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Felger and Mazz: Videos by NFL players and Roger Goodell, and The Final Word (Hour 4)

Felger and Mazz: The Patriots without Tom Brady and the latest in MLB (Hour 3)

Felger and Mazz: Mike Giardi on Julian Edelman and the Patriots' QB situation (Hour 2)

Felger and Mazz: The Latest in MLB, and Roger Goodell's video (Hour 1)

Felger and Mazz: Calls on an Agenda-Free Friday, and The Final Word (Hour 4)

Felger and Mazz: Chris Gasper on Jarrett Stidham, Drew Brees, and more (Hour 3)

Felger and Mazz: Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck on the return of the NBA (Hour 2)

Felger and Mazz: Calls on everything to kick off an Agenda-Free Friday! (Hour 1)

December 9, 2019

Rosenthal: Sox could attach Andrew Benintendi to Price, Eovaldi trades

The Sox might consider using Andrew Benintendi as a bargaining chip to convince other teams to take on the contract of David Price or Nathan Eovaldi.

November 25, 2019

McCarthy: Patriots offense will improve

The Patriots offense still doesn't look great, but there's reason for optimism, writes Matt McCarthy.

November 14, 2019

Reports: MLB to interview Alex Cora, Red Sox staffers amid widening sign-stealing investigation

Alex Cora is said to be a key figure in MLB's investigation into the Astros sign-stealing allegations.

November 13, 2019

GM Meetings roundup: skepticism surrounds Mookie Betts trade market

One sense that seems to be emerging from the GM meetings is that the Red Sox might not get a great return for Mookie Betts.

November 8, 2019

5 potential trade destinations for Mookie Betts

If the Red Sox look to trade Mookie Betts this offseason, they might face a challenge finding suitors.

November 5, 2019

5 steps the Red Sox can take to afford Mookie Betts in 2020

There are scenarios in which the Red Sox can afford to keep Mookie Betts even with J.D. Martinez sticking around.

October 31, 2019

McCarthy: the nerds cost the Astros the World Series and it was glorious to watch

There's no defending A.J. Hinch's decision to pull Zach Greinke in the seventh inning of World Series Game 7, writes Matt McCarthy.

October 30, 2019

Baseball delivers another World Series Game 7

Four of the last six World Series have gone the distance, proving that the Fall Classic is the most competitive best-of-seven championship round in American sports.

October 30, 2019

Rules are rules: World Series umpires got the Trea Turner call right

Believe what you want to believe, but the rules say Trea Turner was guilty of interference.

October 28, 2019

Baseball is delivering its most inaccessible postseason yet

Impossible to find broadcasts and painfully long games are contributing to an inaccessible baseball postseason, writes Matt McCarthy.

October 27, 2019

McCarthy: Reflecting on the 2004 Red Sox, 15 years later

For an entire region, the 2004 World Series win was as deeply personal as sports can get, writes Matt McCarthy.

October 21, 2019

McCarthy: despite baseball's problems, October delivers again

The MLB postseason has been an outstanding product again this year, writes Matt McCarthy.

October 19, 2019

McCarthy: farewell to one of baseball's last great workhorses

Workhorse starting pitchers like CC Sabathia are a dying breed in baseball, writes Matt McCarthy.

October 8, 2019

McCarthy: American League playoffs make Red Sox look worse by the day

As the defending World Series champions sit at home, the group of inferior A.L. teams that actually qualified for the postseason are getting exposed.

October 3, 2019

McCarthy: MLB should eliminate divisions and alter the playoff format

Major League Baseball has struck gold with the implementation of the second Wild Card. Now baseball needs to find a way to make the regular season more important.

September 30, 2019