By Steve Silva, Boston.com Staff

Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine spoke Wednesday on WEEI's Dennis & Callahan show about having Kevin Youkilis, Adrian Gonzalez, and Will Middlebrooks all in the lineup at the same time. Valentine was asked if the new outfield alignment was sustainable over the long term.

"I don't think it's an everyday thing," Valentine said. "I think it's something that can be used throughout the year, but no I don't think it's an everyday solution ..."

"You have to see things to figure out what can go right and what can go wrong only because of the lack of familiarity with Adrian playing right field mainly, but even Kevin, he'd have to get back in the saddle at first base to do it every day. I just don't know that it's an everyday fix."

Regarding third baseman Middlebrooks's status with the big club, Valentine said he and Sox GM Ben Cherington were both on the same page.

"I totally am on board with Ben's take (that Youkilis would not lose his job to injury)," Valentine said. "Kevin's going to play third base. This is a situation that arose out of necessity, not out of choice. We're lucky to have a guy as versatile as Kevin to play on both sides of the infield and a guy as willing and versatile as Adrian who would move from first to right field to allow us to line those guys up for a while."

The Red Sox manager expressed a few concerns with having Gonzalez in the outfield, but nothing that is stopping him from using doing it again. Valentine said Youkilis would be back at first base today with Adrian Gonzalez in right field if he "had his legs under him." Valentine also said Scott Podsednik would get a start in center field in today's matinee at Camden Yards.

Before Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Orioles, Youkilis downplayed his return from a DL stint. He started at first base.

"There's not more to the story than playing tonight and just going out there and playing ... that's it. There's not a story here, just going out and playing ... I played first base for five years here, it's not like they asked me to play center," Youkilis said.

Regarding having the speed-challenged Gonzalez play in Fenway Park's spacious right field, Valentine did not rule it out.

"Adrian is a very astute baseball player," Valentine said. "He positions himself as well as anyone I've seen in the outfield in the two games he's played there. He understands the hitters that we're playing against and he's moving more than normal, so if we pitch properly and the guy hits it where they're supposed to, I think that he'll be able to close a gap, but there's no way of covering all the ground because of a lack of foot speed."

Valentine did not embrace the idea of having Gonzalez play left field because of the added challenge of having a different view of the ball coming off the hitter's bat on the left side of the field, but wasn't ruling out having the All-Star first baseman seeing substantial playing time in right field while the outfield injury crisis continues.

"He played right field one winter ball season in Mexico," Valentine said, and then adding later, "We had a situation where Adrian, to try to allow the team to win, was volunteering to pitch, and the relationship I've had with Adrian from the first day of spring training has been one where he communicates his thoughts freely and he has thoughts every day on what could be the best thing and the best solution for our team and when this situation presented itself, it was eye contact was all that was needed and he came walking in and said 'if you're thinking about me in right field, go for it. I'll come out tomorrow and take fly balls.' You know he came out the next day and took some fly balls and you know, we're ready to go and that was just interleague play. When Cody [Ross] got hurt, he came in after the game and said the same thing."

Valentine indicated Middlebrooks would be on the Red Sox bench rather than be sent back to Triple-A Pawtucket.

"On occasion that probably will happen," Valentine said. "I don't know [if he'd go to Triple-A]. We'll see how the usage is being executed. I think we just have a situation where we have to play this by ear. This isn't something that was planned out over the winter or even was planned out last week or two weeks ago when Will first came up and Kevin first went on the disabled list. This is a work-in-progress. We'll adjust to it as the situation presents itself."

The Boston Cannons (4-0) received three goals apiece from Kevin Buchanan, Mike Stone, and Paul Rabil in a 17-10 Major League Lacrosse win over the host Denver Outlaws (3-1) on Saturday.

"We knew it was going to be a challenge, but it was mostly business as usual this week," said Cannons head coach Steve Duffy. "Denver is a good team and we knew we had to come in here and play well. Paul is a great team player and understands what we need to do to win, and were able to do it tonight."

Bill Belichick is the highest paid coach in America. (Bill Greene / Globe Staff)

By Steve Silva, Globe Staff

Bill Belichick is in a league of his own when it comes to getting paid. But Doc Rivers isn't far behind.

According to Forbes magazine, the three-time Super Bowl winning Patriots head coach makes more money than any other coach in America. Belichick's estimated salary of $7.5 million puts him at the top of the Forbes list.

NFL coaches dominate the top 10, with eight representatives. The two other top-10 paid coaches come from the NBA: Celtics coach Doc Rivers ($7 million) and San Antonio Spurs coach Greg Popovich ($6 million).

Super Bowl winning coach Tom Coughlin of the Giants, with an estimated salary of $5.25 million, didn't make the top 10.

Local coaches Claude Julien of the Bruins and Bobby Valentine of the Red Sox were not on the Forbes list:

10. Andy Reid, Philadelphia Eagles: $5.5 million
9. Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers: $5.75 million
8. Ken Whisenhunt, Arizona Cardinals: $5.75 million
7. Lovie Smith, Chicago Bears: $6 million
6. Greg Popovich, San Antonio Spurs: $6 million
5. Pete Carroll, Seattle Seahawks: $7 million
4. Jeff Fisher, St. Louis Rams: $7 million
3. Glenn "Doc" Rivers, Boston Celtics: $7 million
2. Mike Shanahan, Washington Redskins: $7 million
1. Bill Belichick, New England Patriots: $7.5 million

By Matt Pepin, Boston.com Staff

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie could be facing a suspension after he threw his helmet and struck an umpire after striking out Tuesday night against the Rays.

Lawrie was called out by umpire Bill Miller, then turned and spiked his helmet, which bounced into Miller. He was ejected, as was manager John Farrell following the ensuing argument.

Lawrie said he didn't intend to hit Miller.

"That was not my intention at all," Lawrie said. "I've never, ever done anything to go at an umpire before in my life, and I didn't mean to tonight. I apologize for that," he said.

After the game, Miller was also hit by a drink tossed by a fan.

By Matt Pepin, Boston.com Staff

Daniel Bard has turned out to be a fairly solid starting pitcher for the Red Sox this season, but he shows off another skill set on the soon-to-be released collection "Fenway Park Greatest Hits" that commemorates the park's 100th anniversary.

Bard is one of several current and former Red Sox who appear in a variety of roles alongside professional musicians on the album. Bard plays acoustic guitar on the song "Let the Good Times Roll," made famous by the band The Cars, which got its start in Boston. Former Van Halen and current Extreme singer Gary Cherone and Extreme singer and guitarist Nuno Bettencourt also perform with Bard.

The album is on sale at the Yawkey Way Store right now and on redsox.com, and hits other retailers, including iTunes, on May 22. The Bard song is available now on iTunes.

Here's the track listing and performers:

1. TESSIE
Lead Vocals & Spoken Word- Kevin Millar
Drums- Kenny Aronoff
Bass- Leland Sklar
Guitar- Tim Pierce
Piano- Matt Rollings
Background Vocals- Red Sox Scholars

2. LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL
Lead, Background Vocals & Lead Guitar- Nuno Bettencourt
Lead & Background Vocals- Gary Cherone
Drums- Gregg Bissonette
Bass- Leland Sklar
Electric Guitar- Tim Pierce
Acoustic Guitar- Daniel Bard
Piano- Matt Rollings

3. THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM (THE QUEST)
Lead Vocals- Dicky Barrett
Drums- Kenny Aronoff
Percussion & Spoken Word- Rico Petrocelli
Bass- Leland Sklar
Guitar- Tim Pierce
Piano- Matt Rollings
Strings-Loren Harriet

4. DREAM ON
Lead Vocals & Additional Guitar- Jon Butcher
Drums- Kenny Aronoff
Bass- Leland Sklar
Guitar- Tim Pierce
Additional Guitar- Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Piano- Matt Rollings
Strings- Loren Harriet

5. MEET ME AT MARY’S PLACE
Lead Vocals- Peter Gammons
Drums- Kenny Aronoff
Bass- Leland Sklar
Guitar- Tim Pierce
Piano- Matt Rollings
Keyboards- Seth Justman
Background Vocals- Red Sox Scholars

6. KNIGHTS OF BOSTONIA
Lead Vocals- Ken Casey
Drums- Gregg Bissonette
Bass- Leland Sklar
Guitar- Tim Pierce
Piano- Matt Rollings
Accordion- Cory Pesaturo
Background Vocals- Nora Parkington

7. TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME
Lead Vocals- Jerry Remy
Acoustic Guitar- Tim Pierce
Acoustic & Electric Guitars- Mike Mushok
Lead & Background Vocals- Red Sox Scholars

8. SWEET CAROLINE
Lead Vocals- Mark Salling
Drums- Gregg Bissonette
Bass- Leland Sklar
Electric Guitar- Tim Pierce
Acoustic Guitar- Clay Buchholz
Piano- Matt Rollings
Keyboards- Loren Harriet
Background Vocals & Spoken Word- David Ortiz
Background Vocals – Ryan Kalish, Darnell McDonald, Red Sox Scholars

9. 2007
Right Side Drums- Kenny Aronoff
Left Side Drums- Gregg Bissonette
Roto Toms- Joe Silva
Cowbell & Spoken Word- Kevin Youkilis
Running Percussion- Jacoby Ellsbury
Batting Cracks- Dustin Pedroia
Percussion- Red Sox Scholars

10. DIRTY WATER
Lead Vocals-Dick Dodd
Drums- Gregg Bissonette
Bass- Leland Sklar
Guitar- Tim Pierce
Piano- Matt Rollings
Lead Guitar- Alfredo Aceves
Lead Guitar- Barry Goudreau
Background Vocals- Red Sox Scholars

11. FENWAY PARK
Lead and Background Vocals- Mark Lennon
Drums- Kenny Aronoff
Bass-Leland Sklar
Guitars-Tim Pierce
Piano-Matt Rollings
Chorus Background Vocals- Red Sox fans
Producer- Loren Harriet

12. HUB FANS BID KID ADIEU
Reader One- Jim Lonborg
Reader Two- Mike O’Malley
Reader Three- Curt Schilling
Piano- Matt Rollings

By Matt Pepin, Boston.com Staff

The SMU women's rowing team responded to the video sensation made popular by the Harvard baseball team with its own version of the hit song "Call me Maybe."

The team was on its way to the airport in Knoxville, Tenn., after the Conference USA championships in Oak Ridge, according to Emily McCombs, who was the director and filmed it.

The video was posted to YouTube with the quote: "Ball's in your court, Harvard baseball."

"We were listening to a song, and one girl said "let's do this Harvard baseball style!" and she started pounding her fists on the ceiling. Then our trainer said 'if you really want to make something, you should lay down and do that with your feet in the air!'" McCombs said.

The others involved were: Back row (from left) Lauren Moore and Rachelle Schelhaas. Singers (in order of appearance) were Halley Learned, Claira McElroy, and Maggie Jones. The front row dancers (from left) were Courtaney Miller, Chantelle Conley, and Emily Carstens. Athletic trainer Drew Yoder was the "choreographer, driver, and brains of the operation," McCombs said.

Update, 3:07 p.m.: Mike Enright, the sports information director at the University of Connecticut, shared a couple links to videos made by UConn teams of "Call Me Maybe."

Both the women's rowing team and the women's basketball teams at UConn did their versions back in March, around the time Harvard was shooting its video, although it wasn't posted until last week.

CBS Boston is reporting that David Ortiz was involved in a car accident on Boylston Street on his way to Fenway Park this afternoon.

According to the report, everyone involved in the accident, including Ortiz, is OK.

The Globe is working to get details on this story. Check Boston.com for details as they become available.

By Zuri Berry, Boston.com Staff

Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was involved in a minor car accident on his way to Fenway Park earlier today.

Someone rear ended Big Papi (David Ortiz) right in front of our hotel. What a character. yfrog.com/kfgx5twj

— Brendan McCormack (@BMacinCle) May 11, 2012

WBZ first reported Ortiz's accident, which was on Boylston Street. No one was injured.

"I lost a little control coming out of the gas station and I hit a car, but I’m fine. Everybody is fine," Ortiz said.

Two witnesses at the scene told WBZ that it appeared Ortiz was speeding.

“What happened was he was speeding, tried to slam on his brakes and spun out of control, hit a car and then turned around," Tyler Bishop said.

“I think everybody is going to make mistakes,” said Kayley Bishop. “He went a little too fast and he’s not going to do it again."

Ortiz is today's lineup against the Cleveland Indians.

By Matt Pepin and Steve Silva, Boston.com Staff

A Red Sox fan that wore a bag on his head during the early innings at Fenway Park during last night's Red Sox-Indians game created quite a stir on Twitter last night.

Jon O'Hara, who spoke about wearing the bag on his head on 98.5 The Sports Hub's Toucher and Rich show this morning, was seated in the second row just to the left of home plate during the early innings of last night's game.

"I don't recognize this Red Sox team so I don't want them to recognize me," O'Hara said during this morning's interview.

O'Hara had to leave the section, that was in full view of NESN cameras, after the second inning when the people that had the tickets for those seats showed up. He said he continued to wear the bag when he took his seats in the loge section.

While he was in the second row, O'Hara said one of the Fenway ushers approached him and said he may be asked to take the bag off, but no one had said anything yet.

Had to take bag off head at Fenway ... People behind couldn't see. The other 30 thousand people wish they couldn't

— Jon O'Hara(@JonOcomedy) May 11, 2012

His disappearance after the early innings led to the creation of a hashtag -- #FreeTheBagGuy -- and the hashtag was trending in Boston by the fourth inning.

Here's another picture of the O'Hara giving the thumbs up while Shin-Soo Choo stepped into the batter's box.

Wade Boggs, far left, and Oil Can Boyd, far right, are having issues right now. (Stan Grossfeld / Globe file photo)

By Zuri Berry, Boston.com Staff

Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd's book publicity tour is still having ramifications. Last week, he revealed in interviews that using cocaine was regular pregame fixture. But overlooked in the drug revelations was Boyd's comments on former teammate Wade Boggs, whom he called a racist who used racial epithets on a daily basis.

Boggs, who played with Boyd during Boyd's tenure in Boston from 1982 to 1989, vehemently objected to the accusation on WEEI's Dennis & Callahan's radio show.

"Absolutely, positively, 100 million percent, I am not a racist, I am not a bigot," Boggs said. "You have a delusional drug addict who let not only his family down, but his team, the city of Boston, Red Sox Nation when it counted most. Now he wants the good people of Boston to go out and spend money on this garbage to support his habit. I find that extremely amusing."

Boggs' wife also joined the radio program, defending her husband and Boggs' father, who Boyd said was the source of his racism.

"I have never heard either one of them use the word that starts with an ‘N’ in public or even in private," said Debbie Boggs. "They never used that word. We have relatives that are African-American in our immediate family. They are so hurt."

Boyd's book, "They Call Me Oil Can," will be released this summer.

By Steve Silva, Boston.com Staff

Move over chicken and beer. Golf has been entered into the Red Sox mix.

According to a report by 98.5 The Sports Hub's Hardy, Red Sox righthander Josh Beckett played golf in the area last Thursday afternoon, two days before he was scheduled to miss a start against the Orioles because of stiffness in his latissimus muscle.

The Sports Hub's Michael Felger said the report had been confirmed when he opened the Felger and Mazz show today, but that Hardy did not reveal the name of the golf course to protect his sources. Clay Buchholz was reportedly golfing with Beckett on the off day for the Red Sox.

After Beckett's 126-pitch effort last Sunday in Chicago, the Red Sox announced that Beckett's next start would be skipped because the righthander admitted he had soreness in his lat muscle. He also admitted that the situation existed before his last start.

"I don't know that I'm aware of it," Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said of the golf report during his weekly appearance on WEEI's Big Show today. "I'm aware of the story being out there... No, I haven't gotten to Josh about that yet and I'm trying to sort out my feelings. Golf is as much a part of the pitching culture as a curve ball, I know that for sure.

Valentine stressed that Beckett wasn't shut down with an injury after his last start.

"When we decided for Josh not to make his start, it wasn't because he was injured," Valentine said. "It was a precautionary situation because his his lat was a little tight,"

Valentine said he needed to get specifics before he could comment on the situation.

"Again, I don't know the specifics of the situation," Valentine said. "I don't know if he was out at a charity match, just putting, or if he was whaling away and felt that might have loosened things up. I have no idea what the situation actually is, so it's hard for me to comment on it. ... If that was the case [that he played golf, drove the ball], I would say that was less than the best thing to do on that day off."

Beckett addressed the situation that had the Red Sox recommending he skip a start last week.

"It's kind of been there for about a week, kind of leading into my last start," Beckett said. "On your start day, you can always make yourself believe that things are better than they are. I really wanted to pitch. I just ended up making things worse."

Beckett is scheduled to make his next start Thursday against the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park.

"He threw (Monday) and said he felt fine and was ready to go," Valentine said earlier this week in Kansas City, where the Sox are taking on the Royals.

The Globe will attempt to speak with Beckett and Valentine later this afternoon in Kansas City. Check our Extra Bases blog for updates.

By Gary Dzen, Boston.com Staff

The Orlando Magic want Dwight Howard to be a part of their long-term plans, but if Howard does not sign an extension this offseason, the team is willing to explore other options.

Magic CEO Alex Martins told News 13 (Orlando) sports reporter David Baumann that the team would like to keep Howard.

"Our No. 1 goal is to get him to sign an extension, so we don't go through a season like we did last year," said Martins.

There was major drama surrounding the Magic last season, with Howard demanding to be traded, then backing off those comments, then asking to be traded again, and then signing a paper waiving his right to opt out this summer. Magic coach Stan Van Gundy told reporters that Howard went to the media and asked for Van Gundy to be fired.

The Magic have Howard under their control for one more season, but if Howard does not sign, "necessary decisions will be made," said Martins. Those decisions could include letting Van Gundy go or moving Howard to another team.

By Gary Dzen, Boston.com Staff

In the wake of the bounty scandal surrounding the New Orleans Saints, at least one former player is claiming bounties are nothing new.

Former wide receiver and current ESPN analyst Chris Carter told ESPN Radio Tuesday that he placed bounties on opponents during his playing days.

"It's the first time I've ever admitted it," said Carter. "But I put a bounty on guys before. I put bounties on guys. And the guys tried to take me out, a guy tried to take a cheap shot on me, I put a bounty on him, right now."

Carter's admission comes with question marks. He says he put bounties on opposing defensive players like Bill Romanowski, players who were capable of cheap shots on him. But he also says the bounties -- paid to teammates who could take out a player like Romanowski -- were not meant to injure players or take them out of the game.

"I saw guys getting wiped out, guys going for the money," Carter said.

Carter played for the Eagles, Vikings, and Dolphins during his 16-year career.

By Gary Dzen, Boston.com Staff

Theo Epstein is taking his biannual benefit concert with him to Chicago.

The former Red Sox general manager and current Cubs team president will hold a concert benefiting Cubs charities and Epstein's Foundation To Be Named Later on June 14 at the Metro music venue in Chicago's Wrigleyville. The show will be headlined by The Smashing Pumpkins and will also feature The Figgs, Jenny Dee and the Deelinquents, and members of Buffalo Tom. Comedians Mike O'Malley, Jeff Garlin and Joel Murray will serve as the evening's emcees

Hot Stove Cool Music was founded in 2000 by former Boston Globe baseball writer Peter Gammons and former Boston Herald writer Jeff Horrigan. The event has raised more than $5 million for Epstein's foundation and the Jimmy Fund. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased on the venue's website. The concert is the night before the Cubs and Red Sox start a weekend series at Wrigley Field.

The last Hot Stove, Cool Music Boston event was held in January, and there are plans to continue to have a Boston show once a year.

By Matt Pepin, Boston.com Staff and Jason Mastrodonato, Globe Correspondent

Here's how the Harvard baseball team killed some time on the road during its Florida trip in March.

The video, shot and uploaded to YouTube by pitcher Conner Hulse, features players getting down to the Carly Rae Jepsen song "Call Me Maybe," while traveling to play Bethune-Cookman.

The players in the video (from left to right starting with the back row): Jack Colton, Jeff Reynolds, Steven Dill, Andrew Ferreira, Marcus Way, Kyle Larrow, Jon Smart, and Joey Novak.

"That song we had been crushing as a team," said Larrow, a junior third baseman and BC High graduate. "We had been listening to it in the locker room several times after every practice and we said we could do some kind of dance routine. So we figured out the up and down thing looked hilarious and we just went with it."

The video has gotten love from Good Morning America, which posted a link on its Facebook page, and a representative from ESPN's SportsCenter also asked permission to use the video, Larrow said. The video was created two days ago but picked up a lot of steam on Tuesday.

"When it first got posted on Facebook, everyone was telling us, 'You have to take that down,'" Larrow said. "Then six hours later, everyone's watching it."

Colton was indeed sleeping in the back row, Larrow confirmed. He said the players had practiced the video days before and Colton was involved, but he was so tired that the song blasting over the car speakers couldn?t wake him.

The players were hoping the video would also get the attention of Harvard's youngest player on the roster -- 5-year-old Alex Wawrzyniak, who suffers from Pilocytic Astrocytoma Low Grade Glioma, a form of cerebral tumor. He's part of the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation and is often found at Harvard baseball practices or games.

Former Red Sox player Jose Canseco was officially introduced as a member of the Worcester Tornadoes, an independent baseball team in the Can-Am League.

“Anyone who wants to shag baseballs is welcome to go over the highway,” Jose Canseco said, a reference to the proximity of Interstate 290 to the outfield wall at the team's ballpark.

Team owner Todd Breighner said signing the 47-year-old Canseco, who played his final major league baseball game in 2001, was not a publicity stunt.

“Clearly this is not a gimmick,” Breighner said. “Jose is here to play baseball. We're very proud to have Jose here,” Breighner said. “The team is excited, the ownership group is excited, Jose is excited.”

Canseco, an admitted steroids user, played for the Red Sox in 1995 and 1996.

Information and photograph provided by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Chris Christo photo).

By Seth Lakso, Globe correspondent

After missing the Boston Cannons’ season opener because he was late getting back from his college coaching duties, it took Matt Poskay all of 16 seconds to score his first goal of the 2012 Major League Lacrosse season.

The Cannons’ all-time leading scorer finished with a game-high five goals, as Boston forced the expansion Charlotte Hounds to wait another week for their first win, with a 20-12 victory in front of 9,273 at Harvard Stadium on Saturday.

‘‘It was good to get back out there,’’ said Poskay, who led the Cannons with 30 goals last season. ‘‘To be honest, [scoring on the first possession] was a nice way to get into the game as fast as possible and I just rolled from there.’’

Charlotte, who fell to 0-2 on the season, continued to hang around until Boston’s nine-goal third quarter, when the Cannons took advantage of a planned goalie chance by Charlotte. The Hounds replaced Joe Marra, who had turned in a solid performance in the first half (stopping 8 of 15 shots) with Adam Ghitelman to start the third period.

Ghitelman didn’t have nearly the success of Marra, stopping just two of the Cannons’ next 11 shots, as Boston entered the final quarter with a seven-goal edge, leading 16-9.

‘‘We weren’t getting into our offense, or we were getting into our offense late into the shot clock,’’ said Cannons first-year coach Steve Duffy, whose club improved to 2-0. ‘‘We were just pressing a little bit and we talked about not doing that at halftime and I think that we had some success in the second half.

‘‘The great thing about our guys is that they listen, they want to win, they want to play hard, and they want what to be coached.’’

Cannons goalkeeper Jordan Burke, who set a MLL record last weekend by limiting Rochester to three goals, continued his solid play in net for the Cannons, turning away 14 of 26 shots.

The Cannons spent the majority of the game on the attack, thanks to Chris Eck, who took advantage of the Hounds’ struggling faceoff game (Charlotte won just 12 of 32 last week), winning 23 of 36 draws.

In the first period, Brian Farrell followed up Poskay’s early effort with a strike of his own to put the Cannons up, 2-0, 2 1/2 minutes into the game. The Hounds rebounded to score the next two goals, as Justin Smith’s transition strike tied the game at two with 6:54 left in the first.

Goals from Ryan Boyle and Michael Stone sent the Cannons into the second quarter leading, 4-2.

Poskay was responsible for two of the Cannons’ second period goals, using his ability to find weak spots in the Hounds’ defense to register his hat trick with 7:05 to play in the half.

Poskay continued his solid play in the third, tallying strikes four and five of the game.

“It’s all just off-ball movement,” said Poskay. “That’s what I do best. I kept working on it and we have obviously great dodgers that draw sliding teams and when they side I’ve got to move off ball and do my part.”

Also scoring in the third was newcomer and talented midfielder, Bill McGlone, whom the Cannons picked up in this season’s expansion draft.

Ghitelman continued to struggle in the final frame, allowing four more Boston goals, including one from Waltham native Jon Hayes.

‘‘I’m very happy with our offensive production,’’ said Duffy, whose team has scored 35 goals in two games, ‘‘but we’ve still got some work to do.’’

Matt Danowski (one goal, two assists) and Jovan Miller (two goals, one assist) led the Hounds offensive attack, while Ryan Boyle (one goal, five assists) turned in a six-point night for the Cannons’ to lead all scorers.

Paul Rabil, who entered the game leading the league in points with eight, had a relatively quite night for the Cannons, registering two goals and two assists – all in the second half.

By The Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — I'll Have Another caught Bodemeister down the stretch and pulled away in the final furlong on Saturday to win the Kentucky Derby.

Jockey Mario Gutierrez, riding in his first Derby, guided the 3-year-old colt ahead of Bob Baffert's Bodemeister and a late closing Dullahan to win on a fast track.

It was trainer Doug O'Neill's first Derby victory. He had never finished better than 13th in the Kentucky Derby with two other horses.

I'll Have Another, the Santa Anita Derby winner, went off at 15-1 in one the deepest and evenly balanced fields in recent years.

Associated Press

By Matt Pepin, Boston.com Staff

The most awesome thing to happen in NASCAR since they had a nacho fountain at media day is going on this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway.

Kurt Busch is driving a car with the paint scheme used in the Will Ferrell comedy about NASCAR called "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby."

Complete with a cougar on the hood and the lead sponsorship of "Me," Busch's real-life ride mirrors the movie. Busch was dumped by Penske racing after the 2011 season and caught on with the small, one-car Phoenix Racing team. In the movie, Ferrell's character is forced to sponsor himself for the big race at the end.

"I don't want to have to get out and run to the finish line, and have to kiss a guy to do it," Busch said of the possibility of winning in the Talladega Nights car. He was referring to the way the final scenes of the movie played out.

Hall of Fame jockey and horse racing analyst Gary Stevens previews Saturday's 138th running of the Kentucky Derby.

The Kentucky Derby is scheduled for 6:24 p.m. Saturday and will be televised on NBC.