

Title hopes hinge on better defense
By Maureen Mullen / USA Today Sports Special Edition Returns by injured players, addition of Revis bode well Foxborough, Mass. – To say...


Healthy optimism arises
By Maureen Mullen / USA Today Sports Special Edition From Wilfork to Gronkowski, last year's injured eager to return FOXBOROUGH, Mass. –...


Will Middlebrooks needs to be more consistent
By Maureen Mullen / Boston Globe Photo: Will Middlebrooks, who went 2 for 5 in the game, went down looking in the ninth and then gave a...


Rubby De La Rosa’s effort is encouraging
By Maureen Mullen / Boston Globe Photo: Rubby De La Rosa worked out of a few jams in a solid outing vs. the Angels. Compared to his...


Red-hot David Ortiz powering Red Sox
By Maureen Mullen / Boston Globe Photo: David Ortiz has a friendly chat with Angels shortstop Erick Aybar. In their 8-3 loss at Fenway...


Curt Schilling’s revelation a warning about tobacco use
By Maureen Mullen / Boston Globe Photo: Former Red Sox righthander Curt Schilling blames 30 years of smokeless tobacco use on his cancer...


Red Sox give Yoenis Cespedes the night off
By Maureen Mullen / Boston Globe Photo: Yoenis Cespedes has belted three home runs since joining the Red Sox but is batting just .219....


Allen Webster comes through for Red Sox
By Maureen Mullen / Boston Globe Photo: Boston Red Sox rookie pitcher Allen Webster is regaining his confidence after early disastrous...


Retired carpenter now carves whales in a big way
By Maureen Mullen / Boston Globe Photo: John Earley, a retired carpenter, works on a sperm whale carving made from pine. Some of his...


Clay Buchholz not the leader Red Sox need
By Maureen Mullen / Boston.com BOSTON -- After sending four-fifths of their Opening Day rotation packing within a matter of days last...