Tony club admits Brady, Bundchen

BROOKLINE (AP) — An exclusive club in the tony town where Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen live has finally admitted the celebrity couple.

The Boston Globe reports that The Country Club in Brookline, a leafy and affluent Boston suburb, quietly approved membership for the New England Patriots’ star quarterback and his supermodel wife.

Brady and Bundchen own a multimillion-dollar mansion next door. But their application languished for two years while other members debated whether they might be a little too high-profile for the privacy-minded club founded in 1882 on Chestnut Hill.

Club amenities include access to two golf courses, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, a curling rink, an Olympic-size pool, skeet shooting, trails for cross-country skiing and a pond for ice skating.

Dad of Sox minor leaguer faces drug, weapons charges

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — The father of Boston Red Sox pitching prospect Jason Groome faces drug and weapons charges in New Jersey.

Authorities on Wednesday announced the arrests of 43-year-old Jason Groome of Barnegat and two other men following a three-month investigation into drug activity in Ocean County.

Search warrants led to the discovery of about 400 oxycodone pills, cocaine, marijuana and several weapons.

Groome is held in jail awaiting a court hearing on various charges, including possession and intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine.

Authorities say there’s no evidence to suggest any other member of the Groome family is involved.

The younger Groome, drafted 12th overall last year, plays for the Class-A Greenville Drive.

Ex-Bruin Ference retires from NHL

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Veteran defenseman Andrew Ference, who won a Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins in 2011, has announced his retirement from the NHL after 16 seasons.

The 38-year-old made his announcement Thursday after spending the past four seasons with Edmonton, where he served as the Oilers’ captain from 2013-15.

The 5-foot-11, 184-pound Ference totaled 43 goals, 182 assists and 753 penalty minutes in 907 career games with Pittsburgh, Calgary, Boston and Edmonton. He also had eight goals, 30 assists and 122 penalty minutes in 120 playoff games, including four goals and six assists in 25 games during the Bruins’ championship run.

Ference was selected by the Penguins in the eighth round, 208th overall, of the 1997 NHL draft.

“As I graduate from my time of playing in the NHL, I realize I have the problem of being unable to properly thank the hundreds of people who have helped me achieve my goal of playing in the best league in the world,” Ference said in a statement released by the Oilers. “No one gets here on their own, especially average sized guys with average skills.”

C’s beat Warriors in summer league

The Boston Celtics led from start to finish and simply ran the Golden State Warriors off the court with a 20-5 first quarter en route to a 93-69 Las Vegas Summer League win Wednesday. Boston (4-0) didn’t play, or miss, the last two No. 3 picks in the draft in Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. Jabari Bird, a 2017 second-round pick, took advantage of the opening with 17 points on 8-for-10 shooting. Ante Zizic, the 2016 No. 23 overall pick, has gained steam as the summer league has progressed. He had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds to go with three blocks. Forward Rosco Allen scored 18 off the bench.

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