Making his Series debut at age 42, Colon escaped a bases-loaded jam in the 12th, then got out of trouble again after allowing a leadoff hit in the 13th. Alcides Escobar, who hit an inside-the-park home run on Matt Harvey’s first pitch of the night, reached leading off the 14th on an error by third […]
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College Baseball: Huskies back in the Badger State, looking for one more win
The University of Southern Maine made getting back to Wisconsin its mission as soon as last year’s trip ended one win short of a national championship. Back in the Badger State again, the 2013 NCAA Division III baseball national runner-up begins its quest to win one more game Friday night in the opening round of […]
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L.L. Bean honors Sox with special boots
FREEPORT — L.L. Bean is painting its Bootmobile red in honor of the Red Sox’ World Series championship and providing custom-made red hunting boots to each member of the team and staff. The company will unveil the red Bootmobile during the duck boat parade Saturday to celebrate the Red Sox’ achievement. Chief Operating Officer Steve […]
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World Series: After win, time to build again
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox didn’t just build a World Series champion in 2013. They also created a blueprint for the team’s next title. The Red Sox took advantage of last August’s salary purge to add middle-market free agents like Mike Napoli, Jonny Gomes, Shane Victorino and Koji Uehara — all key contributors […]
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Red Sox parade starts 10 a.m. Saturday at Fenway Park
BOSTON — Another Boston championship, another duck boat parade. Mayor Thomas Menino and team officials have announced plans for a celebration on Saturday of the Red Sox’ World Series championship. Players will climb aboard the amphibious duck boats at Fenway Park at 10 a.m. The so-called “rolling rally” will travel down Boylston Street and will […]
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Five UNH students arrested in riot after World Series
DURHAM, N.H. — Five University of New Hampshire students have been arrested on disorderly conduct charges as police cleared a crowd blocking Main Street after the Red Sox won the World Series. Police estimate that about 1,000 people gathered to celebrate immediately following the win. The crowd quickly grew to about 3,000 people and after […]
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Red Sox Nation celebrates World Series win
AUBURN — They cheered. They applauded. Lisa Pepin of Greene thanked God. “I’m so happy,” she said. “I’m fighting back tears.” When the Red Sox recorded their final out late Wednesday — earning their third World Series championship in 10 years — Pepin and the crowd at Legends Sports Bar and Grill in Auburn gathered […]
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World Series: Boston wins eighth championship
BOSTON (AP) — There hasn’t been a party like this in New England for nearly a century. Turmoil to triumph. Worst to first. David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox, baseball’s bearded wonders, capped their remarkable turnaround by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 in Game 6 on Wednesday night to win their third World […]
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Red Sox pick off Cardinals
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jonny Gomes got the Red Sox even in this wild World Series, thanks partly to Shane Victorino’s aching back. Inserted into the lineup about 75 minutes before gametime, Gomes hit a three-run homer off reliever Seth Maness in the sixth inning that led Boston to a 4-2 win over the St. […]
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Call trips up Red Sox
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Third baseman Will Middlebrooks tripped Allen Craig for a game-ending obstruction call on Jon Jay’s ninth-inning grounder, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a bizarre 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night and a 2-1 World Series lead. Boston had tied the score with two runs in the eighth, […]