Framber Valdez pitches eight inning and Yordan Alvarez has three hits and three RBI as Houston returns home with a series lead.
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Knicks spoil Celtics’ comeback, win season opener in double overtime
Boston erases a late 11-point deficit but loses 138-134 despite Jaylen Brown’s career high 46 points.
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Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Patriots notebook: Players stay positive, convinced ‘we’re not a 2-4 team’
But New England has four losses in six games, and as former Patriots Coach Bill Parcells would say, ‘You are what your record says you are.’
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NFL notebook: Mayfield out with shoulder injury, Keenum starting for Browns
Baker Mayfield will not play against the Broncos on Thursday night for Cleveland, which will now be without its entire starting backfield.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox turn to Chris Sale in Game 5 after Astros grab momentum to tie series
Chris Sale has a chance for redemption as today’s Game 5 starter, but he could also add to his legacy of playoff struggles and put Boston in a deep hole.
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Sports Digest: FIFA’s drive for every-other-year World Cup stalls
The IOC says FIFA’s proposal, which is meeting fierce resistance by many across Europe, would put too much strain on an already crowded sports calendar.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Astros score seven in ninth to beat Red Sox, even ALCS
Jose Altuve ties it with a homer in the eighth, before Houston explodes in the ninth to beat Boston, 9-2.
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
New coach pushing young Celtics in competitive Eastern Conference
Ime Udoka knows the talent he has with All-Stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown and will build the team around its strengths.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Washington State coach chooses no shot, and it will cost him $3 million per year
Commentary: Nick Rolovich is out as football coach at Washington State, along with four assistants, for their refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Patriots notebook: Linebacker Chase Winovich placed on injured list
Winovich suffered a hamstring injury in New England’s loss to Dallas on Sunday.