Morning Sports Update: Bruins’ meeting with Jimmy Vesey went ‘very well’
The Red Sox win their sixth straight, the US track and field team has a day, and the Jimmy Vesey watch continues for the Bruins.
Red Sox beat Orioles 8-1 in rain-shortened 6-inning game: David Price allowed four hits before a rainstorm stopped play for good after six innings, and the Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-1 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory. (Boston.com)
Bruins ‘did very well’ in meeting with Jimmy Vesey: On Wednesday, the Bruins pitched Jimmy Vesey on the appeal of playing for his hometown team. Now they wait. (Boston Globe)
Buchholz’s travel plans to Detroit hit a snag: Buchholz was slated to take off from Baltimore Washington International Airport at 5:30 p.m., with a car scheduled to pick him up at Detroit Metropolitan Airport at 7:15 p.m. But his flight was delayed at least three hours, forcing the pitcher to head back to Camden Yards, where he found himself at about 9 p.m., just as the Red Sox’ were getting ready to start their rain delay. (WEEI.com)
Here’s where John Farrell ranks among the best and worst Red Sox managers: Baseball managers are generally held to an impossible standard for a bunch of reasons, but one of the more basic ones is this: Most every fan believes on some level that they have the fundamental tools, wisdom and knowledge to manage a team. (Boston.com)
Awesome Hour’ on the track as US captures 6 Olympic medals: In a span of about 60 minutes Wednesday night, U.S. athletes hauled in a bevy of medals: Bartoletta and Brittney Reese went 1-2 in the long jump, Tori Bowie captured a bronze in the 200 and Brianna Rollins, Nia Ali and Kristi Castlin swept the medals in the 100-meter hurdles — a feat that’s never been accomplished in that event. (Boston.com)
Two Lochte teammates in probe pulled off plane: Two American Olympic swimmers were taken off their flight from Brazil to the U.S. by local authorities amid an investigation into a reported robbery targeting 12-time medalist Ryan Lochte and his teammates. (Boston.com)
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