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There has been plenty of sports talk this week in New Bedford.

Take heart, winter weary New Englanders. Spring can't be far away if the Boston Red Sox equipment truck is on its way to Florida. Hundreds of fans gathered outside Fenway Park to bid the truck farewell as it left Boston on a 1,480-mile trip to the team's spring training home in Fort Myers shortly after noon on Thursday...

No matter where we look, we're trapped by piles of snow.  Whether its Boston or New Bedford, we're surrounded by a sea of white.  But there is a small glimmer of hope, an oasis in an otherwise dismal winter. Its called "Truck Day" and it happens tomorrow at Fenway Park...

If the Patriots when the Super Bowl on Sunday, there will be lots of celebrating in the region, including at UMass Dartmouth. There were some issues on campus in 2004 when the Red Sox won their first championship in 86 years, but since then University officials have devised a strategy to keep those celebrations under control...

Red Sox Senior Vice President of Marketing and Brand Development joined WBSM's Tim Weisberg on Saturday morning to talk about the Red Sox' 2015 Winter Weekend at Foxwoods and some of the things fans can expect from the team this season.

The Boston Red Sox continue to reshape their starting rotation. "USA Today" reports they have agreed to a one-year, 9.5-million-dollar deal with right-handed starter Justin Masterson. The 29-year-old went 7-and-9 with a 5.88 ERA in 28 games last season, including 25 starts...

The Boston Red Sox have traded outfielder Yoenis Cespedes to the Detroit Tigers for right-handed pitcher Rick Porcello. Numerous outlets are reporting the deal has been completed and that the Red Sox will also get an additional player or two in the trade. ...

New manager Joe Maddon says his Cubs have "won the baseball lottery this year," making the first big catch among top free-agent pitchers at Major League Baseball's winter meetings last night. Jon Lester agreed to a $155 million, six-year contract with Chicago...

Former major league pitcher Curt Schilling says he's battling mouth cancer and blames 30 years of chewing tobacco use. Schilling discussed details of his cancer on WEEI-FM in Boston on Wednesday. He announced he had cancer in February, but had not disclosed what kind...

Just a bit after moving Jon Lester, the Red Sox are back in the headlines. This time it's for sending another starting pitcher, John Lackey, to the St. Louis Cardinals.