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Buchholz, Cabrera named International League All-Stars
Clay Buchholz isn't heading to Boston just yet, but he is headed to Portland, Ore., to represent the Pawtucket Red Sox in the 2009 International...
Reiss's Pieces
patriots blog
Jets' Pace suspended
Jets linebacker Calvin Pace will miss his team's first game vs. the Patriots and three others games due to a performance-enhancing drug suspension.
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Bruins development camp begins Tues.
Jordan Caron, Boston's top pick last Friday in the 2009 NHL amateur draft, is among the invitees expected to attend the club's annual development...
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Rockets to launch Ariza
The Boston Globe reports that a source close to the situation says Lakers forward Trevor Ariza has agreed in principle to sign with Houston in...
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Tainted Love
LA lemmings will flock to San Diego to cheer on the drug cheat. But make no mistake, Manny's legacy if forever tarnished....
Touching all the Bases
Passed out in my hammock
Nope, not slacking even more than usual -- I'm on vacation. Due back at my post Tuesday, July 7, but I'll probably crank out...
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Witness protection
Tuesday's win was indeed one of the shining moments in Baltimore's recent, sorry history. So maybe we can cut O's fans some slack for over-romanticizing the evening a bit.
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Holy Cross hires Kearney
Former Notre Dame assistant will replace Ralph Willard as men's basketball coach at Holy Cross.
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Goin' Green
There are many things I like about Sport, among them the discovery of a talent I had no idea existed. Now I don't want...
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Barker commits to Stanford
BB&N tight end Blake Barker verbally committed to Stanford Friday.
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Strong TV ratings for US-Brazil match
Clint Dempsey and the U.S. national soccer team may have had a nightmarish second half against Brazil, but ESPN said the match scored its strongest ratings for a non-World Cup event.
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No minor attraction

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Relive the Celtics' first NBA championship in 22 years.
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C's offer Wallace a contract

C's offer Wallace a contract (Barry Chin / Globe File)
An NBA source said that the Celtics offered Pistons free-agent Rasheed Wallace a contract using the mid-level exception today during a three-hour meeting in Detroit. (4 p.m.)
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Bay becomes US citizen

Bay becomes US citizen (AP)
Red Sox left fielder Jason Bay has long played America's pastime and can now call himself an American. The 30-year-old from Canada was among 360 people to became US citizens Thursday in a ceremony at Boston's historic Faneuil Hall. Bay said "it's a pretty proud day for me." He said his wife and daughters are Americans.
Bruins re-sign Recchi
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Bruins re-sign Recchi

Mark Recchi joined the Bruins hoping to win his fourth Stanley Cup, and he decided to stay with them for another shot at it.

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Tragedies reveal compassion

After golfer Chris Smith's wife died in a car accident, every caddie at the Nationwide Tour event in Bridgeport, W.Va., had “Chris Smith’’ or “Smitty’’ on the back of their bibs.
Retiring MLB players union head Donald Fehr
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Fehr and loathing

Retiring MLB players union head Donald Fehr should not expect gushing fan tributes. But he should get them from the players he represented.
Making collect calls
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Making collect calls

In the view of US Anti-Doping control officer Scott Lowell, testing levels the playing field.
US men hope to stay relevant
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US men hope to stay relevant

By reaching the Confederations Cup final, the Americans proved something to themselves, their fans, and the rest of a skeptical world.
Seeking to locate advantage
Olympic notes

Seeking to locate advantage

In what’s shaping up as a tight four-way race for the 2016 Games, geopolitics may make the difference.

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