Baseball�s new steroid testing is scheduled to begin today
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Baseball�s new steroid testing is scheduled to begin today and the Boston Red Sox are taking a low-key approach. The team�s player rep, Johnny Damon, says, �It�s fine with us.�
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Damon�s hair draws attention as President Bush honors Red Sox
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Johnny Damon�s hair got plenty of attention during the Red Sox championship season, and it briefly took center stage in a ceremony at the White House today. President Bush honored
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World Series champs honored by President Bush
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It�s a big day for the Red Sox. After a brief morning workout in Florida, the Red Sox headed for the airport and a flight to Washington D-C, where they have a 3:30 appointment at
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Wade Miller makes progress as he comes back from injury
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- The Red Sox get some good news on one of their off-season pitching acquisitions. Right-hander Wade Miller made progress long-tossing from 210 feet and expects to throw an abbreviated
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Florida rain complicates Red Sox� plans�again
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida rain today kept the Boston Red Sox indoors at training camp for the second time in three days. The precipitation continued to jumble a busy preseason week for the defending
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Batting champ, World Series champ has new goal
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- The Boston Red Sox� Bill Mueller has a new goal this season: He wants to play the most games he�s ever played in a year. That may seem like a modest goal for Mueller, who won
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Quiet second baseman finally has job security
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- After spending time with four Major League teams in eight years, Red Sox second baseman Mark Bellhorn is enjoying some stability. Last year, he shuttled back and forth to the
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Red Sox to visit White House next Wednesday
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- The World Series champion Boston Red Sox will be honored by President Bush at a White House ceremony next Wednesday. Club president Larry Lucchino announced the date of the ceremony
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Red Sox to receive rings with Yankees at Fenway
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- The Boston Red Sox will get their World Series rings at their home opener April 11 before a full house of 35,000 fans�and the New York Yankees. The jewelry symbolizing the team�s
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No decision made on presenting championship rings
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- The Red Sox already have their championship. When they get the rings that symbolize the historic win still hasn�t been decided. The issue was one of several discussed Tuesday
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Red Sox hold first full-squad practice
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- The World Champion Red Sox held their first full-squad workout in Fort Myers Tuesday. World Series M-V-P Manny Ramirez says he enjoyed the offseason, including a quiet month
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CVS signs five-year marketing agreement with Red Sox
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- CVS Corp., the nation�s largest drugstore chain, has inked a five-year marketing agreement with the Boston Red Sox that includes placing signs at venerable Fenway Park and the
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Slugger just wants to have fun
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- He wore a headband with the flag of Brazil, sported dreadlocks with beads at the ends and smacked liners up the middle. Manny Ramirez was back in town after spending about a
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Nixon stands by statements but others turn to humor
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez�s comments about his daily exercise regime has the Red Sox talking. Trot Nixon, for example, is talking about the exercise he�s gotten from walking around Disney
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Designated hitter brings laughs, lumber to spring training
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- David Ortiz returned to the Boston Red Sox on Monday the same way he left them�with his powerful bat and pleasant smile. Big Papi hugged teammate Alan Embree��he engulfed me��
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Ring issue nears conclusion
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Boston Red Sox minority owner Tom Werner says he�d prefer that the players receive their World Series rings on the day of their home opener April 11 against the New York Yankees. He
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Clubhouse clowns Damon and Ortiz lighten up Red Sox�s criticism of A-Rod
Johnny Damon and David Ortiz reported to the Boston Red Sox�s training camp and took a more lighthearted approach to bashing Alex Rodriguez. Damon had dubbed his own teammates a bunch of �idiots� last
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Red Sox to hold first full-squad practice
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- It�s all hands on deck for the Red Sox today. The World Series champs are scheduled to hold their first full-squad workout in Fort Myers this afternoon and manager Terry Francona
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�C� on jersey won�t change catcher
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- There might have been a mutiny in Boston if the Red Sox had let Jason Varitek leave as a free agent. Instead, they re-signed him and stitched a �C� on his jersey, making him
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Renteria sees baseball from both sides now
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Edgar Renteria wasn�t part of the Boston Red Sox World Series championship team, but he did play a very visible role in helping them win it. The shortstop was with St. Louis
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Mantei sees tough time for Johnson in New York
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Boston Red Sox reliever Matt Mantei thinks his former teammate, Randy Johnson, will have trouble adjusting to his new surroundings with the New York Yankees. Mantei said today
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Boston first baseman criticizes A-Rod
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Another day, another shot at A-Rod. Kevin Millar became the sixth Red Sox player in six days to criticize Alex Rodriguez for boasting about his workout routine and not measuring
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Big Unit to Red Sox: �Bring it on�
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Randy Johnson can now count himself among Yankees players that Red Sox fans love to hate. The Big Unit, who was traded from Arizona to New York in the off-season, pitched his first
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