Red Sox drop opener in Texas
Closing pitcher Neftali Feliz #30 of the Texas Rangers celebrates after closing out the top of the ninth inning against the Boston Red Sox on Opening Day. (April 1, 2011) Credit: Getty Images
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Pinch hitter David Murphy hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth inning and the Rangers rallied for a 9-5 win over the Red Sox on Friday after raising their American League championship flag.
Murphy's slicing liner to the opposite field off hard-throwing Daniel Bard kicked up chalk when it landed and rolled into the leftfield corner. That sent Rangers newcomers Mike Napoli and Yorvit Torrealba home to break a 5-all tie.
Napoli, Ian Kinsler and Nelson Cruz all homered off Boston starter Jon Lester in the season opener for both teams.
Ex-GM Gorman dies.Former Red Sox general manager Lou Gorman, the architect of the team that came within one strike of winning the 1986 World Series, died early Friday of congestive heart failure. He was 82.
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'That's a shame' Port Jefferson and Amityville are dropping their varsity football programs for the 2026 season. Newsday's High School Sports Editor Gregg Sarra reports.
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