ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. David Price was good, even better because of a rookie’s nifty glove work. Boston’s ace won his third straight decision Monday night, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 with a huge assist from Andrew Benintendi’s home run-robbing catch that helped Price limit his old team to just two hits over eight scoreless […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. For months the biggest question facing the Patriots was whether Tom Brady would be on the field for the start of the 2016 regular season. While that question has been answered, it’s not the only issue to resolve for New England’s offense as it prepares for its third preseason game. Running back Dion […]

PORTLAND Conner Greene worked seven scoreless innings and the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (62-66) shutout the Sea Dogs (49-76) 4-0 on Monday night at Hadlock Field. Greene (W, 5-5) matched a career-high with seven innings pitched and allowed just three hits while walking two and striking out one. The Fisher Cats got on the board […]

BALTIMORE Mark Trumbo hit his major league-leading 38th home run, Jonathan Schoop also went deep and Baltimore won a matchup between neighboring contenders, 4-3. Rookie Dylan Bundy (7-4) pitched six innings of three-hit ball for the Orioles, who had lost five of their previous six games — all at home. The victory lifted Baltimore within […]

Less than 24 hours after the close of the Rio Olympics, Ryan Lochte took a major financial hit Monday for a drunken incident he initially tried to pass off as an armed robbery. In quick succession, four sponsors announced they were dumping the swimmer, who has since apologized and conceded that he embellished what happened […]