Not only is Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell the MVP of the World Series, but he's also real sexy, at least according to Kevin Millar and Jonathan Papelbon. In the following video, Papelbon asks former Red Soxer Millar to evaluate the sexiness of individual players: Surprisingly, Millar said that Beckett was the ugliest, even though Beckett has enjoyed dalliances with country singer Danielle Peck and Alyssa Milano. Millar also got in a dig at......

--The metaphorical rain drops may keep on fallin' on the Yankees' heads, but it seems rain clouds really do follow the Red Sox around. Friday night's game in Texas was delayed about two hours because the skies just flat-out refused to clear. The good news? Things eventually got underway and the Sox won, 10-6. The bad? The game didn't end until 1:30 a.m. EST, and those who didn't stay tuned probably turned their televisions off......

-- If ever there was a night the Red Sox would want to play Toronto, Tuesday was it. The Blue Jays, who have become an AL East Achilles Heel of sorts for the Sox, had lost six straight heading into the game at the Rodgers Center. Josh Beckett was set to go for his seventh win of the season. Manager Terry Francona was on the cusp of his 300th win leading Boston. Almost seemed too......

Who cares about any other sport? It's Red Sox Opening Day! They will be up against the Kansas City Royals late this afternoon at 4:10 pm. It will be on NESN and ESPN and on WRKO and WEEI if you're catching it on the way home. Here's the lineup from the official site: 1. Julio Lugo, SS 2. Kevin Youklis, 1B 3. David Ortiz, DH 4. Manny Ramirez, LF 5. J.D. Drew, RF 6. Mike......

Daisuke Matsuzaka Mania has already jumped the shark, and the season hasn't even started yet. The Globe had a long, loving look at how the arrival of Matsuzaka is going to juice up Boston's economy. (Better hide Pastor Wall's warning to tourists about the risks of getting shot around here.) We are anticipating Matsuzaka's official debut as much as the next sports fan. And we are tickled that one guy is expected to pump $14......