Mike Cozzi at Large with Sports – Friday June 4, 2021

MLB11 hours ago

Pérez’s strong start helps Boston over Houston 5-1

Martín Pérez pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings, and the Boston Red Sox headed into their first matchup against the New York Yankees with a 5-1 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday.

MLB13 hours ago

Yarbrough gets Rays 1st complete game in 5 years, tops Yanks

Ryan Yarbrough ended a 24-start winless skid with Tampa Bay’s first complete game in more than five years, Austin Meadows homered off shaky Yankees ace Gerrit Cole and drove in five and the Rays beat New York 9-2 Thursday.

NBA PLAYOFFS18 hours ago

Celtics fan accused of throwing bottle at Nets’ Kyrie Irving arraigned, ordered to stay away from TD Garden

The Boston Celtics fan accused of throwing a water bottle at Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving over the weekend was arraigned in a Massachusetts court on Wednesday on a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and was ordered by a judge to stay away from TD Garden.

SPORTS15 hours ago

US advances to world hockey semifinals; Germans stun Swiss

Colin Blackwell and Conor Garland scored two goals apiece Thursday, and the United States advanced to the semifinals of hockey’s world championship with a 6-1 victory over Slovakia.

STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS21 hours ago

Canadiens’ Game 1 win tempered by late hit on Jake Evans

Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Eric Staal scored early goals and Montreal beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the second-round series, a victory tempered by a scary late-game hit on Canadiens center Jake Evans.