While a fifth consecutive victory over the rival Yankees is sweet for the Red Sox, especially a three-game sweep completed Sunday at Fenway Park, this extraordinary and fierce rivalry lacks the emotio...

The New York Yankees were humiliated in the World Series with poor fundamentals, and some Los Angeles Dodgers players let them hear it over the offseason.

This was New York’s first sweep of the season, and it comes at a time when the AL East is tightening.