Transplant patient gets trip to Fenway
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Andrew Madden sat between Red Sox president Larry Lucchino and Wally the Green Monster in Boston's dugout, and when the bullpen phone rang, he didn't hesitate to pick it up.
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Jennifer Sutton's heart almost killed her. On Tuesday she got her first look at the culprit. Three months after the defective organ was cut from her body, the 23-year-old transplant patient came to contemplate a mass of pink and yellow tissue suspended in a transparent container at a medical museum in London.
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Center Etan Thomas attended his first game Monday since undergoing surgery to repair a leaking aortic valve Oct. 11and hopes to play again this season.
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Surgeons completed a kidney transplant Wednesday in what is believed to be the first operation where the donor and recipient met through a commercial Web site.
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Revolution striker Taylor Twellman was among the closet Cardinal fans at Fenway Park Sunday night. Twellman and his wife were in the standing room section, but if Twellman had chosen differently as a teenager, he might have been on the playing field instead of in the stands.
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While waiting for a heart transplant, 13-year-old Andrew Madden and his surgeon talked a lot about the World Series prospects for their favorite team, the Boston Red Sox.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. One of two infant twins who had been awaiting heart transplants in Nashville has received a donor organ. Abigail Patrick underwent four hours of surgery yesterday at Vanderbilt University&#39;s children&#39;s hospital.
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David Wells could be back on the Yankee Stadium mound on opening day. With Pedro Martinez headed to the New York Mets and Curt Schilling's recovery from ankle surgery taking longer than expected, the Red Sox's newest acquisition might start the season opener against his former team at Yankee Stadium.
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When Robert Kraft bought the Patriots, his goal was to turn the team into a championship-driven, must-see commodity in a stadium that would maximize the experience for the ticket-buying public. The Red Sox' owners have done the same at Fenway Park.
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The Boston Red Sox arrived at Fenway Park at 4:20 am EST Thursday, but that didn&#39;t deter a number of elated fans from demonstrating their undying passion by meeting the team&#39;s bus on Yawkey Way.
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A Colorado man underwent surgery for a new kidney Wednesday in what was believed to be the first transplant brokered through a commercial Web site &#151; a transaction that has raised a host of ethical and legal questions.
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BOSTON -- Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was released from the hospital Thursday while pitcher Jon Lester is being tested for enlarged lymph nodes _ the latest setback for a team riddled with injuries.
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The Metsâ new catcher made a two-night visit to New York and met with team officials.
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Slugger David Ortiz was back in the lineup for the Red Sox last night, receiving medical clearance to play after tests for heart palpitations showed nothing abnormal.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- A source with direct knowledge of Jon Lester's medical condition said yesterday that Lester's latest CT scan was clean and his cancer seems to be in remission, so the 22-year-old lefthander expects to be in spring training with the Red Sox in 2007.
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DENVER - Trips to Boston serve as fitting bookends to the story that is Aaron Cook . Last week he joined the Rockies at Fenway Park for Games 1 and 2 of the World Series, and certainly that visit was a reward for the perseverance he has shown in his career.
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When he arrived at Fenway Park yesterday morning to prepare for the finale of the Red Sox' homestand against the Texas Rangers, Johnny Damon was expecting to be back in Terry Francona's lineup. Gabe Kapler wasn't expecting to start.