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BOSTON -- Tito-palooza, indeed. If first impressions mean anything, a sellout crowd of 35,254 at Fenway Park went home convinced that Terry Francona, the man who introduced the duck boat parade to Boston, will soon have city planners in Cleveland ...

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Drew Stubbs and Mark Reynolds drove in three runs each and Cleveland had 16 hits in the Indians' 12-3 win over the Boston Red Sox in manager Terry Francona's return to Fenway Park on Thursday night.

BOSTON -- Some quick hits from Thursday night's Titopalooza at Fenway Park, and for the record, bench coach Sandy Alomar Jr. brought the lineup card out to home plate. -- Terry Francona waved and patted his heart in appreciation when the crowd acc...

BOSTON -- The Cleveland Indians' charter flight from Detroit landed in Boston at 5 a.m. After a few hours of sleep, Terry Francona woke up at 8 a.m. and began his day. Of course, it wasn't just another game day for the former Red Sox manager, who was...

Terry Francona returns to Boston on Thursday as manager of the Cleveland Indians to begin a four-game series against his former team. Francona managed the Boston Red Sox to two World Series championships (2004 and 2007), the first of which broke an 8...

Gordon Edes previews the four-game set between the Indians and Red Sox, including Terry Francona's return to Fenway Park....

CHICAGO -- Anything planned for Terry Francona upon his return to Fenway Park on Thursday night? "Nothing," said Dustin Pedroia, the Sox second baseman and longtime Francona cribbage partner. "I got nothing." Impressed by how well Francona's In...

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Indians manager Terry Francona is bracing for a lump in his throat and maybe a tear or two.

Terry Francona's Fenway Park homecoming is no time to get nostalgic.

• Indians manager Terry Francona dishes on his return to baseball, joining Cleveland, Miguel Cabrera, his time with the Red Sox, MLB's usage of instant replay and more. Francona Photos • Bob and Greg Golic discuss the possibility of an...

BOSTON -- Former Red Sox manager Terry Francona is setting himself up for a spirited return to Boston this week. His Cleveland Indians are in first place in the AL Central, 2.5 games ahead of Detroit, where the Indians visit for two games prior to arr...

PHILADELPHIA -- Terry Francona and Charlie Manuel go back a ways. In the summer of 1988, Francona logged a 62-game cameo with the Cleveland Indians near the tail end of his playing career. He had bad knees and minimal power for a first baseman-DH, as...

Pinch-hitter Mark Reynolds hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Sunday.

Say you're the Cleveland Indians. You've been one of baseball's hottest teams, but you're in Detroit against the defending pennant winners, you got routed in the first game of the series, and you're facing Justin Verlander, who's still on top...