The International YMCA in Springfield, Mass. is the site of the first official basketball game. Peach baskets were used, but it wasn’t until 1905 that someone removed the baskets’ bottoms. 1937 — Nels ...

A pair of local high school football teams, and two former Central Mass. gridiron stars, take part in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl ...

In a new interview, Boston Red Sox 2004 "curse"-breaking hero Johnny Damon sounded a cautiously optimistic note about the ...

· NESN appears to be getting its Red Sox broadcast booth right for the first time in a few seasons.

Today in Sports, January 18 - Pittsburgh Steelers win the Super Bowl for second straight year, Lynn Swann is MVP ...

This was the first of four arbitration years for Duran, as he earned an extra year as a Super ... Boston's bullpen. He should stand a good chance of passing through waivers unclaimed. The Red Sox ...

Since the offseason began, Boston Red Sox GM Craig Breslow has made great strides in improving the lackluster Boston pitching staff. Breslow managed to pry Garrett Crochet away from the White Sox ...

The Boston Red Sox simply cannot afford ... as a lefty with super high strikeout potential. But the Red Sox may have gotten a glimpse recently into what Scott expects from his next contract ...

Bisaccia has had a long, successful career as an NFL coach, including a Super Bowl ring with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and a ...