City All-Stars make themselves at home
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South 10 North 5 Ever since West Roxbury's Manny Delcarmen was drafted by the Red Sox in the second round of the 2000 draft, there has been an unmistakable upward shift in the quality of play in the Boston City League.
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City falls for the exciting guys from Queens.
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Both David Ortiz and Kevin Youkilis will appear on the all-star ballot used by players to choose the reserves in next month's game.
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It had the look and feel of an All-Star game, certainly lacking the intensity of a tournament game. But the South squad's talent was overpowering yesterday, with Pembroke pitcher Paul Chiampa and Sandwich outfielder Brian Bodjiak leading their team past the West, 8-1, in the first of two high school Sectional All-Star games at Fraser Field.
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On homecoming day, there is always added incentive for the home team to outperform the visitors. That incentive is not lost when the visiting team happens to be riding a 15-game winning streak.
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Alana Beard endured an intense rehab process to play for the Mystics this season, and her spot as an All-Star is proof that the work paid off.
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Sacramento's Kara Lawson is back in her native Washington for today's WNBA All-Star Game as a prime example of everything a women's basketball player can become.
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Katie Douglas scored 16 points and Katie Smith had 14 to help the Eastern Conference cruise to its first victory in seven WNBA All-Star games, 98-82 over the West on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.
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From the blinding lights of the Las Vegas Strip, the NBA makes its next stop for the All-Star game in another city with a long history of knowing how to party: New Orleans.
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The baseball playoffs begin, but this time each city team is dominant in its league. Nothing like this has happened since 1956, a year of magic.
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While David Beckham is the headliner, players like Juan Pablo Angel and Juan Toja could be every bit as important to the future of soccer in America. The two Colombians, who came to the States this season to play in the MLS, each scored goals Thursday night to lift the MLS All-Stars to a 2-0 victory over Celtic FC.
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When you&#39;re from Boston, you get used to knowing everything about everything, especially sports. It&#39;s as simple as that. When the hometown is
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HOUSTON, Dec. 7 -- For the second time in the eventâs history, Houston has been selected as the host city for NBA All-Star. The 55th annual All-Star Game will be played at the Toyota Center, home of the Houston Rockets on Feb. 19, 2006.
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Marissa Coleman and her teammates finally showed what they are capable of when they play a full game.
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Carmelo Anthony and Josh Howard looked like worthy All-Stars. Dwight Howard might have stamped himself as the favorite in the slam dunk contest.
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The musical voice of downtown is happily at home in the suburbs.
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Splashing water and their index fingers pointed upward, the Boston English players shouted "uno" as photographers snapped their photo. They posed in front of the City Championship trophy, which they won by beating Latin Academy, 6-4, yesterday at English Field in the Boston City League's inaugural baseball tournament.