For a day that featured not a single Boston professional sports team in game mode, Tuesday was jam-packed with sports news. And what made things even more ridiculous was the fact that, for a good portion of the day, one faced difficulty figuring out what news was legit and what was a sports scribe's attempt at an exclusive gone wrong (Tom Brady exclusive, anyone? Don't worry, we'll get it to it). We're going to sort......

Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy underwent surgery this morning for a partially blocked artery in his neck. Here's the details: "As part of a routine evaluation of Senator Kennedy's back and spine, MRI studies picked up an unrelated, asymptomatic blockage in the senator's left carotid artery," said a statement from Kennedy's Washington office. "This morning, Senator Kennedy underwent preventive surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital to remove the blockage." Doctors were checking on his back because he......

Bostonist received a particularly heartwarming Christmas gift last year, one that we proudly showed off whenever we could. Our Friends of Mel bracelet was too large for our dainty wrist, but a modification - we turned it into a necklace - gave us a conversation jewelry piece that was also fighting breast cancer. Good times, until we learned Friday that our FoM piece - along with about 200,000 - was subject of a recall because......