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A Red Sox fan at Saturday's game at Fenway Park.

Boston stays strong through sports

Sports |  As all of Boston went into lockdown during Friday’s manhunt for the remaining bombing suspect, the city’s pro sports franchises followed suit.

Boston Red Sox's Dustin Pedroia walks past a sign in the dugout before a game in Cleveland Tuesday.

In the face of tragedy, sports matter

Sports |  It can feel strange, trite even, to turn on the TV and watch a baseball game or go to an arena to see a hockey game after what happened in Boston Monday. Do…

Tiger Woods' costly drop on the 15th hole during the second round of the Masters Friday.

Major defeat

Sports |  Tiger Woods stumbled to fourth place at Augusta National, but the real losers are his critics

Pat Summerall (left) and John Madden broadcasting their final Super Bowl together in February 2002.

‘Voice of football,’ Pat Summerall, signs off

Obituary |  Pat Summerall—best-known as the voice of NFL telecasts on CBS and Fox and commentator John Madden’s perfect complement—died Tuesday at age 82 of cardiac…

The Yankees observe a moment of silence for the bombing victims in Boston prior to their game against Arizona Tuesday night.

‘Sweet Caroline’ at Yankee Stadium

Sports |  You won’t often find me praising the New York Yankees, but the team’s management did something sweet last night. The playing of Neil Diamond’s “Sweet…

Kobe Bryant grimaces and holds his left leg after injuring his Achilles tendon Friday night.

Kobe-less Lakers look to make playoffs

Sports |  Declared the team to beat in the preseason, the Los Angeles Lakers (44-37) are just barely clinging to the eighth and final playoff spot in the NBA’s…

Carlos Quentin of the Padres collides with Zack Greinke of the Dodgers last Thursday night.

Money isn’t everything in the major leagues

Sports |  Baseball’s biggest off-season spenders—the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and the Toronto Blue Jays—are off to rocky starts…

Michael Thompson on his way to a final round 67 at the Masters.

From misery to merriment at the Masters

Sports |  Media accounts this morning rightly concentrated on Adam Scott’s gutsy victory at the Masters Sunday, but stories of perseverance also deserve telling. On…

K.J. Choi blasts out of a bunker on the second hole Friday.

Jericho’s walls and 18 holes for K.J. Choi

Sports |  K.J. Choi, tied for seventh at the halfway point of the Masters, quells his nerves on the golf course by thinking of how Joshua and the Israelites marched…

Zach Johnson reacts to missing a birdie putt at the 17th hole Thursday.

Johnson thinks his way around Augusta National

Sports |  One of several evangelicals on the PGA Tour, 2007 Masters champion Zach Johnson is tied for 10th after yesterday’s first round of the Masters Tournament at…

Kurt Warner

After football, Kurt Warner lives in The Moment

Television |  Former NFL quarterback Kurt Warner became a household name in 1999 with an almost unbelievable football story: He went from stocking grocery store shelves to…

Children playing soccer.

Sacrificing church for sports

Religion |  A new study blames slipping church attendance on children’s Sunday morning sports.  The study, by researcher Stephen McMullin of Acadia Divinity…

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