Boston Red Sox

Yanks' Damon wants to return; will explore options

By JAY COHEN| AP| Sports

… possibly final year. I am so overjoyed because you don't know how many times you get this opportunity." Damon helped the Red Sox win the World Series in 2004 and played one more season in Boston before bolting for a $52 million, four-year contract with …

Story|11/07/2009

Suns knock Celtics from unbeatens, 110-103

By JIMMY GOLEN| AP| Sports

… 17th NBA title. ... Suns coach Alvin Gentry earned his 200th win. ... The Suns last started 4-1 in 2000-01. ... Red Sox slugger David Ortiz took in the game from courtside and participated in a dunk stunt between quarters. ... Former Boston …

Story|11/06/2009

World Series ratings rebound from '08 record low

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… over the Phillies on Fox averaged an 11.7 rating and 19 share. That's the highest since a 15.8/26 in 2004, when the Red Sox swept the Cardinals to end an 86-year championship drought. It's up 39 percent from the record-low 8.4/14 for the …

Story|11/05/2009

Matsui's 6 RBIs give Yankees 7-3 lead in Game 6

By RONALD BLUM| AP| Sports

… again was greeted by chants of "Who's your daddy!" by Yankees fans, reminding him of a quote from his days with the rival Red Sox . He lasted just four innings and 77 pitches, giving up four runs and three hits. He struck out five and walked two. Durbin …

Story|11/04/2009

Pedro's back! And he ain't afraid of no ghosts

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… Martinez, who threw him to the ground. New York didn't have to wait long for its revenge. In the eighth inning of Game 7, Red Sox manager Grady Little left a tiring Martinez in to clean up the jam he'd gotten himself into. Bad idea: four straight hits …

Story|11/03/2009

Brett Favre welcomed back to Lambeau _ with boos

By NANCY ARMOUR| AP| Sports

… he went to the one team that Packers fans detest. Imagine John Elway playing for the Raiders or Derek Jeter going to the Red Sox . A plane trailing a "Retire 4 Good" banner circled Lambeau in the hours before the game, and Favre was greeted with a long …

Story|11/02/2009

Game 4 highest-rated World Series game in 5 years

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… for a 12-inning Yankees-Marlins game in 2003. It's also the best rating for any World Series game since 2004 when the Red Sox finished their four-game sweep of the Cardinals to end their 86-year championship drought. The rating is the percentage …

Story|11/02/2009

Large-market teams dominate baseball this year

By RONALD BLUM| AP| Sports

… failing to make it in the National. Seven teams have won the World Series in the last eight years, with only the Boston Red Sox taking the title twice. Increased revenue sharing has helped the small and middle markets, and the luxury tax has …

Story|10/31/2009

Martinez comes up short at Yankee Stadium

By ROB MAADDI| AP| Sports

… brainer. Hamels pitches better at home, and Martinez has plenty of experience pitching against the Yankees from his Boston Red Sox days. The familiar chants of "Who's Your Daddy?" began once Martinez started stretching in the outfield 30 minutes …

Story|10/30/2009

A-Rod stuck in Series slump _ so were Ruth, Gehrig

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… and walk in 1996 against the Atlanta Braves. _ Babe Ruth. Started out 0 for 10 during three World Series for the Boston Red Sox , and later got traded to the Yankees. Joe DiMaggio was a hit from the get-go, going 4 for 9 in the first two games …

Story|10/30/2009