by Zack Cox on Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 2:05AM DETROIT — Some leftover notes and nuggets from the New England Patriots’ 26-10 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday night at Ford Field: — Despite initial optimism over Josh Gordon’s availability, the recently acquired wide receiver was inactive for his first game with the Patriots following his trade from the Cleveland Browns earlier in the week. Gordon, who was questionable with a hamstring injury entering Sunday, used the night a... NESN.com
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Red Sox Notes: Friday’s Win Among ‘Most Enjoyable’ Of 2018 For Alex Cora
It’s safe to say the Red Sox had an absolute blast Thursday night. Boston claimed the American League East with a win in the series finale over the New York Yankees and got to pop champagne bottles on their fiercest rival’s turf. To date, it would be tough to top the division-clinching win for the Red Sox this season. But given how things played out Friday night at Progressive Field, manager Alex Cora was of the belief that the 7-5 victory in the series opener against the Cleveland Indians was among the most entertaining of the season for his team. Boston received an encouraging start from Chris Sale, who continues to gain strength
Patriots Notes: Geneo Grissom’s Mad Dash A Highlight Of Preseason Opener
by Zack Cox on Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 1:28AM 5,722 FOXBORO, Mass. — Some notes and nuggets from Thursday night’s New England Patriots preseason opener, which the Patriots won 26-17 over the Washington Redskins: — Geneo Grissom came this close to scoring the first touchdown of his NFL career. With the Patriots leading 18-17 late in the fourth quarter, rookie defensive end Trent Harris sprinted untouched into the Redskins’ backfield and k... NESN.com
Red Sox Notes: Rick Porcello’s Competitiveness On Full Display In Rainy Win
The wheels could have fallen off at any point for Rick Porcello on Monday. Before the right-hander even took the mound at Camden Yards, he had to go back into the clubhouse due to a rain delay. And with two down in the bottom half of the third, Porcello again had to head down the tunnel, with a second rain delay stopping play. But dialed in he was, turning in a solid performance in the Boston Red Sox’s 5-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. It wasn’t like Porcello completely stifled the Orioles lineup, but he did more than enough to effectively shut them down. He tossed six scoreless innings, allowing six hits and as
Red Sox Notes: David Price Dialed In For Boston’s Slim 1-0 Victory Over Tigers
David Price had a strong outing Friday night at Comerica Park. The Red Sox starting pitcher tossed 6 1/3 innings of scoreless ball, giving up four hits and striking out five in Boston’s 1-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night. The southpaw got himself into quite the conundrum in the fourth, after retiring the first nine batters he faced, when he loaded the bases with nobody out. Thankfully, Price made it out of the inning unscathed. “I was definitely happy,” Price said of getting out of the inning, as seen on NESN’s postgame coverage. “It was a little bit kind of self-induced, so I wasn’t too happy about that. But that was... NESN.com
Red Sox Notes: Boston Caps Off Stellar First Half With Best Record In MLB
The book officially is closed on the Boston Red Sox’s stellar first half of the 2018 Major League Baseball season. Boston ended it on a high note when it beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 from Fenway Park on Sunday afternoon thanks to another home run from Xander Bogaerts, along with some solid offense from the bottom of the order and Craig Kimbrel closing out the game for his 30th save of the season. It’s been an incredible 98 games for the Red Sox. The team has nine grand slams on the season after not hitting one last year, they lead the American League East by 4 1/2 games over the New York Yankees
Red Sox Notes: Rick Porcello, Alex Cora React To Pitcher’s Three-Run Double
Show of hands: Entering Monday’s game, who had Rick Porcello as the Boston Red Sox’s most important offensive contributor? Of course, such a belief would have been nonsense in the first place, but coupled with the fact that the Sox were facing Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer, such a notion would’ve bordered the line of lunacy. But there it was, the Nats intentionally walked Jackie Bradley Jr. to load the bases and get to Porcello, and he responded by launching a ball to deep left field on an 0-2 count to empty the bases. Given the Red Sox ultimately won 4-3, it’s clear how important the double was to the eventual result of the