Morning Sports Update: David Ortiz wins Edgar Martinez award for best DH
Ortiz received the award for the eighth and final time.
The Celtics came up short against the Pistons Wednesday night, while Rams coach Jeff Fisher may or may not know who the Patriots’ running backs are.
David Ortiz wins Edgar Martinez award for best DH: Big Papi extended his own record by winning the award for an eighth time. Martinez won it five times during his impressive career with the Mariners. (RedSox.com)
Isaiah Thomas scores 27 but Celtics lose to Pistons 121-114: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 25 points and Tobias Harris had 21 to lead balanced scoring that carried the Pistons to a 121-114 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. (Boston.com)
Does Rams coach Jeff Fisher still think Danny Woodhead is on the Patriots?: Ahead of his team’s upcoming trip to New England, Los Angeles Rams coach Jeff Fisher produced an odd moment during a Wednesday conference call with reporters when he appeared to confuse the names of Patriots running backs. (Boston.com)
Jared Goff aiming to be first visiting rookie QB to win at Gillette: The Patriots will face an unproven opponent in the Jared Goff-led Rams this weekend, and history shows that’s usually an advantage for them at home. Goff will try to break Bill Belichick’s eight game winning streak against rookie quarterbacks at Gillette Stadium, when Los Angeles arrives this weekend to take on New England. Goff, for his part, is trying to avoid being overwhelmed. (Boston Herald)
Watch this high school football coach’s impassioned speech before his final game: Rocky Nelson, the coach of the Woburn High School football team for the past 31 years, went out with a win as his team beat visiting Winchester. The game came down to a stuffed two-point conversion, with a final score of 22-21, and the players excitedly ran to embrace their coach after the stop. But the greatest moment of the day may have come before the game. (Boston.com)
Red Sox’ David Price responds to tweets about his daily earnings: After the Only In Boston account tweeted about the Red Sox pitcher’s daily earnings Wednesday, Price replied with a tweet of his own: (Boston.com)
Jacoby Brissett practices with the Patriots, will return to team: When Tom Brady returned, the Patriots placed Jacoby Brissett on injured reserve so that he could rest his wounded thumb, and it appeared the rookie quarterback’s season was over. But yesterday, Brissett returned to practice with the team, meaning that New England has given him the designation to return this season. Given the injury problems early, the extra depth probably won’t hurt. (Twitter)
MLB players, owners reach tentative labor deal: Baseball players and owners reached a tentative agreement on a five-year labor contract Wednesday night, a deal that will extend the sport’s industrial peace to 26 years since the ruinous fights in the first two decades of free agency. (Boston.com)
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