A woman was found dead in a Dorchester home yesterday afternoon, according to the Boston Police Department. Police spokesman Eddy Chrispin said officers found the woman after responding to an anonymous call for a well-being check at a Bicknell Street address shortly before 4 p.m. Officers called for emergency medical services after discovering the woman was unresponsive. She was ... Police ...

There is a strong possibility that Andy Pettitte will make a minor league rehab start for Trenton Wednesday in the Eastern League playoff series against New Hampshire. Nevertheless, Yankees manager Joe Girardi will wait until today to make that official. "I will be able to give you that [today]," Girardi...

It was a long night of mashed fenders and frayed nerves, of cars rolling into the garage area in various stages of disrepair, of engines exploding like corn kernels in a microwave oven. The penultimate race of NASCAR's regular season has come and gone, and the championship field remains about as cloudy as the smoke lingering over the campgrounds outside of Atlanta Motor Speedway. Less than a ...