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| Unflappable C's let their play do the talking Thu, 01 May 2008 04:14:00 EDT BOSTON — The thought was the Boston Celtics would come out fighting, literally and figuratively. Well, it never happened, at least the literal part. The Celtics got straight-A's for their conduct from coach Doc Rivers last night in a game that turned out being very emotional. |
| Ozuna, Lawrence shock Dracut Thu, 01 May 2008 04:13:00 EDT Softball Lawrence picked up its first league win, shocking Dracut 7-5 with a combination of timely hitting and clutch defense. Ashley Ozuna, in her first varsity game, had two hits and two RBIs. Danielle Valerio also rapped two hits and winning pitcher Christine Lozowski was 3 for 3 and scored a run. Lucy Francisco had a superb game defensively at shortstop for the Lancers (5-4). |
| Barrett sisters help Timberlane roll Thu, 01 May 2008 04:12:00 EDT Softball Timberlane continued to play well, blanking a solid Concord club 3-0. Annie Hansbury (2 for 2) delivered the big blow for the Owls (8-1), a two-run homer in the first inning, her second blast in two games, Winning pitcher Stephanie Barrett, who threw a two-hitter striking out seven, and sister Jess Barrett both chipped in with a pair of hits. Courtney Marchand added a triple and made a fine defensive play in center field. |
| Corrado leads Pentucket to 'special' win over Masconomet Thu, 01 May 2008 04:11:00 EDT Softball Pentucket enjoyed perhaps its best hitting game in two years in an 11-2 romp over Masconomet. The Sachems collected 16 hits and all 11 players who came to the plate had at least one hit. Bernadette Corrado had four RBIs, Emily Perron was 2 for 5 and shined defensively in left field and catcher Stephanie Hallowell was 2 for 2, scored twice and threw out a pair of runners. |
| Hillies walk away to win over Rangers Thu, 01 May 2008 04:10:00 EDT HAVERHILL — Should Haverhill challenge for a conference title this spring, the Hillies will remember yesterday with glee. Haverhill, now 6-3 overall and still a game behind Tewksbury in the MVC Small chase, managed just three hits but got plenty of pitching and a bit of help to knock off Methuen, 6-1. |
| Pierce puts controversy aside to carry Celtics Thu, 01 May 2008 01:41:00 EDT Bill Burt BOSTON — This is the playoffs and apparently there are no secrets in the playoffs. Before last night's game, which the Celtics won convincingly, 110-85, over the Atlanta Hawks, the C's coach, Doc Rivers, all but handed out the game plan to the assembled media. |
| Lester passes a big test Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:05:00 EDT BOSTON — The Red Sox needed that. Jon Lester really, really needed that. While the Red Sox losing streak of five games ended dramatically here at Fenway Park, beating Toronto 1-0 on a walk-off single by Kevin Youkilis, Lester's personal streak of walks, mediocrity and frustration ended emphatically. |
| Baseball's Biggest Bust:
Zito is making $126 million dollars for 0-6 record, 7.53 ERA Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:05:00 EDT Forget the money. Separate Barry Zito from that $126 million, and think in purely baseball terms. A Cy Young Award winner, a healthy 29-year-old pitcher who had not missed a start or registered a losing season until he joined the San Francisco Giants a year ago, has been demoted to the bullpen. |
| Dattilo powers Pinkerton win Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:03:00 EDT Boys Lacrosse Bobby Dattilo's five points paced Pinkerton past Manchester Central, 14-6. Teagan Norris added three goals and Pete Mazzola netted two goals and added a pair of helpers. The Astros' Mike White and Shawn Carney, who split time in net, combined for 12 saves. |
| Halladay great, but not great enough Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:03:00 EDT BOSTON — Over his 10-year career, Toronto Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay has basically pitched an entire season against the Red Sox. And despite his fabulous effort last night — 82/3 innings, 5 hits, 1 run, 6 strikeouts, 1 walk — he has not fared well. |
| Pino, Knights earn tie Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:03:00 EDT Girls Lacrosse Jennifer Pino potted four goals to lead North Andover on a huge second-half comeback in a 7-7 tie with Reading. Trailing 4-1 at the half, Pino netted three of her tallies in the second half. Caroline Barclay added two goals and an assist and Stephanie Taylor made nine saves for the Knights (11-0-1). |
| Hawks growing up fast in series against Celtics Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:01:00 EDT ATLANTA — After pulling up at Philips Arena in his white Hummer H2, Mike Bibby strolled past an admiring security guard, who wished him luck through the rest of the playoffs. "We're not supposed to talk to the players," she said as the Hawks point guard turned the corner, "but I can't help myself." |
| Parker, Spurs send Suns home early Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:01:00 EDT SAN ANTONIO — Tony Parker scored 31 points, Tim Duncan added 29 points and 17 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with a 92-87 Game 5 victory over the Phoenix Suns last night. |
| Righty pair have Knights flying high Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:38:00 EDT Touching all the Bases Hector Longo Mike Hashem made for plenty of boring afternoons on the diamond. "Last year, it was easy just to sit and watch Hashem go out and strike out 18 guys in a game," admitted Brian Meikle, North Andover High senior and former teammate of the UConn freshman. |
| Sisters in softball Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:41:00 EDT These are the best of times for Timberlane senior Steph Barrett. The Owls (7-1) are the top-ranked team in both Class L and the Eagle-Tribune region and she's enjoying a superb season on the mound, even better than her first two. |
| Different net, same players
Central's champion hoopsters now starring in volleyball Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:39:00 EDT LAWRENCE — It's almost like some of Central Catholic's basketball team just couldn't bear the thought of leaving Memorial Gym quite yet. After a Division 1 state championship this winter, several of the Raiders' top hoopsters, including Eagle-Tribune Super Teamer Adrian Gonzalez, have moved on to the volleyball squad as first-time members. And they have made solid contributions despite needing a quick education in the fast-moving team sport. |
| Salem, Londonderry take a fall Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:31:00 EDT Boys Lacrosse Salem was roughed up by New Hampshire Division 1 leading Bishop Guertin 18-5. The Blue Devils got goals from five different players including Ryan Shelley and Eric Jablonski. Brandon Lavoie and Steve Delfosse had a goal and an assist each. |
| Chelmsford nets revenge on Hillies Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:31:00 EDT Volleyball Surging Chelmsford avenged an earlier loss, sweeping Haverhill 25-22, 25-20 and 25-14, handing the Hillies (8-2) only their second loss of the season. Freddie Alves (11 kills, 3 blocks) and Brian Feran (2 kills, 3 blocks) led the Hillies, who are trying to regroup after losing one of their top players to academics. |
| Knights pitch a shutout Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:31:00 EDT Boys Lacrosse Brian O'Connor and Eric Perez combined for nine saves as North Andover shut out Ipswich, 12-0. Jon Blackwell led the Knights (9-2) with four goals and Steve Collura, Alex Blane and Kyle Dolan backed him up with two goals apiece. |
| NFL may be in the Cards for Salem's Clifford Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:30:00 EDT Pete Clifford, who only took up football to quiet his brother's taunts, long ago got the last laugh. Now, he's knocking on the door of an NFL career. Clifford nearly didn't even play at Salem High. But his brother, John, threw enough insults his way that gangly Pete finally decided to prove him wrong. |
| Report: Clemens had relationship with Mindy McCready Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:29:00 EDT NEW YORK — Roger Clemens had a decade-long relationship with country star Mindy McCready that began when she was a 15-year-old aspiring singer and the pitcher was a Boston Red Sox ace, the Daily News reported. |
| Doc, KG will be wearing goat horns if stunning slide continues Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:29:00 EDT Bill Burt We've seen this before. And quite frankly, many of us are not over it yet. The Boston Celtics losing to the Atlanta Hawks is akin to the New England Patriots losing the Super Bowl to the New York Giants. |
| Lakers sweep away Nuggets Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:29:00 EDT DENVER — Kobe Bryant scored 14 of his 31 points over the final 51/2 minutes last night, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 107-101 victory over the Denver Nuggets and a sweep of their first-round series. |
| Sobolov named Londonderry AD Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:29:00 EDT After a lengthy search, Londonderry High School has named its next athletic director. Howard Sobolov, the current athletic director at Goffstown High, will take over from retiring Londonderry Athletic Director Mike Kobilarcsik when his contract begins July 1. Kobilarcsik was hired in July 2000. |
| 'A real resilient bunch': After tragedy, North Andover High track team soldiers on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:45:00 EDT High School Track Alan Siegel Unlike his friend, Drew Pickul will be able to compete again. "I'm not quite sure how I'm going to deal with it," he said. "I have to figure it out when it comes." The memory of Alex Farese, Pickul's co-captain and buddy, is fresh in the minds of many local athletes. The 17-year-old died last Monday, a week after collapsing on the North Andover High track. Pickul, like the rest of the Scarlet Knights, is still in shock. |
| Beckett shines, but banged-up Sox swept out of Tampa Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:43:00 EDT ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — James Shields pitched Tampa Bay into a rare position. The Rays are now the co-leaders in the AL East with the Baltimore Orioles. Shields threw a two-hitter for his first career shutout, Evan Longoria homered and the Rays beat Josh Beckett and Boston 3-0 yesterday to complete their first three-game sweep of the Red Sox. |
| Emotions boiling over between Celts, Hawks Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:42:00 EDT ATLANTA — Al Horford got right in Paul Pierce's face, then hopped away to the Hawks bench. The Boston star wasn't too thrilled with the rookie's bravado. Pierce flashed a hand gesture toward Horford and attempted to stare him down. |
| Kyle Busch wins under caution at Talladega Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:42:00 EDT TALLADEGA, Ala. — This time, the crash happened behind Kyle Busch. Instead of leaving Talladega Superspeedway with a smashed-up car, he drove into Victory Lane. The kid who couldn't conquer Talladega finally won at the harrowing track yesterday, and in this breakout season for Busch, it was only fitting that he coasted to the victory. |
| Mann, Central Catholic down Haverhill Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:41:00 EDT Boys Lacrosse Nick Mann scored four goals to lead Central Catholic to a 14-6 victory over Haverhill. Chris Noyes scored three goals and had five assists while Joe McCarthy and Shain Jowett each had a hat trick and Andrew Ouellette scored once for the Raiders. For the Hillies, Tom Murray had two goals and Joe Natale scored once and added an assist. |
| Stunned Celtics forced to go to Game 7 with Hawks Fri, 02 May 2008 23:19:00 EDT ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks just won't let go of their first trip to the playoffs in nine years. The playoff team with the worst record did it again to the team with the best mark, forcing an improbable Game 7 with the Boston Celtics as Joe Johnson hit a crucial 3-pointer with 1:07 remaining and the Hawks held on for a 103-100 victory last night. |
| Crusaders storm back to beat Austin Prep, stay unbeaten Fri, 02 May 2008 23:12:00 EDT GIRLS LACROSSE The second-year Bishop Fenwick girls lacrosse team has proven it can win games. Yesterday, the Crusaders showed they are capable of erasing deficits on the way to victory. Senior captain Casey Otovic rolled around the cage after a restart and scored the game-winner — her only tally of the afternoon — with 25 seconds left as Fenwick improved to 10-0 with 10-9 win over Austin Prep. |
| Jacques' daughter carrying on family hockey tradition Fri, 02 May 2008 22:32:00 EDT Jean DePlacido Three of the area's all time hockey greats — Ray Jacques, Bobby Carpenter and Dennis Laing — honed their hockey skills as teammates by playing for the North Shore Raiders in the mid 1970s before going on to stardom at Matignon, St. John's Prep and Marblehead High, respectively. |
| Bynum, Cote honored as Salem State President's Cup winners Fri, 02 May 2008 19:50:00 EDT SALEM — All-American track and field superstar Eddie Bynum of Lynn and women's basketball and tennis star Megan Cote of Fall River were awarded the Male and Female President's Cup, respectively, to highlight this year's Salem State College Athletic Awards Banquet. |
| Rain delay, Red Sox cool off Rays Sat, 03 May 2008 01:34:00 EDT BOSTON — Dustin Pedroia drove in three runs, including a two-run single in a five-run fourth inning, and the Boston Red Sox earned a 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays last night. Brandon Moss hit a solo homer, and Pedroia had a double and two singles for the Red Sox, who were held to three runs despite winning two of three against Toronto earlier in the week. Boston had 13 hits last nightand won for just the third time in nine games. |
| Modlish, Pentucket pull off walkoff victory Fri, 02 May 2008 23:59:00 EDT Baseball Pentucket 8, Lynnfield 7 Peter Creamer was 2 for 3 with a run scored for Pentucket (4-4). He also sparked a seventh-inning rally with a leadoff double. Bobby DiSorbo pinch ran for Creamer and scored on Chris Modlish's walkoff double. Modlish had three RBIs on the day. Bobby Maguire (2 innings, 2 runs allowed) earned the win. Harry Shipps (2 for 4, 2 RBIs), Sean Milley (2 for 4, 2 runs) and Daniel Johanson (2 for 3) had multihit games. |
| Dynamic Georgetown duo helps Royals prevail in OT Fri, 02 May 2008 22:28:00 EDT Girls Lacrosse Georgetown 19, Ipswich 17 in OT With Kelly Burke (8 goals, 1 assist) back in the lineup, perhaps the CAL's best 1-2 punch along with Shannon Hartford (8 goals, 3 assists) were able to help get Georgetown to overtime and win. |
| What's in a name? Lots for the 20 Derby horses Fri, 02 May 2008 22:28:00 EDT LOUISVILLE, Ky. — When it comes to picking a Kentucky Derby favorite, a lot of people simply play the name game. Be it cute, curious or catchy, that can be the deciding factor. A look at how the 20 horses set to run today got their names, listed by post position: |
| Patriots rookies work out in Foxboro at start of minicamp Fri, 02 May 2008 22:25:00 EDT FOXBORO — The New England Patriots' seven draft picks and 11 undrafted free agents took to the field yesterday for their first rookie minicamp, which coach Bill Belichick stressed was just the start of a long process to make — and contribute to — the team. |
| Clippers mauled: Rusty Newburyport can't fend off division rival Tigers Fri, 02 May 2008 21:33:00 EDT NEWBURYPORT — The Newburyport boys lacrosse team, which had reached the 4-4 mark before April vacation week began, was a squad that looked as if it was turning a corner for a strong push for the tourney. After beating River Rival foes Pentucket and Georgetown, a break after a couple hard-fought victories just might have been what the doctor had ordered. |
| Sudden death Saturday May 3, 2008 ATLANTA - The Celtics worked hard all season to earn homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs and now they're going to need it. |
| Moss gets Sox on track Saturday May 3, 2008 BOSTON - About the only guy around who could match George W. Bush's disapproval ratings is J.D. Drew, the Red Sox right fielder who doesn't play very much, and doesn't play very well when he does. |
| Crew's a thrill for HC woman Saturday May 3, 2008 WORCESTER - Monika Mangsen remembers all those fun days she spent as a kid at her grandparents' house on Lake Quinsigamond, swimming, water skiing or just dangling her feet from the dock. |
| Stupar thankful he can compete Saturday May 3, 2008 FOXBORO - Jonathan Stupar feels alive when he's playing football. And more so than you could imagine. |
| Schilling seeing positive returns Saturday May 3, 2008 BOSTON - The saga of Curt Schilling took another turn yesterday, and this one for the better, or so it seems. |
| Worth the wait Saturday May 3, 2008 |
| Birdie-less Ochoa 6 back Saturday May 3, 2008 Paula Creamer and Lorena Ochoa played together for the first 36 holes at the SemGroup Championship in Broken Arrow, Okla., battling a vicious wind that came from two directions and getting two very different results. |
| Perrilloux didn't get with LSU's program Saturday May 3, 2008 BATON ROUGE, La. - Ryan Perrilloux seemed like a perfect fit for LSU. |
| Big Brown smells roses Saturday May 3, 2008 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - All week, the chatter along the Churchill Downs backstretch has been about Big Brown running away with the Kentucky Derby. |
| Surge seek win over archrival Saturday May 3, 2008 Everyone seems to have that someone or something that is a thorn in their side. |
| LeBron propels Cavs to next round Saturday May 3, 2008 LeBron James was everywhere and did a little bit of everything. |
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