Change my location 
BOSTON
Yankees, Pirates finalize 6-player trade
- Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte were on their way to join the New York Yankees after the team finalized a six-player trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
- Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte were on their way to join the New York Yankees after the team finalized a six-player trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
Yankees acquire Nady, Marte from Pirates
- The New York Yankees got a win over their biggest rival, and two of the most coveted players on the trade market. Not a bad way to begin the weekend.
- The New York Yankees got a win over their biggest rival, and two of the most coveted players on the trade market. Not a bad way to begin the weekend.
Friday's AL Capsules
- Joba Chamberlain dominated Boston in his best major league start and surging New York Yankees two games behind their longtime rivals in the AL East with a 1-0 victory Friday night.
Chamberlain dominates as Yankees win 7th straight
- David Ortiz was back. Josh Beckett was pitching for the Red Sox. The Fenway Park crowd was pumped up for the renewal of the rivalry with the Yankees.
Joba dominates Red Sox as Yankees win 7th straight
- Joba Chamberlain dominated the Boston Red Sox with his best major league start and the surging New York Yankees moved two games behind their longtime rivals with a 1-0 victory Friday night.
- Joba Chamberlain dominated the Boston Red Sox with his best major league start and the surging New York Yankees moved two games behind their longtime rivals with a 1-0 victory Friday night.
Ramirez out of lineup against Yankees, Ortiz back
- The Red Sox got David Ortiz back, but were without slugger Manny Ramirez when they opened a three-game series Friday night against the New York Yankees.
- The Red Sox got David Ortiz back, but were without slugger Manny Ramirez when they opened a three-game series Friday night against the New York Yankees.
Ramirez out of lineup against Yankees
- The Red Sox got David Ortiz back, but will be without slugger Manny Ramirez when they open a series Friday night against the New York Yankees because of a sore right knee.
- The Red Sox got David Ortiz back, but will be without slugger Manny Ramirez when they open a series Friday night against the New York Yankees because of a sore right knee.
Mass. receives $35.4m in homeland security funds
- The Department of Homeland Security has announced $35 million in federal assistance for Massachusetts.
Ramirez out of lineup against Yanks with sore knee
- Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez, nursing a sore right knee, has been scratched from the team's starting lineup for Friday's game against the New York Yankees.
- Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez, nursing a sore right knee, has been scratched from the team's starting lineup for Friday's game against the New York Yankees.
State receives $17.2m in homeland security funds
- The Department of Homeland Security has announced $17.2 million in federal assistance for Massachusetts, a 15 percent decrease from last year.
Boston lawyer Egbert who defended politicians dies
- Richard Egbert, the prominent New England criminal defense lawyer whose famous clients included Massachusetts House Speaker Thomas Finneran and Providence Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci, has died. He was 61.
Stop & Shop sues Whole Foods
- Stop & Shop, the largest supermarket chain in New England, claims in a federal lawsuit that rival Whole Foods violated its trademark and stole its "Real Deal" marketing campaign.
Kerry's primary challenger proposes debates
- The man giving John Kerry his first Democratic primary fight since his election to the Senate more than 20 years ago proposed a series of debates Friday.