(AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) by MARK DIDTLER, Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Alfredo Aceves threw six solid innings, Daniel Nava homered and the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Wednesday… Read more

CHICAGO, Ill. (WGGB) — The Blackhawks beat the Bruins four to three in triple overtime during Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. Chicago’s Michael Roszival shot the puck from the right point into traffic. It deflected off Dave Bolland and… Read more

FILE – This Oct. 16, 2009, file photo, shows driver Jason Leffler at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Leffler died after an accident Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at a dirt car event at Bridgeport Speedway. The 37-year-old Leffler, a two-time… Read more

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa) By HOWARD ULMAN, AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick isn’t ready to give his impressions of Tim Tebow after one practice. Belichick says he’s not getting into a… Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Matt Joyce hit one of three homers off Jon Lester to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox 8-3 on Tuesday night. Joyce, one day after being hit by a pitch that sparked a bench-clearing scrum, put… Read more

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) — Eight playoff games involving Western Mass. teams were postponed today, due to the rain and impending thunderstorms. Three state semifinal baseball games, two state semifinal lacrosse games, a Western Mass…. Read more

By HOWARD ULMAN, Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tim Tebow is back on the field with an NFL team — the New England Patriots. The Patriots announced the signing of the former Jets quarterback on Tuesday, six weeks after he was… Read more

BOSTON (AP) — The Bruins got a rousing sendoff from Boston fans before boarding a plane for Chicago to meet the Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup finals. About 1,000 fans filled the concourse at the TD Garden in their black and gold shirts,… Read more

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick have made a wager on the National Hockey League finals featuring the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins. Quinn’s office said in a release Tuesday that the… Read more

(Image Courtesy: MGN Online / NFL) By CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL star Chad Johnson was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail for a probation violation in a domestic violence case by a judge who… Read more

(WGGB) — Five titles were on the line between baseball and softball on Sunday. The Division I final saw a surprising upset, while the Division II and III finals went right down to the wire. And there were two close finishes in the Division I and… Read more

(AP Photo/Mary Schwalm) by KEN POWTAK, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — David Ortiz hit a three-run home run and Jarrod Saltalamacchia connected twice, the first coming one pitch before Mike Carp homered Sunday, and the Boston Red Sox beat the… Read more

Longmeadow Boys and Girls lacrosse won Western Mass Championships on Saturday. The Girls beat Minnechaug, 14-12 in overtime. The Boys beat South Hadley,… Read more

(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) by JAY COHEN, AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Kane scored his third goal of the game 11:40 into the second overtime period and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the defending champion Los Angeles Kings 4-3 to… Read more

(AP) — A bunch of big leaguers became marathon men on Saturday. The Miami Marlins needed 20 innings to outlast the New York Mets 2-1, overlapping for much of the afternoon and early evening with the Toronto Blue Jays’ 4-3 win against the Texas… Read more