BOSTON Boston pitcher Rick Porcello had the wind knocked out of him after taking a hard liner to the stomach. Two pitches later, Cleveland’s Greg Allen knocked the energy right out of Fenway Park. Allen hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning right after Porcello was struck, Corey Kluber tied for the major […]

INDIANAPOLIS The Baltimore Ravens spoiled Andrew Luck’s Indianapolis homecoming. They picked him off before allowing a completion, and Terrell Suggs nearly chopped the ball out of Luck’s hands on a sack. The Ravens then secured a 20-19 preseason win over the Colts by stopping a late 2-point conversion run. Luck was just OK in his […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. As Isaiah Wynn hobbled off the field on the ninth snap of his New England Patriots career, it became clear that he, like so many other of the team’s top draft picks, would not be making an immediate impact. The Patriots selected 11 players in the top three rounds from 2014-17. Two of […]

LANDOVER, Md. A slimmed-down Rob Kelley is likely to remain Washington’s top running back even though Adrian Peterson is joining the Redskins. Amid four injuries in their backfield, the Redskins signed the 33-year-old four-time All-Pro running back on Monday. But Kelley, the former “Fat Rob” who lost weight and added speed to his repertoire, should […]

OAKLAND, Calif. Khris Davis hit a long home run after letting a young fan from the Make-A-Wish Foundation sign his jersey, Ramon Laureano hit the first two homers of his career, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers, 9-0, on Monday night. Davis’ shot for his 37th homer of the year was estimated at […]