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Curt Schilling Considering Run For Ted Kennedy's Senate Seat (VIDEO)

AP | GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Massachusetts-Senate-Vacancy, Gop, Massachusetts, Curt Schilling, Ted Kennedy, Boston Red Sox, Politics News

BOSTON — Curt Schilling, the former major league pitcher who won the allegiance of Bostonians by leading the Red Sox to the 2004 World Series, s...

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Yankees Blast Red Sox In 5-HR Outburst, Jeter Homers On First Pitch

AP | HOWARD ULMAN | Posted 09.24.2009 | New York

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BOSTON — CC Sabathia against Josh Beckett loomed as a low-scoring duel between two of baseball's best pitchers. Neither lived up to the hype, e...

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Yankees Beat Red Sox 5-2, Sweep Series

AP | DAVE SKRETTA | Posted 09.09.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK — Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira hit back-to-back homers in the eighth inning Sunday night, and the New York Yankees beat the Boston Re...

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Yankees Win First Game Against Red Sox

AP | JAY COHEN | Posted 09.07.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK — Melky Cabrera and the New York Yankees knocked out John Smoltz early, and soon it was all over: They had finally beaten the Boston Re...

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It's Time to Realize that Every Baseball Player is a Steroids Suspect

Robert E. Murphy | Posted 08.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: New York Mets, Manny Ramirez, Barry Bonds, Minnesota Twins, Fred McGriff, Roger Clemens, Tyler Kepner, David Wright, Gary Cohen, Steroids in Baseball, Carlos Delgado, Tom Verducci, David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox, Entertainment News

A modern fan can never trust that he or she is watching an honestly competitive game, nor that the statistical records that the baseball fan closely follows are even remotely legitimate.

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9 Ways for Red Sox Parents to Explain David Ortiz and His PEDs

Patrick Sauer | Posted 08.31.2009 | Comedy

There's been a lot of "teachable moments" in Beantown this week and the revelation that Ortiz's name is on a list of players that was meant to be confidential with anonymous testing shouldn't be wasted.

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What Would Theo Do?

Sam Chaltain | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, Baseball, Arne Duncan, Education Reform, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Politics News

I'm wondering if Arne Duncan can do for public schools what Theo Epstein has done for the Red Sox -- take a maligned institution and turn it into a perennial winner.

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Brian Anderson-Mark Kotsay Trade: Red Sox And White Sox Swap Outfielders

AP | Posted 08.28.2009 | Chicago

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BOSTON — In a swap of outfielders, the Boston Red Sox traded Mark Kotsay and cash to the Chicago White Sox for Brian Anderson on Tuesday. The R...

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Adam LaRoche Traded To Red Sox

AP | ALAN ROBINSON | Posted 08.22.2009 | Home

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PITTSBURGH — The Red Sox are hoping this latest trade for Pittsburgh's leading power hitter turns out as well as last season's. The Red Sox acq...

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Caption This Photo, Vote For Monday's Best, See Friday's Winner!

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 06.11.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Jonathan Papelbon, Sports, Rays Sox, Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Caption Contest, Poll, Comedy News

Boston Red Sox's Jonathan Papelbon celebrates after striking out Tampa Bay Rays' Carl Crawford to end the baseball game Sunday, May 10, 2009, in Bosto...

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The Best Damn Sports Mom, Period.

Chris Kyle | Posted 06.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: New England Patriots, Manny Ramirez, Jerry Remy, Mother's Day, Boston Celtics, Coach K, Duke University, John Irving, Red Sox, Mothers, Grandmothers, North Carolina, Johnny Most, Boston Red Sox, Entertainment News

My mom is an unusual sports fan. She doesn't use the word hate and she's never booed a single team or person in her life.

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New York Times "Faces An Uphill Battle" In Red Sox Sale, Boston Globe Decision

Financial Times | Kenneth Li, Henny Sender and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson | Posted 05.28.2009 | Media

Read More: New York Times, Newspapers, Boston Globe, New York Times Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Media News

The New York Times faces an uphill battle as it attempts to rid itself of a minority stake in the Boston Red Sox baseball team -- one of the most valu...

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What If the Red Sox Buy the Boston Globe?

Charles Warner | Posted 05.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Boston Globe, Espn, Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Media News

If I were the czar of a major league sport and had the power, I would forbid a media company from owning a sports franchise because I think the temptation for biased reporting is too strong.

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John Updike, Hall of Famer

David Margolick | Posted 03.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Culture, Literature, Ted Williams, Sports, John Updike, Boston Red Sox, The New Yorker, Media News

Up until the age of 76, Updike never stopped working, turning out a vast body of words. But nothing can top the astonishing piece he wrote on Ted Williams' final game.

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Caroline, We Hardly Knew Ye

Denis Campbell | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

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We are the poorer for Kennedy's decision, and I wonder how many worthy public servants never consider running because of this environment where every minor gaffe is exploited.

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A Red Sox Fan Lovin' Those New Yankees

David Margolick | Posted 01.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: New York Yankees, Sports, Mark Teixeira, Manny Ramirez, Evil Empire, George Steinbrenner, Boston Red Sox, Baseball, Mlb, Entertainment News

What better way to restore the Yankees' traditional repulsiveness than to spend more than all of the other teams combined this off-season?

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NY Times Company Seeking To Sell Stake In The Red Sox

New York Times | Richard Perez-Pena | Posted 01.25.2009 | Media

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The New York Times Company is trying to sell its stake in the Boston Red Sox baseball team, seeking to raise cash and shield its newspaper franchise f...

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My Virtual Gift List for This Holiday Season

Mitchell Bard | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: New York Yankees, The Nation, Andy Pettitte, Al Franken, Facebook, Scramble, Dick Cheney, Bailout, Jorge Posada, Hillary Clinton Senate Seat, Rick Warren, Paul Krugman, Bernard Madoff, Boston Red Sox, Mark Teixeira, c.c. Sabathia, Thomas Friedman, Holiday Season, David Paterson, Espn, Reality Show, Erik Kuselias, Executive Bonuses, A.j. Burnett, Barack Obama, Elvis Presley, Iraq War, Mariano Rivera, Rod Blagojevich, Girls Gone Wild, Hillary Clinton, Saturday Night Live, Derek Jeter, Torture, Holiday Season Commentary, Politics News

Now that you can give crap to people without actually having to give them anything in reality, here is my virtual gift list for this holiday season.

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Palin Likens Her Supporters to the Worst Fans in Baseball

Disgrasian | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin Vp, Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays, Florida Republican Party, Scott Mcclellan, Major League Baseball, McCain-Palin Supporters, Baseball Fans, McCain-Palin 2008, Jacksonville, Mccain-Palin, Florida Polls, Sports Fan, Voter Turnout, Voters, Florida Repubican Campaigning, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Vice President, Republican Voters, Republicans, Boston Red Sox, The Devil Rays, The Rays, Sports Fan Support, Alcs, Fan Attendance, Politics News

As if I needed one more reason to loathe Sarah Palin, here's another: she likened the Republican presidential ticket to the Tampa Bay Rays.

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Moose Call: The Hard Luck Saga Of Yankees' Pitcher Mike Mussina

Tony Sachs | Posted 10.29.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: New York Yankees, World Series, Baltimore Orioles, Cy Young Award, Fenway Park, Carl Everett, Mike Mussina, Joe Torre, Baseball Hall of Fame, Boston Red Sox, Gary Cooper, Chien-Ming Wang, Entertainment News

He may rarely go beyond the high 80s on the speed gun, but Mussina makes hitters look as feeble as if he were blowing 100-MPH fastballs by them.

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Saying Goodbye To Yankee Stadium

Tony Sachs | Posted 10.17.2008 | Entertainment

This silent September finds the New York Yankees out of the playoff chase for the first time in 15 years as fans count down to the final game at Yankee Stadium, which takes place this Sunday.

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Remembering Bobby Murcer

Tony Sachs | Posted 07.24.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: New York Yankees, Baseball, Bobby Murcer, Espn, World Series, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Sports, Entertainment News

When you listen to a guy announce baseball games for 25 years, an attachment forms -- a strong one, even if it's one-sided and non-reciprocal. Bobby Murcer may not have known me, but I felt like I knew him.

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