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Sources say that the Giants can't afford Manny Ramirez.

Sources said Boston College will fire Jeff Jagodzinski after he interviewed with the Jets.

Sam Bradford has passed for staggering numbers this season, but a real accounting of his talents steers away from his right arm and moves above his shoulders.

Even though Tim Tebow represents everything we say we want our athletes to be, he understands a segment of society instead will be probing for flaws. Sporting America should appreciate him, writes Pat Forde.

The team that pushed around the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA finals now isn't even tough enough for the Charlotte Bobcats. And suddenly, the slumping Boston Celtics aren't scaring anyone.

At first glance, Marek Zidlicky didn't have much of a play. The point man had the puck during Minnesota's fourth straight power play, which came at 6:20 of the second period. There wasn't a shooting lane. The Wild didn't have much traffic in front.

BOSTON (106) Pierce 11-19 5-6 28, Garnett 7-18 0-0 14, Perkins 3-7 3-7 9, Rondo 5-11 6-8 16, R.Allen 7-20 3-3 20, Davis 0-2 3-4 3, House 3-6 0-0 7, Powe 2-2 2-2 6, Scalabrine 0-0 0-0 0, Pruitt 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 39-88 22-30 106. CHARLOTTE (114) Wallace 7-17 8-8 23, Diaw 6-8 2-2 15, Okafor 6-12 1-1 13, ...

The Minnesota Wild showed why they're the NHL's top defensive team by completely shutting down the league's best offensive club.

With just more than a month remaining before the Red Sox begin to head to Fort Myers, Fla., (reporting date for pitchers and catchers is Feb. 12), they still find themselves with the same holes they had at the start of free agency. Though they did add a backup catcher ( Josh Bard) and a new competitor for the utility ...

The New England Patriots plan to put the franchise tag on quarterback Matt Cassel, according to a published report.

From 1957 to 1972, Roger Shea was the man behind the scenes as director of televised Red Sox, Celtics, and Bruins games, including nine seasons at WHDH doing Red Sox broadcasts. Wearing two headsets and working in a mobile van, he guided his crew of technicians and cameramen while staying in constant touch with his announcers, letting them know which camera angle was about to be utilized.

A year ago, Brad Penny was coming off the best season of his career, one that landed him third place in the Cy Young Award voting, and an Opening Day start for a Dodgers team that would go on to the postseason. He had a likely $9.25 million payday coming, as long as Los Angeles picked up his option for ...

When Theo Epstein discussed the Red Sox' catching situation with Josh Bard this offseason, with an eye to potentially reacquiring the catcher as a foil for Tim Wakefield's knuckleball, there was a key question the general manager had to ask: What happened?

Josh Bard is getting another chance to catch on with the Boston Red Sox. Bard agreed to a non-guaranteed, one-year contract with Boston, giving the Red Sox additional depth behind the plate. The deal announced Friday includes a club option for 2010.