Red Sox owner John Henry denied that the club conducted a smear campaign against manager Terry Francona after letting him go. Henry said he was driving in his car when he heard the hosts on 98.5 The Sports Hub accusing ownership of leaking information to the Boston Globe that reflected poorly on Francona. In a front-page article this week, the paper cited team sources who said Francona was distracted by the breakup of his marriage and painkillers he took after knee surgery. Henry denied ownership was trying to discredit the manager.