Fenway Park

Outfielders often learn about walls in a crash course

2013-05-14 22:18:00

A clean-shaven Bryce Harper stood in the visitors' clubhouse at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, 11 stitches tracing a line under the chin of the young Washington Nationals star. The night before, Harper was chasing a fly ball when he crashed into an unpadded...

Review: '10 Buildings That Changed America' is a rewarding tour

2013-05-11 07:00:00

The new PBS program "10 Buildings That Changed America" is nothing if not efficient. In a single breezy hour, it moves from Thomas Jefferson to Frank Gehry, racing in a chronological blur past Frank Lloyd Wright, Robert Venturi and a handful of other...

Cubs owner threatens to move from Wrigley Field

2013-05-01 16:44:00

The owner of the Chicago Cubs for the first time publicly threatened to move the team out of Wrigley Field if his plans for a big video screen are blocked, saying Wednesday he needs new advertising revenue to help bankroll a $500-million renovation of the...

Boston Red Sox invite Jason Collins to throw out first pitch

2013-04-29 14:18:00

Jason Collins may have spent just 32 games of his 14-year NBA career in a Boston uniform, but the city is stepping up to support the former Celtics center who made a historic announcement Monday. In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Collins revealed...

Husband-and-wife bombing victims describe pain, horror, recovery

2013-04-25 18:31:00

BOSTON — First came the sound, loud and confusing. Then Lee Ann Yanni felt as if something had bumped into her left calf. "That's when I looked down and saw the bone sticking out and thought, 'I'm a physical therapist, and I know that's not a good...

Police tell of showdown with Boston bombing suspects

2013-04-20 23:35:00

BOSTON — The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings remained under heavy guard in a hospital Saturday, with an injury to his neck complicating how he would be interrogated and held for trial. The neck wound apparently did not...

Watch Neil Diamond sing 'Sweet Caroline' at Boston's Fenway Park

2013-04-22 06:32:00

� It may be the most heartfelt ovation Neil Diamond has ever received. One of the legendary singer's best-known songs, "Sweet Caroline", has served as an unofficial anthem for the Boston Red Sox the last several seasons. It is played during the eighth...

Sale of Boston Marathon medals on EBay angers manufacturer

2013-04-22 08:52:00

There are some people who will try to find a way to make monetary gain from a tragedy. The aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings is no different. At the time of this posting, seven people are selling their 2013 Boston Marathon medals on EBay, with...

Kris Humphries the big loser in divorce case with Kim Kardashian

2013-04-22 10:20:00

Kris Humphries appears to be the big loser in his divorce battle with Kim Kardashian, as if that comes as a surprise to anyone. As details of the divorce begin to leak following a hearing Friday in Los Angeles court, the Brooklyn Nets power forward will...

Jonny Gomes honors Boston Marathon victims with names on his bat

2013-04-22 10:50:00

Red Sox outfielder Jonny Gomes honored the victims killed in the Boston Marathon bombings as well as the slain MIT police officer this weekend by having their names etched on his bat. Teammate Will Middlebrooks sent out an Instagram photo on Twitter....

David Gilliland to Danica Patrick: 'Shut up and race'

2013-04-22 10:56:00

It appears that not every driver on the NASCAR circuit is a fan of Danica Patrick, the media darling who joined the Sprint Cup series full-time this year. One driver who isn't a fan: David Gilliland. During the STP 400 on Sunday in Kansas City,...

Sweet surprise: Neil Diamond reaches out to a reeling Boston

2013-04-21 05:30:00

There’s a musical tradition when the eighth inning arrives at Fenway Park -- the playing of a recording of Neil Diamond singing "Sweet Caroline." Since 2002, Red Sox fans have grown accustomed to hearing Diamond’s voice: Hands, touching...

Head coach Steve Addazio of the Boston College Eagles football team stands on the field prior to the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays on May 11, 2013 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

2013-05-14 13:51:00

Casey County native Heather Cundiff works as a photographer at Fenway Park in Boston.

2013-04-20 18:13:00

A convoy of Boston police officers approach Fenway Park Saturday, part of the extra security assigned to the Red Sox game after a week of mayhem gripped the city.

2013-04-20 18:13:00