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Jennings Hellickson help Rays top Red Sox 6-2
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox had just enough energy left to celebrate Jonny Gomes' big swing. Gomes hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Red Sox to a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night, completing a doubleheader sweep. Daniel Nava was aboard on a leadoff walk when Gomes followed with a towering shot off Joel Peralta (1-3) that cleared the Green Monster ...
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Rays 6 Red Sox 2
E_Iglesias (1). DP_Tampa Bay 1, Boston 1. LOB_Tampa Bay 10, Boston 5. 2B_Loney (17), W.Myers (1), D.Ortiz (15), Saltalamacchia (18). HR_De.Jennings (9). SF_Loney. IP H R ER BB SO Hellickson W,5-3 6 7 McGee Jo.Peralta J.Wright -3 Rodney -3 Dempster L,4-8 6 8 3 3 Breslow -3 3 3 A.Wilson -3 F.Morales ...
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MLB Tampa Bay 6 Boston 2
Evan Longoria had three of Tampa Bay's 15 hits Wednesday and had an RBI during the Rays' game-breaking inning that pushed them to a 6-2 win over Boston. Tampa Bay was protecting a 3-2 lead heading into the seventh, during which the Rays scored three times. Longoria singled home the first run of the inning and then scored along ...
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Remy to return to NESN booth Tuesday
Email BOSTON -- Jerry Remy has a piece of good news for Red Sox fans. The popular color analyst will be back in his familiar perch in the NESN broadcast booth on Tuesday night, when Boston opens its next homestand against the Colorado Rockies. Remy has been out of work since May 28 after suffering an allergy attack and then pneumonia. Due to his two bouts with lung cancer -- the most recent of ...
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Boston School Committee approves distribution of condoms in all high schools
The Boston School Committee approved two significant policy changes Wednesday night, one of which will make condoms available in all high schools across the city and the other will beef up employee background checks. The approval of condom distribution -- a key feature in a new comprehensive health and wellness policy -- marks a dramatic shift in practice for the city's public schools ...
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Blackhawks Bruins Tied 1-1 After 1st of Game 4
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Body found near Patriots home was homicide victim
State police returned to the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Wednesday, two days after a body was found about a mile ...
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Tireless Salty draws another start for Red Sox
Email BOSTON -- Jarrod Saltalamacchia will finally get a chance to rest on Thursday night, when the Red Sox open a four-game series in Detroit. But even after playing both ends of a day-night doubleheader on Tuesday and catching all 18 innings, Saltalamacchia was right back behind the plate on Wednesday. David Ross was supposed to start Tuesday's nightcap, but had to go on the seven-day ...
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Ross to visit noted concussion specialist
Email BOSTON -- The Red Sox should get a better idea of how David Ross is responding to his second concussion of the season when the backup catcher goes to Pittsburgh to see Dr. Michael Collins on Thursday. "I don't know if there's ever a normal recovery type or time with these -- they take on a life of their own," said Red Sox manager John Farrell. "After the foul ball ...
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DA Death of man near Hernandez home a homicide
homicide Lloyd, a semi-pro football player, was found Monday in an industrial park in North Attleboro located less than a mile from the sprawling Hernandez ...
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Maine lawmakers fail to override Medicaid veto
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A second attempt to override a veto of Medicaid expansion by Republican Gov. Paul LePage has failed in the Democratic-controlled Maine ...
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Hossa returns for Blackhawks in Game 4
BOSTON (AP) - Chicago Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa was back in the lineup for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday ...
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Chara leads in ice time among Cup finalists
He averaged 30 minutes, 4 seconds in 19 games before Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals between Boston and the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. That is more than any other player in the ...
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Farrell Red Sox sticking with Bailey as closer
Email BOSTON -- Though Red Sox manager John Farrell knows that Andrew Bailey needs to start pitching better, he is not ready to make a change in the vital role of closer. "Well, any time you can go to a guy to lock down a game in which you're supposed to win, I think that keeps momentum going within our clubhouse," said Farrell. "It keeps a positive atmosphere within that ...
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Respond to this The Boston Globe wants to offer iPhone users a native app and a cheap price
The newspaper world’s most prominent exemplar of responsive design is also putting a bet on Apple’s App Store -- at a price point aimed at people who wouldn’t normally pay full ...
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House sustains but will reconsider Medicaid veto
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine lawmakers failed on Wednesday in an attempt to override a veto by Republican Gov. Paul LePage to provide health care coverage for more Mainers, but the effort to expand Medicaid under the federal health care overhaul isn’t dead ...
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Markey Gomez ramp up voter appeals in Senate race
BOSTON (AP) - Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey are gearing up for the final rush to election day by highlighting issues they hope will persuade voters to support ...
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Ben McLemores draft stock slips JUN 19
06:46 PM ET 06.19 | Ben McLemore was widely considered one of the best shooting guard prospects in the 2013 NBA Draft. Though he sometimes disappeared in his freshman season with the Kansas Jayhawks, his upside was enough for some to consider him a potential No. 1 overall pick leading into the pre-draft workout rounds. But as McLemore has gone through his workouts, several issues have begun to ...
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Dwyane Wades knee swollen with Game 7 on deck JUN 19
Miami Heat 's thrilling Game 6 victory looked more concerning at halftime, when the Miami guard remained in the locker room to receive treatment and loosen up his left leg. With a right knee that had caused him issues throughout the postseason, Wade's new injury on a surgically-repaired knee could be a question mark heading to Game 7. Wade said he'll definitely play but he could ...
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Bruins hope victory can help city of Boston heal
Boston Marathon bombing victim Jeff Bauman waves a Boston strong flag before game two of the first round of the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs against the Toronto Maple Leafs at TD Garden on May 4, ...
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NH police 1 injured when pickup hit school bus
SALEM, N.H. (AP) -- Police say one student was injured when a pick-up truck collided with a school bus carrying 22 elementary school children in Salem, ...
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Maine lawmakers OKs gun background check bill
The Democratic-led House gave final approval to the bill on Wednesday. It faces further votes in the Senate before heading to Republican Gov. Paul ...
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Mass. man convicted of 2009 ax killing over loan
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) -- A 32-year-old Braintree man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2009 ax killing of a neighbor who refused to lend him ...
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Massachusetts Senate candidates spar on U.S. surveillance programs
Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA) arrives to meet with House Democrats and U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden about a solution for the ''fiscal cliff'' on Capitol Hill in Washington January 1, ...
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Boston police join probe involving Aaron Hernandez
A death investigation in North Attleboro involving Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez now includes Boston police, who are assisting state police detectives, the Herald has learned.Boston police spokeswoman Cheryl Fiandaca told the Herald today "Boston police detectives are assisting the state police assigned to the Bristol district attorney’s office."Earlier today a squad of ...
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Boston Marathon is a multi-faceted event
The Boston Marathon is a serious opportunity for professional marathon runners to prove themselves and for recreational runners to prove to themselves that they can do it. There is also the philanthropic side to the marathon though, with people taking part to make a difference.
Boston is gearing up to once again hold the annual Boston Marathon of 2010. The marathon was first held in 1987, and is a seminal event in the calendar of any serious marathon runner. Athletes from around the world have been training for the big day, and Boston will be visited by 20,000 professional and amateur runners for the event. Read more
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