Read more Boston Red Sox stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/910/boston-red-sox.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:19:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72891/yankees-win-3-1-pull-even.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHideki Matsui’s sixth-inning home run off old pal Pedro Martinez held up as the winning run as the New York Yankees pulled even in the World Series with a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Yankees overcame an early 1-0 deficit on solo shots by Mark Teixeira and Matsui,...http://www.newser.com/story/72891/yankees-win-3-1-pull-even.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 22:27:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71432/yankees-angels-wrap-up-series-sweeps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Yankees wrapped up a sweep of the Twins tonight in Minneapolis, getting homers from Jorge Posada and suddenly clutch Alex Rodriguez in a 6-1 win. They advance to face the Angels, who mounted an unlikely ninth-inning comeback this afternoon, scoring off Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon three times and...http://www.newser.com/story/71432/yankees-angels-wrap-up-series-sweeps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 11 Oct 2009 17:23:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71201/top-us-sports-city-pittsburgh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith championship NFL and NHL teams and solid college squads, Pittsburgh is America’s top sports city, the Sporting News rules. “Sports fans in Western Pennsylvania have had a lot to be proud of these last 12 months. Pittsburgh truly is the City of Champions,” says Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, who briefly...http://www.newser.com/story/71201/top-us-sports-city-pittsburgh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 23:31:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70835/ted-williams-frozen-head-treated-like-a-baseball.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTed Williams’ frozen head has apparently not received the respect usually accorded to Hall of Famers. In a tell-all, a former exec at the cryogenic facility where the Red Sox slugger’s body resides writes that his severed head was propped up in a canister on a can of Bumble Bee...http://www.newser.com/story/70835/ted-williams-frozen-head-treated-like-a-baseball.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 9:21:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70306/red-sox-fan-sprung-from-jail-for-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRed Sox fandom turned out to be a get out of jail free card for one Iowa man. Randy Barker was serving a 20-day jail sentence for violating a protective order, but his lawyer argued that he should be released long enough to attend a Sox game with his dad...http://www.newser.com/story/70306/red-sox-fan-sprung-from-jail-for-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 8:48:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70122/curt-schilling-nixes-run-for-kennedy-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCurt Schilling won’t be jumping into the political ring after all. The Red Sox legend ruled out a run for Ted Kennedy’s senate seat last night on Joe Buck Live, saying it “just did not make sense.” Schilling, an outspoken conservative, had publicly considered running, and even drew support from...http://www.newser.com/story/70122/curt-schilling-nixes-run-for-kennedy-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 13:50:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69193/winning-teams-juice-ballpark-beer-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFans of winning baseball franchises pay for their bragging rights with more expensive beer, the Wall Street Journal reports. On average, a team that wins 6 out of 10 games charges $1.30 more for a 16-ounce beer than a club with a .400 winning percentage. There are, of course,...http://www.newser.com/story/69193/winning-teams-juice-ballpark-beer-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 16:51:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68466/red-sox-hero-schilling-wont-nix-run-for-kennedy-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCurt Schilling, the volubly Republican All-Star pitcher who helped the Boston Red Sox end their 86-year World Series drought, has “been contacted” about a run to fill Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat, he tells NECN. “I do have some interest in the possibility,” Schilling, 42, writes on his website. “To get...http://www.newser.com/story/68466/red-sox-hero-schilling-wont-nix-run-for-kennedy-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 19:37:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67865/kennedy-honored-at-fenway.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHis hometown Boston Red Sox honored the late Ted Kennedy tonight, the Globe reports, with an Air Force sergeant playing Taps before a pre-game moment of silence at Fenway Park. The team also played a video tribute midway through the first inning to the Massachusetts Democrat—who, the team owner...http://www.newser.com/story/67865/kennedy-honored-at-fenway.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 20:15:00 CDT