Though many draft experts expected the Alabama QB to be taken by the 49ers with the No. 3 pick, he slid to the Patriots at No. 15, but he says he “really wanted to go to the Patriots all along.”
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Bruins move closer to playoffs with another win over Sabres
Charlie Coyle ends a long scoring drought and Boston gets three goals in the third period to beat Buffalo, 5-2.
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Lawrence leads run of quarterbacks at top of NFL draft
As expected, Jacksonville selects Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and the Jets follow with Zach Wilson of BYU, and then the 49ers take North Dakota State’s Trey Lance.
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Sports Digest: USM loses in overtime in Little East women’s lacrosse semifinals
Plymouth State overcomes a 7-3 deficit and eliminates the second-seeded Huskies, 8-7.
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MLB notebook: Bryce Harper says he’s OK after getting hit in face by 97-mph fastball
The Phillies slugger, who was able to walk off the field Wednesday, says his ‘face is still there. We’re all good.’
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Patriots draft a quarterback – Alabama’s Mac Jones
Jones, who led the Crimson Tide to the national championship, is taken by New England with the 15th pick in the first round.
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Red Sox scratch out 1-0 win over deGrom, Mets
Boston scores just the second earned run allowed this year by Jacob deGrom, and four Red Sox pitchers combine on a two-hitter.
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Red Sox notebook: Closer Matt Barnes explains new approach that’s led to early success
Matt Barnes has been dominating,, saying “It’s about working quickly, it’s about attacking guys, it’s being confident in my stuff and being aggressive in the zone.”
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NFL notebook: Draft could produce record run on quarterbacks in first round
Trevor Lawrence and Zach Wilson are expected to be the top two picks, and three others could be selected in the top 10 of the NFL draft on Thursday.
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New rules for Tokyo Olympics call for more tests, raise more questions
The second version of the “Playbooks” for athletes are released by the IOC and local organizers, highlighted by more testing for all involved as the pandemic surges in Japan.