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This story is part of ESPN The Magazines Oct. 31 NBA Preview Issue. Subscribe today!Boston Red SoxOverall: 68 Title track: 17 Ownership: 39 Coaching:?T91 Players: 34 Fan relations: 39 Affordability: 109 Stadium experience: 45 Bang for the buck: 122 Change from last year: +32Call it a comeback. A year after their second consecutive last-place AL East finish nearly caused them to slip out of the top 100 in The Mags Ultimate Standings, the Red Sox won the division and surged 32 places. They ranked 16th among MLB teams, a sign that good times are rolling again on Yawkey Way.Whats goodBesides a 17th-ranked title track (no one in Boston has forgotten 2004 ... or 2007...or 2012), a 34th-place showing in players is the Red Soxs best rank. The really remarkable thing? A year ago, their roster ranked 103rd. In the annual pursuit of winning, principal owner John Henry (ranked 39th) has never been afraid to spend, but this years worst-to-first turnaround can be attributed more to the maturation of a talented homegrown core led by Xander Bogaerts, Mookie Betts and Jackie Bradley Jr. than the club-record payroll. Even after the disappointing ALDS, the future is bright for the Sox: That group figures to remain intact for several years and should keep the Red Sox competitive, even without franchise icon David Ortiz.Whats badWinning isnt easy, as the Red Sox learned with three last-place finishes in four years from 2012-15. As Boston fans know, it isnt cheap, either. With the highest average ticket price ($54.79), beer ($7.75), parking ($35) and caps ($25) in MLB, Sox fans get the least bang for their buck among 122 teams in our Ultimate Standings (this years 93-win team will go a long way toward fixing that next year). The average cost of $84.46 per game at Fenway Park is 65 percent greater than the MLB average of $51.06, but at least the Red Sox arent the least affordable baseball team to watch. That distinction, Sox fans will be glad to hear, belongs to the Yankees.Whats newIn his first full season as president of baseball ops, Dave Dombrowski acted swiftly and decisively to address holes on the roster. But while Dombrowski got credit for the Red Soxs on-field success, new team president Sam Kennedy received equally high marks for improving the overall experience at the ballpark. The Red Sox jumped 51 spots in fan relations, and they rank ninth in Major League Baseball. Likewise, they surged 28 spots in the stadium experience at historic Fenway Park, which remains perhaps the Red Soxs most powerful drawing card.Next: Milwaukee Brewers?| Full rankings Irving Fryar Jersey .Y. -- Injured Buffalo Sabres forward Marcus Foligno did not practice with the team Monday and head coach Ron Rolston said its unlikely hell play in Wednesdays season opener in Detroit. Jarrett Stidham Youth Jersey . Most important, perhaps, it went off without a hitch. Organizers poked a little fun at the now-infamous opening ceremony gaffe that saw only four out of five snowflakes open up into rings, leaving the Olympics logo one ring short. https://www.patriotssportsgoods.com/Womens-Rob-Gronkowski-Inverted-Jersey/ . At a Manhattan federal court hearing, attorney Jordan Siev said his law office has gotten more evidence nearly every day to support its lawsuit accusing MLB and Selig of going on a "witch hunt" to ruin Rodriguezs reputation and career. He said the defendants went "way over the line. Julian Edelman Womens Jersey . There was no hesitation from the 40th-ranked Pospisil, from Vernon, B.C., who admitted that he cut back on his training sessions over the last few days to conserve energy as the long ATP season finishes next week at the Paris Masters. Andre Tippett Jersey . It was hard for Luck to pull off another comeback, or even get into the end zone, while standing on the sideline. Rivers threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to rookie Keenan Allen and Nick Novak kicked four field goals to give the Chargers a 19-9 victory against the Colts on Monday night. CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Zane Najdawi scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and The Citadel rolled to a 146-84 victory over Division II member Johnson University of Florida on Sunday.It was the most The Citadel has scored since beating Bob Jones 121-111 in 2015. The Bulldogs made 46 of program record 107 shots, its most since making 50 against Coker in 1984 and 1985. The Bulldogs shot 102 field goals against USC Aiken in 1982.Najdawi was 8 of 13 from the floor and made 10 of 11 free throws.dddddddddddd Matt Frierson had 21 points and five steals. Brian White had 18 points, and Preston Parks and Warren Sledge had 10 assists apiece.Josh Grover scored 21 points to lead Johnson. Douet Broughton added 18 points and Caleb Winfrey chipped in 15.The Bulldogs had a double-digit lead midway through the first half. ' ' '