ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Will Middlebrooks had a three-run double off closer Fernando Rodney with two outs in the ninth inning that lifted the Boston Red Sox past the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Thursday night.

BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand scored with 4:20 left in the first overtime and the Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in the first playoff game in 40 years between the Original Six teams.

David Beckham, whose curling free kicks, rugged good looks and celebrity marriage made him one of the most famous athletes in the world, is retiring from soccer.

The Cony softball team survived a second test against Oxford Hills on Wednesday and, for the first time this season, the Rams trailed in a game.

Maine Central Institute came into this spring off tough seasons in field hockey, girls soccer and girls basketball, largely due to the school’s small pool of available students. Softball has been different.

WALES — As her team left the dugout to play defense after the bottom of the fifth, Oak Hill softball coach Allyson Collins called out, “Hey, that’s a heckuva inning.”