments From Pay-Per-View
11:15 p.m.: Dean Ambrose still is your WWE champion. Ambrose hit Roman Reigns with “Dirty Deeds” to retain his title. Here are some of the best moments from the main event. 10:40 p.m.: Randy Orton returned in a special “Highlight Reel,” and he made sure to deliver a message to Brock Lesnar, his SummerSlam opponent, and host Chris Jericho with a surprise RKO. 10:25 p.m.: John Cena nailed a monster “Attitude Adjustment” on A.J. Styles from the top rope, which was more than enough to win the match. 10 p.m.: Darren Young won, but The Miz retained his ... NESN.com
Red Sox Notes: David Price Laments ‘Awful’ Season; Heath Hembree Optioned To Triple-A
BOSTON — David Price had yet another rough outing in perhaps one of the weirdest games we’ll see all season. It’s hard to say all of Price’s 11 hits and five earned runs against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday were a product of poor pitching, as the wind at Fenway Park was like something out of “The Wizard of Oz” for the first couple of innings. Price’s first run allowed in the first inning, for example, came after right fielder Robbie Grossman tripled on what would have been a routine fly ball. Instead, the wind carried the sky-high fly, baffling right fielder Michael Martinez before it dropped. “It was crazy,” Martinez said th... NESN.com
NBA Trade Rumors: Celtics ‘Will Not Give Up Much’ For Jahlil Okafor
The Boston Celtics want Jahlil Okafor in green. That much is not a secret, nor has is been, for several months. President of basketball operations Danny Ainge reportedly made a “godfather” offer for Okafor at the trade deadline — one the Sixers probably now wish they’d taken. Why? Because while the Celtics, and certainly other teams, still are very interested in Okafor, they don’t want to pay a hefty price to acquire him. From Philly.com: Word out of Boston is that the Celtics will not give up much for the 6-foot-11, 257-pounder. They have concerns about his playing in the city after being involved in two street fights there ... NESN.com
MLB Trade Rumors: White Sox Listening On Sale/Quintana; Red Sox Interested
The Chicago White Sox are at least contemplating a major overhaul, and the Boston Red Sox are among the potential suitors. The White Sox haven’t made any decisions yet, but longtime MLB insider Jon Heyman reported Friday on TodaysKnuckleball.com that the White Sox are at least listening to offers on pitchers Chris Sale and Jose Quintana. “The Red Sox, who already have made four trades, are said by some insiders to be greatly interested in the star pitchers, especially Sale, but the list of interested suitors is expected to be extremely long,” Heyman wrote. Heyman noted that there’s “no certainty” either pitcher will be traded, noting... NESN.com
Mookie Betts, Red Sox’s Offense Power Boston To Commanding Win Vs. Twins
It was another hit parade at Fenway Park for the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, and Mookie Betts was a big reason why. The Red Sox right fielder went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, three runs and a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first inning of Boston’s 13-2 win over the Minnesota Twins. Hear what Betts had to say about his performance in the win in the video from “Red Sox Final” above. Thumbnail photo via Mark L. Baer/USA TODAY Sports Images ...
Red Sox Notes: Hanley Ramirez Tried To Hit Third Home Run ‘To The Moon’
Hanley Ramirez quite literally just had the game of his life. The Boston Red Sox’s first baseman blasted a career-high three home runs — to right field, center field and then left field — and added six RBIs in an 11-7 win over the San Francisco Giants. But it just represented a good night at the plate, not anything Ramirez was intentionally trying to do. … For the most part. In reality, he only wanted to help his team win and excite his teammates. He succeeded. “It was kind of motivation in the dugout for my teammates, but I was pretty calm,” Ramirez explained in the clubhouse after the victory. “That’s a good