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Hour after Red Sox win, explosion at marathon
The Red Sox and Rays were making their ways out of Fenway Park when two explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon were heard at the ...
Buchholz no-hit bid ends in 8th, Sox top Rays 5-0
Clay Buchholz was a nervous 23-year-old rookie when he threw a no-hitter in his second major league start. He was more relaxed when he nearly did it ...
Red Sox sellout streak ends at 820 games
The longest home sellout streak in major pro sports history ended Wednesday night at 820 games for the Boston Red Sox. The official attendance for an ...
Farrell: Lackey unlikely to make scheduled start
Red Sox manager John Farrell says pitcher John Lackey probably won't take his next turn in Boston's rotation. Lackey walked off the mound with pain ...
Middlebrooks hits 3 homers, Red Sox rout Blue Jays
Boston's Will Middlebrooks swung the bat so well Sunday, he even got an unwanted visit from a fan who came out of the stands to congratulate him.
John Lackey leaves game with apparent arm injury
Boston Red Sox pitcher John Lackey, making his first major league start since elbow surgery, left Saturday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays with ...
Red Sox handcuffed by Pettitte, Rivera in 4-2 loss
Looking for their first season-opening sweep at Yankee Stadium, the Red Sox instead were handcuffed by a pair of familiar foes. Andy Pettitte pitched ...
Red Sox chill Yanks, 2-0 for first time since 1999
Back in the warmth of the clubhouse, Clay Buchholz took pride in how he chilled the New York Yankees' bats. For the first time since 1999, the Boston ...
MLB teams honor Newtown victims before openers
The names, written in script, streamed slowly down on the video board in center field at Yankee Stadium, of the 20 children and six educators who died ...
Lester, Red Sox shut down Yankees on opening day
Jackie Bradley Jr. and the Red Sox were daring on the basepaths. Jon Lester and the Boston bullpen were aggressive against a barely recognizable New ...
Yankees, Red Sox to honor Newtown
The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will honor the community of Newtown and the memory of those killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary ...
Ortiz's batting practice session canceled
David Ortiz canceled a batting practice session because heel pain that has sidelined the Boston Red Sox designated hitter for nine days is still too ...
Manny Ramirez signs contract with Taiwan team
Manny Ramirez said Tuesday he is "starting a new beginning" after signing a short-term contract to play with the EDA Rhinos in Taiwan's professional ...
Red Sox shut down Ortiz with sore heel, beat Rays
David Ortiz will be shut down for several days of spring training because of sore left heel, and the Boston Red Sox are hoping the break from baseball ...
Schilling's bloody sock from WS goes for $92,613
A bloody sock worn by Curt Schilling while pitching for the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of the 2004 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals was sold ...
Bobby Valentine to lead Sacred Heart athletics
Former Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine has been hired as the athletics director at Sacred Heart University. The university in Fairfield, Conn.
Yankees razz Youkilis for Red Sox remarks
Teammates of Kevin Youkilis were waiting to razz him when the third baseman walked into the New York Yankees clubhouse on Friday. Youkilis made the ...
Lucchino predicts sellout streak could end
Red Sox president Larry Lucchino says he thinks the team's sellout streak at Fenway Park will end in April, a month shy of 10 years of a packed ...
Indians sign RHP Matsuzaka to minor-league deal
The last time a team brought Daisuke Matsuzaka into camp, it paid more than $100 million to get him. On Wednesday, the Cleveland Indians brought him ...
Martinez returns to Red Sox as assistant to GM
Former Boston manager Terry Francona gave Pedro Martinez a big hug along with some advice to help him in his new job as a special assistant to the Red ...
Posey, Pence, Ellsbury among 81 to strike deals
NL MVP Buster Posey agreed to an $8 million, one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants, teammate Hunter Pence got a $13.8 million deal and ...
Schilling's bloody sock going up for auction
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling — whose video game company underwent a spectacular collapse into bankruptcy last year — is selling the ...
Red Sox get All-Star closer Hanrahan from Pirates
If Joel Hanrahan can do for the Boston Red Sox what he did against them, they should be very happy with their new closer. In the first of his two ...
AP source: Pirates, Red Sox near deal for Hanrahan
The Boston Red Sox are pursuing another burly right-hander to shore up their bullpen. A person familiar with the talks said the Red Sox and Pirates ...