In the shadows of these histories, however, lie great sports stories of everyday Black Bostonians who forged their own sporting traditions under prejudiced conditions. “ : A Contested Sports History , ...

Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1958 — Canadian born Willie O’Ree becomes the NHL’s first black player for the Boston Bruins. 1972 — The Lakers’ Jerry West, hits a ...

1996 — Detroit’s Steve Yzerman becomes the 22nd player in NHL history to score 500 goals as the Red Wings beat the ... 1958 — Canadian born Willie O’Ree becomes the NHL’s first black player for the ...

Boston's rotation was a strength for the team in 2024 and was arguably the biggest reason why the Red Sox were in contention for a Wild Card spot for as long as they were. NEWSLETTERS Emailed Daily.

The Boston Red Sox have made a few moves to improve on their disappointing 2024 season, but they really haven't made any game-breaking acquisitions yet. This could change if Boston acquires a ...

Tyler O'Neill was very good for the Boston Red Sox. And now, he's gone. In what turned out to be his lone season in Boston, O'Neill clubbed 31 home runs and had an .854 OPS in 114 games.

The Detroit Tigers, New York Mets, and Boston Red Sox all make sense as well. R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports believes it'll be the Red Sox that win the Bregman sweepstakes, doing so with their ...

Here are a few New Year’s resolutions the Red Sox should follow if they want to make this coming year one to remember. One of the roots of Boston’s struggles these past few years has been the ...

This week goes back 64 years to describe a special event in the life of Hockey Hall of Famer Willie ... with the Boston Bruins, but that wasn't enough. "I knew I had more to give," O'Ree told ...

Only nine teams had older pitching factions than Boston (29.5); the Miami Marlins were the youngest (27.0), the Texas Rangers the oldest (31.7). The Red Sox were ... 2019 (Tyler O’Neill hit ...

But the bottom line is still important to the Red Sox. The absences of Tyler O’Neill and Hernández serve as perfect examples. Boston desperately needs righthanded power and last winter ...

It was a low-risk/high-reward proposition for the Atlanta Braves, with the Boston Red Sox assuming nearly all the risk. Yes, Chris Sale had not been the same player for Boston since being a ...