Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Boston Red Sox

Buster Olney and Baseball Prospectus combine to dissect the demise of the 2009 Boston Red Sox, who most pundits had slotted for another ALCS battle with the Yankees -- but then a funny thing happened on the way to the Bronx.

Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009

Page 2 Power Rankings: Bolt edition

Patrick Hruby delivers the supremacy metric on the world of sports and beyond.

THE PULSE on ESPNEWS: Saturday, August 19

...Red Sox writer Sam Borden: New York Yankees writer Dawn Staley: Houston...coach Eli Manning: New York Giants quarterback Jason Langendorf: Fantasy football...

Refs, jet lag and color red all contribute to home-field advantage

What actually gives teams an edge on their own turf?

Story | Conversation | January 15, 2009

More moves out there to be made

...opt-out in his contract at the end of the year, then make a deal with a new club. The first reason is to get out of Toronto. The second is to try to get...

Fan voting continues through July 12 for ESPYS

Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, Kobe Bryant and Alex Rodriguez are the contenders for best male athlete as the ESPY nominees have been announced.

Riggans' homer helps push Rays by Pirates; Sonnanstine moves to 9-3

Backup catcher Shawn Riggans homered and drove in two runs and the Tampa Bay Rays completed a remarkable first-half turnaround, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 Sunday behind Andy Sonnanstine's seven effective innings.

Spring Training Blog: March 28

...limit. Timlin had a 5.63 ERA in seven relief appearances this spring. NATS ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT NEW BALLPARK (8:59 p.m. ET) The Washington Nationals held their first practice at their new ballpark...

...Images) Johan Santana of the New York Mets prior to the game...10 of the New York Giants reacts after he threw a...

Despite Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, GMs remain friends

Brian Cashman and Theo Epstein share a friendship that belies the often acrimonious rivalry between their teams, the Yankees and Red Sox.

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It's a miracle ... '04 Red Sox, Joe D. top the list

The Rockies' incredible run to the World Series ranks among Rob Neyer's top 10 all-time baseball miracles.

Story | Conversation | October 19, 2007

Dr. James Andrews still works on the cutting edge

He's logged 40,000 surgeries -- mostly knees, elbows and shoulders. His diagnosis holds power over the world's top athletes and the franchises they play for. And at age 65, Dr. James Andrews remains the go-to doc, writes ESPN.com's John Helyar.

Red Sox ace ties Sabathia for MLB lead in wins

Josh Beckett went six innings and allowed three runs on a homer with 10 strikeouts as Boston snapped a three-game skid.