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Bostonist rejoiced that the Red Sox finally won a friggin' baseball game. Dustin Pedroia, or even his wife, get credit for that accomplishment. But, 1-7 is still unacceptable. We're a bit annoyed that somebody compared the Sox to El Heat de Miami. In other news: Bostonians protested U.S. involvement in Libya; The MBTA could close the busy Government Center Station for three years to renovate it. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Listen, we don't want to play into the whole Hub mentality - after all, it isn't all about us all the time, but we couldn't help but notice the way the two biggest headlines coming from Monday's crazy day of sports are closely tied to sports action right here in Boston. Our alumni in a couple of sports stepped up to in big, albeit decidedly different ways. For these two guys, Monday definitely represented the best of times and worst of times. more ›

From satire by the Upright Citizens Brigade (see video above) to Bob Ryan to editorials in the Boston Globe magazine, the media appears to be wailing on Patriots coach Bill Belichick after Spygate and the Super Bowl loss. more ›

A New England Patriots fan told Joe Fitzgerald at the Herald that some overzealous Pats fans beat up him, his friend, and his cousins, who happened to be Jaguars fans and who were wearing Jaguar gear, after the Pats-Jaguars game. more ›

Where to begin? When it comes to baseball, most of the news that came out of Tuesday was dreary, almost as dreary as the skies over Boston this morning. It felt as if it took ages for Barry Bonds to take the final steps in his journey to become baseball's new home run king, but on Tuesday night, the San Francisco Giants slugger did it. Shortly before midnight Eastern time, at a time when many... more ›

Once upon a time, in a land that was starting to feel far, far away, Manny Ramierez used to hit home runs. Big, deep, towering shots that left Red Sox fans cheering like mad and opposing pitchers more than a little nervous when #24 stepped up to the plate. more ›

--After the beauty that was Dice K's debut, the Red Sox suffered a letdown with a loss to the Rangers, 0 to 2. It was a low-scoring game, so clearly Tim Wakefield had a decent pitching effort, but the Rangers' Robinson Tejeda was better. It stings a little to lose to a team with Sammy Sosa, though. Tonight, Julian Tavarez and Kevin Millwood will match up, and we hope the Red Sox will enjoy a... more ›