Boston Red Sox (42-28, second in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (31-37, third in the AL Central)
NORTH KINGSTOWN — Chariho High's wrestling team split the final tri-meet of longtime coach Scott Merritt's career Friday night.
WESTERLY — Zach Miner pitched six shutout innings with four strikeouts as Westerly Middle closed the baseball season with a win against Chariho Middle, 3-0, on Thursday.
WESTERLY — Andrew McCann established a course record in the Tom McCoy Family Fun Run on Wednesday night.
The U.S. women's basketball team has a few questions surrounding its roster as the Americans prepare to make a run at a seventh consecutive gold medal in the Olympics.
Boston Red Sox (42-27, second in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (30-37, third in the AL Central)
WESTERLY — Burrillville won three of four singles matches and denied Westerly High a spot in the Division III finals with a 4-2 boys tennis win against the Bulldogs on Thursday at Rotary Park.
Josh Mooney, a sophomore on the Stonington High boys track and field team, won the 110 hurdles at the Class M state championships with a time of 14.65 seconds.
WESTERLY — Westerly High closed the Division III wrestling season with three wins on Thursday night.
CHICAGO (AP) — Kahleah Copper had 18 points and eight rebounds, Courtney Vandersloot added 12 points with 10 assists and four steals, and the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 81-75 on Thursday night for their fourth straight win.
NORTH KINGSTOWN — North Kingstown controlled the first half and turned back Chariho High, 10-7, in the semifinals of the Division II boys lacrosse tournament Thursday.
Sponsored by Antonino Auto Group: For the remainder of the school year, The Westerly Sun will be selecting a high school Athlete of the Week. Voting closes on Tuesday at 9am and the selection will be announced on Thursday. The nominees for the week ending June 12 are as follows:
WESTERLY — Top-seeded Westerly High found itself in a bit of a jam at halftime of its Division III boys lacrosse semifinal game.
CRANSTON — Westerly High lost to Cranston West, 3-0, in the Division II boys volleyball quarterfinals on Wednesday.
NEW BRITAIN — Stonington High's Josh Mooney finished second in the state decathlon on Wednesday at Willow Brook Park.
NEW BRITAIN — Stonington High's Teagan O'Brien finished 11th at the state heptathlon on Wednesday.
SMITHFIELD — Smithfield eliminated Westerly High from the Division II softball tournament with an 8-3 win in the quarterfinals Wednesday.
COVENTRY — Westerly High's Summer Bruno finished second in the 400 at the freshman state track and field championships on Wednesday.
Boston Red Sox (41-27, second in the AL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (30-34, third in the NL East)
WESTERLY — Westerly High's boys tennis team earned three wins in singles and advanced to the semifinals of the Division III tournament with a 4-1 victory over Chariho High on Tuesday at Rotary Park.
BURRILLVILLE — Burrillville scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to defeat Westerly High, 3-2, in the preliminary round of the Division II baseball tournament on Tuesday.
NEW BRITAIN — Stonington High's Josh Mooney stands in second place after the first day of the decathlon at Willow Brook Park on Tuesday.
CRANSTON — Chariho High picked up a pair of Division I wrestling wins Tuesday, defeating Cranston West, 46-30, and La Salle, 54-21.
NEW BRITAIN — Stonington High's Teagan O'Brien is in 10th place after the first day of the heptathlon at Willow Brook Park.
PORTSMOUTH — Christian Manfred finished first in the 200 and was a part of two winning relays at the boys freshman state track and field championships Tuesday.
CUMBERLAND — Cumberland scored seven runs in the second inning on its way to defeating Chariho High, 12-3, in a play-in round game of the Division I softball tournament on Tuesday.
SMITHFIELD — Chariho High was held to one hit and lost to Smithfield, 7-0, in the play-in round of the Division I baseball tournament Tuesday.
WESTERLY — Lyla Auth struck out 13 as the Westerly Middle softball team ended its season with a win, 11-2 over Chariho on Tuesday.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Lilly King always seems to back up her big talk.
NEW YORK (AP) — There were questions about the defending champion Seattle Storm's defense coming into the season with stalwarts Alysha Clark and Natasha Howard no longer on the roster.
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Sun coach Curt Miller has left the team to deal with a family medical issue.
Boston Red Sox (40-27, second in the AL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (30-33, third in the NL East)
WESTERLY — Madigan Hiltz, Jack Morrone and Andrew Pietroszka scored four goals each, and Westerly High downed Lincoln, 15-5, in the Division III boys lacrosse quarterfinals Monday.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Charles Krause finished with seven goals and four assists as the Chariho High boys lacrosse team downed Middletown, 19-10, in the Division II quarterfinals on Monday.
PROVIDENCE — Kaya West finished first in one race and second in another as Westerly High tied for fifth at the Class B girls track and field championships Sunday at Conley Stadium.
WESTERLY — Westerly High swept Lincoln, 3-0, in a Division II boys volleyball tournament play-in match Monday night.
SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Chariho High won the first two sets but lost the next three and fell to South Kingstown, 3-2, in the Division I boys volleyball quarterfinals Monday night.
WESTERLY — Emma Caracciolo drove home the tiebreaking run with a sacrifice fly and Westerly High edged Mount St. Charles, 2-1, in the preliminary round of the Division II softball tournament Monday.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Pilgrim limited Chariho High to four goals in the second half and topped the Chargers, 13-10, in the quarterfinals of the Division II girls lacrosse tournament Monday.
PROVIDENCE — Chariho's 4x800 relay team finished first in the Class B boys track and field championships on Sunday at Conley Stadium.
WESTERLY — Four players scored two goals each as the Westerly Area Youth Lacrosse 14U girls team finished the regular season unbeaten after a 16-2 win over North Kingstown on Saturday at the Bradford Preserve.
PROVIDENCE — Erin vonHousen placed second in the 3,000 and the Chariho High girls track team finished eighth at the Class B track and field championships on Sunday at Conley Stadium.
WESTERLY — Five Anderson Law Firm players scored in doubles figures in its 91-66 victory over Healthy Solutions RI on Sunday in the championship game of the Ocean Community YMCA Men's 18-Plus Basketball League.
PROVIDENCE — Westerly High's 4x800 relay team placed second and the Bulldogs finished ninth in the Class B boys track and field championships on Sunday at Conley Stadium.
EAST LYME — Hopkinton's Nick Alge was the top local finisher in the Niantic Bay 10K on Friday, placing eighth.
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA will hold its All-Star Game in Las Vegas on July 14 pitting the U.S. women's national team that will play in the Olympics against some of the league's best players.
John Marinatto, the Big East commissioner during a tumultuous period of conference realignment across college sports, has died. He was 64.
Toronto Blue Jays (33-30, third in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (39-27, second in the AL East)
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A Pekingese called Wasabi wins best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club.
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Breanna Stewart had 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists to help the Seattle Storm beat the Connecticut Sun 89-66 on Sunday.
WESTERLY — Westerly High hosts Mount St. Charles in the preliminary round of the Division II softball tournament on Monday at Cimalore Field.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Chariho High will travel to Cumberland in the play-in round of the Division I softball tournament on Monday at 6 p.m.
WESTERLY — Westerly High will host Lincoln in the play-in round of the Division II boys volleyball tournament on Monday at 6:30 p.m.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Chariho High will travel to South Kingstown in the quarterfinal round of the Division-I volleyball tournament on Monday at 5 p.m.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Chariho High will host Pilgrim in the quarterfinals of the D-II girls lacrosse tournament on Monday at 7:30 p.m.