BOSTON (AP) — Patrice Bergeron had a goal and two assists and the Boston Bruins took over first place in the Eastern Conference with a 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. Tim Schaller and David Pastrnak scored goals 32 seconds apart in the final minute of the first period and Brad […]
March 2018
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Stanton homers twice in debut, Yankees beat Blue Jays
TORONTO — Giancarlo Stanton made the expected impression in his New York Yankees debut — and more. Stanton began his Yankees career with the hardest-hit, opposite-field home run since Major League Baseball began tracking exit velocity in 2015, doubled and hit a second homer into the center-field party deck in the ninth. Stanton’s four RBIs […]
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World Series champ Astros top Texas in opener
ARLINGTON, Texas — World Series MVP George Springer hit a leadoff homer in the season opener for the second year in a row, Justin Verlander pitched six scoreless innings and the Houston Astros started their championship defense with a 4-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday. Jake Marisnick also homered for the Astros, whose […]
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Second half surge leads New England past UNE
BIDDEFORD — New England College extended its two-goal halftime lead with five unanswered in the 3rd period and defeated the University of New England, 11-5, in men’s lacrosse action on Thursday afternoon at the Big Blue Turf. William Platt backstopped the fifth straight win for the Pilgrims (5-4) with 18 saves, including nine during the […]
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Villanova’s Brunson is AP men’s college player of the year
SAN ANTONIO — A long list of goals has taken up permanent space on Jalen Brunson’s wall, including becoming a conference player of the year, an all-American and helping Villanova win a second national championship in three seasons. The junior point guard just reached another one by becoming The Associated Press men’s college basketball player […]
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Red carpets, loud socks: Teams arrive for festive Final Four
SAN ANTONIO — Loyola-Chicago’s team plane pulled into a private hangar, and the players were serenaded by a brass band playing “Deep in the Heart of Texas” while they walked a festive carpet to a team bus emblazoned with their logo and colors. The 11th-seeded Ramblers sure looked like they belonged when they rolled into […]
