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| Celtics/Lakers: How We See It Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:06:00 EDT The sports staff at The Salem News weigh in on who they feel will win the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers and why: PHIL STACEY: Lakers in 6. Sorry, but the glory days of the 1980s aren't walking through that door. |
| Sports briefs Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:06:00 EDT Baseball Derek Scialdone hit two homers and knocked in five runs to pace the Beverly Giants to an 18-7 win over Rowley in the Inter-Town League. Jeff Giannino was 3 for 4 while Kevin Haratunian and Andy Hobin each had two hits. The Giants are 3-0. |
| Chip Tuttle guest column: Will he or won't he?
That's the question for Big Brown at the Belmont Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:05:00 EDT On Horse Racing Chip Tuttle People who do not follow horse racing on a regular basis must think those who do — including those of us who, in some part, make our living from it — wait every year and hope for a Triple Crown winner, especially after the current 30-year drought. |
| Rains move state tourney games to today Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:05:00 EDT The all-day rain showers that pelted Eastern Massachusetts yesterday forced the cancellation of three state tournament games involving local teams. All of those contests have been rescheduled for today. |
| A King on the course;
Young Danvers golfer heading to national tourney Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:04:00 EDT Hitting the Links Matt Jenkins It's not how far Trenton King can hit a golf ball that amazes his father, Brian. Even Trenton's short game, which seems automatic from 50 yards in, doesn't shock him. |
| Beckett solid in 5-1 win over Tampa Bay Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:03:00 EDT BOSTON — Josh Beckett allowed a run in six strong innings and the Boston Red Sox won their 12th straight home game to take the AL East lead from Tampa Bay with a 5-1 win over the Rays last night. |
| Red Wings capture fourth Cup in 11 seasons Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:03:00 EDT PITTSBURGH — Hockeytown is home to the Stanley Cup — again. Using a little Motown magic on the road, the Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in 11 seasons last night with a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6 of the finals. |
| North Shore Navigators 2008 season schedule Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:02:00 EDT (All games 7 p.m. unless noted) Date Opponent June 7 Vermont Mountaineers June 8 Keene SwampBats June 9 Holyoke Sox June 11 @ Sanford Mainers June 12 Sanford Mainers June 13 Lowell All-Americans |
| Provencher hopes to be a hit with North Shore's new baseball team Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:51:00 EDT LYNN — Mike Provencher can hit. He didn't get that opportunity last summer playing for the Holyoke Giants due to a case of mononucleosis, but the proof is in the statistics he produced at Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colo. this spring. |
| Local gymnasts help Team Massachusetts place second in nation Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:47:00 EDT This year, in an unprecedented move, the gymnastics coaches for Team Massachusetts decided to take not one, but two teams from the Bay State to the Senior National Gymnastics Tournament at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla. over Memorial Day weekend. |
| Lynnfield turns the tables on Swampscott Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:47:00 EDT GIRLS TENNIS An unblemished regular season record that included a win over Lynnfield wasn't enough to make Len Polacco and his Swampscott girls tennis team feel comfortable about its matchup with the Pioneers yesterday. |
| Salem News Sports Schedule Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:46:00 EDT Today's Sports Baseball — State tournament, Division 2 North semifinals at Fraser Field, Lynn: Danvers vs. Belmont (4). Boys lacrosse — State tournament, Division 1 East quarterfinals: Andover at St. John's Prep (5). |
| Doubles teams push Generals into semifinals Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:45:00 EDT WENHAM — What are the odds that the Manchester Essex and Hamilton-Wenham boys tennis teams would field their best squads in recent memory in the same season? The Cape Ann League foes squared off in the Division 2 North quarterfinals yesterday and the fourth-seeded Generals (14-1) took a hard-fought 3-2 decision over the No. 5 Hornets (13-3). |
| Tanners tumble;
Methuen upsets Peabody in North quarterfinals Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:44:00 EDT PEABODY — The situation was just what the Peabody High softball team was hoping for. The end result, however, was not. Despite loading the bases in the final inning, the Tanners couldn't push the tying run across and fell to visiting Methuen, 5-4, in the Division 1 North quarterfinals at Kiley Field. |
| Crisp's double breaks tie as Sox win without Ortiz Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:43:00 EDT BOSTON — The Red Sox kept winning at home even without David Ortiz. Coco Crisp hit a tie-breaking double and Boston won the matchup of the AL East's top two teams with a 7-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays last night. |
| Lakers-Celtics: A rivalry that's been on break Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:42:00 EDT WALTHAM — Those familiar "Beat L.A.!" chants, once the sweetest sound of springtime in Boston, were replaced by a most unrecognizable chorus in the dead of winter last year. "MVP!" cries for a Los Angeles Laker in the Boston Garden. |
| PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Northern Essex sends 1,000 graduates onto next stage in life Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:04:00 EDT From left, Nancy J. Burke, Kimberly Cresta and Angela Bonifacid, all of Haverhill, give a thumbs up after receiving their associate degrees in elementary education during graduation ceremonies. |
| Celebration of achievement: Northern Essex sends 1,000 graduates onto next stage in life Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:55:00 EDT Families and friends came out in droves to celebrate with this year's Northern Essex Community College graduates. But for the Thompson family of Haverhill, the family that celebrated together actually graduated together. |
| Practice like a champion:
Amesbury's softball success stems from Perry's training regiment Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:31:00 EDT Dan Guttenplan I still remember the day I came to understand Chris Perry's success as Amesbury's softball coach. Perry's coaching record — four state titles, 16 Cape Ann League titles, 459 wins and only 68 losses — spoke for itself, but sometimes, you need to see it with your own eyes to believe it. |
| Back to the future
Rekindled rivalry back on center stage Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:22:00 EDT Magic Johnson remembers hurting so bad after losing to the Celtics in 1984 that he sat in the dark for hours and went into hiding for a month. Larry Bird more than likely felt the same way when the Lakers repaid the Celtics by winning two of the next three NBA championships against them. I say more than likely because, more than two decades later, he's still not saying. |
| Big Three playing as 1 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:20:00 EDT BOSTON — Three stars. One basketball. Zero complaints. Boston's Big Three of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen are playing for a championship in their first year together, finding success in the kind of selflessness only losing can teach. |
| Local schedule Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:15:00 EDT Tomorrow DIVISION 2 NORTH GIRLS LACROSSE FINAL: No. 4 Winchester vs. No. 6 Georgetown (TBA, Woburn High) Saturday DIVISION 2 NORTH SOFTBALL FINAL: No. 7 Central Catholic vs. No. 8 Amesbu |
| Local sports briefs Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:15:00 EDT Golf Ould Newbury's Tuesday morning Ladies League is now open to the public. The league, which runs until Oct. 7, welcomes all levels of play. First tee times are at 8:30 a.m. League fee is $40 for non-members, along with weekly greens fees. For more information, call 978-465-9888. |
| Flashbacks of a dynasty:
Amesbury reaches first sectional final since 2005 with victory over Stoneha Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT Dan Guttenplan LOWELL — The Ghost of Amesbury Past arrived at Martin Field yesterday and dominated a thought-to-be-superior state tournament foe. The Indians performance was vintage 2005 when they last advanced to the EMass. Division 2 North final at the end of the Ashley Waters era. |
| Royal Thriller:
Georgetown advances to sectional final with sudden-death victory Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:37:00 EDT BEVERLY — The Georgetown girls lacrosse team showed us yesterday why we love sports. In an absolute roller-coaster ride of a contest, featuring two of the state's most dynamic Division 2 girls lacrosse teams, sixth-ranked Georgetown defeated seventh-ranked Arlington, 22-21 in sudden-death overtime, to reach the EMass. Division 2 North final and play fourth-ranked Winchester (18-1-2). |
| Blast from the past
Lakers-Celtics: A rivalry that's been on break Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:37:00 EDT WALTHAM, MASS. — Those familiar "Beat L.A.!" chants, once the sweetest sound of springtime in Boston, were replaced by a most unrecognizable chorus in the dead of winter last year. "MVP!" cries for a Los Angeles Laker in the Boston Garden. |
| Two-faced Wednesday June 4, 2008 In Boston, Larry Bird always will be associated with Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, the original Big Three who in the 1980s led the Celtics to the final three of their 16 NBA championships. |
| Posey had a pocketful of luck to pick Celtics Wednesday June 4, 2008 WALTHAM - When Miami beat Detroit to win the NBA Eastern Conference title two years ago, James Posey, then a Heat forward, was expecting a little bit more in the way of a celebration. |
| Home is where Sox win Wednesday June 4, 2008 BOSTON - Nothing like home cooking. |
| Switch pays off in Lions' win Wednesday June 4, 2008 WORCESTER - After losing to Tahanto Regional twice during the regular season, West Boylston High threw the Stags a curveball in yesterday's Central Mass. Division 3 softball semifinal at Rockwood Park, starting junior Robin Sargent instead of senior captain Ashley Sabacinski, who had lost both regular-season battles. |
| Surf's up for a win at HIP Wednesday June 4, 2008 WORCESTER - The odds were slim that all 94 games the Tornadoes played this season would be gems, and that was proven here last night. |
| Ortiz surgery called unlikely Wednesday June 4, 2008 BOSTON - David Ortiz and the Red Sox are hopeful their big slugger can begin baseball activities in two weeks when the soft cast comes off the left wrist he injured while swinging at a pitch in Baltimore Saturday night. |
| One for the home crowd Wednesday June 4, 2008 |
| Play on clay easy on Nadal Wednesday June 4, 2008 PARIS - Rafael Nadal's French Open quarterfinal began more than 1 1/2 hours after Novak Djokovic's yesterday. Which is why, after wrapping up a three-set victory, Djokovic figured his coach could head over and check out some of Nadal's match. |
| Joba starts with a struggle Wednesday June 4, 2008 NEW YORK - Joba Chamberlain struggled with his control, walked off the mound in the third inning and threw his glove in the dugout. |
| Rebels strike early, roll past BMR Wednesday June 4, 2008 WORCESTER - The Notre Dame Academy softball team may have suffered through a lackluster regular season, barely qualifying for the Central Mass. Division 2 playoffs, but now the Rebels are on a roll. |
| Hudson again comes up big Wednesday June 4, 2008 WORCESTER - "Go Big or Go Home" is the 2008 Hudson High motto, splashed across the T-shirts of Hawks' fans. |
| Hungry Rangers eat up Algonquin Wednesday June 4, 2008 WORCESTER - After two grueling regular-season matches against Algonquin Regional, Westboro High senior captain Steve Sullivan expected last night's Central Mass. boys' lacrosse semifinal to be more of the same. |
| Tomahawks charge into championship Wednesday June 4, 2008 WORCESTER - Imagine waking up one morning and walking downstairs and your family doesn't recognize you. |
| Tuccio is late call at Prouty Wednesday June 4, 2008 SPENCER - David Prouty High hasn't had to name a new football coach since 1981, but the Panthers still seem to have a knack for finding the right person for the job as the school selected Andrew Tuccio yesterday. |
| Upset: Marlboro in final Wednesday June 4, 2008 Senior Dessie Stefanova won two of the last three games to beat Courtney Tanner in third singles, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4, snapping a 2-2 deadlock and giving the sixth-seeded Panthers (16-5) an upset of the second-seeded Rangers (18-2) in Westboro. |
| Healing of his heel has Tony on his toes Wednesday June 4, 2008 WALTHAM - Doc Rivers didn't sound too hopeful on Monday about Tony Allen's availability for the NBA Finals, which start tomorrow. |
| Press Box Wednesday June 4, 2008 Flip Saunders was fired as the Pistons' coach yesterday, four days after Detroit was eliminated from the playoffs by the Celtics. More changes could be on the way for a team bounced from three straight conference finals. "Make no mistake, everybody is in play right now," said Joe Dumars, Detroit's president of basketball operations. "There are no sacred cows here. You lose that sacred cow status when you lose three straight years." |
| THE WEEK AHEAD Wednesday June 4, 2008 |
| TV, Radio Wednesday June 4, 2008 |
| Schilling throws 25 pitches in workout Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:00 EST BOSTON — Boston right-hander Curt Schilling took a significant step in his effort to return from an injured right shoulder when he threw 25 pitches off a bullpen mound at Fenway Park. |
| A method to Epstein's madness in MLB Draft Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:00 EST With six of the first 57 picks, odds were pretty good the Red Sox were going to get major league caliber talent from the 2005 MLB Draft. Getting what might be multiple franchise cornerstones, though, that's a lot to ever expect. |
| Can Kobe be stopped? C's gambling they have answer Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:00 EST Just because it's cliche doesn't mean it isn't true. You can't stop Kobe Bryant, you can only hope to contain him. |
| Supporting casts stand to make big impact Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:00 EST We all remember Larry and Magic, Chief and Kareem, McHale and "Big Game James." There were Big 3s on both sides of the Celtics-Lakers rivalry in its last incarnation, and each trio likely could've won an NBA title if you paired them with seven or eight... |
| H.S. SOFTBALL: Similarity breeds respect for Bishop Stang, Apponequet Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:00 EST Meg Desrosiers throws herself into every pitch she makes for the Bishop Stang softball team. |
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