AMHERST, Mass. — Massachusetts (14-13, 10-7 A-10) fell to Rhode Island (16-13, 11-5 A-10) in a tightly contested 42-40 decision on Sunday afternoon. In a game that featured 13 lead changes and six times tied, UMass ultimately fell short in the waning seconds of the...
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Two Massachusetts teens were rescued Thursday after they tried to hike a New Hampshire mountain in the snow, according to the state’s Fish and Game Department. Conservation officers received a call to help two hikers who were waist-deep in the snow on Mount Moosilauke around...
A Massachusetts man was seriously injured in a snowmobile crash in New Hampshire last week, according to the state’s Fish and Game Department.Conservation officers were notified of the crash on Jack-O-Lantern South Drive in Woodstock just before 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, the department said in...
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Alex Bregman went 3-for-3 in his Red Sox spring training debut, including blasting a two-run home run in the second inning.He also crushed an RBI double off the top of the replica Green Monster in his third at-bat.The Red Sox lost...
The care Charlie McAvoy received when he injured his shoulder in Team USA’s opening game against Team Finland in the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off has been a hot topic.A report from Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman surfaced that revealed the Boston Bruins were unhappy with how USA’s...
The Boston Celtics still have a long way to go before the playoffs begin but Sunday’s win over the Knicks could prove pivotal for their quest to repeat as NBA champions. The 118-105 Celtics victory was the third consecutive win over the Knicks this year,...
BOSTON — The Celtics weren’t perfect, but it’s difficult to criticize the final result. The Celtics beat the Knicks for the third time this season, this time in a 118-105 win Sunday at TD Garden. New York played well to cut Boston’s 27-point lead down...
FORT MYERS, Fla. — It lasted only 27 pitches and he couldn’t quite get through the second inning with his prescribed pitch count, but Garrett Crochet judged his first spring training start — and first in a Red Sox uniform — a qualified success.“Good, good,”...
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Red Sox lefty Garrett Crochet had one of the nastiest, if not the nastiest, four-seam fastballs among MLB starters last year.Opponents batted .198 with a .295 slugging percentage against it. He threw it 1,287 times (1,095 times to right-handed hitters) and...