Red Sox

Bob Nightengale is the number one Major League Baseball voice for the USA Today newspaper. Nightengale took a few minutes from his schedule to join Big Board Sports to break down the Mets, Red Sox, and the rest of the MLB playoffs.

Despite hitting .339 thus far with 18 home runs and 59 RBIs, Red Sox slugger David Ortiz says he won't reconsider his retirement: From ESPN.com: "Everything hurts," he said. "It even hurts to think. Last time I reached second after a double, I almost called for a timeout so they would get me out of the game...

ESPN finally made the move to fire Curt Schilling yesterday evening. ESPN released a brief press release informing the public of Schilling's release. "ESPN is an inclusive company," the press release said. "Curt Schilling has been advised that his conduct was unacceptable and his employment with ESPN has been terminated...

While many Yankee fans choose to remember Wade Boggs as a guy who helped the Pinstripes win the 1996 World Series, the Red Sox are choosing to remember Boggs as one of their own... Boggs spent 11 of his 18 seasons in Boston, playing with the BoSox from 1982-1992...

The Yankees should be worried about what the Red Sox are doing. Despite finishing last in the American League East last season with a 78-84 record, the BoSox are continuing to push all the right buttons this offseason. While star power and lofty contracts don't make you an instant contender, the Red Sox have acquired the right pieces to overtake the Yanks in 2016...

Not a great day if you're a Yankees fan: Not only did the Yankees officially lose a piece that helped lead to their success last season, but they lost him to the rival Boston Red Sox. Young has a two-year deal in place, reports say. Young should figure into the Red Sox plans in more ways than one...

The Yankees beat the Red Sox 4-1 on Thursday night for the 10,000th win in the history of the franchise. That 10,000th win was significant as it also helped the scuffling Yankees clinch a playoff berth. The Yanks have yet to clinch home-field advantage in that wild-card game...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees' normally steady bullpen wasted a chance to clinch New York's first playoff berth in three years when Dellin Betances gave up a tying homer and Andrew Bailey allowed the go-ahead hit in Boston's 9-5, 11-inning victory Wednesday night...

BOSTON (AP) — David Ortiz hit his 495th home run and Jackie Bradley Jr. had three hits and threw out a runner at the plate to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Monday night. Mookie Betts hit a two-run homer for the Red Sox...

I'm a Seahawk fan. The Seahawks lost in the Super Bowl. I was sad. The Seahawks lost to the New England Patriots in said Super Bowl. Despite that fact, I'm ready to admit that Rob Gronkowski is officially the man. Gronk appears to just live the good life, partying, having fun, and catching touchdowns...

BOSTON (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury had four hits, and Adam Warren took a one-hit shutout into the sixth inning on Sunday night to lead the New York Yankees to an 8-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox. It was the first time the Yankees swept the Red Sox in a series of three games or more since a five-game sweep in 2006...

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez had a three-run double in a seven-run first-inning outburst, and the New York Yankees broke out the bats and avoided their worst start in more than 25 years with a 14-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night...