Tense series against rival Yankees a drain on Red Sox faithful
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A harried Tom Bowen admitted being a step or two late Wednesday morning as he hustled through Boston to his job as a daytime bartender.
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Red Sox fans poured into the streets to celebrate their team&#39;s victory over the New York Yankees, at times causing headaches for police when some of the jubilation turned destructive.
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It seemed more morality play than sport, with references to curses, evil empires and religion, which is what happens when the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees compete.
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These are the facts: The Yankees blew a three-games-to-none lead in the American League Championship Series to the Boston Red Sox last month.
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Eighty-six years after the Boston Red Sox last won the World Series, the franchise is again facing its rivals and its ghosts.
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BOSTON - If this World Series comes down to a battle of sentiment and pathos, it ain&#39;t even going to be close. The Red Sox, one senses, have became the people&#39;s choice, the exceptions being jealous Cubs
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With a second World Series win in four seasons, the Boston Red Sox may be morphing into their mortal enemies
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Instead of watching the Yankees and Red Sox duel again, rather than stay riveted on several playoff races that will be decided in the season&#39;s final days, many eyes will focus on a team
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The Red Sox' lead over the Yankees this morning is seven games again after quite an offensive showing in a 13-10 win over the Toronto Blue Jays last night at Fenway Park. Yet there is reason to feel uneasy.
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BOSTON RED SOX fans are enjoying their best week of the season. While their beloved team swept wild-card rivals Anaheim in a three-game series to establish a nine-game winning streak, the hated New York Yankees endured the heaviest loss in their history.
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Watch out, Red Sox, there's a buzz building in the Bronx: Alex Rodriguez and the streaking New York Yankees are chopping away at Boston's big lead.
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It was about the Yankees taking care of business, or maybe it was about the Boston Red Sox not taking care of business â-gain. One Red Sox fan outside the Yankees&#39; clubhouse was
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Eighty-six years after the Boston Red Sox last won the World Series, the long-frustrated franchise is again facing its rivals and its ghosts.
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AT WORST the Boston Red Sox have restored their pride; at best they have made history. The decisive seventh game of the American League Championship Series took place at Yankee Stadium in the early
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Just three weeks ago, Boston Red Sox players and fans weren't thinking about those dreaded New York Yankees and the American League East division title.
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Most baseball experts seem to agree that if the Red Sox are ever going to beat the Yankees in the post-season, this is the year. Since last year&#39;s bitter game seven defeat in the ALCS, the Red
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On the eve of a Yankees-Red Sox playoff series, Major League Baseball on Monday tried to extricate itself from the middle of the teams&#39; legendary rivalry by recalling a league-sanctioned pro