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Refocused: Kessel's surge has brought the Bruins back from the dead Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT
On Pro Hockey
Mike McMahon
The Bruins weren't supposed to be able to go punch-for-punch with the Montreal Canadiens.
The first-round series was supposed to play out like the movie "Rocky." The Bruins, playing the role of the gutsy Balboa, had all the heart in the world. But in the end, the more talented Canadiens, channeling Apollo Creed, would end up with the win after battering their opponent to a bloody mess.

Bruins stave off hibernation with Game 6 win Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT
BOSTON — Marco Sturm kept Boston's hopes alive when he scored with 2:37 left and the Bruins overcame three deficits to beat the Canadiens 5-4 last night and force a seventh game in Montreal.
The Bruins, who lost all 20 previous best-of-seven series in which they trailed 3-1, will try to complete their bid to eliminate the top-seeded Canadiens in Montreal tomrorow night.

Stabile, Hillies shine at Tewksbury Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT
Girls Track
They decided not to keep team scores at the Tewksbury Invitational yesterday, which was unfortunate for Haverhill.
If they had, the Hillies likely would have won its second title in three years based on a superb all-around performance highlighted by Sam Stabile and their corps of distance standouts.

Another Pritts bowling them over Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:32:00 EDT
Michael Muldoon
Jordan Pritts of Methuen bowls for one reason and one reason only ... he enjoys it.
His father, Jimmie, had a completely different mindset when he joined the Pro Bowlers Association tour as a 22-year-old in 1981.

'She will get me through it': North Andover father running with heavy heart in memory of late wife Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:20:00 EDT
NORTH ANDOVER — Mark Palmer has run marathons before (10) and run them extremely well (two under three hours).
Few know what it takes to push your mind and body to the limit better than Palmer does.

AL Box Scores Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:20:00 EDT
Red Sox 5, Rangers 3
TEXAS chr(13)BOSTON
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Kinsler 2b 4 0 1 0chr(13)Ellsbry cf 4 1 1 0
MiYong ss 5 0 1 0chr(13)Pedroia 2b 3 1 1 0
Hmlton cf 5 2 2 1chr(13)Ortiz dh 4 1 1 1
Blalock 3b 5 0 3 0chr(13)MRmrz lf 2 2 1 2

Hall of Fame shocker for Methuen Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:44:00 EDT
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Historic Doubleday Field brings out the best in the Methuen Rangers.
Methuen shocked Tewksbury, the top-rated team in Eastern Mass., 6-4, in the shadow of the National Baseball Hall of Fame behind another heroic David Koerner mound performance.

'Second' effort Tuesday April 22, 2008
BOSTON - The weather was just right, and it was reflected in the downright terrific racing at the 112th Boston Marathon.

Many contributions lead to Texas sweep Tuesday April 22, 2008
BOSTON - The Red Sox are on a tear with five straight wins and nine in their last 10 games, and it seems to be a mix of everyone playing well at the same time, an injection of youth and hustle, a good dose of luck, and also running into the inept Texas Rangers.

Youngster performs like veteran on hill Tuesday April 22, 2008
BOSTON - On the busiest of sports weekends in Boston, crazy things were unfolding at Fenway Park - bunts popped up for singles, balls lost in the sun and nearly bonking outfielders, balks, errors and starting pitchers being injured by the pitching rubber.

Price right; B's season over Tuesday April 22, 2008
MONTREAL - Carey Price put a couple of tough losses behind him to save the Montreal Canadiens' playoff run and dash the Boston Bruins' hopes of an improbable comeback.

Lugo finding his stroke Tuesday April 22, 2008
BOSTON - Julio Lugo is finally starting to look like the player the Red Sox thought they were getting when they signed the free agent in December of 2006.

Red Sox win fifth straight Tuesday April 22, 2008

Quiet success obtained Tuesday April 22, 2008
BOSTON - As the top American female across the finish line at yesterday's 112th Boston Marathon, Ashley Anklam of Bloomington, Minn., sat behind a long table in the grand ballroom at the Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel and answered questions from the assembled media.

Bike proves unnecessary Tuesday April 22, 2008
BOSTON - It certainly appears as though Lance Armstrong has this marathon thing figured out.

Local Final Four links Tuesday April 22, 2008
Ken Kaufman, former basketball coach at WPI, former president of the NCAA Coaches Association, and current assistant to president Ken Zirkle at Becker College, attended the NCAA Final Four in San Antonio, where former Holy Cross and Boston Celtic legend Bob Cousy presented the Point Guard of the Year Award.

Telegram & Gazette Central Mass. Media Poll Tuesday April 22, 2008
The Telegram & Gazette Central Mass. media baseball and softball polls (with record, last week's ranking, first-place votes and total points; points are tabulated on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis). Votes through Sunday's games:

Hunting season could be a turkey shoot Tuesday April 22, 2008
For most of us, the rapid greening of our lawns over the past seven days is not a good sign.

Cousins, LeBlanc, Hardy combine to blank Pats Tuesday April 22, 2008
LEOMINSTER - With her ace pitcher still recuperating from a wrist injury, Leominster softball coach Alexis Curry needed to turn elsewhere to keep her Blue Devils on the winning track.

Coach nearing 400th victory Tuesday April 22, 2008
Although he was hoping the event passed with little fanfare, Worcester Tech baseball coach Ron Silvestri could be celebrating his 400th win today.

TV, Radio Tuesday April 22, 2008

The Week Ahead Tuesday April 22, 2008

Area Results Tuesday April 22, 2008
Elms 10, Clark 8

Games Today Tuesday April 22, 2008
Bentley at Assumption, 3:30 p.m.

Bruins make progress despite early exit Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

BOSTON — Claude Julien returned the Boston Bruins to respectability. His next task: getting them past the first round of the playoffs.

Pats could for look tight ends (again) in weekend's draft Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

The search for the perfect tight end continues.

Red Sox ride young bats to victory Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

BOSTON — Dustin Pedroia's tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth inning helped the Boston Red Sox rally for their sixth straight win, 7-6 over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night after ace Josh Beckett was scratched from his start with a stiff...

H.S. LACROSSE: NBH bags first win Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

NEW BEDFORD — New Bedford scored its first goal 13 seconds after the opening whistle and didn't let up until securing its first win of the girls lacrosse season, 22-9 over Fairhaven on Tuesday.

H.S. ROUNDUP: ORR walks off with another win Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

After needing last at-bat drama for two straight wins, the Old Rochester baseball team didn't know what to do with a three-run lead in the seventh on Tuesday.

Lakers double-up competition Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

With graduations and Sarah Pomeroy's progress, the challenges for the Apponequet girls tennis team seemed most daunting at the bottom of the lineup.

Garnett named NBA Defensive Player of the Year Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

WALTHAM, Mass. — When Kevin Garnett starts screaming, the Celtics' defense stops struggling.

Bibby calls out Boston fans Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

BOSTON — Mike Bibby thought the Celtics' crowd was loud in the playoff opener. He should get an even bigger earful in Game 2 after slamming the fans.

Hornets in command Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

NEW ORLEANS — Chris Paul had 32 points and a franchise-playoff-record 17 assists, leading New Orleans to a 127-103 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night that gave the Hornets a 2-0 lead in their first-round series.

Dolphins sign OT Long Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

DAVIE, Fla. — Jake Long seemed at ease in his new role as the NFL's No. 1 draft pick, leaning into a news conference microphone to talk about his mean streak while his mother sat in the corner, nodding as she smiled.

NHL ROUNDUP: Flyers win Game 7 in OT Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

WASHINGTON — The Philadelphia Flyers finally figured out how to put away the Washington Capitals.

Bruins skate away with a plan Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

The Boston Bruins' season ended Monday night with the shaking of hands, but for the first time in six years, it didn't end with the shaking of heads.

Canadiens' Price right all night Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

MONTREAL — The noise at Bell Centre doesn't penetrate the ears so much as envelop them, cascading from the fans packed above even the rafters that support Montreal's 24 Stanley Cup banners.

Pats could tackle O-line issue early Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

Far be it from us to get inside anyone's head, but if Tom Brady is human (we think he is), he's had the same recurring nightmare for nearly three months now.

H.S. SOFTBALL: Seventh-inning rally powers Somerset past Apponequet Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

LAKEVILLE — Amanda Davis and Courtney Araujo batted ninth for their teams, but both came out on top in key at bats.

H.S. ROUNDUP: Fairhaven breaks out with 17-hit explosion against Case Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

The Fairhaven baseball team had an offensive explosion, cruising to a 12-4 win over Case on 17 hits Monday morning.

Sox team up to tag Rangers Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

BOSTON — Two of Boston's leading hitters got the holiday off.

Bruins earn respect, if not series Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

MONTREAL — The Bruins had the momentum, but the Montreal Canadiens had the lead.

Historice finished at Boston Marathon Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

BOSTON — Robert Cheruiyot is well-versed in the Boston Marathon course, with four victories in five trips from Hopkinton to the Back Bay.

PIN TALES: Win a trip to the USBC Masters finals Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

Bowlers from across the country will have an opportunity to win the bowling trip of a lifetime when Bowling's Clash of Champions airs on CBS next month.

Bruins: Canadiens win in a wipe-out Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

MONTREAL — Carey Price got his second shutout and Andrei Kostitsyn scored twice to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-0 win over the Boston Bruins last night in the deciding game of their first-round playoff series.

School baseball: Hegarty, Barnstable best Falmouth Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

Now that first-year Barnstable High School baseball coach Dan Proto has seen the Barnstable-Falmouth rivalry up close with two tight games in five days, he has a better appreciation of its intensity.

School roundup: Softball, baseball, lacrosse Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

SOUTH YARMOUTH — Brianna Isaacs keyed the offense, Courtney Pina pitched well and the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School softball team topped Atlantic Coast League foe Sandwich 15-4.

Red Sox: Red-hot and rolling with four in a row Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

BOSTON — Two of Boston's leading hitters got the holiday off. And the Red Sox kept on winning.

Boston Marathon: Cheruiyot, Tune rule the roads Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

BOSTON — When Dire Tune couldn't pull ahead of Alevtina Biktimirova with a few miles left in the women's division of the Boston Marathon, she decided to bide her time and outkick her opponent at the end.

Notebook: Navas top local finisher Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:00 EST

Joe Navas of North Eastham was the top Cape and Islands finisher in the Boston Marathon. The 37-year-old navigated the course in 2:42.58, good for 223rd place overall, 214th among men and 178th in his division.

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