With longtime incumbent Roger Horton opting not to run for re-election, voters will be putting a fresh face on the park commission at the April 6 town election.

Six years after Nomar Garciaparra left the Red Sox under a dark cloud, Pat Pink still tenderly dusts an autographed picture of him on her bedroom dresser, still dons a Garciaparra No. 5 jersey when she goes to Fenway Park.

When Marco Sturm scored in overtime to give Boston a 2-1 win over Philadelphia at Fenway Park on Jan. 1, the Bruins hoped the Winter Classic victory would propel them toward a strong second-half run.

AL Central Outlook: White Sox, Twins, Tigers, Royals, Indians The AL Central is not easy to pick this year. Look at the White Sox rotation of Mark Buehrle, Jake Peavy, Gavin Floyd, John Danks, and veteran Freddy Garcia with Bobby Jenks as a closer and compare them with Minnesota’s rotation of Scott Baker, Kevin Slowey, Carl Pavano, Nick Blackburn and Francisco Liriano

SALEM, VA - The Salem Red Sox, Advanced Class-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, have announced that any fan who purchases a 10th Man Flex Plan will be automatically entered into a drawing for a VIP trip to Boston to see the Salem Red Sox play the Potomac Nationals at Fenway Park on Saturday, July 10 as part of Boston’s Futures at Fenway.

Howard: Some things in life — Fenway Park, the best-of-5 format of a men’s Grand Slam tennis match — are perfect as they are. And so is the NCAA tournament, in its current form.

1. Pine Valley Golf Club 9.53 (No. 2 in 2009, p) Pine Valley, N.J

Nomar Garciaparra signed a one-day contract with the Sox and officially announced his retirement from baseball as a member of the Boston nine today. The link below has a nice article and embedded video.

Pedroia, Scutaro quickly form tight bond

TEMPE, Ariz. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ….