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Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts has seen his late charge in the fan vote polling propel him all the way to the third and final starting outfield spot in the American League All-Star team, in MLB.com's latest polling update.

With the latest update of the American League All-Star balloting announced today, the Boston Red Sox still have three players firmly positioned in the starting lineup.

The latest polling results for the MLB All-Star game are in and another Red Sox player has crept into the starting lineup.

As the NBA All-Star Weekend gets underway let's take a look at where the Boston Celtics sit in the Eastern Conference and other buzz circling the team midway through the 2015-16 season.

Boston Celtics' guard Isaiah Thomas was rewarded for his stellar first half today, as he was named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team as a reserve.

New Bedford's SEYAA All-Star 10U baseball team was honored by the city Friday for their very successful summer.

Brock Holt, a journeyman infielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system who has found a home as a super utility player with the Boston Red Sox, has been named as a reserve to the 2015 American League Alll Star team. Holt was named to the team Monday by Manager Ned Yost of the Kansas City Royals...

Josh Hamilton is going back to Texas.  The Rangers have acquired the embattled slugger from the Los Angeles Angels for a player to be named later or cash. Hamilton returns to the place he enjoyed five All-Star seasons and won the American League MVP in 2010...

Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame shortstop Ernie Banks has passed away, according to several media reports. WGN in Chicago reports Banks died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital Friday. He was 83. Dubbed "Mr. Cub," Banks suited up on Chicago's North Side from 1953-71, slugging 512 home runs over 19 seasons...

Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo is expected to miss six to eight weeks after undergoing surgery for a broken finger. Rondo broke a finger on his left hand in a fall at his home Thursday night, the club announced. It gave no further details...