From behind the heavy, red velvet curtains, you can’t really see the audience, but you might peek and squint to see if you recognize anyone in the sea of faces. At the same time, you are going over your routine in your head, flexing and trying to keep a pump, after “pumping up” for far […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Oft-suspended wide receiver Josh Gordon returned to the New England Patriots’ practice field on Monday without pads and without saying when he might be able to play again. Gordon was seen stretching on the field during the portion of the team’s workout that was open to the media. In the locker room […]

BOSTON — Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale is receiving treatment for inflammation in his elbow that will shut him down for the rest of the regular season, another blow to the defending World Series champions whose postseason hopes appear all but dashed. Orthopedist Dr. James Andrews gave Sale an injection of platelet-rich plasma on Monday […]