Emma Healy

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Emma Healy

The night began with hugs for Devers and ended with a verbal altercation between Boston’s Aroldis Chapman and San Francisco’s Wilmer Flores. The Red Sox, holding the final wild card spot, are now four games behind the first-place Yankees and can clinch their fifth straight series win with a win on Saturday. Brayan Bello, who shut out the Yankees on three hits over seven innings on Sunday, will start for the Red Sox. Righthander Landen Roupp will be on the mound for San Francisco.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Emma Healy

Lilly Reale, a defender for Gotham FC and a native of Hingham, was named to the 25-player US women’s national soccer team training camp roster ahead of three upcoming international friendlies. The call-up is Reale’s first to the senior national team, though she has previously represented the US at the U-17, U-20, and U-23 levels. The US will face Ireland on June 26 in Colorado and June 29 in Cincinnati, followed by a matchup against Canada in Washington, D.C., on July 2.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Emma Healy

It was only a matter of time before tempers boiled over in Indiana. Dust-ups between the Fever’s Caitlin Clark and Sun veteran Marina Mabrey began early on Tuesday night, and physicality on both sides went unchecked by officials, resulting in flaring tempers, three ejections, and a brawl in the waning seconds of an 88-71 win for the Fever (6-5) over the Sun (2-9). For the majority of the game, officials let the chippiness slide.

1 week ago | boston.com | Emma Healy

The Boston Fleet lost their captain to PWHL expansion, and now, they’re losing their coach, too. Courtney Kessel is stepping down from her post to become the head coach of the Princeton women’s hockey team, according to a team source. The source spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal has not yet been finalized. Kessel will return to Princeton after she spent four seasons as an assistant coach for the Tigers from 2019-23.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Emma Healy

The Boston Fleet lost their captain to PWHL expansion, and now, they may be losing their coach, too. Fleet coach Courtney Kessel is reportedly stepping down from her post to become the head coach of Princeton women’s hockey, according to multiple reports. Kessel spent four seasons as an assistant coach a Princeton from 2019-2023. The head coaching position opened when former Princeton coach Cara Gardner-Morey vacated the role to become the general manager of the PWHL’s Vancouver expansion team.