KEY WEST, Fla. — Barking Mad, skippered by Bostonian Jim Richardson, has won the Farr 40 class at the Key West 2012 sailing regatta. Regatta organizers are calling Richardson's victory on Friday one of the greatest comebacks in the five-day regatta's 25-year history. Richardson and his crew did not finish Monday's second race after a crewmember fell overboard. The DNF normally proves fatal, but Richardson's team kept plugging away and won three of the final five races to pull out a one-point victory over Enfant Terrible, skippered by Italian sailor Rossi Alberto. Continue reading >>>

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(NECN) – Boston Globe Magazine has named U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz has been named “Bostonian of the Year” for 2011.

U.S. Attorney Ortiz launched a federal investigation into the Probation Department in November of 2010, directing probation officials to preserve all documents that could be used as evidence in the criminal investigation.

Ortiz joined “The Morning Show” to discuss her goals as U.S. attorney for Massachusetts.

What was your New Year’s resolution? You know, that thing that you said you’d do ages ago that now seems like a faint sheen atop an oil barrel of “I’ll do it next year.” Yeah, that’s the one. Well, if you needed motivation consider this: Bostonian Bryan Fuller has just cleared the last financial hurdle of his dream to set a new record time for a transatlantic rowing. On or around February 14, Fuller and seven other men will depart from the Spanish isles with 30 days worth of food and 2,950 miles of open ocean to their destination in Barbados. If it all goes according to plan Continue reading >>>

A vampire who refuses his natural urge to feed on humans. A werewolf shunning his animal side and alienating himself from his family. A ghost who can’t let go of a past she doesn’t even fully remember. Toss the three into a quaint Bostonian home and you have ‘Being Human’, a Syfy channel remake of the British series of the same name. Though the supernatural is a key ingredient to the show’s drive, the overall theme of season one is about fitting in a society when there’s no true place for you. It’s a long and arduous journey and, despite it being beings of the supernatural Continue reading >>>

Top spot Nice job picking US Attorney Carmen Ortiz as Bostonian of the Year (January 1). Ortiz shows tremendous passion for the victims of crime. I met her while providing pro bono public relations services to the Florence Crittenton League of Lowell adoption agency, which had fallen prey to a nearly $640,000 embezzlement. Prior to the plea hearing in which the bookkeeper would admit her guilt, Ortiz met with many of the agency’s families, donors, and volunteers. They were devastated and felt betrayed by a woman they had trusted and who had been a part of the adoption Continue reading >>>

Pedro Martinez Happy to Be 'Home' in Return to Boston, Says He'll Always Be a Bostonian by NESN Video on Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 11:25PM     Pedro Martinez was back in Boston on Friday night, always a welcomed sight for Red Sox fans. That feeling is apparently mutual, as the former Sox ace was excited to be "home" on Friday night. The fan favorite is Continue reading >>>

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Kevin BonnevilleKevin Bonneville Keith Yandle has been named a NHL All-Star for the second straight season. The Phoenix defenseman and only person selected from the Coyotes team was one of the 48 members in the player pool that was announced on Thursday. The Continue reading >>>

It Snowed Last Night but We Can’t Stop Talking Baseball in December

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Tue, 10 Jan 2012

Mikey talks about a variety of topics including steriods in baseball, hall of fame ballots, and compensation from the Cubs.