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Morning sports update: Geno Auriemma says college coaches are ‘afraid of their players’

The Red Sox lost 1-0 to the Athletics on Tuesday night. Chris Sale pitched six innings, allowing just a solo home run to Matt Chapman.

The Bruins clinched home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a 6-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

Geno Auriemma’s take: University of Connecticut women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma weighed in on the current relationship between college coaches and players.

“The majority of coaches in America are afraid of their players,” Auriemma told ESPN. “The NCAA, the athletic directors and society has made them afraid of their players.