The push to trademark “Boston” for the Red Sox is no more, principal owner John Henry announced. Henry, in a statement sent to the Herald, brushed back at the league’s patent play.

He called his creation a Boston Whaler, and the unusual shape of the hull was only half of the radical design. More important was what was inside of the hull, the result of a cutting-edge foam-and ...

UPDATE: According to the Boston Globe, the Boston Red Sox requested that Major League Baseball withdraw the trademark application, with the league agreeing. The Red Sox have applied to own Boston ...