Morning sports update: Peyton Manning reportedly golfed with the president at Trump National
Markelle Fultz is visiting Boston on Monday for the first time in his life, while the Red Sox will look to make up ground in the AL East standings Tuesday night when they travel to New York for a three-game series against the Yankees.
Peyton Manning, president play golf at Trump National in Virginia: According to several reports, Manning and Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., were guests of the president at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, and visited the White House later in the day. (ESPN)
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Eric Mangini hopes he and Bill Belichick can be friends again: Their relationship deteriorated after Mangini left the Patriots to become the head coach of the Jets in 2006 (according to some reports, Belichick even changed Patriots office locks and had Mangini’s belongings shipped to him). Then in 2007, Mangini’s Jets reported the Patriots for illegally taping their offensive signals, precipitating what would become known as “Spygate” and forever changing the league’s perception of New England. (Boston.com)
Markelle Fultz will reportedly work out for the Celtics on Tuesday: Fultz, a 19-year-old guard who played at Washington in his only college season, has been identified by many draft prognosticators as the player the Celtics will select. (Boston.com)
Sources: Potential No. 1 overall pick Markelle Fultz will workout for the Boston Celtics on Tuesday at the team’s practice facility.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 4, 2017
Benintendi hits 2 home runs to help Red Sox beat Orioles 7-3: Boston broke a sixth-inning tie by scoring two unearned runs on a throwing error by catcher Francisco Pena, and Benintendi’s second homer made it 6-3 in the seventh. Benintendi also hit a solo shot in the third and singled in a run in the ninth. It was the first career multihomer game for the rookie, who entered in a 1-for-21 skid. (Boston.com)
.@asben16 with that 💪💪. https://t.co/4y6aD5FyJT pic.twitter.com/pe8JB14MYq
— Red Sox (@RedSox) June 4, 2017
Venus Williams loses, setting the stage for a first-time Grand Slam champ at French Open: Williams was the last of the past major title winners in the draw, and she lost in the fourth round to 30th-seeded Timea Bacsinszky, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1, at Court Philippe Chatrier on Sunday. (Boston Globe)
UMass-Amherst recruit Cale Makar likely to be high NHL draft pick: “If you’re looking for a guy who could be another Karlsson or Letang, he could potentially develop into that type of player,” said Dan Marr, Director of NHL Central Scouting, at the weekend’s NHL scouting combine here. (Boston Herald)
