BOSTON – John Henry, the Red Sox owner, popped in on a Boston radio show Friday to deny that the club conducted a smear campaign against Manager Terry Francona after letting him go. Henry said he was driving when he heard the hosts on 98.5 The Sports Hub accusing ownership of leaking information to the […]

Theo Epstein’s journey from summer intern to youngest general manager in major league history to designated savior was quick by baseball standards.

Twelve years after starting out as a glorified gopher at Camden Yards in Baltimore in 1992, Epstein steered his beloved Boston Red Sox to their first world title in 86 years in 2004, then added a ring three years later in case anyone thought the first was a fluke.

Next on Epstein’s bucket list is fixing the franchise that’s chewed up and spit out managers, general managers and presidents for decades.

Terry Francona denies being affected by pain medication during the September collapse.

The 37-year-old Epstein would leave the Red Sox with a year remaining on his contract and take over what is expected to be an expanded role with the Cubs, who have gone 103 years without a World Series championship.

The Boston Red Sox and their manager part after an epic collapse costs the team a playoff spot.

On Monday, Aug. 29, the Boston Red Sox enjoyed a second straight day off. The Red Sox were coming off a doubleheader sweep of Oakland on Saturday (before Hurricane Irene arrived Sunday) and sat comfortably with an 82-51 record, the second-best mark in baseball, behind only the Philadelphia Phillies. Boston led the New York Yankees […]