Paul Sullivan: Shota Imanaga’s journey from Cubs icon to free agency is a strange tale

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Christian Elliss walked out of the New England Patriots‘ locker room in a light-colored sweatsuit with a worn football tucked under his right arm. The ball was bound for a wall inside his house, where Elliss keeps…

DETROIT — Is Jason Benetti about to add to his already busy baseball broadcasting schedule? Benetti, the television play-by-play voice of the Detroit Tigers, is a "leading candidate" to become the primary broadcaster for NBC's baseball…

FOXBORO, Mass. — Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore spoke publicly Friday for the first time since being charged with misdemeanor assault and battery on a family/household member. Barmore took questions from a throng of reporters…

Football fans across Massachusetts gathered around to watch the Patriots-Jets game at home Sunday afternoon – except for Verizon Fios customers, who were left scrambling due to the ongoing contract dispute still blacking out local Fox…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The 11-2 New England Patriots will go into their long-awaited bye week on a high note. The Patriots beat the New York Giants 33-15 in a Monday night shellacking to extend their winning streak to 10 games…

DALLAS — There were two separate instances in the last five years in which Jared Sandler learned that his wife, Emily, miscarried within a half hour of a Texas Rangers game. He was devastated each time. He used the slim…

FOXBORO, Mass. — The Patriots didn’t fall into a trap game on a short week. Mike Vrabel’s squad extended their winning streak to eight games with a 27-14 win over the Jets on “Thursday Night Football.” The Patriots are now…

CHICAGO — Watching Tuesday’s early morning sports debate shows for news on the NFL trade deadline proved to be an exercise in boredom. Unlike the annual MLB trade deadline, the lack of trade rumors or frenzied reports from analysts back…