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Ivonne Hernandez Trial: Yankees Fan Charged With Killing Man After Red Sox Crowd Taunted Her (VIDEO)

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 12.07.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Yankees, Red Sox, Nashua, Car Crash, Yankees, Ivonne Hernandez, New Hampshire, New York News

NASHUA, N.H. — A murder trial has begun for a New Hampshire woman accused of killing a man with her car after a group of people allegedly taunte...

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The Case Against Dan Snyder -- And For the Redskins

Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 11.12.2009 | Sports

Read More: Joe Theisman, Redskins, Nfl, Red Sox, Adam Archuleta, Doug Williams, John Riggins, Sports News
Thomas B. Edsall

Something terrible happened in April, 1999: Dan Snyder bought the Redskins, and there has been no relief since.

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Yankee-Hating Is Sooo 20th Century

Martin Nolan | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Joe Page, Goldie Hawn, Johnny Mize, Yogi Berra, Bucky Dent, Alex Rodriguez, Red Sox, Roger Angell, Mariano Rivera, Brian Cashman, Yankees, George Steinbenner, Derek Jeter, Hideki Matsui, Tommy Henrich, Jorge Posada, Joe DiMaggio, Johnny Damon, Joe Girardi, New York News
Martin Nolan

Pinstripe paranoia, a seasonal ailment, has plagued many of us since 1949. Then, in 2004, came deliverance, along with reduction of sorrow and a fresh perspective.

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Yankees Vs Red Sox: Which Team Has The Hottest Wives & Girlfriends? (PHOTOS)

Posted 11.25.2009 | New York

Read More: Hottest Wives, Photos, Hottest Girlfriends, Baseball, Yankees Red Sox, Slidepoll, Red Sox, Yankees, Pictures, New York News

The best rivalry in sports just got a little bit better! This weekend the Yankees face off against the Red Sox for three games in the Bronx, but th...

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McCain Told Schilling To Run For Kennedy Seat

CNN Politics | Peter Hamby | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Red Sox, World Series, Kennedy Senate Seat, Curt Schilling, George W. Bush, Politics News

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- When former Boston Red Sox ace Curt Schilling started making noise last week about pursuing Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, he said he ...

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Tampa Bay's Fernando Perez: Baseball's Unlikely Poet

John Lundberg | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: The Poetic Life, Tampa Bay Rays, Baseball, Fernando Perez, Outfielder, Red Sox, Poetry Magazine, Caracas, Josh Beckett, Poetry, Rays, John Lundberg, Living News
John Lundberg

I tuned in to Tuesday night's Tampa Bay Rays/Boston Red Sox game hoping to watch Sox pitcher Josh Beckett carry my fantasy baseball team into the leag...

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Yom Kippur Game Rescheduled For Yankees, Red Sox

AP | Frederic J. Frommer | Posted 10.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Yom Kippur, Yom Kippur Game, Yankees-Red Sox, Yom Kippur Reschedule, Mlb, Red Sox Yankees, Major League Baseball, Espn, Yankees-Red Sox Game Yom Kippur, Yankees, Red Sox, New York, Baseball Game Reschedule, New York News

WASHINGTON (AP) -- ESPN and Major League Baseball have agreed to switch the starting time of a Yankees-Red Sox game to avoid conflicting with Yom Kipp...

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Playing Shortstop for the Boston "Ted" Sox

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 09.26.2009 | World

Read More: John Kennedy, Kennedy Brothers, Refugees, Ted Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, United Nations, Red Sox, India, Bangladesh, World News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Tonight Kennedy will be quietly remembered and honored in thousands of tents, huts and homes of refugees around the world who owe their lives and the lives of their children to his generous devotion to their safety and security.

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Yankees Beat Red Sox With A-Rod Homer In The 15th Inning

AP | JAY COHEN | Posted 09.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Yankees/Red Sox, Sports, Yankees Score, Baseball Score, Yankees Red Sox, Alex Rodriguez Home Run, Yankees Red Sox Score, Yankees Beat Red Sox, Red Sox, Yankees, Alex Rodriguez, 15th Inning, Yankee Stadium, New York News

NEW YORK — CC Sabathia gave the Yankees a dominant performance that put them in position for a four-game sweep of the Red Sox. Sabathia didn't a...

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Yankees Win First Game Against Red Sox

AP | JAY COHEN | Posted 09.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Yankees Win, New York Yankees, Yankees Red Sox, Yanks Red Sox, Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Sports, Yankees, Yankee Stadium, New York News

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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Why Character in Sport Matters

Tom Matlack | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Sports, Steroids, Basketball, Baseball, Manhood, Fenway Park, Bill Belichick, Vlad Shulman, Red Sox, Ray Allen, New England Patriots, Manny Ramirez, Boston Magazine, Steroids in Baseball, Boston Celtics, Celtics, Tedy Bruschi, Nba, Media News
Tom Matlack

Talk about a sports fanatic's wet dream. There I was in the Celts' locker room, free to talk to whomever I wanted.

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

Patrick Sauer | Posted 08.31.2009 | Comedy

Read More: New York Yankees, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Steroids, Baseball, Boston, Curt Schilling, David Ortiz Steroids, Peds, Alex Rodriguez, Red Sox, The Departed, Fenway Park, Big Papi, Think of the Children, Derek Jeter, David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox, Jason Bay, Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis, Comedy News
Patrick Sauer

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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New York Times Expects To Sell Stake In Boston Red Sox By January

The Boston Globe | Posted 08.24.2009 | Media

Read More: New York Times Company, Red Sox, New England Sports Network, Media News

The New York Times Co. said yesterday it expects by January to sell its stake in the Boston Red Sox and New England Sports Network. But the company's ...

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Drama in the People's Republic of Cambridge: Boston Has Two Faces

Richard M. Benjamin | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Blacks, Boston Celtics, Racism, Black, Henry Louis Gates Jr. Henry Louis Gates Arrest, Henry Louis Gates, Henry Louis Gates Arrested, Red Sox, Politics News
Richard M. Benjamin

Cambridge is the most socially conservative, politically liberal bastion in America: The town's p.c. doctrinaire ways of thinking and living exact a stifling, conservative effect.

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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
Chris Kyle

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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This Week In Cheating

Jeff Kreisler | Posted 06.08.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Uk, Get Rich Cheating, Parliament, Opposition, Carrie Prejean, Manny Ramirez, Willie Nelson, Dodgers, Manny, Miss California, Media, Loopholes, Gordon Brown, Business Reporters, Tax, Soccer, Breast Implants, Red Sox, Monty Python, Comedy News
Jeff Kreisler

Even if they close some loopholes, the Republican Party knows they can't catch us all. Just ask Willie Nelson and Wesley Snipes. You can't spell "making millions by cheating on taxes" with out "cheating on taxes."

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Time for Yankees to Say Goodbye to A-Rod

Matt Littman | Posted 06.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Steroids, Lindsay Lohan, Madonna, Selena Roberts, George Foster, Red Sox, Alex Rodriguez, Jim Jones, A-Rod, Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire, Joltin' Joe, Brian Cashman, Yankees, Jessica Biel, Idi Amin, Bambino, Entertainment News
Matt Littman

Baseball engenders great nicknames, and the New York Yankees, the most storied franchise in all of sports, certainly have had their fair share. There's the Babe, Joltin' Joe, Mr. October, and Bitch Tits.

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Will the Democratic Party Face No Opposition?

Matt Littman | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Michael Steele, George Jefferson, Karl Rove, Rush Limbaugh, George W. Bush, Mt. Rushmore, Red Sox, American Chopper, Democrats, Sarah Palin, Dick Cheney, Chrysler, Yankees, The Real Housewives of Nyc, Republicans, Mcdlt, Capulets, Montagues, H1n1, Politics News
Matt Littman

Republicans are nearly out of business. They are in worse shape than Chrysler. John Boehner just asked for stimulus money to keep the Republican Party alive (I am joking).

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What Wonders He Has Seen

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 05.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: California Gold Rush, Wrigley Field, Peter Seitz, Arthur Gidden, Great Recession, Burleigh Grimes, Yankees, Boston Braves, Fenway Park, Black Sox Scandal, Red Sox, Ty Cobb, Commissioner Landis, Great Depression, Babe Ruth, Herbert Hoover, Entertainment News
Roger I. Abrams

On Saturday, April 24, we went to Fenway Park to see Arthur Giddon, the Red Sox honorary bat boy. Also scheduled was a match bet...

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Chicago Cubs Opening Day: Zambrano Opens Against Houston

AP | BEN WALKER | Posted 05.07.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Sports, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Cubs Opening Day, Baseball Opening Day, Lou Piniella, Carlos Zambrano, Citi Field, New Yankee Stadium, Cubs Astros, Opening Day Weather, Fenway Park, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Red Sox, Red Sox Opening Day 2009, Chicago-Illinois, Chicago News

Ken Griffey Jr. swinging again for Seattle, K-Rod now closing for the New York Mets. A championship rematch at Fenway Park, a new start for CC Sabathi...

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Where Is The New York Times Going?

Ashley Rindsberg | Posted 03.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Gray Lady, New York Times, Newspaper, Media, Carlos Slim, Red Sox, News, The Times, Sulzberger, Old Media vs. New Media, Old Media Death Watch, The New York Times, Ochs-Sulzbergers, Old Media, Media News
Ashley Rindsberg

Today, the paper runs the most sophisticated, resource-rich, and usable news website in the US (and probably the world) but is bleeding cash and readers. Why?

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Caroline, We Hardly Knew Ye

Denis Campbell | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Caroline Kennedy, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Caroline Kennedy Senate Seat, Caroline Kennedy Senate, David Paterson Caroline Kennedy, New York State, Yankees, Red Sox, Bernie Madoff, Government, Patriot Act, Politics, Senate, Bernard Madoff, Timothy Geithner, Habius Corpus, Politics News
Denis Campbell

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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Mark Teixeira & Baseball's Fantasy World

George Mitrovich | Posted 01.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Economy, Sportswriters, Mark Teixeira, Baseball, Economic Crisis, Jamie McCourt, Yankees, Agents, Mannie Ramirez, Red Sox, Dodgers, Professional Athletes, Scott Boras, Baseball Players, Entertainment News
George Mitrovich

We may achieve a new equity between players and fans, between the few who makes millions playing a game and the many who labor to survive America's economic nightmare.

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Damn Yankees!

Tom Cosgrove | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Boston, Legal Services, Legal Services NYC, Mark Teixeira, Manny Ramirez, Bankruptcy, Poverty, Economy, New York City, Yankees, Homeless, Foreclosure, Red Sox, Public Interest Lawyers, Barack Obama, Politics News
Tom Cosgrove

Obama's election night challenge to "look after not only ourselves, but each other" does a better good job of describing what public interest lawyers at Legal Services NYC do every day.

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