1:28 a.m. ET: The week of worrying whether New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski would play Sunday against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., reportedly was all for naught. Gronkowski and Brady both are expected to play against the Jets, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Brady reportedly has soreness and swelling in his knee. Gronkowski reportedly had bleeding and bruising in his chest after a hard hit from Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas in Week 11. Gronkowski sat out the Patriots’ Week 11 win over the San Francisco 49ers. Only rookie cornerback Cyrus Jone... NESN.com
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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