Derek & Co. brace for one Halo of a fight
For all the talk about how badly the Yankees have matched up historically against this next opponent, remember this: The Angels supposedly couldn't beat the Red Sox. So how did that turn out in the ALDS? While the Angels are the only team in ba... read the full story
Teen is MVP of women's tourney
At 5-foot-2 and 115 pounds, 16-year-old Marti Sementelli was the youngest and smallest of the five-time defending champion New England Red Sox trying to win another title Monday at the Cl tournament. But she cut an imposing veteran presence on the mound, as she... read the full story
-Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein said Monday that the Cleveland Indians had asked for permission to speak to pitching coach John Farrell for its managerial job, but that he said he would like to stay in Boston. Farrell would be allowed to interview if he... read the full story
-Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein said Monday that the Cleveland Indians had asked for permission to speak to pitching coach John Farrell for its managerial job, but that he said he would like to stay in Boston. Farrell would be allowed to interview if he... read the full story
AP Photo/Elise Amendola “The season doesn’t wind down. It just comes to a crashing halt,” Boston manager Terry Francona. That quote wraps up the entire sports day as the Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots were on the losing end of... read the full story
Vladimir Guerrero and the Angels shrugged off their postseason failures and swept the Red Sox out of the playoffs. Guerrero hit a two-out, two-run single off Jonathan Papelbon in the ninth inning and the Angels rallied past Boston 7-6 in Game 3. READ MORE>> read the full story
Sports Redux: Bite Size Edition
The early action in ALDS Game Three favors the Red Sox. A 5-1 lead thanks, in part, to Dustin Pedroia finally proving the Sox can score runs against the Angels. J.D Drew homered, too. Clay Buchholz leads Boston's potential last stand and needed 152 pitches to... read the full story
(AP Photo/Chris Carlson) The Boston Red Sox have scored one run in 18 innings against an Angels pitching staff that has been too hard for them to handle. The 2-0 deficit the Sox are in is even harder to deal with. We'll find out Sunday. We do know that the Red Sox... read the full story
Angels' Weaver, Izturis beat Red Sox for 2-0 lead
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- With Jered Weaver picking up right where John Lackey left off for the Los Angeles Angels, not even Josh Beckett could keep the Boston Red Sox from the brink of playoff elimination. read the full story
Lackey pitches Angels past Red Sox
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- With Torii Hunter hitting the rocks and John Lackey rolling through the Boston lineup, the Los Angeles Angels finally got on top of the Red Sox in the playoffs. read the full story
Ofman: Dis and Dat, Dem and Dose
By George Ofman Three cheers for our town. Make that four. The Sporting News's annual list of the best sports cities in America ranks Chicago/Evanston as fourth. Yes, Evanston. Northwestern counts. Pittsburgh is first, what with the Steelers and Penguins winning... read the full story
Bite Size News, October 7: Jakes Cash In Edition
Image by Auntie Lola from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr . Thirteen communities Massachusetts are getting $8.1 million in federal stimulus cash to rehire 127 firefighters. [ Boston Herald ] While Martha Coakley has some favorable polling data , Alan Khazei has... read the full story
Coppock On Books: "Fat Guys..." Reviewed And A Dozen Great Chet One-Liners
Sports radio pioneer and consummate athletics-savant Chet Coppock's new book, " Fat Guys Shouldn't Be Dancin' at Halftime " is everywhere this month, from Borders to Costco. Chet himself is on a Chicago news program or talk show pretty much every hour, on the hour,... read the full story
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