Jonathan Papelbon News

For many years, the world of sports celebrated athletes in various other competitions by inducting them into halls of fame.  Baseball, basketball and football were among the most popular of these shrines, but boxing was somehow left out of the equation.  Professional boxing champions have always been among the most fan-celebrated athletes in history but, until 1989, there was no permanent structure to celebrate the true legends of the sport. ...

Jonathan Papelbon's outstanding rookie season probably is over _ and his days as Boston's closer could be, too. Sidelined by a sore shoulder since Sept. 1, Papelbon said Friday he doesn't expect to pitch again this season, and he's already planning a switch to the starting rotation next year. ``I'm probably going to be done for the year right now, unless something crazy happens,'' Papelbon said. ``I just think it's smart, especially with what happened to (Francisco) ...