Resiliency is Sox's mantra

Takedowns and menacing gestures. Double technicals and flagrant fouls. And the Boston Celtics are heading to Atlanta to try to deliver the knockout punch. Paul Pierce scored a playoff-high 22 points, and Ray Allen turned back the final Hawks' charge with three 3-pointers in a three-minute span of the third quarter on Wednesday night to help Boston beat Atlanta 110-85 and take a 3-2 lead in the...

Another night, another walk-off win at Fenway Park. This time, it was Jason Varitek's turn, as the captain laced a two-out single in the ninth to give the Sox a 2-1 win over Toronto.

Strong-armed Vernon Wells fielded back-to-back singles in the bottom of the ninth and fired home both times. The center fielder's first throw cut down the potential winning run. His second was a split-second late, allowing Manny Ramirez to slide home safely and give the Boston Red Sox a 2-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.

Mindy McCready has "caught her breath" and gone back to work on a new album following her admission of a long-standing relationship with Roger Clemens, a representative for the country star said Wednesday. "The first day was really difficult for her. She really has caught her breath," her management consultant, John Dotson, told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Sox players honored with TYIB Awards

Celtics forward Paul Pierce, fined $25,000 for what the NBA called a "menacing gesture" during Game 3 of Boston's playoff series against Atlanta, denied that the sign was gang-related. "I 100 percent do not in any way promote gang violence or anything close to it," Pierce said in a statement issued Wednesday before Game 5 of the series.

Injuries sideline Ellsbury, Drew

For manager John Gibbons, one nice thing about the Toronto Blue Jays' current road trip was the...

Troy Percival can handle two jobs for a club. He can close, and he can foresee the future.