Republican Sen. 

Thornton High School didn't have a basebALl team. 

LOWELL -- Fred Lynn was a nine-time All-Star center fielder who played for the Red Sox from 1974 to 1980 and finished his career in 1990 with a lifetime average of . 

With no playoffs in 2008 and a new stadium opening in 2009, the New York Yankees are trying their hardest to make the three top free-agent starting pitchers extremely rich. 

--C Mark Wagner, LHP Felix Doubront, and LHP Hunter Jones all had their contracts purchased by the Red Sox and were added to Boston's 40 man roster. 

The Red Sox don't have many openings at key positions, and catcher is the only spot at which they may have to bring in somebody new if they can't re-sign C Jason Varitek. 

--C Mark Wagner, LHP Felix Doubront, and LHP Hunter Jones all had their contracts purchased by the Red Sox and were added to Boston's 40 man roster. 

The Red Sox don't have many openings at key positions, and catcher is the only spot at which they may have to bring in somebody new if they can't re-sign C Jason Varitek. 

Little Dustin Pedroia has blossomed into one of the biggest success stories in Red Sox history. 

Little Dustin Pedroia has blossomed into one of the biggest success stories in Red Sox history. 

Annika Sorenstam's storied LPGA tour career is over. 

FEDS APPEAL TO JUDGE -- FederAL prosecutors are asking a judge to unseAL thousands of pages of grand jury transcripts and other documents from the government's BALCO steroids investigation. 

Darek Braunecker, the representative for A. 

TOKYO (AP) --BostonRedSox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka is ready to help Japan defend its title at the 2009 World BasebALl Classic. 

The Estero Council of Community Leaders is taking a "wait and see" approach to making a recommendation as to where Lee County should build the new spring training home of theBostonRedSox.