Dan Shaughnessy is a sports columnist and associate editor at the Boston Globe. He was born in Groton, Massachusetts, ...

Larry Bird never shied away from a cold one but drew the line when he felt it was needed. Boston Globe reporter Dan Shaughnessy recalled offering him a second round of beer at a bar, only for the ...

Boston Red Sox All-Star Jarren Duran wore a profane t-shirt while addressing the media after using a homophobic slur, prompting Dan Shaughnessy to question the decision. During the sixth inning of the ...

Like clockwork, Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy is getting dragged over the coals for his MLB Hall of Fame ballot. This has become a yearly occurrence. For the second year in a row, ...

Everybody loves March Madness and the NCAA Tournament. Everyone that is except for Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy. Shaughnessy is a legendary sportswriter and was honored by the Baseball ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the Red Sox throw out the first pitch of Spring Training down in Fort Meyers, a familiar face will be missing. Longtime ...

"Larry and Magic kind of brought the league into prominence" - Dan Shaughnessy on how the NBA went from rags to riches due to superstar appeal originally appeared on Basketball Network. While ...

"It was the most rejection I'd felt since my first high school dance" - Dan Shaughnessy recalls getting humbled by Larry Bird's no-favors policy originally appeared on Basketball Network. Larry Bird ...

To see Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy on his morning “jog” through Newton is to know why he writes about sports rather than plays them. Slow is not exactly the word. Parents pushing triplets in ...

In today's NBA, there are countless media outlets to follow each team, and the number of full-time beat writers has never been greater. Oddly, the level of access for such reporters, while broader ...

Several weeks ago, I asked sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy to come on the Love Letters podcast to talk about sports and love. He said yes, which didn’t surprise me. Dan — and the Sports Department in ...