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  • Dead Boston bomber involved in 2011 slayings Report

    Deceased Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev participated in a 2011 gruesome triple murder outside Boston along with a Chechen killed during a confrontation with law enforcement officers, according to media reports. Ibragim Todashev was fatally shot early Wednesday during an interview with the FBI and Massachusetts State Police in Orlando, Florida, CNN reported citing a federal ...

  • Rangers avoid sweep by Bruins

    NEW YORK (AP) -- Chris Kreider steered in a pass from Rick Nash 7:03 into overtime, and the New York Rangers stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. New York, which erased 2-0 and 3-2 deficits in the critical Game 4 matchup in the Eastern Conference semifinals, still trails the series 3-1. The Rangers will need to win again on ...

  • Rangers beat Bruins in OT stave off elimination

    NEW YORK (AP) Chris Kreider steered in a pass from Rick Nash 7:03 into overtime, and the New York Rangers stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. New York, which erased 2-0 and 3-2 deficits in the critical Game 4 matchup in the Eastern Conference semifinals, still trails the series 3-1. The Rangers will need to win again on Saturday ...

  • Middlebrooks leaves with spasms in lower back

    Email BOSTON -- Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks exited Thursday night's game against the Indians with lower back spasms. When the Red Sox went out for defense to start the fifth inning, Pedro Ciriaco replaced Middlebrooks. There was no indication of when the injury occurred. Middlebrooks struck out looking in his two at-bats, the latter of which was in the fourth inning, just ...

  • Kreider keeps Rangers alive with OT goal

    NEW YORK (AP) - Chris Kreider steered in a pass from Rick Nash 7:03 into overtime, and the New York Rangers stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday ...


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Bull Durham [Blu-Ray]

Bull Durham [Blu-Ray]

Ron Sheltons Bull Durham is the rare sports movie that understands the appeal of sports, but never feels the need to boil everything down to a big game. There are discussions of winning and losing in the film--many of them, in fact--but they are treated like most things in life, wh ... ...

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  • Calif. horse owners want multi-state doping rules

    ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - California’s thoroughbred owners announced Thursday that they are committed to joining eight other states in adopting a common medication program that could lead to national standards for horse ...

  • Heavy rain washes out Vt. bridge roads closed

    SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Vermont State Police say a bridge on Route 15 in Westford has been washed out and a number of roads have been closed or partially closed due to heavy ...

  • Boston Marathon survivor tosses first pitch

    BOSTON -- A Boston Marathon survivor, who tore 90 percent of his left Achilles tendon, threw out a ceremonial pitch before the Red Sox game against the Indians on Thursday night. Peter DiMartino, 36, was greeted with a standing ovation as he came out on crutches to the pitching mound and fired a pitch to Boston outfielder Jonny Gomes. Gomes, who was not in the starting lineup, came out with a ...

  • Conn. Senate votes to raise minimum wage

    The Senate voted 21-to-15 on Thursday to increase the current wage of $8.25 an hour to $8.70 on Jan. 1, 2014. It would increase to $9 on Jan. 1, 2015. The last increases occurred in ...

  • Indians call up LHP Barnes designate LHP Huff

    Barnes was 2-2 with a 5.74 ERA in 12 relief appearances for Triple-A Columbus. In two previous stints with Cleveland this season, he was 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA in three relief ...

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