New England Patriots running back Kevin Faulk didn't want to go out like Nomar Garciaparra. Watching the former Boston Red Sox All-Star shortstop retire on Wednesday helped convince Faulk that he wanted to spend his entire career with the Patriots. So Faulk re-signed with the Patriots, the team that ...

Six years after he was traded away for the final pieces of Boston's World Series puzzle, Nomar Garciaparra finally got a friendly farewell from the Red Sox. The rookie of the year, batting champion and All-Star whose trade began a bitter back-and-forth in ...

Nomar Garciaparra, who spent 14 seasons in Major League Baseball, retired on Wednesday after signing a one-day contract with the Boston Red Sox so he could end his career where it began. Garciaparra, whose wife is retired US soccer legend Mia Hamm, announced he is leaving the sport to become a television baseball commentator for ESPN. "From the first day ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Six-times All-Star Nomar Garciaparra retired Wednesday after signing a one-day contract with the Boston Red Sox so he could end his career with the team he made his mark with. The 36-year-old Garciaparra, one of baseball's best shortstops during his prime, played nine of his 14 Major League Baseball seasons with the Red Sox. "I filled ...