Trade, fight put Boston on charge up AL East
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Maybe it was The Trade. Maybe it was The Fight. Maybe it was just the inevitable byproduct of a supremely talented team finding its groove.
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What had been a tough, grinding game for seven innings suddenly turned into an easy one for the Boston Red Sox last night. Locked in a 5-5 tie with their arch-rival New York Yankees
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The New York Yankees battled to a 9-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Friday, the win lifting the struggling Bronx Bombers out of last place in the American League East division.
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Given the state of affairs in the Eastern Conference, the Celtics aren't ready to brag about their recent accomplishments. But for the record, Boston has become the hottest team in the East, not so quietly climbing the standings with a combination of resiliency, youthful energy, and veteran leadership.
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ST. PETERSBURG Â· The Red Sox crept closer to the Yankees in the AL East on Tuesday night, beating the Devil Rays 10-8 on Kevin Millar&#39;s two-out, two-run homer in the 11th.
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For 25 days, the Red Sox [stats, schedule] made up so much ground on the New York Yankees [stats, schedule] in the American League East race at such a rapid pace that it almost appeared
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BOSTON, Sept. 25  â Manny RamÃ­rez returned to the Boston Red Soxâ lineup after a 24-game absence and helped cut their magic number to four to clinch the American League East title.
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After the NHL trade deadline Tuesday, general manager Peter Chiarelli explained the trades that brought Aaron Ward and Dennis Wideman to Boston, noting that his defense was harder to play against now.
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at Fenway Park Records: Toronto is 43-44 (second in the American League East, 10 games behind); Boston is 53-34 (first in the AL East).
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The Boston Red Sox crept closer to the New York Yankees in the AL East on Tuesday night, beating the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10-8 on Kevin Millar&#39;s two-out, two-run homer in the 11th inning.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Red Sox crept closer to the Yankees in the AL East last night, beating the Devil Rays, 10-8, on Kevin Millar&#39;s two-out, two-run homer in the 11th inning.
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All that's left for the Bruins is the present. The tension of the NHL's trade deadline is past, broken Tuesday when Boston acquired defensemen Aaron Ward from the Rangers and Dennis Wideman from the Blues. Both players were at Ristuccia Arena for yesterday's practice and their first chance to meet and greet new teammates.
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Playing against the National League put David Ortiz in postseason form. The Red Sox slugger beat the Philadelphia Phillies in extra innings for the second consecutive game, singling home the winning run in the 12th for an 8-7 victory on Monday and extending Boston&#039;s winning streak to nine games.
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at Fenway Park Records: Boston is 50-31 (first in the American League East); Tampa Bay is 33-48 (last in the AL East, 17 games behind).
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Executives around Boston ended business meetings with a handshake and a cheer of ''Go Sox&quot; yesterday, turned office televisions from CNN to baseball, and left the office early to catch the team's first playoff game against the Anaheim Angels, which the Sox won 9-3. The weekday afternoon matchup, which started around 4 p.m., sparked workplace debates across Massachusetts, as some ...
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Boston University didn't wait until the last second to get its act together yesterday, but it needed a last-second basket from halfcourt to overtake Hartford in the America East opener for both teams.
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Manny Ramirez doubled in the tiebreaking run during a seven-run eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 12-5 Saturday to preserve their chances of an American League East title.