It wasn’t a trade, but it sure looked like one.
Less than a week after losing free agent shortstop Alex Gonzalez to the Toronto Blue Jays, the Red Sox struck a deal to bring former Jays’ …

Boston celebrated two decidedly American holidays this evening—Christmas and Independence Day—by simultaneously lighting an enormous spruce tree and blasting choreographed fireworks into the night sky.
The display was all part of the city’s 68th annual Christmas …

It’s already bad enough for the Old John Hancock Building—standing a measly 490 feet tall, it stacks up as only the 18th tallest building in Boston. Meanwhile, right next door, the Prudential Building pompously …

The bidding war is officially on for Blue Jays ace and former Cy Young Award winner, Roy Halladay—and according to several sources, the Red Sox are right in the thick of it.
Citing unnamed sources, The …

Republican Gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker announced today that state Sen. Richard R Tisei will run alongside him for Lieutenant Governor in next year’s election.
Tisei, the Senate minority leader, has served in the state legislature since …

“New Moon,” the latest installment in the “Twilight” series, hits theaters today and, unless you’re in your early teens or a vampire yourself, constantly in search of acceptance and a sense of belonging in this …

I am very upset with Sarah Palin.
And it’s not even for the usual stuff—hunting from a helicopter, lying/making up superficial answers to complex political questions, waving at Putin. No, sir, what’s got me so distressed …

Author’s Note: As this post went up, the Red Sox announced Jason Varitek’s decision to re-sign with the team for the 2010 season. Good timing, eh?
With the much anticipated—though ultimately unsurprising—announcement on Monday that Victor …

Derek Jeter has a fist fulla rings.So too do Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, and Andy Pettite.
Once again: each man, to himself, has a full hand-worth of rings. World Series rings.
To put that in perspective, each …

Autumn is, unfortunately, the most fickle season. For a few fleeting weeks, the air is crisp and the leaves burn gold and crimson. Suddenly though, the nights grow cold and the trees turn barren, their …