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Red Sox clinch Wild Card rematch with Yankees as Roman Anthony heats up in win over Cubs
Boston locked up the American League’s second Wild Card spot Friday afternoon, setting up a rematch with the Yankees in the best-of-three Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday at Yankee Stadium.A year after the Yankees ended Boston’s season in three games in the same round, the Red Sox will get another shot at their longtime rival.
Willson Contreras' status for playoffs in doubt as Red Sox offense sputters in 1-0 loss to Guardians
Willson Contreras has spent the past week trying to get his right hand healthy enough to swing a bat.With the postseason now only days away, he still can’t do it without pain.Contreras attempted to swing Wednesday and couldn’t. He returned to Fenway Park on Thursday hoping another day of treatment would make a difference, only to encounter the same problem.
Giardi: McDaniels not pressing the panic button; plus, Williams demanding more
One word Mike Vrabel used in describing what he wants from Maye on Wednesday was “decisive.” Heck, I put it in quotes in the headline of that story. He really hammered that home. So I wondered if McDaniels had seen any improvement on that front from week one to week two?
BSJ Live Q&A: Haggerty on Bruins preseason games, NHL roster battles - 2 p.m. Friday 09.25.26
Haggs is here to answer all your pressing questions about the first few Boston Bruins preseason games, and how the camp roster battles are shaping up less than a week away from the start of the NHL regular season.
Sonny Gray caps brilliant regular season as Red Sox blank Guardians
Gray capped a terrific regular season with six scoreless innings, Andruw Monasterio snapped a lengthy hitless drought with the game’s only RBI and Aroldis Chapman struck out the side in his return as the Red Sox blanked the Guardians, 1-0, at Fenway Park.
Giardi: The questions about - and for - Maye won't stop until he finds more answers
During his Wednesday afternoon press conference, Mike Vrabel didn’t want to relitigate Drake Maye’s performance in Sunday’s win over the Steelers. At least not to start.
Simone: Reading between the lines of the Jaylen Brown trade one last time
Basketball is almost back. Real basketball. On-court action to break down and dissect. The Boston Celtics' first preseason game is just over two weeks away, and their first regular-season game is less than two weeks after that.
Garrett Crochet takes major step toward potential Red Sox postseason return
Garrett Crochet cleared one of his biggest remaining hurdles Tuesday, facing live hitters at Fenway Park for the first time since his comeback attempt stalled in late May.The Red Sox ace threw 16 pitches to Ceddanne Rafaela, reaching 94-96 mph with his fastball while pitching at an intensity level he hadn’t reached during his lengthy rehab from left shoulder inflammation.
Haggerty: B's Brunet showing he's 'ready for it' in camp
The new wrinkle in this season’s NHL training camp is that there’s barely any time for aspirational players to make an impression prior to the regular season getting started. The preseason has essentially been cut to two weeks and total of four preseason games with an 84-game regular season on tap under the new collective bargaining agreement between the NHLPA and the league’s owners.
Bedard's Breakdown: Film backs up that Drake Maye is scuffling right now with new surrounding cast
Breaking down some of the 12 minus plays (plus the interception penalty of an additional -1) — and a few where I didn't even penalize Drake Maye — I ascribed to the quarterback, which led to his worst-ever grade under my scoring (only 29 dropbacks hurt the percentage) in the win over the Steelers:
Red Sox waste opportunities, stumble late in 3-2 loss to Guardians
Tuesday night didn’t offer much evidence of that as Boston’s offense squandered opportunities throughout the night and Erik Miller’s September struggles continued at the worst possible time as the Red Sox opened their final homestand of the regular season with a 3-2 loss to the Guardians at Fenway Park.
Red Sox remove interim tag, name Chad Tracy full-time manager; extend Craig Breslow
Boston named Tracy its full-time manager Tuesday morning, signing the 41-year-old to a three-year contract with a club option for the 2030 season. The organization also announced it exercised chief baseball officer Craig Breslow’s options for 2029 and 2030, providing long-term stability to a leadership group that oversaw a remarkable in-season turnaround.
Podcast: Bedard on Drake Maye's struggles, Hollins contract with Felger & Mazz 09.22.26
Greg Bedard of BostonSportsJournal.com joins the show and opens the hour with his thoughts about the Patriots' win and Drake Maye’s struggles on Sunday.
Giardi: Mike's Musings on the predicament Maye has put the Pats in; plus, young edge rushers deliver
We're in a strange place.The Patriots won a game Sunday to get to .500. They were the far more physical team, affected the quarterback to the level their head coach demanded - Christian Barmore wasn’t the only one who said Mike Vrabel got on their ass - and got a half-dozen “x-plays,” offensively, as they like to say over there. Those were all undeniable positives, and a good response to what happened in Seattle.And yet, there’s this uneasy feeling. Drake Maye doesn’t look like himself.
Completed Q&A: Giardi on 1st win of the year, Maye, Jaguars 09.22.26 5 PM
The Patriots got back to even with a win on Sunday over the Steelers (glad I didn't put Pittsburgh in the playoffs...). Taking your questions on the week that was, and what lies ahead. Please refrain from commenting until the Q&A is closed. Thanks.
Bedard: 5 plays to a Patriots victory - Perfect blocking, defensive pressure, and Maye to Doubs
The Patriots got their first victory of the season, 20-3 over the Steelers, on Sunday. Breaking down five key plays in the game through video and written analysis.
Giardi: Injuries continue to pile up for the Patriots; plus, Maye's uneven day
A year ago, the Patriots were one of the league's healthiest teams, losing 154 games to injury. That was the 4th fewest in the league, per Sports Info Solutions, trailing only the Raiders, Jaguars and Rams.This year, the storm clouds started rolling in early...
Haggerty: Young B's players pass the first test in the preseason
Most NHL teams hope and expect to see their younger players step up and make resounding statements with their play early in the preseason each and every year, and the Bruins had to be pleased with what they saw from their youngsters in the team’s preseason opener.
Podcasts: Bedard on Patriots' win over the Steelers, Maye's slow start to season
Greg Bedard discusses the Patriots' win over the Steelers and Drake Maye's struggles to start the season with 98.5 The SportsHub and CLNS.
Bedard: Patriots need Drake Maye to snap out of it quickly, and Vrabel seems to agree
Through two weeks of the 2026 season, Drake Maye is not a good quarterback. Doesn't mean he's still going to be there in a week or a month. But as of Sept. 20, 2026, Maye is a subpar NFL starter.Through two games and Sunday's 4 p.m. slate, Maye's passer rating of 63.1 is only better than Matthew Stafford (plays his second game on Sunday night), and the Falcons' two-headed disaster of Cooper Rush and someone named Jack Strand.
Giardi: Challenged by their head coach, Patriots defense stars in win over Steelers
Look, we’re not about to confuse the ‘26 Steelers offense with the ‘99 Rams or the ‘13 Broncos, but anytime you can take an Aaron Rodgers-led team and stuff it into a locker as the Patriots did, let’s give credit where credit is due.
Red Sox fall to Rays, 5-1, but punch ticket to October with help from Braves
Boston fell behind by four runs in the first inning and never recovered in a 5-1 loss to the Rays at Tropicana Field, dropping its second straight game and failing to clinch a postseason berth on its own.That disappointment didn’t last long; with a 4-2 victory over the Astros late Sunday afternoon, the Braves officially punched Boston’s ticket to October, and a pair of familiar names played prominent roles.
NHL Notes: McAvoy playing the veteran role in B's camp these days
Nearly a decade ago it was Zdeno Chara getting paired with a young Charlie McAvoy at the outset of his first training camp with the Boston Bruins. Now it’s a 28-year-old McAvoy playing the veteran role and being paired with 23-year-old rookie Frederic Brunet in the opening days of Bruins training camp while showing the young kid the ropes.
BSJ Game Report: Patriots 20, Steelers 3 - Defense helps NE survive shaky Maye, Stevenson
Christian Gonzalez continued his strong play by locking up Metcalf; the Steelers couldn't run the ball (Jaylen Warren averaged 3.8, Rico Dowdle 3.1 before garbage time), and the Patriots were able to regularly make Aaron Rodgers uncomfortable in the pocket with well-timed pressure.
FINAL: Patriots 20, Steelers 3 - Henderson (39 yards), Ponder (off Barmore sack) all the TDs NE needs
Top matchup - LG Alijah Vera-Tucker vs. DT Cam Heyward: This is the one matchup that really worries me in this game. Heyward has the immense strength that has given Vera-Tucker problems. Vera-Tucker had a rough opener. The Patriots need him to do a lot better here.
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