NECN	Farrell: Wakefield 'never lost a ... August 27, 2009 (NECN: Boston, Mass.) - Tim Wakefield returned to the mound for the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night, giving the team exactly what it needed — a quality ...

NECN	Francona, Youkilis saddened by Kennedy’s death August 26, 2009 (NECN: Boston, Mass.) - Senator Ted Kennedy was a devoted fan of the Boston Red Sox, and threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park just last month. Red Sox Manager Terry Francona says he is lucky ...

NECN	Youkilis says reports that he doesn’t like ... August 26, 2009 (NECN: Boston, Mass.) - Boston Red Sox first baseman is finding himself defending allegations that he does not like Boston fans.   "I’ve heard from a couple of people around here ...

NECN	Peabody wins final LLWS game August 25, 2009 (NECN: Kevin Walsh, Williamsport, PA) - Save the best for last. Certainly true in Peabody Western’s Little League World Series game, a 12-3 win over Kentucky. The star of the game starting ...

NECN	Papelbon: Wagner will take pressure off bullpen August 25, 2009 (NECN) - The Red Sox bullpen is getting some help. 38-year-old Billy Wagner waived his no-trade clause and will now join the Red Sox. Boston will send two players to be named later to the ...

NECN	Theo Epstein discusses Billy Wagner acquisition August 25, 2009 (NECN: Boston) - Downplaying earlier media reports about Billy Wagner, Boston Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein told reporters that the reliever is very excited to come to Boston for the final ...

NECN	Brady: "Nothing is guaranteed" August 25, 2009 (NECN: Foxboro, Mass.) - It was just assumed that once Tom Brady returned to the football field, that he’d look like his old self. Certainly there have been plenty of occasions during training ...

NECN	Author Larry Tye on NECN August 24, 2009 (NECN) - Even great pitcher have bad days. As it happens, there is a pitcher from another era who is finally getting the biographical treatment he deserves.   "Satchel Paige: The ...

NECN	Baseball star loses battle with cancer August 24, 2009 (NECN: Kevin Shea, Worcester, Mass.) - It was his childhood dream to play for the Boston Red Sox. Years later, he nearly saw that dream become reality, playing in the minor leagues for the ...

NECN	Peabody West loses 14-0 August 23, 2009 (NECN: Williamsport, Pa.) - It was a close game, until the sixth inning, in which the Chula Vista team scored 12-runs off Peabody West pitching, vaulting them to a 14-0 win over the New England ...

NECN	Another big day for Red Sox bats August 22, 2009 (NECN: Boston, Mass.) - Offense was not the problem for the Boston Red Sox on Friday night, when the team lost to the New York Yankees 20-11.  But the Red Sox brought the bats out ...

NECN	Tazawa shuts down Yankees offense August 22, 2009 (NECN: Carolyn Manno, Boston, Mass.) - In just his third Major League start, Red Sox rookie Junichi Tazawa, 23, silenced the bats of the New York Yankees, which knocked around Boston pitching ...

NECN	Preview: Peabody West vs Chula Vista August 22, 2009 (NECN: Kevin Walsh, Peabody, Mass.) - The next game for Peabody West in the Little League World Series is against Chula Vista, California — one of the few teams that had a loss coming ...

NECN	Peabody West gets away from it all August 22, 2009 (NECN: Kevin Walsh, Williamsport, Pa.) - The Peabody Western Little League boys were moping around Saturday morning, understandable after the team’s 10-1 opening game loss to San Antonio, Texas ...

NECN	Peabody loses first game of pool play in LLWS August 22, 2009 (NECN: Kevin Walsh - Williamsport, PA) - The team from Peabody Massachusetts went into Friday’s game, 17-0.   Unfortunately game one didn't go as planned. ...

NECN	Merloni on Remy’s return, Yankees series August 21, 2009 (NECN) - The best rivalry in baseball is back in action at Fenway Park tonight. The Yankees have arrived on Yawkey Way with a 6.5 game lead over the Sox for first place in the AL ...

NECN	Martinez: "It’s (just) another three-game series" August 21, 2009 (NECN: Fenway Park) - Red Sox fans may be hyped up over the chance to play the Yankees at fenway, but catcher Victor Martinez is decidedly not amped up - he sees it as just another ...

NECN	Peabody Little Leaguers begin World Series August 21, 2009 (NECN: Kevin Walsh, Williamsport, PA) - While most eyes around New England will be focused on the Red Sox and Yankees tonight, the same can’t be said for those on the North ...

NECN	Mascot gives runner a lift, crashes August 21, 2009 (NECN/VERSUS: Berlin, Germany) - Melaine Walker of Jamaica won the women’s 400m race at the World Championships in Berlin on Thursday night.   Afterward, she was offered a ...

NECN	Teammates, Belichick react to Brady’s 1st big hit August 21, 2009 (NECN: Foxborough, Mass.) - It took two preseason games, but New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady got his first big hit by a pass rusher out of the way Thursday night against the Cincinnati ...