One example from recent Red Sox history that bears close parallels to the Bregman situation gives a clear picture of why a Bregman signing remains very much in play for Boston. HOUSTON ...

The Houston Rockets faced some tests during their five-game homestand against some of the best teams in the league. They finished the test with varied results,

Alex Bregman is a two-time All-Star and two-time champion, a defensive ace who's posted an OPS+ at least 15 percent above league average in eight of nine MLB seasons. Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora still covets Bregman for more than his on-field production.

The Raptors, who are three places off the bottom of the Eastern Conference, grabbed only their 10th win of the season. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Sidberry 8-13 2-2 21, Daley 4-6 3-3 11, Ivey 3-6 0-0 9, Todd 6-10 0-1 16, Waggoner 8-13 6-8 22, Jackson 0-2 0-0 0, Krasovec 2-3 0-0 4, Ndiaye 3-5 1-3 7, Greene 0-3 0-2 0, Samuel 1-4 0-0 2, Thompson 0-2 0-0 0, Tomlinson 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 35-68 12-19 92

Touchdown pass in fourth quarter gave Kansas City an 8-point lead in eventual 23-14 victory in AFC divisional playoff.

BOSTON (AP) — Cooper Flagg scored 28 points, settling down after missing four of his first five shots on Saturday night to lead No. 3 Duke to its 12th straight victory, 88-63 over Boston College.

The latest report shows that, in 2024, drivers “lost” an average of 43 hours to traffic. That’s up an hour from 2023 but down eight hours over 2022 when the average time “lost” was 51 hours. In 2021, the benchmark sat at 36 hours “lost.”

The Houston Rockets' postponed road game against the Atlanta Hawks has been rescheduled to Jan. 28, the NBA announced Wednesday. The new game date slots into the Rockets' schedule between a Jan. 27 game in Boston and a Jan. 30 game in Memphis, and extends Houston’s road trip from three games to four games including a Jan. 25 game in Cleveland.

Alperen Sengun delivered another stellar performance in the Houston Rockets' 125-103 road win over the Portland Trail Blazers

Barring anything changing, the likeliest outcome is for Alex Bregman to land with the Boston Red Sox or Detroit Tigers. There could be other suitors, but those

Which NBA teams are the biggest threat to keep the Boston Celtics from repeating as champs? In the league's Eastern Conference standings, the weaker of the two conferences this campaign, one could make a case for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and perhaps the New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks if one squints hard enough.