Fenway Park

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Clay Buchholz knows what awaits him when he takes the mound against the Twins on Monday at Fenway Park. "The camera's going to be on my arm all night," he said with a shrug. Ever since...

Wrigley Field remains the most traditional of major league ballparks, in both sight and sound. But traditionalists are a dying breed, and change at Wrigley is as unavoidable as another blown save. No matter how big it will be or where they will put...

Whoa. Just hold on. Anyone who has been a Cubs fan for more than one season should know something about skepticism. It's time to recall that training, friends. This proposal for Wrigley Field is neither a good deal nor a done one. The changes being...

In the sixth inning of the Orioles’ 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, Orioles manager Buck Showalter turned to bench coach John Russell in the visiting dugout of Fenway Park and made a prognostication in the middle of a tied game. Left-...

Quaint ballparks are cool, no question about it. But they don't win championships. That's why the Yankees did an ugly overhaul on the House That Ruth built in the mid-1970s and scrapped the original Yankee Stadium altogether five seasons ago. It's why...

SOUTH BEND -- Notre Dame Stadium, currently used a few days each year for home football games and other events, could become a hub for daily student life and academic events on campus under a new proposal. University of Notre Dame officials announced...

The news had traveled fast.  My husband and I had separated. The parking lot behind the elementary school was filled with minivans waiting for the dismissal bell. Several of the carpool-driving moms came to me with kind words and hugs. One of them,...

The Sports Xchange Wintry weather halts Royals-Rays game KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Right-hander Ervin Santana logged another magical start and utility player Elliot Johnson continued his hot streak for the Kansas City Royals. Santana, who was 3-1 with a 2.00...

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...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH When the Astros arrived at Fenway Park on Thursday afternoon, they toured baseball's oldest stadium, marveling at the 101-year-old venue that blends history with modernity better than...

The Sports Xchange By Matthew Carroll, The Sports Xchange Red Sox 6, Astros 1 BOSTON -- John Lackey allowed one run in six sharp innings in just his second start since 2011, Stephen Drew broke open a tie game in the fourth inning with a two-run...

The Sports Xchange By Matthew Carroll, The Sports Xchange Boston's Lackey relieved after topping Astros, 6-1 BOSTON -- John Lackey felt a sense of relief following his first win in more than 20 months. It wasn't because of how well he pitched, either....