Gronkowski Vows To Be ‘Freek-A-Leek’ Upon Return To Field

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/21 7:36A Sports – CBS Boston

FOXBORO (CBS) – Rob Gronkowski held a promotional press conference on Saturday at Gillette Stadium, but he didn’t want to talk about his future on the football field – until he accidentally did....

Patrice Bergeron ‘Looking Good,’ Likely To Play In Game 5

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/21 5:22A Sports – CBS Boston

BOSTON (CBS) – The Bruins received some good news ahead of their potentially series-clinching Game 5 on Saturday. Forward Patrice Bergeron returned to the ice for morning skate after missing the team’s Game 4 victory in Toronto with an upper body...

Bucks Thump Celtics In Game 3 To Narrow Series Gap

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/21 2:22A Sports – CBS Boston

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Length and athleticism make the Milwaukee Bucks a dangerous team with the ball. When they defend the way they did on Friday night against the Boston Celtics, they re nearly...

Fifth Grand Slam Of The Season Lifts Red Sox Over Athletics

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/21 2:02A Sports – CBS Boston

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Even with slugger J.D. Martinez getting a rare day off, the Boston Red Sox had more than enough power in their lineup to keep the best start in franchise history going. Mitch...

Bruins Can’t Count On Pretty Result In Game 5 Without Some Adjustments

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/21 12:15A Sports – CBS Boston

By Matt Kalman, CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) The only numbers that really counted when the dust settled on Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first round on Thursday were 3 and 1. The Bruins defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 to take a 3-1 series...

Under BAA rules, some top women finishers will not be paid

Boston Herald (Sports) 4/20 7:00P By John Connolly

Where you start in the Boston Marathon may be more important than where you finish. That’s the quirky situation that has arisen in recent days after the focus turned to three non-elite women runners whose finish times placed them among the top...

Washington Post Says Patriots Have NFL’s Easiest Schedule In 2018

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/20 10:23A Sports – CBS Boston

BOSTON (CBS) The 2018 Patriots schedule was released on Thursday , and according to the Washington Post , it s the easiest one in the NFL. For the second straight year, the Post s Neil Greenberg and his fancy formula say the Patriots have the...

Drew Pomeranz Activated From DL, Set To Start Opener Vs. A’s

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/20 8:57A Sports – CBS Boston

BOSTON (CBS) The Red Sox rotation is about to get even stronger. Drew Pomeranz has been activated from the disabled list and is set to start Boston s series opener against the Oakland Athletics on Friday night. The lefty started the season on the...

Some Truly Amazing Stats From The Red Sox’ Hot Start

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/20 8:09A Sports – CBS Boston

BOSTON (CBS) The baseball season is long, and there are still 144 games left on the schedule for the Boston Red Sox. A lot can happen over the next five months. But holy smokes, these Red Sox are really, really, really great to start the 2018...

Dan Roche Remembers Patriots Icon Gil Santos As ‘A Mentor And A Friend’

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/20 5:56A Sports – CBS Boston

BOSTON (CBS) Gil Santos was larger than life. Why? His booming voice and the personality that matched it. The resume says it all about his on-air work: 36 years as the radio play-by-play voice of the New England Patriots while also manning the...

SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: NBA And NHL Playoffs Roll On

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/20 4:55A Sports – CBS Boston

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers Friday, April 20, 2018, 7:00 pm ET CLEVELAND +1 I need to ride LeBron James. The Cavs will continue to get better as the playoffs get deeper. Game 3 is a...

Bruins Hopeful Bergeron Can Play In Game 5 On Saturday Night

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/20 4:08A Sports – CBS Boston

BOSTON (CBS) When Patrice Bergeron misses a playoff game, it has to be something serious. The B s forward was a late scratch just ahead of Thursday night s Game 4 against the Toronto Maple Leafs with what the team is calling an upper-body injury....

With Bruins’ Play Lagging, Tuukka Rask Saves The Day In Game 4

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/20 2:27A Sports – CBS Boston

By Matt Kalman, CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) After making 11 saves on 12 shots in the first period Thursday, Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask screwed up. Not long after the second period started, Rask misplayed a puck onto the stick of Toronto’s 508-goal...

Betts, Benintendi Lead Red Sox Past Angels, 8-2

CBS Boston (Sports) 4/20 12:23A Sports – CBS Boston

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — With a homer-happy lineup and a lights-out pitching staff, the Boston Red Sox have been mowing down their opposition since the day after opening day. Shohei Ohtani and the Los...

Backup quarterbacks make moves for BC

Boston Herald (Sports) 4/19 7:00P By Rich Thompson

Boston College coach Steve Addazio came out of last Saturday’s Jay McGillis Memorial Spring Game energized by the Eagles’ passing offense. That was a satisfactory development considering that last year’s starter, Anthony Brown, was on the...