BOSTON — Zdeno Chara didn’t say much to his teammates when he showed up, as usual, one game after a puck bloodied his face and knocked him out of the Stanley Cup Final. And it wasn’t just because it was difficult for him to talk. “He doesn’t need to say anything, really,” forward Charlie Coyle […]

BOSTON — Hunter Pence sprinted through his 14th homer of the season, although there was probably no need to hurry. Pence hit a stand-up, inside-the-park home run and the Texas Rangers beat Boston 9-5 Tuesday night, capitalizing when the Red Sox unraveled after their manager and right fielder were ejected. “Kind of just a weird […]

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A wounded David Ortiz was recovering from exploratory surgery in Boston on Tuesday as investigators in his native Dominican Republic tried to figure out who shot the former Red Sox slugger and why. Ortiz spokesman Leo López said Big Papi was expected to remain in intensive care for at least […]

MONTPELIER — Brian Goulard homered, and Austin Gauthier hit a bases-clearing triple during a five-run fourth inning as the Vermont Mountaineers rolled to a 10-3 win over the Sanford Mainers in an NECBL baseball game at Montpelier Recreation Field in Vermont. The Mountaineers (2-1) tacked on three more runs in the fifth, behind Goulard’s home […]

SANFORD – The Moose brought the thunder as the offense took center stage in a tight 6-5 win against the Winnipesaukee Muskrats. Two balls left Goodall Park off of two different Mainer bats, giving Sanford the firepower they needed to pull through. The Muskrats opened the scoring in controversial fashion with two outs in the […]

BOSTON — Danny Santana doubled to lead off the 11th inning for his fourth hit of the game and scored on Elvis Andrus’ single to give the Texas Rangers a 4-3 victory over the Red Sox on Monday, a night the city of Boston’s concerns were focused on ex-slugger David Ortiz. Near the end of […]

Today, in my first column, we’re going to switch complaints into compliments. But, first, what is motivation? What drives us to move toward our goals? It can be many different things, for different people but the end results are the same: movement, motion and momentum. In other words, action is taken. Whether we are motivated […]

ST. LOUIS — The strains of Jay-Z and Linkin Park’s “Numb/Encore” mashup emanated from a small speaker on the hallway floor outside the visiting locker room following the Boston Bruins’ morning skate. “I don’t know what you’re expecting of me … put under the pressure … of walking in your shoes.” Despite all the pressure […]

BOSTON — David Ortiz helped his adopted city recover from the Boston Marathon bombings. And now the Red Sox are calling on their fans to reciprocate for their beloved Big Papi. “We all remember in 2013 when we needed David Ortiz the most, he was there for us,” team president Sam Kennedy said Monday, a […]