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Boston Red Sox stories: 194 news summaries

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WORLD SERIES

 Yankees Win 3-1, Pull Even 

New York finds just enough offense against Phillies' Martinez

Oct 29, 09 10:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hideki Matsui’s sixth-inning home run off old pal Pedro Martinez held up as the winning run as the New York Yankees pulled even in the World Series with a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Yankees overcame an early 1-0 deficit on solo shots by Mark Teixeira and... More »

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Philadelphia Phillies • Boston Red Sox • New York Mets • New York Yankees • Jorge Posada • Hideki Matsui • Mark Teixeira • Pedro Martinez • 2009 World Series

mlb playoffs

Yankees, Angels Wrap Up Series Sweeps

With Dodgers in NLCS, only Philly-Colorado remains up in the air

Oct 11, 09 5:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Yankees wrapped up a sweep of the Twins tonight in Minneapolis, getting homers from Jorge Posada and suddenly clutch Alex Rodriguez in a 6-1 win. They advance to face the Angels, who mounted an unlikely ninth-inning comeback this afternoon, scoring off Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon three times and... More »

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St. Louis Cardinals • MLB • Philadelphia Phillies • Boston Red Sox • New York Yankees • Jonathan Papelbon • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim • Alex Rodriguez • Jorge Posada • Colorado Rockies • Minnesota Twins • Vladimir Guerrero • Los Angeles Dodgers • baseball playoffs • Torii Hunter • baseball

OPINION

 Top US Sports City: Pittsburgh 

Having NFL, NHL champions gives it a leg up on Penn. rival Philadelphia

Oct 7, 09 11:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - With championship NFL and NHL teams and solid college squads, Pittsburgh is America’s top sports city, the Sporting News rules. “Sports fans in Western Pennsylvania have had a lot to be proud of these last 12 months. Pittsburgh truly is the City of Champions,” says Mayor Luke... More »

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entertainment • Chicago White Sox • Los Angeles Lakers • Philadelphia Phillies • Chicago Cubs • Chicago • Boston Red Sox • Boston • Pittsburgh Penguins • Super Bowl • Los Angeles • Pittsburgh Steelers • Boston Celtics • Philadelphia • Stanley Cup • Pittsburgh • Boston Bruins • Northwestern Wildcats

Cryogenic Tell-All

Ted Williams' Frozen Head Treated Like a Baseball

Former exec at cryogenics company details bizarre, unprofessional practices

Oct 2, 09 9:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ted Williams’ frozen head has apparently not received the respect usually accorded to Hall of Famers. In a tell-all, a former exec at the cryogenic facility where the Red Sox slugger’s body resides writes that his severed head was propped up in a canister on a can of Bumble... More »

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Boston Red Sox • Baseball Hall of Fame • decapitation • freezing temperatures • Ted Williams • cryogenics • head • tell-all

Red Sox Fan Sprung From Jail—for Game

Judge calls furlough 'compassionate' act for man with few joys in life

Sep 25, 09 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Red Sox fandom turned out to be a get out of jail free card for one Iowa man. Randy Barker was serving a 20-day jail sentence for violating a protective order, but his lawyer argued that he should be released long enough to attend a Sox game with his dad... More »

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Iowa • Boston Red Sox • Kansas City Royals • jail • baseball • Randy Barker

 
 Curt Schilling 
 Nixes Run for 
 Kennedy Seat 

Former Red Sox star says Mass. effort 'just did not make sense'

Sep 23, 09 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Curt Schilling won’t be jumping into the political ring after all. The Red Sox legend ruled out a run for Ted Kennedy’s senate seat last night on Joe Buck Live, saying it “just did not make sense.” Schilling, an outspoken conservative, had publicly considered running, and... More »

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 Winning Teams Juice 
 Ballpark Beer Prices 

On average; there are some steals, and some outrages

Sep 11, 09 4:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fans of winning baseball franchises pay for their bragging rights with more expensive beer, the Wall Street Journal reports. On average, a team that wins 6 out of 10 games charges $1.30 more for a 16-ounce beer than a club with a .400 winning percentage. There are, of... More »

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MLB • Philadelphia Phillies • Boston Red Sox • beer • Pittsburgh Pirates • stadium • Washington Nationals • baseball • concessions

Red Sox Hero Schilling Won't Nix Run for Kennedy Seat

Retired pitcher has been vocal Republican supporter in recent elections

Sep 2, 09 7:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Curt Schilling, the volubly Republican All-Star pitcher who helped the Boston Red Sox end their 86-year World Series drought, has “been contacted” about a run to fill Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat, he tells NECN. “I do have some interest in the possibility,” Schilling, 42, writes on... More »

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 Kennedy Honored at Fenway 


Aug 26, 09 8:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - His hometown Boston Red Sox honored the late Ted Kennedy tonight, the Globe reports, with an Air Force sergeant playing Taps before a pre-game moment of silence at Fenway Park. The team also played a video tribute midway through the first inning to the Massachusetts Democrat—who, the team owner... More »

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Boston Red Sox • Boston • Fenway Park • Ted Kennedy • Larry Lucchino • tribute • first pitch • Taps • moment of silence

(Newser) - The people of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, are perfectly happy with their AAA Red Sox farm team, and others from across Red Sox Nation are tagging along, NPR reports. Box seats cost $10 at McCoy stadium, and a hot dog can be had for less than an arm and a leg.... More »

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(Newser) - David Ortiz says he has never used steroids, despite his inclusion on baseball's infamous list of juicers from 2003, the Globe reports. “I used a lot of supplements and vitamins" back then, the Red Sox slugger said at a press conference today. He acknowledged being a "bit... More »

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steroids • MLB • Boston Red Sox • David Ortiz • sports doping • baseball • Mitchell Report • performance-enhancing drugs • Big Papi

BASEBALL TRADE ROUNDUP

 Halladay Stays; 
 ChiSox Get Peavy 


Jul 31, 09 4:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The biggest move on today’s baseball trading deadline looks to be one that wasn’t made, Fox Sports reports: Toronto kept ace right-hander Roy Halladay, who’d drawn interest from contenders in both leagues. The biggest name dealt was right-hander Jake Peavy, sent from San Diego to the Chicago... More »

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Chicago White Sox • San Diego Padres • Boston Red Sox • Cleveland Indians • Seattle Mariners • Cincinnati Reds • Jake Peavy • Detroit Tigers • Atlanta Braves • Toronto Blue Jays • Florida Marlins • Victor Martinez • Washington Nationals • Roy Halladay • baseball • Nick Johnson • Jarrod Washburn • Casey Kotchman • Justin Masterson • Scott Rolen • trade deadline

(Newser) - Insiders say both Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz are on “the list” of baseball players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003, the New York Times reports. Ramirez recently finished a 50-game suspension for taking a banned drug; it’s the first time Ortiz—Ramirez’s teammate on... More »

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steroids • Boston Red Sox • Manny Ramirez • David Ortiz • Los Angeles Dodgers • sports doping • performance-enhancing drugs • Big Papi

(AP) - Jim Rice's icy glare melted into a wide smile. Brash, flamboyant Rickey Henderson was humbled by it all. The former left fielders were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame today along with the late Joe Gordon, and Henderson, baseball's all-time leading base stealer, was briefly overcome before evoking some... More »

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sports • Boston Red Sox • Baseball Hall of Fame • baseball • Jim Rice • Oakland A's • left field • Ricky Henderson • Joe Gordon

 For One 
 All-Star, Playboy 
 Trumps Obama 

Papelbon says parties beat prez at game

Jul 17, 09 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Red Sox hurler Jonathan Papelbon says having the president around at the All-Star Game was “fun”—but not as fun as Playboy's hospitality, Subway Squawkers reports. “I enjoyed the parties more than the president, to be honest with you,” the skin mag's shindig being his favorite,... More »

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(Newser) - The fan kicked out of Yankee Stadium last August for trying to use the bathroom during God Bless America won a moral victory (and a payday) today, NY1 reports, with the Yankees and New York City settling the man’s discrimination suit. The team publicly stated that it has no... More »

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(Newser) - A familiar name might someday being roaming the outfield for the Boston Red Sox. The team today drafted the grandson of Carl Yastrzemski, reports the Globe. The younger Yaz, Michael, is 18 and no sure thing to make the bigs. But it can’t hurt that he’s been tutored... More »

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Boston Red Sox • draft • baseball • Carl Yastrzemski • Michael Yastrzemski

(Newser) - The New York Times Company has hired Goldman Sachs to handle a possible sale of the Boston Globe, the Globe reports. Goldman, which has also been trying to help the Times Co. unload its 17.5% stake in the Red Sox, has been telling prospective buyers it would... More »

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Obituary

BoSox Star
Dom DiMaggio Dead at 92

All-Star excelled in the shadow of brother Joe and Ted Williams

May 8, 09 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dom DiMaggio, the talented younger brother of Joltin’ Joe, died today at the age of 92, the Boston Globe reports. The former Red Sox center fielder went to the All-Star Game seven times in his 11-year career, and earned accolades from his contemporaries. Ted Williams called DiMaggio “the best... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • David Halberstam • obituary • Joe DiMaggio • Ted Williams • baseball • Dom DiMaggio

(Newser) - It takes more to build a winning baseball team these days than pure statistical analysis, writes Darren Everson in the Wall Street Journal. You need someone with what Everson terms “Bellhorn Syndrome.” Mark Bellhorn, owner of a .264 slugging average the previous year, became an inexplicable hero... More »

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Boston Red Sox • Colorado Rockies • baseball • Gabe Kapler • Tampa Bay Rays

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