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 Curt Schilling:
 A Very Human
 Superman 

Love him or hate him, departing ace was a compelling figure

Jun 22, 08 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Plenty of fans adore Curt Schilling, plenty more harbor less admiring thoughts about him, and Kevin van Valkenburg, writing in the Baltimore Sun, feels a little bit of both. As the Red Sox pitcher faces a season-ending surgery, a look back at his career shows a gifted athlete with a... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • Curt Schilling • Arizona Diamondbacks • pitcher • sports injuries • baseball

 Lester Throws No-Hitter 

24-year-old Red Sox lefty and cancer survivor beats KC Royals

May 19, 08 9:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jon Lester can now add pitching a no-hitter to his already amazing list of accomplishments. The 24-year-old lefty, who survived cancer to pitch the clincher of Boston's 2007 World Series victory, shut down Kansas City 7-0 Monday night for the first no-hitter in the majors this season. "Really, words... More »

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cancer • Boston Red Sox • Fenway Park • no-hitter • AL East • Jon Lester • American League

 Payton Powers O's Past BoSox 

May 14, 08 10:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jay Payton hit his fourth career grand slam to back a gritty pitching effort by Daniel Cabrera, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3 Wednesday for a two-game sweep. Solo homers by Jason Varitek and Mike Lowell, and a defensive gem by Manny Ramirez _... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • Manny Ramirez • Baltimore Orioles • baseball • Jay Payton

(Newser) - Luke Scott homered and had three of Baltimore's 11 hits off Josh Beckett, and the Orioles received a fine pitching performance from Jeremy Guthrie in a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. Scott was mired in a 7-for-55 skid before going 3-for-3 against Beckett, who came... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • Josh Beckett • Baltimore Orioles • baseball • Luke Scott

Livan Hernandez Pitches Twins Past Red Sox 7-3

Buchholz done in despite Twins' lack of power hitting

May 12, 08 10:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Livan Hernandez won again, Craig Monroe contributed another big hit, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3 on Monday night to win the four-game series. Manny Ramirez finally went deep, hitting career homer No. 498 in the first inning for the Red Sox. The two-run shot was... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • Manny Ramirez • Minnesota Twins • Craig Monroe • Clay Buchholz • baseball • Livan Hernandez

GAME OF THE NIGHT

Twins Start Swinging
Lumber, Belt 3 Homers

May 12, 08 2:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Craig Monroe went 2-for-4 with two of light-hitting Minnesota's three home runs and four RBI, and the Twins hung on for a 9-8 victory over the Boston Red Sox tonight. Joe Nathan gave up two runs in the ninth but still managed to record his 12th save in as many... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • Minnesota Twins • Craig Monroe • Tim Wakefield • baseball • Joe Nathan • Adam Everett

 Dice-K, 4 Homers 
 Carry Red Sox to Win 

Bottom of lineup is major source of power against the Twins

May 10, 08 9:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Boston Red Sox got an unexpected power surge from the bottom of their lineup to help Daisuke Matsuzaka remain undefeated with a 5-2 victory over Minnesota on Saturday. Coco Crisp and Jed Lowrie hit back-to-back homers to lead off the seventh inning and Matsuzaka (6-0) gave up two runs... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • Daisuke Matsuzaka • Minnesota Twins • Coco Crisp • American League • baseball • Glen Perkins • Jed Lowrie

Twins Jump Over Red Sox, Beat Papelbon

Lamb has key hit in ninth-inning rally for Minnesota

May 10, 08 12:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Struggling Mike Lamb lifted the Minnesota Twins past the Boston Red Sox 7-6 last night with a two-run single in the ninth against Jonathan Papelbon, who blew his second consecutive save opportunity. Delmon Young led off the ninth with a single, and advanced on a sacrifice by Matt Tolbert. Adam... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • Jonathan Papelbon • Minnesota Twins • Mike Lowell • American League • baseball • Carlos Gomez • Brendan Harris • Delmon Young • Jesse Crain • Mike Lamb • Matt Tolbert • Adam Everett

Beckett, Youkilis Lead Boston Over Tigers

Ace strikes out eight, first baseman homers in 5-1 triumph

May 8, 08 10:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Josh Beckett got eight strikeouts, including the 1,000th of his career and Kevin Youkilis hit another home run at spacious Comerica Park to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-1 win over the Detroit Tigers. Beckett gave up six hits and a run in seven innings and Youkilis... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • Josh Beckett • Detroit Tigers • Justin Verlander • Kevin Youkilis • baseball

(Newser) - Placido Polanco hit a broken-bat, tiebreaking single with two outs in the ninth off Jonathan Papelbon to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 10-9 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night. Boston had everything set up for its sixth straight win, rallying from a four-run deficit with its... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • Jonathan Papelbon • Detroit Tigers • Placido Polanco • baseball

Manny, Big Papi Go Back-to-Back as Sox Roll 5-0

Wakefield stymies punchless Tigers over eight innings

May 6, 08 10:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tim Wakefield only allowed two hits in eight shutout innings to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 5-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez also hit back-to-back homers on successive pitches in Boston's fifth straight win and seventh in the last eight... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • Manny Ramirez • David Ortiz • Detroit Tigers • Tim Wakefield • baseball

Yankees-BoSox Rivalry Seen
in NH Death

Woman, charged with murder, drove into crowd after NY taunts

May 6, 08 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry has officially gotten deadly, the Boston Globe reports: Ivonne Hernandez, a 43-year-old New Hampshire woman, was charged with second-degree murder yesterday after allegedly driving her car into a crowd of jeering Red Sox fans, killing Matthew Beaudoin. Beaudoin, 29, was reportedly among a crowd chanting “... More »

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Boston Red Sox • New York Yankees • rivalry • drunk driving • fans

 BoSox Down Slumping Tigers  

May 5, 08 11:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mike Lowell hit one of Boston's three homers for his first RBIs this season, and the Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 Monday behind a wild Daisuke Matsuzaka. Kevin Youkilis and David Ortiz also connected for Boston, which won its fourth straight game and sent the Tigers to their... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • Daisuke Matsuzaka • Detroit Tigers • Mike Lowell • baseball

 One Series Sweep for Another 

May 5, 08 12:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kevin Youkilis had four RBIs and Jon Lester pitched six innings to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 7-3 victory over Tampa Bay yesterday, spoiling the return of Rays ace Scott Kazmir. After being swept for the first time in franchise history by Tampa Bay last weekend, the Red... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • Jonathan Papelbon • Kevin Youkilis • Jon Lester • Scott Kazmir • baseball • Tampa Bay Rays

Ramirez's Bat and Arm Lead Red Sox

Beckett pitches eight strong innings as Boston continues roll

May 3, 08 11:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Manny Ramirez singled in two runs in the first inning to end his longest RBI drought with Boston and Josh Beckett pitched eight innings to help the Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 12-4 last night. Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz each had three hits and Jason Varitek drove... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • Josh Beckett • Manny Ramirez • David Ortiz • Jason Varitek • Scott Kazmir • American League • Dustin Pedroia • baseball • Tampa Bay Rays • Akinori Iwamura • Gabe Gross

(Newser) - Dustin Pedroia drove in three runs, including a two-run single in a five-run fourth inning, and the Boston Red Sox earned a 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays last night. Brandon Moss hit a solo homer, and Pedroia had a double and two singles for the Red Sox. Edwin... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • Jonathan Papelbon • Clay Buchholz • Dustin Pedroia • baseball • Tampa Bay Rays • Edwin Jackson • Brandon Ross

 Burnett, Rios Avert
 Sweep in Boston 

Toronto concludes 2-7 roadtrip with 3-0 win

May 1, 08 10:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - A.J. Burnett scattered three hits pitching into the eighth inning and Alex Rios homered for the Toronto Blue Jays, who wrapped up a miserable road trip with a 3-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Toronto finished the nine-game trip at 2-7 and avoided a sweep after Boston had... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • Toronto Blue Jays • Alex Rios • baseball • B.J. Ryan • A.J. Burnett

(Newser) - Manny Ramirez slid in just ahead of the tag on Jason Varitek's single in the ninth, giving the Boston Red Sox their second straight win in their last at bat, 2-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. Ramirez barely beat the throw from center fielder Vernon Wells, who... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • Manny Ramirez • Toronto Blue Jays • Jason Varitek • baseball

 Lester Outduels Halladay 

BoSox rally with two outs in the ninth against Toronto's ace

Apr 29, 08 10:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kevin Youkilis lined a run-scoring single to center field in the ninth, ending a brilliant pitching duel between Roy Halladay and Jon Lester and giving the Boston Red Sox a 1-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Halladay (2-4) retired the first two batters in the inning before walking David... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • Manny Ramirez • David Ortiz • Jonathan Papelbon • Toronto Blue Jays • Kevin Youkilis • Jon Lester • Roy Halladay • baseball

Shields Tosses Shutout as Rays Beat Red Sox

Tampa completes first three-game sweep of the defending champs

Apr 27, 08 7:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - James Shields threw a two-hitter for his first career shutout, Evan Longoria homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Josh Beckett and Boston 3-0 to complete their first three-game sweep of the Red Sox. Shields (3-1) struck out seven and walked one while Beckett (2-2) struck out a career-high 13... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • Josh Beckett • Manny Ramirez • David Ortiz • Terry Francona • baseball • James Shields • Tampa Bay Rays • Evan Longoria

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