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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Red Sox fielded an unorthodox lineup for the second straight day at Target Field on Saturday, and Shane Victorino's back wasn't the only one manager John Farrell had to worry about. Shortstop Stephen Drew also was out of Farrell...

BOSTON -- Rangers coach John Tortorella is usually unflinchingly blunt, answering questions with the delicacy of a sledgehammer, but he was cryptic in talking about his team Friday. When asked if any significant adjustments were necessary followi...

Shane Victorino is out of the lineup for the second consecutive day after hurting his back while running into the wall making a catch Thursday night against the Rays. Jonny Gomes, whose sacrifice fly in the 10th inning Friday provided the winning ...

BOSTON -- Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg (lower body) skated with team strength and conditioning coach Johnny Whitesides prior to practice Saturday and fellow injured defenseman Wade Redden (lower body) skated with the rest of his teammates. And...

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BOSTON -- Ex-Ranger Wade Redden said he's not yet ready to return to the Bruins' lineup -- the injured defenseman will be a game-time decision Sunday -- but admitted there will likely be a mix of emotions in facing his former team. Redden played ...

Boston Bruins defenseman Wade Redden has returned to practice but says he isn't quite ready to play after missing Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Rangers.

Jared Wickerham/Getty ImagesChris Wilcox throws down a jam against the Los Angeles Lakers.After the Boston Celtics' 2012-13 campaign met an untimely end, we've busted out our red pens and assigned grades to each player based on their individual perfo...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Before Friday night, Will Middlebrooks hadn't attempted a sacrifice bunt since 2008, when he was a 19-year-old in his first season of professional baseball at Single-A Lowell. But there the big third baseman was in the 10th inning a...

MINNEAPOLIS -- When the Red Sox last played the Minnesota Twins, they lost three of four at Fenway Park and slipped back into a tie for first place for the first time in a month. They haven't been back atop the AL East since then, and they will have ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- For the second time in a week, Shane Victorino is feeling the effects of an ill-fated run-in with an outfield wall. Victorino's sore back kept him from playing in Friday's series opener with the Minnesota Twins after he had crashed...

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Earlier tonight, St. Sebastian's linebacker Connor Strachan verbally committed to Boston College, becoming the ninth commit for Steve Addazio's 2014 recruiting class, and fourth in-state pledge. Coming off a season in which he recorded 70 tackles ...

FRANKLIN, Mass. -- The Taunton High baseball team made history on Friday night at Longley Field on the campus of Dean College. The Tigers 3-2 victory over Franklin clinched the team's first ever Hockomock League, Kelley-Rex division title. Of cou...

MILFORD, Mass. -- Just minutes leading up to Friday's game against Catholic Memorial, Robert Benjamin, the senior catcher of the Milford Scarlet Hawks, was unsure if he would be able to go. Suffering from a severe sinus infection, Benjamin told hi...